DICE is a Discrete Integrated Circuit Emulator. It emulates computer systems that lack any type of CPU, consisting only of discrete logic components.
dice-libretro is a Libretro port of DICE, to run in RetroArch.
Upstream, standalone DICE has some nice screenshots:
Some games use zipped ROMs and launch similarly to MAME or FBNeo --- filename is important, see table below.
Please do not attempt to contact the DICE team to request ROM files.
Some games (pong, breakout, pinpong, etc) do not have any ROM on the board at all. For these, copy the dummy launcher file from dummy_files to your ROM folder; these have a correct name (for example, pong.dmy) that will get RetroArch to set up lr-dice for the correct game.
| Name | Base filename | Publisher | Year | Needs ROM? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Aircraft | antiaircraft | Atari | 1975 | x |
| Attack | attack | Exidy | 1977 | x |
| Breakout | breakout | Atari | 1976 | |
| Clean Sweep | cleansweep | Ramtek | 1974 | x |
| Crash 'N Score | crashnscore | Atari | 1975 | x |
| Crossfire | crossfire | Atari | 1975 | |
| Gotcha | gotcha | Atari | 1973 | |
| Hi-Way | hiway | Atari | 1975 | |
| Indy 4 | indy4 | Atari | 1976 | x |
| Jet Fighter | jetfighter | Atari | 1975 | x |
| Pin Pong | pinpong | Atari | 1974 | |
| Pong | pong | Atari | 1972 | |
| Pong Doubles | pongdoubles | Atari | 1973 | |
| Quadrapong | quadrapong | Atari | 1974 | |
| Rebound | rebound | Atari | 1974 | |
| Shark Jaws | sharkjaws | Atari | 1975 | x |
| Space Race | spacerace | Atari | 1973 | |
| Steeplechase | steeplechase | Atari | 1975 | x |
| Stunt Cycle | stuntcycle | Atari | 1976 | x |
| TV Basketball | tvbasketball | Midway | 1974 | |
| Wipe Out | wipeout | Ramtek | 1974 | x |
One mouse can be used for Paddle 1. Use "Core Options -> Use mouse pointer for paddle 1". You'll still want a keyboard or gamepad handy to have enough buttons.
(Mouse buttons can be configured using the usual RetroArch binding and remapping, https://docs.libretro.com/guides/input-and-controls/ ).
Advanced: Multiple mice are a compile-time option on Linux, Windows, and Mac, see manymouse.md.
Prebuilt binaries for several platforms are available through RetroArch's "Online Updater -> Core Downloader". DICE is marked "experimental," you'll need to set "Online Updater -> Updater Settings -> Show Experimental Cores" first.
For other platforms, use:
- https://docs.libretro.com/development/retroarch/compilation/linux-and-bsd/#building-libretro-cores or similar.
For upstream standalone DICE (inactive):
- Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dice/
- Email: [email protected]
Copyright (C) 2008-2025 DICE Team
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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