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{{Infobox emulator
|image = MESS.png
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|title = Multi Emulator Super System
|imagewidth = 156
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|logo = MESS.png
|first = {{MAMEVer}}
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|logowidth = 156
|second = Yes
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|last-version = 0.161
|third = Multi-platform
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|fate = Merged with [[MAME]] in 2015 starting with 0.162
|fourth = MESS Team
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|platform = Multi-platform
|fifth = [http://www.mess.org/ MESS.org]
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|target = Thousands of electronics
|sixth = [https://github.com/mamedev/mame GitHub]}}The '''Multi Emulator Super System''', often referred to as '''MESS''', is a [[Multi-system emulator|multi-system emulator]] that aims to [[Accuracy|accurately]] emulate multiple systems and [http://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2014/04/07/ume-0-153/#comment-34664 cash registers.]
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|developer = MESS Team
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|website = [http://mess.redump.net/ mess.redump.net]
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|source = [https://github.com/mamedev/mame GitHub]}}
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'''MESS''' (an acronym for '''<u>M</u>ulti <u>E</u>mulator <u>S</u>uper <u>S</u>ystem''') was a multi-platform, open-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]]. The philosophy behind the project was to recreate the workings of machines like [http://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2014/04/07/ume-0-153/#comment-34664 cash registers] through emulation. MESS started as a fork of [[MAME]], keeping its philosophy but expanding the amount of target machines widely. Though the teams are separate from each other, the codebase for MESS merged with MAME in 2015 though separate MESS builds can still be compiled from the source.
  
In total, MESS currently is able to emulate 962 unique systems, as well as 2,063 total system variations.
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See [http://nonmame.retrogames.com/ NonMAME] ([http://web.archive.org/web/20150306213522/http://consume.retrogames.com/ 2015 Mirror]) for a regularly updated list of systems MESS emulates best and a list of emulators that emulate some systems.
  
It is a sister project to the '''Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator''', [[MAME]]. Many of the contributors are the same, and releases take place at the same time.
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==Downloads==
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* [http://mamedev.org/release.html Latest release <small>(MAME)</small>]
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* [http://www.progettosnaps.net/mess MESS Repository]
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'''Miscellaneous files:'''
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* [[Emulator Files#Multi-system|BIOS ROMs]]
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* [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/extra.html Extra files] for frontend.
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==Overview==
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See these web-pages below for guidance on compatibility of a wide assortment of pastime computers and consoles and their respective games catalogue on MAME/MESS.
  
For a regularly updated list of systems MESS emulates best and a list of emulators that emulate some systems better check out [http://nonmess.retrogames.com/ NonMESS]
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'''Further info:'''
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* [[MAME compatibility list]]
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* [https://mameinfo.mameworld.info Latest in-progress changelog]
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* [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/sysset.php www.progettoemma.net's Systems list] (ProjectMESS' outdated list of computer & console systems & their overall emulation status in MAME/MESS)
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* [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/lsset.php www.progettoemma.net's Software list] (ProjectMESS' outdated list of computer & console systems & their emulation levels of all games in MAME/MESS)
  
==Downloads==
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==Resources==
*[http://mamedev.org/release.html Latest release]
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*[http://mess.redump.net/mess/howto MESS user manual]
*[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/MESS SVN Builds]
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*[http://mess.redump.net/mess/mess.ini mess.ini] Documentation for manually editing the MESS configuration file.
*[[Emulator Files|BIOS ROMs]]
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*[http://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1 Official MAME forum]
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[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
 
[[Category:Multi-emulators]]
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
[[Category:OS X emulation software]]
 
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
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[[Category:macOS emulation software]]

Revision as of 18:04, 3 December 2020

Multi Emulator Super System
MESS.png
Developer(s) MESS Team
Last version 0.161
Fate Merged with MAME in 2015 starting with 0.162
Platform(s) Multi-platform
Emulates Thousands of electronics
Website mess.redump.net
Source code GitHub

MESS (an acronym for Multi Emulator Super System) was a multi-platform, open-source, multi-system emulator. The philosophy behind the project was to recreate the workings of machines like cash registers through emulation. MESS started as a fork of MAME, keeping its philosophy but expanding the amount of target machines widely. Though the teams are separate from each other, the codebase for MESS merged with MAME in 2015 though separate MESS builds can still be compiled from the source.

See NonMAME (2015 Mirror) for a regularly updated list of systems MESS emulates best and a list of emulators that emulate some systems.

Downloads

Miscellaneous files:

Overview

See these web-pages below for guidance on compatibility of a wide assortment of pastime computers and consoles and their respective games catalogue on MAME/MESS.

Further info:

Resources