DeSmuME 2015

DeSmuME 2015 emulates Nintendo DS.

About this profile

Detail	Value
Type	libretro
Classification	Frozen snapshot
Source	https://github.com/libretro/desmume2015
Upstream	https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume
Version	0.9.11, stated in desmume/src/version.c
Revision	libretro/desmume2015@422b688009cc, TASEmulators/desmume@fc504ee0bc9a
Profiled	2026-03-23
Profile	YAML, JSON
Cores	desmume2015, desmume_2015
Systems	Nintendo DS

Technical notes

Frozen 2015 snapshot of DeSmuME. The core emulator code supports external BIOS/firmware (PrepareBiosARM7/ARM9 in desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp:1957-2033), but UseExtBIOS defaults to false (desmume/src/NDSSystem.h:497) and the libretro frontend never sets it: no desmume_use_external_bios core option exists in this version. Uses HLE BIOS stubs when external BIOS not loaded.

No BIOS or firmware files required.

Why no files

.info declares firmware_count=3 but libretro frontend never enables external BIOS loading (UseExtBIOS defaults false in desmume/src/NDSSystem.h:497, never set in libretro.cpp)

Next steps

• Get your files, for the setup you play on
• Every system, and the files each one needs
• When a game does not start

Data as of 4 November 2026.