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{{Infoboxemulator|image title = Multi Emulator Super System|logo = MESS.png|imagewidth logowidth = 156|first last-version = {{MAMEVer}}0.161|second fate = YesMerged with [[MAME]] in 2015 starting with 0.162|third platform = Multi-platform|fourth target = Thousands of electronics|developer = MESS Team|fifth website = [http://wwwmess.redump.net/ mess.org/ MESSredump.orgnet]|sixth source = [https://github.com/mamedev/mame GitHub]}}The '''Multi Emulator Super SystemMESS''', often referred to as (an acronym for '''MESS<u>M</u>ulti <u>E</u>mulator <u>S</u>uper <u>S</u>ystem''') was a multi-platform, open-source, is a [[Multi-system emulatoremulators|multi-system emulator]] that aims . The philosophy behind the project was to [[Accuracy|accurately]] emulate multiple systems and 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.

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 is able to emulates best and a list of emulators that emulate hundreds of unique some systems, as well as thousands of system variations.

It is a sister project to the ==Downloads==* [http://mamedev.org/release.html Latest release <small>(MAME)</small>]* [http://www.progettosnaps.net/mess MESS Repository] '''Multiple Arcade Machine EmulatorMiscellaneous files:''', * [[MAMEEmulator Files#Multi-system|BIOS ROMs]]* [http://www.progettoemma. Many net/mess/extra.html Extra files] for frontend. ==Overview==See these web-pages below for guidance on compatibility of the contributors are the same, a wide assortment of pastime computers and releases take place at the same timeconsoles and their respective games catalogue on MAME/MESS.

See '''Further info:'''* [[MAME compatibility list]]* [https://mameinfo.mameworld.info Latest in-progress changelog]* [http://nonmesswww.retrogamesprogettoemma.comnet/ NonMESSmess/sysset.php www.progettoemma.net's Systems list] for a regularly updated (ProjectMESS' outdated list of computer & console systems & their overall emulation status in MAME/MESS emulates best and a )* [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/lsset.php www.progettoemma.net's Software list] (ProjectMESS' outdated list of emulators that emulate some computer & console systems.& their emulation levels of all games in MAME/MESS)

==DownloadsResources==*[http://mamedevmess.org/release.html Latest release]*[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/MESS SVN Builds]*[[Emulator Files|BIOS ROMs]]*[http://www.progettosnapsredump.net/mess/ howto MESS Resourcesuser manual] Emulation overlays, boot screens, cabinet photos, controller photos, original advertisements, icons, manuals, pcb photos, and more.*[http://gitmess.redump.net/mess/plain/hash/ Software Listsmess.ini mess.ini] For distributions of Documentation for manually editing the MESS that did not include themconfiguration file. See *[http://wwwforums.messbannister.org/mess/howto#software_lists MESS Software Listsubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1 Official MAME forum] for how to use them.