Fairchild - ChannelF (FreeChaF)¶
Background¶
A lightweight Fairchild ChannelF / Video Entertainment System designed for libretro. This core was written specifically for use with low-power devices, such as Raspberry Pi, and supports loading a 'no cart' ROM to play the built-in games, controller swapping and dual-analog controls. The core requires the sl31253 and sl31254 BIOS images but the sl90025 BIOS will supersede the sl31253 version if found.
The FreeChaF core has been authored by
- David Richardson
The FreeChaF core is licensed under
- GPLv3
A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.
Extensions¶
Content that can be loaded by the FreeChaF core have the following file extensions:
- .bin
- .rom
- .chf
RetroArch database(s) that are associated with the FreeChaF core:
Features¶
Frontend-level settings or features that the FreeChaF core respects.
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Core Options | ✔ |
Directories¶
The FreeChaF core's library name is 'FreeChaF'
Core options¶
The FreeChaF core has the following option(s) that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.
- Clear screen in single frame [freechaf_fast_scrclr] (disabled|enabled)