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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
Final Burn Neo fbneo RetroArch FinalBurn Neo .7z .zip BIOS will be searched through 3 folders:
∙Emulation/roms/arcade/
∙Emulation/bios/mame/
∙Emulation/bios/
∙EmulationStation-DE will ONLY work with the BIOS in Emulation/roms/arcade/ folder
MAME 2003 Plus mame2003 RetroArch MAME 2003 Plus .zip Not Required
MAME 2010 mame2010 RetroArch MAME 2010 .zip Not Required
MAME Current arcade RetroArch MAME Current .zip Not Required
MAME (Standalone) arcade MAME (Standalone) .chd .zip BIOS will be searched through 3 folders:
∙Emulation/roms/arcade/
∙Emulation/bios/mame/
∙Emulation/bios/
∙EmulationStation-DE will ONLY work with the BIOS in Emulation/roms/arcade/ folder
Philips CD-i cdimono1 RetroArch SAME CDi .chd .iso Create same_cdi/bios folders in Emulation/bios
Place cdibios.zip in Emulation/bios/same_cdi/bios
May substitute cdibios.zip with cdimono.zip or cdimono2.zip
Philips CD-i (Standalone) cdimono1 MAME (Standalone) .chd .iso Place cdimono1.zip in Emulation/roms/cdimono
Tiger Electronics Game.com (Standalone) gamecom MAME (Standalone) .zip Place gamecom.zip in Emulation/roms/gamecom
VTech V.Smile (Standalone) vsmile MAME (Standalone) .zip Place vsmile.zip in Emulation/roms/vsmile

  • Final Burn Neo

  • MAME 2003

  • MAME 2010

  • MAME Current

  • MAME (Standalone)

  • Philips CD-i

  • Tiger Electronics Game.com

  • VTech V.Smile

Atari Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
Atari 2600 atari2600 RetroArch Stella .7z .a26 .bin .zip Not Required
Atari Jaguar atarijaguar BigPEmu .abs .cdi .cof .cue .j64 .jag .rom .zip Not Required
Atari Jaguar atarijaguarcd BigPEmu .abs .cdi .cof .cue .j64 .jag .rom .zip Not Required
Atari Lynx lynx RetroArch Beetle Lynx .7z .bin .lnx .zip lynxboot.img

Bandai Cheat Sheet

Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
Bandai Wonderswan wonderswan RetroArch Beetle Cygne .7z .pc2 .ws .wsc .zip Not Required
Bandai Wonderswan Color wonderswancolor RetroArch Beetle Cygne .7z .pc2 .ws .wsc .zip Not Required

Game Engine Recreations Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for link) File Types BIOS Files
DooM doom RetroArch PrBoom .7z .iwad .pwad .wad .zip prboom.wad
EasyRPG easyrpg RetroArch EasyRPG .easyrpg .ldb Not Required
Pico-8 pico8 RetroArch Pico-8 .7z .p8 .png .zip Not Required
ScummVM (Standalone) scummvm ScummVM (Standalone) Varies Not Required

  • DooM

  • EasyRPG

  • Pico-8

  • ScummVM

Mattel Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for link) File Types BIOS Files
Mattel Electronics Intellivison intellivision RetroArch FreeIntv .7z .bin .int .rom .zip Not Required

  • Mattel Electronics Intellivison

Microsoft Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
Microsoft Xbox (Standalone) xbox Xemu (Standalone) .iso (xiso formatted) MCPX Boot ROM: mcpx_1.0.bin
Flash ROM Image (COMPLEX 4627 BIOS): Complex_4627v1.03.bin
Microsoft Xbox 360 (Standalone) xbox360/roms Xenia (Standalone) .iso .zar Not Required
Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Arcade (Standalone) xbox360/roms/xbla Xenia (Standalone) No file extension .zar Not Required

  • Microsoft Xbox

  • Microsoft Xbox 360

  • Microsoft MSX 1

  • Microsoft MSX 2

NEC Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
NEC TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine tg16 or pcengine RetroArch Beetle PCE .bin .ccd .cue and .bin .chd .img .iso .pce syscard1.pce syscard2.pce syscard3.pce gexpress.pce
NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD / PC Engine CD tg-cd or pcenginecd RetroArch Beetle PCE .bin .ccd .cue and .bin .chd .img .iso .pce syscard1.pce syscard2.pce syscard3.pce gexpress.pce

