Dinothawr

Dinothawr emulates Dinothawr game. It reads 1 file, 1 of them required: without a required file it does not start games.

About this profile

Detail	Value
Type	libretro
Classification	Game engine
Source	https://github.com/libretro/Dinothawr
Version	v1.0, stated in libretro.c
Revision	libretro/Dinothawr@62d3e1ecf85f
Profiled	2026-03-23
Profile	YAML, JSON
Cores	dinothawr
Systems	Dinothawr game

Install this emulator's files

The installer finds your setup and its BIOS folder, then downloads only the files this emulator reads there and checks each one.

Windows

Open the Start menu. Type PowerShell and open it. Paste the line. Press Enter.

PowerShell

&([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i.ps1))) --emulator dinothawr

macOS

Open Terminal, in Applications, then Utilities. Paste the line. Press Return.

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i | sh -s -- --emulator dinothawr

Linux

Open a terminal. Paste the line. Press Enter.

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i | sh -s -- --emulator dinothawr

Steam Deck

Switch to Desktop Mode. Open Konsole. Paste with Ctrl+Shift+V. Press Enter.

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i | sh -s -- --emulator dinothawr

Android (Termux)

Install Termux, a terminal app. Run pkg install python and termux-setup-storage once. Then paste the line. Press Enter.

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i | sh -s -- --emulator dinothawr

On the device

Open a terminal on the device. Or connect from a computer with SSH, a terminal over the network. Paste the line. Press Enter.

Terminal

curl -fsSL https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/i | sh -s -- --emulator dinothawr

Technical notes

Puzzle game by the libretro team (Themaister, Agnes Heyer). Push blocks on ice. Game data (TMX levels, sprites, music) needed for the core to work.

Buildbot provides Dinothawr.zip via Core System Files Downloader. ref: buildbot.libretro.com/assets/system/Dinothawr.zip

Files

1 file: 1 required, 0 optional.

By kind: 1 game data.

In this collection: 1 in repo and 0 missing.

Game data

dinothawr.game required in repo game data

Game manifest naming the levels, sprites and music the engine loads

• Path: dinothawr/dinothawr.game
• System: Dinothawr game
• Loaded as content (valid_extensions game) or, started without content, from system_dir/dinothawr/. Without it the core reports the game files missing and refuses to start.

• Collection copy: bios/Dinothawr/Dinothawr/dinothawr/dinothawr.game
• Platforms: ports/dinothawr/dinothawr.game: EmuELEC

Packages and source

• Installed by the platform's own package on: lakka, recalbox, retrobat, retrodeck, retropie
• Source: libretro.c:116-117, libretro.c:465-468, libretro.c:479-488, libretro.c:491-520

Data directories

• dinothawr: Dinothawr game data
  • Fetched from https://buildbot.libretro.com/assets/system/Dinothawr.zip
  • Revision: master (2796045307)
  • Source: libretro.c:479

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.