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{{Infoboxemulator|title = Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator|image logo = MAME.jpg|first logowidth = 135|version = {{MAMEVer}}|second active = Yes|third platform = Multi-platform|fourth target = Thousands of electronics|developer = Nicola Salmoria, [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/graphs/contributors MAME Team]|prog-lang = C++ (C & Python for some drivers)|fifth website = [http://mamedev.org/ MAMEDev.org]|sixth source = [https://github.com/mamedev/mame GitHub]}}'''[[wikipedia:MAME|MAME]]''' (an acronym for '''<u>M</u>ultiple <u>A</u>rcade <u>M</u>achine <u>E</u>mulator''') is a cross multi-platform , open-source, [[Multi-System Emulatorssystem emulators|multi-system emulator]]written in C++. The philosophy behind the project is to recreate the workings of machines through emulation, and thus the ability to actually play the games is "a nice side effect". MAME is incredibly large, [[MAME compatibility list|supporting thousands of machines and ROM sets]], though what is supported is not what's playable; your mileage may vary. In the event you don't like MAME's own interface, there are many alternative front-ends available.

Much like the name says, MAME was supposed to be for arcade machines like Pac-Man back when it was released in 1997. A similar project called [[MESS]] was made to do essentially the same thing for home consoles and other esoteric devices that never got emulated, but it has since been merged into MAMEby the end of May 2015 in version 0.162, and now it supports ''a whole lot more'' than arcade machines.

===Windows===*[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html MAME'''Official release''']* [http://ashura.mameworld.info/nightlybuilds/builds.html Nightly builds](compiled by Ashura-X)*[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/MAME-SVN SVN BuildsNightly builds](up to November 27, 2015)*[http://www.t2e.pl/pl/466/134/466/Automatyczne-edycje?tsearch=mame,svn,not|plus,not|mameui,not|mewui T2E SVN BUILDSbuilds] (Polish, up to March 2015) ===macOS===* [http://sdlmame.lngn.net/ SDLMAME port] (64-bit, provided by lngn.net)* [http://ashura.mameworld.info/nightlybuilds/sdl_builds.html Nightly builds](compiled by Ashura-X)

MAME was first put out in on February 5, 1997 by Nicola Salmoria as a Pac-Man emulator,<ref name="worldofstuart">[http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/mameover.htmMAME OVER] (0.99)</ref><ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJF18Pm7MA|title=A Brief History of Emulation: MAME|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=2018-09-14|date=2017-12-02}}</ref> but before he could do any more work on the project, he handed it over to Mirko Buffoni in April 1997 after requiring to do National Service in the Italian army.<ref name="worldofstuart"/> Since then, even as early as 2003, the emulator has become very extensive, with the majority of arcade system boards from the 1970's, 1980's and early 1990's supported. On February 2016 in version 0.171, a new GUI was integrated into MAME which allowed users to launch games in it without the need for a third-party GUI application.

However... don't expect support for more recent boards like atomiswaveAtomiswave; the project and its team focuses on [[Emulation Accuracy|accuracy]] (preferably cycle-accuracy) and preservation, which often puts usability at a much lower priority for end users. The program is also '''very strict''' about what components of a ROM dump it needs to even function, and it may tell you if something is wrong with the files (i.e. a failed checksum); once developers know more about a system, they'll often have to dump more components like ROMs and BIOSes if necessary, and obtaining newer dumps from the boards isn't exactly the easiest thing in the world for users who only have traditional desktops, and the same goes for anyone with the actual arcade boards. Something as popular as Pac-Man will probably never need newer dumps beyond the current ones because it's been continually researched, and the dumps have been pretty widespread, but other machines you've probably only seen once at an arcade will probably need new dumps for a reason. Only ROM dumps with all the newest information will work in new versions of MAME. Even then, programmers may not have everything implemented. The native interface will tell you about the emulation status of the chosen romset, and whether the one you're using is even emulated at the current time. Also see the incomplete [[MAME compatibility list]] internally here. And the latest in-progress [http://mameinfo.mameworld.info/ changelog update].

