{ "commit": "fbe5ba4e3e790ab07eddc5b57e0f45a02cbcd60e", "count": 1, "generated_at": "2026-10-24T00:06:47Z", "items": [ { "id": "teknoparrot", "profile": { "author": "TeknoGods", "core_classification": "other", "core_version": "TeknoParrotUI 7ffcdf1", "cores": [ "teknoparrot" ], "display_name": "Arcade - PC-based and Sega/Namco boards (TeknoParrot)", "emulator": "TeknoParrot", "files": [ { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "NAOMI BIOS", "name": "naomi.zip", "note": "Last media directory of 160 catalog sets.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:22, TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiLaunch.cs:56-77", "system": "sega-naomi" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "NAOMI 2 BIOS", "name": "naomi2.zip", "note": "Last media directory of 45 catalog sets.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:42", "system": "sega-naomi2" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "NAOMI GD-ROM BIOS", "name": "naomigd.zip", "note": "Last media directory of 92 catalog sets, the GD-ROM games whose disk images are read from --chd-root.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:38", "system": "sega-naomigd" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "Atomiswave BIOS", "name": "awbios.zip", "note": "Last media directory of 34 catalog sets.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:31", "system": "sammy-atomiswave" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "Hikaru BIOS", "name": "hikaru.zip", "note": "Last media directory of 8 catalog sets.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:363", "system": "sega-hikaru" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "The House of the Dead 2 BIOS", "name": "hod2bios.zip", "note": "Last media directory of hotd2, hotd2e, hotd2o and hotd2p.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:123-126", "system": "sega-naomi" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "Ferrari F355 Challenge twin BIOS", "name": "f355bios.zip", "note": "Last media directory of f355twin, f355twinp and f355twn2.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:100-102", "system": "sega-naomi" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "Ferrari F355 Challenge deluxe BIOS", "name": "f355dlx.zip", "note": "Last media directory of f355 and f355p.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:98-99", "system": "sega-naomi" }, { "category": "bios_zip", "description": "Airline Pilots deluxe BIOS", "name": "airlbios.zip", "note": "Last media directory of alpilot.", "required": true, "source_ref": "TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:29", "system": "sega-naomi" }, { "aliases": [ "COH-H31000.BIN", "246C.bin", "256.BIN" ], "description": "COH-H arcade board BIOS", "max_size": 8388608, "min_size": 4194304, "name": "COH-H31100.rom0", "note": "Found by content: the BIOS folder is listed with a * mask, files outside 4 to 8 MB are skipped, and the first whose romdir holds RESET and a readable ROMVER is used. The boot stops when none loads. The name is the one the board dumper writes. The aliases are the three board dumps held here.", "path": "pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios/COH-H31100.rom0", "required": true, "source_ref": "pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:16-17, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:80-206, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:267-291, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/VMManager.cpp:1663-1676", "system": "namco-system246", "validation": [ "size" ] }, { "description": "ROM1 board region", "max_size": 4194304, "name": "COH-H31100.rom1", "note": "Tried as {bios}.rom1 then {biosbase}.rom1, read into the 4 MB ROM1 region. Skipped when absent.", "path": "pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios/COH-H31100.rom1", "required": false, "source_ref": "pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:223-250, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:375", "system": "namco-system246" }, { "description": "ROM2 