# TamaribaEmu/OpenPS2BIOS

> Experimental open-source PlayStation 2 BIOS replacement for emulators, including a boot screen and the EE and IOP kernels to start PS2 software without Sony firmware.

- Magnitude: 4.0 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 111 total · +8 stars measured 2026-10-18, 11:05–12:27 UTC, ≈ 28 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Games & graphics · Language: C · License: MIT · Created: 2026-10-16 · Last push: 2026-10-18
- GitHub: https://github.com/TamaribaEmu/OpenPS2BIOS · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/TamaribaEmu/OpenPS2BIOS

## Useful for

- Run PS2 games in PCSX2 without using an official Sony BIOS
- Build your own BIOS ROM image from source with make
- Test a specific game's compatibility and report results in issues

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-18 (UTC), 11:05–12:27: 103 → 111 stars (+8). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +28 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 2 days old and already has 111 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #181.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 3
- Issues and pull requests: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Average over the last week: 34 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 6
- Latest release: v0.2 (2026-10-17)

## Stars per day, last 3 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-16 … 2026-10-18: 0, 74, 8

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #181

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