final batch of descriptions and organization

dist/info/kronos_libretro.info

@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Sega - Saturn|Sega - ST-V"
 hw_render = "true"
 required_hw_api = "OpenGL Core >= 4.2"
+savestate = "true"
+savestate_features = "basic"
+cheats = "true"
+input_descriptors = "true"
+memory_descriptors = "false"
+libretro_saves = "true"
+core_options = "true"
+load_subsystem = "false"
+needs_fullpath = "true"
+disk_control = "false"
 is_experimental = "false"
 
 # Firmware / BIOS

dist/info/vecx_libretro.info

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ needs_fullpath = "false"
 disk_control = "false"
 is_experimental = "false"
 
-description = "A port of the vecx vectrex emulator to libretro. This core is hardware-rendered by default using OpenGL but also includes a software renderer. The software renderer defaults to a low resolution, but there is a core option to make the core render to a higher resolution multiplier, which will give a smoother, more vector-like image."
+description = "A port of the vecx Vectrex emulator to libretro. This core is hardware-rendered by default using OpenGL but also includes a software renderer. The software renderer defaults to a low resolution, but there is a core option to make the core render to a higher resolution multiplier, which will give a smoother, more vector-like image."

dist/info/vice_x128_libretro.info

@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ firmware4_desc = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin (JiffyDOS 1581 drive BIOS)"
 firmware4_path = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin"
 firmware4_opt = "true"
 notes = "(!) JiffyDOS_C128.bin (md5): cbbd1bbcb5e4fd8046b6030ab71fc021|(!) JiffyDOS_C64.bin (md5): be09394f0576cf81fa8bacf634daf9a2|(!) JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin (md5): 1b1e985ea5325a1f46eb7fd9681707bf|(!) JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin (md5): 41c6cc528e9515ffd0ed9b180f8467c0|(!) JiffyDOS_1581.bin (md5): 20b6885c6dc2d42c38754a365b043d71"
+
+description = "The VICE x128 Commodore 64 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core features a complete emulation of the internal MMU (Memory Management Unit), 80 column VDC screen, fast IEC bust emulation, 2 HMz mode, Z80 emulation plus all the features of the other VICE C64 emulation."

dist/info/vice_x64_libretro.info

@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ firmware3_desc = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin (JiffyDOS 1581 drive BIOS)"
 firmware3_path = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin"
 firmware3_opt = "true"
 notes = "(!) JiffyDOS_C64.bin (md5): be09394f0576cf81fa8bacf634daf9a2|(!) JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin (md5): 1b1e985ea5325a1f46eb7fd9681707bf|(!) JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin (md5): 41c6cc528e9515ffd0ed9b180f8467c0|(!) JiffyDOS_1581.bin (md5): 20b6885c6dc2d42c38754a365b043d71"
+
+description = "The VICE x64 (fast) Commodore 64 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core features a fairly complete emulation of the VIC-II video chip, with all sprites, registers and video modes emulated in a fully cycle-accurate manner. However, the 'x64sc' core's VIC-II emulation is both cycle-based and pixel-accurate, making it a better choice for devices powerful enough to run it. Both cores include options to switch between the original 'fastSID' sound chip emulation and the slower but much more accurate 'reSID' module."

dist/info/vice_x64sc_libretro.info

@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ firmware3_desc = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin (JiffyDOS 1581 drive BIOS)"
 firmware3_path = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin"
 firmware3_opt = "true"
 notes = "(!) JiffyDOS_C64.bin (md5): be09394f0576cf81fa8bacf634daf9a2|(!) JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin (md5): 1b1e985ea5325a1f46eb7fd9681707bf|(!) JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin (md5): 41c6cc528e9515ffd0ed9b180f8467c0|(!) JiffyDOS_1581.bin (md5): 20b6885c6dc2d42c38754a365b043d71"
+
+description = "The VICE x64sc (accurate) Commodore 64 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core features a cycle-based and pixel-accurate emulation of the VIC-II video chip. In contrast, the 'x64' core's VIC-II emulation is faster but less accurate, making it a better choice for devices that are not powerful enough to run this more accurate core. Both cores include options to switch between the original 'fastSID' sound chip emulation and the slower but much more accurate 'reSID' module."