board region", "max_size": 4194304, "name": "COH-H31100.rom2", "note": "Tried as {bios}.rom2 then {biosbase}.rom2, read into the 4 MB ROM2 region. Skipped when absent.", "path": "pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios/COH-H31100.rom2", "required": false, "source_ref": "pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:223-250, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/ps2/BiosTools.cpp:376", "system": "namco-system246" }, { "aliases": [ "COH-H31000.NVM", "246C.nvm", "256.NVM" ], "description": "Board NVRAM", "hle_fallback": true, "name": "COH-H31100.nvm", "note": "The BIOS path with its extension replaced by nvm. A default image is built when it cannot be read, and a hardcoded iLinkId stands in when the file carries none.", "path": "pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios/COH-H31100.nvm", "required": false, "size": 1024, "source_ref": "pcsx2x6 pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:164-167, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:169-196", "system": "namco-system246" }, { "aliases": [ "COH-H31000.MEC", "246C.mec", "256.MEC" ], "description": "Mechacon version", "hle_fallback": true, "name": "COH-H31100.mec", "note": "The BIOS path with its extension replaced by mec. Written with the default mechacon version when absent.", "path": "pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios/COH-H31100.mec", "required": false, "size": 4, "source_ref": "pcsx2x6 pcsx2/CDVD/CDVD.cpp:196-211", "system": "namco-system246" }, { "description": "PlayStation 3 system software update", "name": "PS3UPDAT.PUP", "note": "Installed into dev_flash through Install firmware from PS3UPDAT.PUP. Without installed firmware the fork stops with \"PS3 firmware is not installed or the installed firmware is invalid.\"", "required": true, "source_ref": "RPCS3 rpcs3.exe, release RPCS3_1.0.0.7", "storage": "large_file", "system": "namco-system357" }, { "description": "Chihiro media board flash ROM", "name": "fpr21042_m29w160et.bin", "note": "Read to write out the two SEGABOOT halves when they are absent.", "path": "EmuMediaBoard/fpr21042_m29w160et.bin", "required": true, "size": 2097152, "source_ref": "cxbxr cxbxr-emu.dll, release cxbxr_1.0.0.20", "system": "sega-chihiro" }, { "description": "Base board QC microcontroller firmware", "name": "ic10_g24lc64.bin", "note": "\"Failed to load base board qc firmware\" when it cannot be opened.", "path": "EmuMediaBoard/Chihiro/ic10_g24lc64.bin", "required": true, "source_ref": "cxbxr cxbxr-emu.dll, release cxbxr_1.0.0.20", "system": "sega-chihiro" }, { "description": "Base board SC microcontroller firmware", "name": "pc20_g24lc64.bin", "note": "\"Failed to load base board firmware\" when it cannot be opened.", "path": "EmuMediaBoard/Chihiro/pc20_g24lc64.bin", "required": true, "source_ref": "cxbxr cxbxr-emu.dll, release cxbxr_1.0.0.20", "system": "sega-chihiro" }, { "description": "Base board configuration EEPROM", "name": "ic11_24lc024.bin", "note": "\"Failed to load base board EEPROM\" when it cannot be opened.", "path": "EmuMediaBoard/Chihiro/ic11_24lc024.bin", "required": true, "source_ref": "cxbxr cxbxr-emu.dll, release cxbxr_1.0.0.20", "system": "sega-chihiro" }, { "description": "Base board backup memory", "has_builtin": true, "name": "backup_ram.bin", "note": "Created by the emulator when absent (\"Could not create Backup File\" on failure).", "path": "EmuMediaBoard/Chihiro/backup_ram.bin", "required": false, "source_ref": "cxbxr cxbxr-emu.dll, release cxbxr_1.0.0.20", "system": "sega-chihiro" }, { "bundled": true, "description": "Triforce boot program", "name": "segaboot.gcm", "note": "Shipped in the CrediarDolphin 1.0.0.10 release. Opened for the test menus, \"Failed to open segaboot.gcm, which is required for test menus\" otherwise.", "path": "CrediarDolphin/Sys/Triforce/segaboot.gcm", "required": false, "sha1": "87918619c632ac9de270d4fdf396a57eb57fc620", "size": 