mame
emulates arcade game hardware
TLDR
Run arcade ROM
$ mame [romname]
List available games$ mame -listfull
Run with fullscreen$ mame -window 0 [romname]
Verify ROM set$ mame -verifyroms [romname]
Show controls for game$ mame -listctrl [romname]
Configure controls$ mame [romname] -ui_active
SYNOPSIS
mame [options] [system] [media...]
DESCRIPTION
MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) emulates arcade game hardware. It preserves gaming history by documenting and emulating arcade machines, allowing original software to run on modern computers.MAME supports thousands of arcade systems and some home consoles.
PARAMETERS
-window
Run windowed (1) or fullscreen (0).-listfull
List all supported systems.-verifyroms
Verify ROM integrity.-rompath path
ROM directory.-listctrl
Show control configuration.-ui_active
Activate UI during emulation.-createconfig
Create default config.
DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
$ ~/.mame/
├── roms/ # Game ROMs
├── cfg/ # Configurations
├── nvram/ # Saved data
└── snap/ # Screenshots
├── roms/ # Game ROMs
├── cfg/ # Configurations
├── nvram/ # Saved data
└── snap/ # Screenshots
INSTALL
sudo dnf install mame
sudo pacman -S mame
sudo zypper install mame
brew install mame
nix profile install nixpkgs#mame
CAVEATS
ROMs must be legally obtained. ROM sets change between versions. Some games need CHD files. Performance varies by emulated system.
HISTORY
MAME was started by Nicola Salmoria in 1997. It merged with MESS in 2015 to become a universal emulation project preserving both arcade and home systems.
