Multiplatform
MAMEs
They are either derivatives, extensions or add-ons which complement or can outright improve the overall experience. These builds are very often created by independent developers whom simply want to bring more greatness to an already excellent emulator.
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An unofficial build of MESS from 2009 made by one of MAME's active developers. It uses a fixed game list and works better for certains games such as Zelda's Adventure.
Check here for 32-bit builds and note they're released a few days after the official release from Retro Danuart.
Direct evolution of the previously MAMEUIFX which only contains ARCADE with personnal GUI like the old and original MAME32.
This is basically MAMEUI with the support of arcade.ini being restored as well as arcade.flt and mess.flt files (though you have to main it yourself). Also, it's an integrated front-end of MESS.
MAMEUI64 Plus - MAMEUI with additional features: 0.289
MAME(ARCADE) 0.289 - 32-bit / 64-bit
Modified version of MAME to only have the Arcade portion.
MAME(MESS) - 0.289 - 32-bit / 64-bit
Only includes COMPUTER & GAMING CONSOLE portions of MAME.
Shout-out to EmuFrance for compiling the binaries
MAME derivative for Windows that contains various hacks and homebrews.
CMD: 0.289.1
GUI: 0.289.1
NegaMAME - 64-bit - 0.289.1
MAME derivative friendly to third-party front-ends
iIt's a port of the popular MAME emulator to the SDL library and runs on many different platforms, including both 32/64-bit Linux.
MAME compiled with Kaillera for Windows/DOS, which enables Netplay online action with other emulators that support it.
MAME32 More! - 0.84.289
It's based on Mame Plus! with Kaillera, which enables Netplay on it and other emulators that support it.
It's MAME(Arcade) for Windows with support for NeoGeo games.
It's a NeoGeo Arcade Machine Emulator
Negatron - 1.0.2
It's a MAME front-end to assist users in managing the huge list of machines available with ease-of-use in minde, such as checking for any changes or resource updates automatically.
It's for Slackware Linux
BletchMAME - 2.17 zip / msi
It replaces the internal MAME UI with a more conventional point and click GUI to try providing a friendlier experience in a number of areas (such as profiles, input configuration and others).
MAME Classic - 26.02.0 - FullPackage / LISTs Support files
One of the first front-ends and has a nice classical GUI look. Note it's currently for MAME 0.254 to 0.262.
Front-end with a nice GUI
It's a front end for MAME written in (wx)Python
It's a graphical DirectX based front-end for MAME, PC Games, command line based emulators and much more. It has quite a lot of features and runs on pretty much any Windows.
Designed to manage MAME roms, ClearMAMEPro also supports all dates in CM format, but also XML, allowing you to efficiently manage your roms & isos collections. The most complete manager.
MAME
Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator is a free and open source emulator designed to recreate the hardware of a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers, video game consoles and calculators.
The aim of MAME is to be a reference to the inner workings of the emulated machines; the ability to actually play the games is considered "a nice side effect". The source code to MAME serves as this documentation. The emulator now supports over seven thousand unique games and ten thousand actual ROM image sets, though not all of the supported games are playable. It worth mentioning that the sister-project MESS was integrated into MAME.
Unofficial recent MAME 32-bit versions are available here..
Last Release:
0.289
Dated:
31-07-2026
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Windows: Vista SP1+
Linux: Nothing reported
MacOS: 10.9+
Support files
File maintained by MASH containing all the information from "mametesters.com". It gives information about the status of games in MAME-Arcade (i.e. development, bugs, improvements).
Unofficial Hiscore DATFILE - 0.261
Category, Version and Alltime inifiles - 0.289
Sort by category, release year, version, etc.
Access all trivia, facts, tips and other information for the games and machines
Used to prevent cheating (.inp) and important for establishing records
Provides the initialization procedures of some games emulated by MAME
Pugsy's MAME Cheat Pack File - 0.279
The XML/JSON Cheat Collection archives are packed together and will find a large cheat.7z. It's this cheat.7z that should be placed in the same directory as your MAME execute-able.
It's a cheat pack for MAME.
Provides in game instructions manual to games that supports it. For example, you can view the individual command lists for fighting game characters.
It's a Windows compatible GUI wrapper with the benefit of being light on ressources and doesn't force you to fuss with difficult configurations, while being compatible with all M.A.M.E games.
Retroarch
RetroArch is a frontend for libretro emulator cores, game engines and even media players. It enables you to run classic games using Libretro on a wide range of computers and consoles through its unified graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration can be done once and applied and applied to all. It has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, next-frame response times, and more.
Consoles covered include but are not limited to PlayStation 1, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, GameBoy/GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Virtual Boy, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear, Sega CD/Mega CD, PC Engine/PC Engine CD, WonderSwan Color/Crystal, Cave Story, Doom(s) and much more!
It can run on the usual platforms like Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, but it stands alone in that it can support far more platforms beyond just that.
Ludo - A smaller libretro front end by only implementing the core features and by targeting less platforms but definitely shares a lot of the same core values.
Lakka - lightweight Linux distribution for small computers like Raspberry Pi
RArch - It incorporates Kaillera to offer the possibility to play games online.
Last Release:
1.22.1
Dated:
16-11-2025
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Windows: Vista+
Linux: Please follow their instructions
Mac: Apple macOS High Sierra+ with Metal2
