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emulator: Meteor GBA
type: libretro
core_classification: community_fork
source: "https://github.com/libretro/meteor-libretro"
upstream: "https://github.com/blastrock/meteor"
profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
core_version: "v1.4"
display_name: "Nintendo - Game Boy Advance (Meteor)"
cores:
- meteor
systems:
- nintendo-gba
notes: |
GBA emulator by Philippe Daouadi (2009-2011), libretro port by
Hans-Kristian Arntzen. HLE BIOS in ameteor/source/bios.cpp handles
SWI calls via Cpu::SoftwareInterrupt() when HasBios() is false
(ameteor/source/cpu.cpp:245-311). The libretro port never calls
LoadBios() and never queries RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY.
Standalone frontends (GTK, text) support optional real BIOS loading.
files: []
platform_details:
gba:
bios_size: 16384
hle_bios: true
source_ref: "ameteor/source/bios.cpp, ameteor/source/cpu.cpp:245-311"
note: |
Full HLE BIOS. The libretro port never loads an external BIOS file.
Cpu::SoftwareInterrupt() checks HasBios() — if false (always in
libretro), SWI calls are routed to C++ reimplementations.