2097152, "source_ref": "CrediarDolphin Dolphin.exe, release CrediarDolphin_1.0.0.10", "system": "sega-triforce" } ], "mode": "standalone", "notes": "Launcher and emulator suite for arcade boards. TeknoParrotUI is open source\nand read here at its pinned commit. It runs a game through one of the\ncomponents its updater installs from the releases of teknogods/TeknoParrot,\nevery one of them closed source: the TeknoParrot and ElfLdr2 loaders for\nPC-based and Lindbergh boards, forks of Dolphin (Triforce), Play! and PCSX2x6\n(Namco System 246/256), RPCS3 (Namco System 357/369) and Cxbx-Reloaded\n(Chihiro), and a family of board emulators named Tekno* (TeknoNaomi,\nTeknoMVS, TeknoCPS, TeknoModel2 and others).\nref: TeknoParrotUi/MainWindow.xaml.cs:509-669,\n TeknoParrotUi.Common/EmulatorType.cs:9-67\n\nRetroBat starts TeknoParrotUi.exe and picks the component by the core name:\ntriforce, pcsx2x6, play, namco2x6, namco3xx, chihiro, or none for the\nloaders. For Triforce, System 2x6 and Chihiro the game image itself is\nwritten as the profile's game path.\nref: emulatorlauncher emulatorLauncher/Generators/TeknoParrot.generator.cs:177-201,\n emulatorlauncher emulatorLauncher/Generators/TeknoParrot.generator.cs:266-270\n\nThe components read here are the release assets of 2026-10: TeknoNaomi\n0.1.0.5, pcsx2x6 1.0.0.11, RPCS3 1.0.0.7, cxbxr 1.0.0.20, CrediarDolphin\n1.0.0.10, Play 1.0.0.34 and TeknoParrotElfLdr2Core 1.0.0.1472. TeknoNaomi,\nTeknoMVS, TeknoModel2 and TeknoS11 are protected with VMProtect\n(release-manifest.json \"protected\": true) and expose no ROM name, size or\nhash to a static read. The TeknoParrot and ElfLdr2 loaders name no\nfirmware either.\n\nTeknoNaomi takes --set, --rom-root (the folder of the selected game ZIP) and\n--chd-root. Its catalog, exported into TeknoParrotUI, gives each of the 349\nsets the ordered list of romsets it opens under the ROM root: the set, its\nparent, then a BIOS set. Nine BIOS sets close those lists. Their members and\nhashes live only inside the protected binary.\nref: TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiCatalog.cs:17-372,\n TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiLaunch.cs:56-77,\n TeknoParrotUi.Common/TeknoNaomiLaunch.cs:90-98\n\nThe pcsx2x6 component is ReaverTeknoGods/pcsx2x6 at\nc6e731ac0b9859011d358c021b7e2c9c95296a93 (the build reports\nv0.0.22-24-gc6e731ac0), a fork of PS2Homebrew-arcade/pcsx2x6 whose merge\nbase with it is 956d4c66b0ac2eaefe7591a763f7b3cc80d1eae1. The release ships\nportable.txt, and an empty portable.txt puts the data root in a TeknoParrot\nfolder beside the executable, so the BIOS folder is pcsx2x6/TeknoParrot/bios.\nref: pcsx2x6 pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp:2196-2202, pcsx2x6 pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp:2311\n\nPlay! runs System 246/256 games from its arcadedefs (dongle, CD or HDD image)\nwith HLE and loads no BIOS. CrediarDolphin ships Sys/Triforce/segaboot.gcm,\nwhich it opens for the test menus, and the free DSP ROMs in Sys/GC. The\nRPCS3 fork refuses to boot without installed PS3 firmware (\"PS3 firmware is\nnot installed or the installed firmware is invalid.\"). The cxbxr fork keeps\nthe Chihiro media board files of Cxbx-Reloaded under EmuMediaBoard.\n\nNot documented: the BIOS sets of TeknoMVS, TeknoCPS, TeknoSS32 and the other\nTekno* board emulators. TeknoParrotUI names only the game ZIP for them\n(ExecutableName in GameProfiles) and the binaries are protected.\n", "profiled_date": "2026-10-20", "source": "https://github.com/teknogods/TeknoParrotUI", "source_commit": "b75872addc1d5cce81a62f4c1468eab59e2d3cbe", "systems": [ "sega-naomi", "sega-naomi2", "sega-naomigd", "sammy-atomiswave", "sega-hikaru", "sega-chihiro", "sega-triforce", "sega-lindbergh", "namco-system246", "namco-system256", "namco-system357" ], "type": "standalone", "upstream": "closed-source" } } ], "kind": "emulators", "schema_version": 1 }