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FS-UAE - RetroBIOS

Type standalone + libretro
Classification Community forks
Source https://github.com/libretro/libretro-fsuae
Upstream https://github.com/FrodeSolheim/fs-uae
Version v5.0.7
Profiled 2026-03-26
Cores fsuae
Systems amiga
Technical notes

FS-UAE is an Amiga emulator by Frode Solheim, based on UAE/WinUAE.

Standalone: scans --kickstarts_dir for .rom/.bin files (default: Documents/FS-UAE/Kickstarts/). Batocera overrides to bios/amiga/ via --kickstarts_dir (fsuaePaths.py:8, fsuaeGenerator.py:68). Libretro port: scans save_dir/fsuae/Kickstarts/ (frozen at v2.7.15). Identification by SHA-1 checksum, not filename (rommgr.cpp:92-151, romservice.py:78-91). AROS kickstart (1 MB) compiled into binary as fallback for all models (rommgr.cpp:112). rom.key searched in kickstart dir and multiple fallback paths (rommgr.cpp:1397-1498).

Supported models: A1000, A500, A500+, A600, A1200, A3000, A4000, A4000T, CD32, CDTV. Default model is A500. Each model auto-selects its kickstart via quickstart mechanism (cfgfile.cpp:9468-9517 for A500, cfgfile.cpp:9732-9791 for dispatch).

ROM database shared between standalone and libretro (same WinUAE-derived rommgr.cpp). Upstream v5.0.7 has a larger database (332 vs ~200 ROM IDs in libretro port). Also supports Arcadia, ALG, freezer cartridges, SCSI/CPU board ROMs when configured.

12 files | 0 required, 12 optional | 12 in repo, 0 missing | 8 with HLE fallback

amiga-os-130.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • SHA1: 891e9a547772...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:150-151 (id=6, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera, bizhawk
  • Amiga 500 Kickstart 1.3 r34.5. Default model ROM.

amiga-os-204.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: c5839f5cb98a...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:158-159 (id=7, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • Amiga 500+ Kickstart 2.04 r37.175.

amiga-os-205.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: 02843c4253bb...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:164-165 (id=10, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • Amiga 600 Kickstart 2.05 r37.350.

amiga-os-120.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • SHA1: 11f9e62cf299...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:148-149 (id=5, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • Amiga 1000 Kickstart 1.2 r33.180.

amiga-os-310-a1200.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: e21545723fe8...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:185-186 (id=15, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera, bizhawk
  • Amiga 1200 Kickstart 3.1 r40.68.

amiga-os-310-a3000.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: f8e210d72b4c...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:189-190 (id=61, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • Amiga 3000 Kickstart 3.1 r40.68.

amiga-os-310-a4000.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: 5fe04842d04a...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:195-196 (id=16, ROMTYPE_KICK)
  • Platforms: batocera, bizhawk
  • Amiga 4000 Kickstart 3.1 r40.68.

amiga-os-310-cd32.rom optional in repo HLE fallback both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: 3525be8887f7...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:312-313 (id=18, ROMTYPE_KICKCD32)
  • Platforms: batocera, bizhawk
  • Amiga CD32 Kickstart 3.1 r40.60.

amiga-ext-310-cd32.rom optional in repo both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • SHA1: 5bef3d628ce5...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:314-315 (id=19, ROMTYPE_EXTCD32)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • CD32 extended ROM r40.60. Required for CD32 mode.

cd32fmv.rom optional in repo both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • SHA1: 03ca81c7a7b2...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:323-326 (id=23/74, ROMTYPE_CD32CART)
  • CD32 Full Motion Video cartridge ROM v40.30. Also accepts v40.22 (391777-01).

amiga-ext-130-cdtv.rom optional in repo both

  • System: amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • SHA1: 7ba40ffa17e5...
  • Validation: sha1
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:328-329 (id=20, ROMTYPE_EXTCDTV)
  • Platforms: batocera
  • CDTV extended ROM v1.0. Required for CDTV mode. Also accepts v2.30 and v2.7.

rom.key optional in repo both

  • System: amiga
  • Source: rommgr.cpp:119-124 (ROMTYPE_KEY), rommgr.cpp:1397-1412 (addkeydir)
  • Cloanto Amiga Forever decryption key. Enables encrypted ROM loading.

Generated on 2026-04-03T20:37:39Z