dist/info/vice_xcbm2_libretro.info

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ systemid = "commodore_cbm2"
 # Libretro Features
 database = "Commodore - CBM-II"
 supports_no_game = "true"
+
+description = "The VICE xCBM-II emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core emulates several types of CBM-II models that were marketed under different names in the USA and Europe, including B128 and B256, and CBM 610, CBM 620, CBM 710 and CBM 720, respectively."

dist/info/vice_xcbm5x0_libretro.info

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ systemid = "commodore_cbm5x0"
 # Libretro Features
 database = "Commodore - CBM-5x0"
 supports_no_game = "true"
+
+description = "The VICE xcbm5x0 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core provides experimental emulation for the C510 model (also known as P500) of CBM-II, which is the 'little brother' of the C600/700 machines. It runs at roughly 1 MHz and use a VIC-II chip instead of the CRTC."

dist/info/vice_xpet_libretro.info

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ systemid = "commodore_pet"
 # Libretro Features
 database = "Commodore - PET"
 supports_no_game = "true"
+
+description = "The VICE PET emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core emulates the 2001, 3032, 4032, 8032, 8096, 8296 and SuperPET (MicroMainFrame 9000) models, covering the whole series. Both the 40- and 80-column CRTC video chips are emulated (from the 4032 onward), but a few of the features that are not very important for average applications are not implemented yet, such as numbers of rasterlines per char and lines per screen."

dist/info/vice_xplus4_libretro.info

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ systemid = "commodore_plus4"
 # Libretro Features
 database = "Commodore - PLUS-4"
 supports_no_game = "true"
+
+description = "The VICE Plus/4 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core provides experimental emulation for the bsuiness-focused Plus/4 model, the name for which refers to its built-in four-application ROM resident office suite (word processor, database, spreadsheet and graphing). Internally, the Plus/4 has the same basic architecture as the Commodore 16 and 116 models and can run software designed for those models, though it is incompatible with the Commodore 64's software."

dist/info/vice_xscpu64_libretro.info

@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ firmware3_desc = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin (JiffyDOS 1581 drive BIOS)"
 firmware3_path = "vice/JiffyDOS_1581.bin"
 firmware3_opt = "true"
 notes = "(!) JiffyDOS_C64.bin (md5): be09394f0576cf81fa8bacf634daf9a2|(!) JiffyDOS_1541-II.bin (md5): 1b1e985ea5325a1f46eb7fd9681707bf|(!) JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin (md5): 41c6cc528e9515ffd0ed9b180f8467c0|(!) JiffyDOS_1581.bin (md5): 20b6885c6dc2d42c38754a365b043d71"
+
+description = "The VICE xscpu64 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core simulates a Commodore 64 equipped with a SuperCPU64 V2B, which provides a 20 MHz asynchronous single-cycle 65816 CPU core, 128 KiB static RAM, 0-16 MiB SIMM RAM and 64-512 KiB EPROM."

dist/info/vice_xvic_libretro.info

@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ systemid = "commodore_vic20"
 # Libretro Features
 database = "Commodore - VIC-20"
 supports_no_game = "true"
+
+description = "The VICE VIC-20 emulator, isolated and ported to libretro. This core emulates all of the internal hardware, including the VIA chips. The VIC-I video chip is fully emulated except for NTSC interlace mode."

dist/info/vitaquake2-rogue_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Quake II - Ground Zero (vitaQuake 2 [Rogue])"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pak"
 corename = "vitaQuake 2 [Rogue]"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
-categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_2"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+categories = "Game"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_2"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake II"
+
+description = "A port of the VitaQuake 2 source port of iD's Quake 2 engine to libretro. There is a separate core for each of the Quake 2 mission packs, 'Rogue', 'Zaero' and 'Xatrix'. This core is for the 'Ground Zero' mission pack. This core loads games in the *.pak format."

dist/info/vitaquake2-xatrix_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Quake II - The Reckoning (vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix])"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pak"
 corename = "vitaQuake 2 [Xatrix]"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
-categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_2"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+categories = "Game"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_2"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake II"
+
+description = "A port of the VitaQuake 2 source port of iD's Quake 2 engine to libretro. There is a separate core for each of the Quake 2 mission packs, 'Rogue', 'Zaero' and 'Xatrix'. This core is for 'The Reckoning' mission pack. This core loads games in the *.pak format."