  • NEC TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine

  • TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine CD

  • NEC SuperGrafx

Nintendo Cheat Sheet

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System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Format BIOS Files
Nintendo 3DS (Standalone) 3ds or n3ds Citra (Standalone) .3ds .3dsx .app .axf cci .cxi .elf
.cia is incompatible with EmulationStation-DE and Steam ROM Manager
.cia can only be used if installed and played through Citra's GUI		 Place aes_keys.txt (for encrypted ROMs) in: Emulation/bios/citra/keys
Nintendo 64 (Standalone) n64 Rosalie's Mupen GUI (Standalone) .7z .bin .n64 .ndd .u1 .v64 .z64 .zip Not Required
Nintendo 64DD (Standalone) n64 or n64dd Rosalie's Mupen GUI (Standalone) .7z .bin .n64 .ndd .u1 .v64 .z64 .zip Nintendo 64DD BIOS:
64DD_IPL_US.n64
64DD_IPL_JP.n64
64DD_IPL_DEV.n64
Nintendo 64 n64 RetroArch Mupen64plus-Next .7z .bin .n64 .ndd .u1 .v64 .z64 .zip Not Required
Nintendo DS (Standalone) nds melonDS (Standalone) .nds Optional:
Nintendo DS BIOS:
bios7.bin
bios9.bin
firmware.bin
Nintendo DSiWare (Standalone) nds melonDS (Standalone) .app
How to Set Up DSIWare		 Nintendo DSI BIOS dsi_bios7.bin dsi_bios9.bin dsi_firmware.bin dsi_nand.bin
Nintendo DS nds RetroArch melonDS (Legacy Core) .7z .nds .zip Nintendo DS BIOS: bios7.bin bios9.bin firmware.bin
Nintendo DS nds RetroArch melonDS DS .7z .nds .zip Optional:
Nintendo DS BIOS:
bios7.bin
bios9.bin
firmware.bin
Nintendo Game Boy (Standalone) gb mGBA (Standalone) .7z .dmg .gb .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy gb RetroArch SameBoy .7z .dmg .gb .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy gb RetroArch Gambatte .7z .dmg .gb .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy Advance (Standalone) gba mGBA (Standalone) .7z .gba .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy Advance gba RetroArch mGBA .7z .gba .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy Color (Standalone) gbc mGBA (Standalone) .7z .dmg .gb .gbc .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy Color gbc RetroArch SameBoy .7z .dmg .gb .gbc .zip Not Required
Nintendo Game Boy Color gbc RetroArch Gambatte .7z .dmg .gb .gbc .zip Not Required
Nintendo GameCube (Standalone) gc or gamecube Dolphin (Standalone) .ciso .dol .elf .gcm .gcz .iso .m3u .nkit .rvz .wad .wbfs .wia Optional:
Gamecube BIOS
IPL.bin in the correct region folder.
Nintendo NES / Famicom nes or famicom RetroArch Mesen .7z .fds .nes .unf .unif .zip FDS (Famicom Disk System) games require a BIOS: disksys.rom in Emulation/bios
Nintendo NES / Famicom nes or famicom RetroArch Nestopia .7z .fds .nes .unf .unif .zip FDS (Famicom Disk System) games require a BIOS: disksys.rom in Emulation/bios
Super Nintendo snes or snesna RetroArch Snes9x .7z .bs .fig .sfc .smc .swx .zip Not Required
Super Nintendo Widescreen sneshd RetroArch bsnes hd beta .7z .bs .fig .sfc .smc .swx .zip Not Required
Nintendo PrimeHack (Standalone) primehacks PrimeHack (Metroid Prime) (Standalone) .ciso .dol .elf .gcm .gcz .iso .json .nkit .rvz .wad .wbfs .wia Not Required
Nintendo Switch (Standalone) switch Ryujinx (Standalone) .kp .nca .nro .nso .nsp .nsz .xci ∙ Place prod.keys in: Emulation/bios/ryujinx/keys
∙ Install firmware through Ryujinx GUI
∙ Both firmware and keys are required for Ryujinx
Nintendo Switch (Standalone) switch Yuzu (Standalone) .kp .nca .nro .nso .nsp .nsz .xci ∙ Place prod.keys in: Emulation/bios/yuzu/keys
∙ Place Firmware files in: Emulation/bios/yuzu/firmware
Nintendo Virtual Boy virtualboy RetroArch Beetle VB .7z .bin .vb .vboy .zip Not Required
Nintendo Wii (Standalone) wii Dolphin (Standalone) .ciso .dol .elf .gcm .gcz .iso .json .m3u .nkit .rvz .wad .wbfs .wia Not Required
Nintendo Wii U (Standalone) wiiu/roms Cemu (Standalone) (Native) .elf .rpx .wad .wua .wud .wux Place keys.txt (for encrypted ROMs) in: /home/deck/.local/share/Cemu/

