diff --git a/games-emulation/gw_libretro/additional-files/gw_libretro.info.in b/games-emulation/gw_libretro/additional-files/gw_libretro.info.in
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+display_name = "Handheld Electronic (GW)"
+authors = "Andre Leiradella"
+supported_extensions = "mgw"
+corename = "GW"
+manufacturer = "Various"
+categories = "Emulator"
+systemname = "Handheld Electronic"
+database = "Handheld Electronic Game"
+license = "zlib"
+permissions = ""
+display_version = "@DISPLAY_VERSION@"
+supports_no_game = "false"
diff --git a/games-emulation/gw_libretro/gw_libretro-1.6.2_20180125.recipe b/games-emulation/gw_libretro/gw_libretro-1.6.2_20180125.recipe
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+SUMMARY="A libretro core for Game & Watch simulators"
+DESCRIPTION="gw-libretro is a libretro core that runs Game & Watch simulators. \
+It runs simulators converted from source code. The converted games are \
+available at libretro's buildbot site. Unpack the zip and read the README.txt \
+for instructions."
+HOMEPAGE="https://bot.libretro.com/assets/cores/Handheld%20Electronic%20Game/"
+COPYRIGHT="2013-2018 the libretro team"
+LICENSE="Zlib
+	Public Domain"
+REVISION="1"
+srcGitRev="9962b031201705375b8639c64d50c25cea501645"
+SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/libretro/gw-libretro/archive/$srcGitRev.tar.gz"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="fc10aaa0caf3e44e3bc73388bb014618e1829a0edd6979cc4181776b3e9e770f"
+SOURCE_FILENAME="gw-libretro-${portVersion/_/-}-$srcGitRev.tar.gz"
+SOURCE_DIR="gw-libretro-$srcGitRev"
+ADDITIONAL_FILES="gw_libretro.info.in"
+
+ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 ?x86 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+
+PROVIDES="
+	gw_libretro$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	addon:gw_libretro$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	"
+REQUIRES="
+	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
+	retroarch$secondaryArchSuffix
+	"
+
+BUILD_REQUIRES="
+	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
+	"
+BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:make
+	"
+
+BUILD()
+{
+	sed -e "s/@DISPLAY_VERSION@/v${portVersion/_/-}/" \
+		$portDir/additional-files/gw_libretro.info.in \
+		> gw_libretro.info
+	make -f Makefile.libretro $jobArgs
+}
+
+INSTALL()
+{
+	install -m 0755 -d "$docDir"
+	install -m 0644 -t "$docDir" LICENSE README.md
+	install -m 0755 -d "$addOnsDir"/libretro
+	install -m 0644 -t "$addOnsDir"/libretro \
+		gw_libretro.info \
+		gw_libretro.so
+}