dist/info/vitaquake2-zaero_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-display_name = "Quake II - Zaero (vitaQuake 2 [Zaero])"
+# Software Information
+display_name = "Quake II - The Reckoning (vitaQuake 2 [Zaero])"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pak"
 corename = "vitaQuake 2 [Zaero]"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
-categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_2"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+categories = "Game"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_2"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake II"
+
+description = "A port of the VitaQuake 2 source port of iD's Quake 2 engine to libretro. There is a separate core for each of the Quake 2 mission packs, 'Rogue', 'Zaero' and 'Xatrix'. This core is for the 'Zaero' mission pack. This core loads games in the *.pak format."

dist/info/vitaquake2_libretro.info

@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Quake II (vitaQuake 2)"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pak"
 corename = "vitaQuake 2"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
 categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_2"
-database = "Quake II"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake II Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_2"
+
+# Libretro Features
+database = "Quake II"
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake II"
+
+description = "A port of the VitaQuake 2 source port of iD's Quake 2 engine to libretro. There is a separate core for each of the Quake 2 mission packs, 'Rogue', 'Zaero' and 'Xatrix'. This core is for the main game. This core loads games in the *.pak format."

dist/info/vitaquake3_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Quake III: Arena (vitaQuake 3)"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pk3"
 corename = "vitaQuake 3"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
-categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake 3 Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_3"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+categories = "Game"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake 3 Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_3"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake 3"
+
+description = "A port of the VitaQuake 3 source port of iD's ioquake3 engine to libretro. This core loads games in the *.pk3 format."

dist/info/vitavoyager_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force (vitaVoyager)"
 authors = "Rinnegatamante"
 supported_extensions = "pk3"
 corename = "vitaVoyager"
-manufacturer = "Id Software"
-categories = "Game"
-systemname = "Quake 3 Game Engine"
-systemid = "quake_3"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "git"
+categories = "Game"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Id Software"
+systemname = "Quake 3 Game Engine"
+systemid = "quake_3"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
 database = "Quake 3"
+
+description = "A port of the Lilium Voyager engine, which runs the Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force game and is itself based on the ioquake3 port of iD's Quake 3 engine, to libretro. This core loads games in the *.pk3 format."

dist/info/x1_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Sharp X1 (X Millennium)"
 authors = "yui"
 supported_extensions = "dx1|zip|2d|2hd|tfd|d88|88d|hdm|xdf|dup|tap|cmd"
 corename = "x1"
 categories = "Computer"
-database = "Sharp X1"
-systemname = "Sharp X1"
 license = "BSD"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "0.60"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Commodore"
+systemname = "Sharp X1"
+systemid = "sharp_x1"
+
+# Libretro Features
+database = "Sharp X1"
 supports_no_game = "false"
 
 # BIOS / Firmware
@@ -22,3 +29,5 @@ firmware1_path = "xmil/IPLROM.X1T"
 firmware1_opt = "true"
 
 notes = "(!) xmil/IPLROM.X1 (md5): eeeea1cd29c6e0e8b094790ae969bfa7|(!) xmil/IPLROM.X1T (md5): 851e4a5936f17d13f8c39a980cf00d77"
+
+description = "A port of the X Millennium Sharp X1 emulator to libretro. IPLROM BIOS images are expected in a subdirectory of 'system' named 'xmil'. Opening disk images from the GUI does not currently work."

dist/info/x64sdl_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Commodore - C64 (VICE SDL)"
 authors = "VICE Core Team Members"
 supported_extensions = "d64|d71|d80|d81|d82|g64||g41|x64|t64|tap|prg|p00|crt|bin|zip|gz|d6z|d7z|d8z|g6z|g4z|x6z"
 corename = "VICE SDL"
-manufacturer = "Commodore"
-categories = "Emulator"
-systemname = "C64"
-systemid = "commodore_64"
-database = "Commodore - 64"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "v3.1"
+categories = "Emulator"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Commodore"
+systemname = "C64"
+systemid = "commodore_64"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
+database = "Commodore - 64"
+is_experimental = "true"
+
+description = "An older port of the VICE Commodore 64 emulator to libretro. This port has been completely superseded by the newer VICE ports and only remains for historical/reference value. It should not be used by end-users for any reason."