Panasonic Cheat Sheet

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Console/System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Types BIOS Files
Panasonic 3DO 3do RetroArch Opera .chd .cue and bin .iso panafz1.bin

  • Panasonic 3DO

Personal Computers Cheat Sheet

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System ROM Folder Name Emulator File Format BIOS Files
Amiga amiga RetroArch PUAE .7z .adf .adz .ccd .chd .cue and .bin .dms .fdi .hdf .hdz .info .ipf .iso .lha .m3u .mds .nrg .slave .uae .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Amiga 600 amiga600 RetroArch PUAE .7z .adf .adz .ccd .chd .cue and .bin .dms .fdi .hdf .hdz .info .ipf .iso .lha .m3u .mds .nrg .slave .uae .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Amiga 1200 amiga1200 RetroArch PUAE .7z .adf .adz .ccd .chd .cue and .bin .dms .fdi .hdf .hdz .info .ipf .iso .lha .m3u .mds .nrg .slave .uae .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Amiga CD32 amigacd32 RetroArch PUAE .7z .adf .adz .ccd .chd .cue and .bin .dms .fdi .hdf .hdz .info .ipf .iso .lha .m3u .mds .nrg .slave .uae .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Amstrad CPC amstradcpc RetroArch Caprice32 .7z .cdt .dsk .sna .tap Not Required
Commodore 16 c16 RetroArch Vice .cmd .crt .cue and .bin .d64 .d6z .d71 .d7z .d80 .d81 .d82 .d8z .g41 .g4z .g64 .g6z .m3u .nbz .nib .p00 .prg .t64 .tap .vsf .x64 .x6z .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Commodore 64 c64 RetroArch Vice .cmd .crt .cue and .bin .d64 .d6z .d71 .d7z .d80 .d81 .d82 .d8z .g41 .g4z .g64 .g6z .m3u .nbz .nib .p00 .prg .t64 .tap .vsf .x64 .x6z .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Commodore VIC-20 vic20 RetroArch Vice .cmd .crt .cue and .bin .d64 .d6z .d71 .d7z .d80 .d81 .d82 .d8z .g41 .g4z .g64 .g6z .m3u .nbz .nib .p00 .prg .t64 .tap .vsf .x64 .x6z .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
DOS dos RetroArch DOSBox Pure .7z .zip Not Required
NEC PC-98 pc98 RetroArch Neko Project II Kai .2hd.88d.98d.cmd.d88.d98.dup.fdd.fdi .hdd .hdi .hdm .hdn .nhd .tfd .thd .xdi .zip Read the Libretro Wiki
Sharp X68000 x68000 RetroArch PX68k .2hd .88d .cmd .d8 .dim .dup .hdf .hdm .img .m3u .xdf.zip Read the Libretro Wiki
ZX Spectrum zxspectrum RetroArch Fuse .7z .rzx .scl .tap .trd .tzx .z80 .zip .zx Read the Libretro Wiki

Sega Cheat Sheet

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System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Format BIOS Files
Sega 32X sega32x RetroArch PicoDrive .32x .7z .bin .zip Not Required
Sega Atomiswave (Standalone) atomiswave Flycast (Standalone) .zip Place awbios.zip in Emulation/bios/flycast/bios
Sega CD / Mega-CD segacd or megacd RetroArch Genesis Plus GX .32x .7z .chd ‘.cue and .bin’ .iso .m3u .zip bios_CD_E.bin (Europe)
bios_CD_U.bin (US)
bios_CD_J.bin (Japan)
Sega Dreamcast dreamcast RetroArch FlyCast .cdi .chd .cue and .bin .gdi and .bin Create dc folder in Emulation/bios
Place dc_boot.bin in Emulation/bios/dc
Sega Dreamcast (Standalone) dreamcast Flycast (Standalone) .cdi .chd .cue and .bin .gdi and .bin Not Required
Sega Game Gear gamegear RetroArch Genesis Plus GX .7z .gg .zip Not Required
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive genesis or megadrive RetroArch Genesis Plus GX .7z .bin .gen .md .smd .zip Not Required
Sega Genesis Widescreen genesiswide RetroArch Genesis Plus GX .7z .bin .gen .md .smd .zip Not Required
Sega Master System mastersystem RetroArch Genesis Plus GX .7z .gen .sms .zip Not Required
Sega Model 2 model2/roms https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Sega_Model_2 .zip Not Required
Sega Model 3 model3 Supermodel .zip Not Required
Sega NAOMI naomi RetroArch FlyCast .zip Create dc folder in Emulation/bios
Place naomi.zip in Emulation/bios/dc
Sega NAOMI (Standalone) naomi Flycast (Standalone) .zip Place naomi.zip in Emulation/bios/flycast/bios
Sega NAOMI 2 (Standalone) naomi2 Flycast (Standalone) .zip Place naomi2.zip in Emulation/bios/flycast/bios
Sega Saturn saturn RetroArch Beetle Saturn .7z .chd .cue and .bin .iso .zip sega_101.bin (JP)
mpr-17933.bin (US/EU)
Sega Saturn saturn RetroArch Kronos .7z .chd .cue and .bin .iso .zip Create kronos folder in Emulation/bios
Place saturn_bios.bin in Emulation/bios/kronos
Sega Saturn saturn RetroArch Yabause .7z .chd .cue and .bin .iso .zip saturn_bios.bin