It is highly recommended to use a ROM management tool such as RomCenter or clrmameproClrMamePro. Without all the required files and file versions, the game simply will not work.

If you're interested in trying this it out toofor yourself, a this guide has been provided on will show you how to convert to the format using MAME's very own command-line tool called <code>chdman</code>. A small warning though; it requires just a small bit of knowledge on We'll warn you now that you will need to know how to use either a Unix shell or the terminal; the command prompt in order to use it. The developers of MAME seemingly don't have plans to give <code>chdman</code> an interface so if it the thought of going back to the DOS days scares you too much, you may have to wait. <!-- Maybe we can work around this with a batch/shell script that people can use? -->

:''Note: All Unless explicitly stated, don't type the commands here work on Windows except <code>man</code>, word for word because Windows doesnyou'll need to replace some values with your own.'':''t have a system for manualsAlso: Make sure the cue sheet points to the relative location of the binary and that it works.''

Install On Windows, download MAME from the latest version of MAMEofficial website (linked above). The Linux guides on emugen will usually provide these locations. There should be an executable in the main directory called <code>chdman</code!-- todo: macOS instructions -->. We're going to run it. Open up the terminal and navigate to the folder containing the BIN/CUE files.

$ cd (location On Windows, there should be an executable in the main directory called <code>chdman</code>. If you don't intend to keep MAME on your drive, you should type out the full path of the folder). If you intend to keep MAME, [https://www.howtogeek.com/118594/how-to-edit-your-system-path-for-easy-command-line-access/ add its directory to your path]. Because Linux packages insert shortcuts into folders assigned to the environment path, we can call it from any folder.

This is optional, but pulling Open up the manual will give us this information:terminal and navigate to the folder containing the BIN/CUE files.

$ man chdman (...) createcd -o filename (...) Create a new compressed CD image from a raw file.cd "''path/to/folder''"

Using this, <code>chdman</code> has a command called <code>createcd</code> that we can 'll use to create a CD-type this command CHD.<ref>http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/chdman.1.html, see createcd.</ref> Note that in and substitute the example below, "test (!)" is a placeholder with and should be renamed to the name of your ROMthe file.

$ >''C:\path\to\''chdman createcd <abbr title=-o "test (!).chd" -i "Notice how we're placing the output file before the input filetest (!).cue"> $ chdman createcd -o</abbr> "test (!).chd" -i "test (!).cue"

|Something like this should work in theory. '''It has not been tested, so proceed with caution.'''

* [http://unmamed.mameworld.info/ List of arcade games that DON'T work] Last updated February 2014. Don't expect the most recent games (like [[Sega NAOMI and variants|Sega Naomi ]] ones) to run at full speed, MAME is very resource intensive.

MAME uses has many third-party front ends. Please help expand this section. ===ARCADE===[http://arcade.mameworld.info/ ARCADE]ARCADE is a continuation of the MAMEUIFX project. Arcade games only*NO mechanical games (pinball, crane games, etc)*NO poker, fruit, slot or gambling games*NO computers, consoles, terminals, appliances, etc*NO games that display a black screen (skeleton drivers etc)

No longer maintained. ===MAME UI 32MAME32 (now MAMEUI)===[http://www.progettosnapsmameui.netinfo/mameui_en.html MAMEUI32MAMEUI]

===MAME UI===[http://www.mameuiprogettosnaps.infonet/ MAME UImameui_en.html all versions]No longer maintained.

[http://www.t2e.pl/pl/466/134/466/Automatyczne-edycje?tsearch=mameui,not|plus,not|mewui,not|mameuifx MAMEUI x86/x64 unoffical unofficial builds]

QMC2 is a multi-platform MAME/MESS /UME frontend.

On some Linux distros , you have '''gnome-video-arcade''' package: Simple MAME frontend. Available on Ubuntu 16.04+ on official repo.

Also known as '''GroovyUME'''. It's a fork of MAME /UME made to support arcade CRT monitorsfor AMD cards.

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