dist/info/xrick_libretro.info

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Rick Dangerous (XRick)"
 authors = ""
 supported_extensions = "zip"
 corename = "XRick"
 categories = "Game"
-database = "Rick Dangerous"
-systemname = "Rick Dangerous Game Engine"
-systemid = "xrick"
 license = "GPLv3"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "1.0.0.6"
+
+# Hardware Information
+systemname = "Rick Dangerous Game Engine"
+systemid = "xrick"
+
+# Libretro Features
+database = "Rick Dangerous"
 supports_no_game = "false"
+
 notes = "(!) XRick requires data ROM 'data.zip'.|(!) Load Content 'data.zip'"
+
+description = "A port of the XRick, an open-source clone of the Rick Dangerous engine, to libretro. Rick Dangerous was an Indiana Jones-style platforming game first published in 1989 and then ported to various computing platforms of the era, such as Atari ST and Commodore 64."

dist/info/yabasanshiro_libretro.info

@@ -1,20 +1,40 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Sega - Saturn (YabaSanshiro)"
 authors = "Guillaume Duhammel|Theo Berkau|Anders Montonen|devmiyax"
 supported_extensions = "bin|ccd|chd|cue|iso|mds|zip"
 corename = "YabaSanshiro"
-manufacturer = "Sega"
-categories = "Emulator"
-systemname = "Saturn"
-systemid = "sega_saturn"
-database = "Sega - Saturn"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "v2.6.8"
+categories = "Emulator"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Sega"
+systemname = "Saturn"
+systemid = "sega_saturn"
+
+# Libretro Features
 supports_no_game = "false"
+hw_render = "true"
+required_hw_api = "OpenGL >= 3.3 | OpenGL ES >= 3.0"
+database = "Sega - Saturn"
+savestate = "true"
+savestate_features = "basic"
+cheats = "true"
+input_descriptors = "true"
+memory_descriptors = "false"
+libretro_saves = "true"
+core_options = "true"
+load_subsystem = "false"
+needs_fullpath = "true"
+disk_control = "false"
+is_experimental = "false"
+
+# Firmware / BIOS
 firmware_count = 1
 firmware0_desc = "saturn_bios.bin (Saturn BIOS)"
 firmware0_path = "saturn_bios.bin"
 firmware0_opt = "false"
 notes = "(!) saturn_bios.bin (md5): af5828fdff51384f99b3c4926be27762|Homepage : http://www.uoyabause.org/"
-hw_render = "true"
-required_hw_api = "OpenGL >= 3.3 | OpenGL ES >= 3.0"
+
+description = "A port of the YabaSanshiro Saturn emulator, which is itself a fork of the venerable Yabause emulator, to libretro. This core is less accurate than Beetle-Saturn core but it runs much faster and has some nice cosmetic features, such as increased internal resolution. Users with more powerful devices who still want cosmetic improvements should usually try the Kronos core first and only fall back to this core if they are unable to maintain full speed."

dist/info/yabause_libretro.info

@@ -1,18 +1,39 @@
+# Software Information
 display_name = "Sega - Saturn (Yabause)"
 authors = "Guillaume Duhammel|Theo Berkau|Anders Montonen"
 supported_extensions = "bin|ccd|chd|cue|iso|mds|zip|m3u"
 corename = "Yabause"
-manufacturer = "Sega"
-categories = "Emulator"
-systemname = "Saturn"
-systemid = "sega_saturn"
-database = "Sega - Saturn"
 license = "GPLv2"
 permissions = ""
 display_version = "v0.9.15"
+categories = "Emulator"
+
+# Hardware Information
+manufacturer = "Sega"
+systemname = "Saturn"
+systemid = "sega_saturn"
+
+# Libretro Features
+database = "Sega - Saturn"
 supports_no_game = "false"
+savestate = "true"
+savestate_features = "basic"
+cheats = "true"
+input_descriptors = "true"
+memory_descriptors = "false"
+libretro_saves = "true"
+core_options = "true"
+load_subsystem = "false"
+needs_fullpath = "true"
+disk_control = "false"
+is_experimental = "false"
+hw_render = "false"
+
+# Firmware / BIOS
 firmware_count = 1
 firmware0_desc = "saturn_bios.bin (Saturn BIOS)"
 firmware0_path = "saturn_bios.bin"
 firmware0_opt = "true"
 notes = "(!) saturn_bios.bin (md5): af5828fdff51384f99b3c4926be27762"
+
+description = "A port of the Yabause Sega Saturn emulator to libretro. This core is software rendered and does not support cosmetic enhancements such as increased internal resolution, unlike the Kronos and YabaSanshiro cores. Likewise, it is not focused on accuracy, so Beetle-Saturn is a better choice for users with powerful devices. In general, most users will be better served by those other cores and should only fall back to this one if all other cores fail for whatever reason."