1 Topic by Kornifer 2026-01-26 17:28:20

  • Registered: 2026-01-25
  • Posts: 1

Hi,

The BIOS datfiles downloadable on redump seem to use a different format to the usual XML datfiles.

I'm trying to write a parser for it and was wondering if that format has a name and where I can find more information about it.

I'm talking about the files that start with a header like this:

clrmamepro (
    name "Nintendo - GameCube - BIOS Images"
    description "Nintendo - GameCube - BIOS Images (16) (2021-09-18)"
    category Console
    version 2021-04-16
    author "ElBarto, Jackal, Extrems | redump.org"
)

Any links to documentation about this format is much appreciated.
Thanks!

2 Reply by Deterous 2026-01-27 01:55:37

  • From: Asia-Pacific
  • Registered: 2022-11-23
  • Posts: 1,015

Hi, the BIOS DATs hosted on redump.org are old, and unfortunately we cannot update them without iR0b0t.
You can view the latest BIOS DATs that I made here: https://old.redump.info/downloads
No-intro's dat-o-matic also hosts updated BIOS DATs (except for PS2, which my link above has a newer version).

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