SNK Cheat Sheet

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System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Format BIOS Files
SNK Neo Geo MVS fbneo RetroArch FinalBurn Neo .7z .zip neocdz.zip (US)
neogeo.zip (JP)
SNK Neo Geo CD neogeocd or neogeocdjp RetroArch FinalBurn Neo .chd neocdz.zip (US)
neogeo.zip (JP)
SNK Neo Geo CD (Standalone) neogeocd or neogeocdjp MAME (Standalone) .chd Place neocdz.zip in Emulation/roms/neogeocd or Emulation/roms/neogeocdjp (matching the location of your ROMs)
SNK Neo Geo Pocket ngp RetroArch Beetle NeoPop .7z .ngc .ngp .zip Not Required
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color ngpc RetroArch Beetle NeoPop .7z .ngc .ngp .zip Not Required

  • SNK Neo Geo CD

  • SNK Neo Geo Pocket

  • SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color

Sony Cheat Sheet

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System ROM Folder Name Emulator (Click for Link) File Format BIOS Files
Sony PlayStation (Standalone) psx DuckStation (Standalone) .chd .cue and .bin .ecm .iso .m3u .mds .pbp Example Set:
scph5500.bin (JP)
scph5501.bin (US)
scph5502.bin (EU)
Sony PlayStation psx RetroArch Beetle HW .chd .cue and .bin .ecm .iso .m3u .mds .pbp Example Set:
scph5500.bin (JP)
scph5501.bin (US)
scph5502.bin (EU)
Sony PlayStation psx RetroArch Swanstation .chd .cue and .bin .ecm .iso .m3u .mds .pbp Example Set:
scph5500.bin (JP)
scph5501.bin (US)
scph5502.bin (EU)
Sony PlayStation 2 (Standalone) ps2 PCSX2 (Standalone) .bin .chd .cso .dump .gz .img .iso .mdf .nrg Example Set (EU Set):
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_EUR_200.BIN
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_EUR_200.EROM
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_EUR_200.ROM1
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_EUR_200.ROM2

Example Set (US Set):
SCPH-70012_BIOS_V12_USA_200.BIN
Sony PlayStation 3 (Standalone) ps3 RPCS3 (Standalone) ∙ Game Folder: /PS3_GAME/USRDIR/eboot.bin in Emulation/roms/ps3
∙ An installed .pkg and .rap file through RPCS3
∙ ISO file format is not supported		 Firmware installation required through RPCS3 directly
Read the Quickstart Guide for more information
Sony PlayStation Portable (Standalone) psp PPSSPP (Standalone) .chd .cso .elf .iso .pbp .prx Not Required
Sony PlayStation Portable psp RetroArch PPSSPP .7z .chd .cso .elf .iso .pbp .prx The RetroArch core requires ppsspp.zip in: Emulation/bios
ppsspp.zip is provided through RetroArch's downloader.
Open RetroArch
Click Online Updater > Core System Files Downloader to download ppsspp.zip
Sony PlayStation Vita (Standalone) psvita Vita3K (Standalone) ∙Game Folder in Emulation/roms/psvita/ux0
∙A valid installed ROM file through Vita3K (.pkg and work.bin, .zip)		 Firmware installation required through Vita3K directly
Read the Quickstart Guide for more information