MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. MAME can emulate thousands of games that otherwise would have been lost in the ash-heaps of history.
See Also: FinalBurn-Neo, Neo Geo
There are a variety of arcade emulator versions available in RetroPie. There are significant differences in performance, compatibility, and configuration between them. If you’re getting started with an arcade emulation project, begin by reading the Arcade page.
This page is a resource for additional details on RetroPie’s MAME emulators including configuration paths, controls, and the ROM sets which each emulator requires.
EmulatorROM Folder(s)ExtensionRequired ROM Set Versionmame4all-piarcade or mame-mame4all.zipMAME 0.37b5lr-mame2000arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.37b5lr-mame2003arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.78lr-mame2003-plusarcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.78-MAME 0.188lr-mame2010arcade or mame-libretro.zipMAME 0.139lr-mame2015arcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zMAME 0.160lr-mame2016arcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zMAME 0.174AdvanceMAME 0.94arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.94AdvanceMAME 1.4arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.106AdvanceMAME 3arcade or mame-advmame.zipMAME 0.106MAMEarcade or mame.zip .7zsame as MAME versionlr-mamearcade or mame-libretro.zip .7zsame as MAME version
Previous MAME Releases. The latest official MAME release is available on the Latest Release page. Below is a collection of older MAME releases, dating back to the first official release from February, 1997. MESS only releases (prior to version 0.148) are available.
MAME ROM paths
For the Mame 2003 set (Romset 0.78, about 2 GB) the easiest way to download is in linux using the linux command line program “transmission-cli” which will download torrent files. Copy the TORRENT link shown on the archive.org page and use that with torrent-cli. A Complicated Download. MAME 0.78 ROMset Torrent Download Locations Click the yellow ‘ Download ‘ button on the right to download the.torrent files directly from the indexed sites. If there is no ‘download’ button, click the torrent name to view torrent source pages and download there. Mame 0.78 Roms Download Mame Roms 0.
Three of the available MAME ROM paths in RetroPie are shared directories which are used by more than one emulator: arcade, mame-libretro, mame-advmame. In order to successfully load zipped ROM sets in these locations you must specify the arcade emulator version which matches your ROMs.
To avoid having several menus for different arcade emulators, all arcade-based ROMs can be placed in the arcade ROM folder, but you will have to specify which emulator each zipped ROM set will use from the Runcommand Menu.
Emulators
mame4all-pi
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4allBinary/opt/retropie/emulators/mame4allConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4allSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/mame4-all/samples/
MAME Version: 0.37b5 (July 2000)
Active Sets: 2241
- BIOS: 1
- CHDs: 0
- Samples: 35
- 1126 Parent Roms
- 1025 Clones Roms
- 129 NeoGeo Roms (Parent+Clone)
MAME 0.37b5 DAT File: mame4all-037b5-RetroPie-260.dat
MAME 0.37b5 XML File: mame4all-no-clones-no-neogeo Does not include clones or NeoGeo romsets.
Controls
While in a game press Tab to open the menu to set up controls. The MAME4ALL configuration is saved in:
Other files in the cfg directory are ROM specific configs.
Note: If configuration or other aspect of the configuration need resetting to defaults, remove the default.cfg or ROM specific .cfg file, and it will be re-created with default values next time MAME4ALL is started or the ROM configuration modified.
lr-mame2000 (MAME 2000)
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2000Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfgSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2000/samples/
MAME Version: 0.37b5 (July 2000)
Active Sets: 2241
- BIOS: 1
- CHDs: 0
- Samples: 35
MAME 0.37b5 DAT File: mame4all-037b5-RetroPie-260.zip
MAME 0.37b5 ‘Lite’ DAT File: mame4all-no-clones-no-neogeo — Does not include clones or NeoGeo romsets.
Controls
MAME 2000 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
lr-mame2003 (MAME 2003)
Please see MAME 2003 on RetroPie for information on how to configure specific features of this emulator.
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfgSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003/samples/
MAME Version: 0.78 (December 2003)
Active Sets: 4705
- BIOS: 15
- CHDs: 30
- Samples: 56
MAME 0.78 XML DAT File: MAME 0.78.dat
MAME 0.78u5 DAT File: mame2003-lr-working-no-clones — Working romsets only. Does not include clones.
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MAME 0.78u5 ‘Lite’ DAT File: mame2003-lr-lite — Working romsets only. Does not include: clones, NeoGeo, PlayChoice NES/multiplay, romsets with rotary/dial/trackball/light gun controls, or romsets classified as casino/quiz/mahjong/fruit_machines/rhythm/mature.
Mame 2003 catver.ini also contains data on games definitively known not to work, as well as sorting data for mature games and other, less desirable, romsets.
Controls
MAME 2003-Plus uses both RetroArch control configuration and the MAME input configuration menu (accessible by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
lr-mame2003-plus (MAME 2003-Plus)
MAME 2003-Plus (also referred to as MAME 2003+ and mame2003-plus) is a libretro arcade system emulator core with an emphasis on high performance and broad compatibility with mobile devices, single board computers, embedded systems, and similar platforms.
In order to take advantage of the performance and lower hardware requirements of an earlier MAME architecture, MAME 2003-Plus began with the MAME 2003 codebase, which is itself derived from xmame 0.78. Upon that base, MAME 2003-Plus contributors have back-ported support for several hundred additional games as well as other functionality not originally present in MAME 0.78.
Please see the libretro MAME 2003-Plus core documentation for information on how to configure specific features of this emulator.
Folder/FileLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003-plusConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfgSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003-plus/samples/
MAME Version: 0.78–0.188 (MAME 0.78 as a baseline with other ROMs back-ported from later MAME romsets)
Active Sets: 4850
- BIOS: 15
- CHDs: 30
- Samples: 66 + 6 Optional ‘Soundtrack Samples’
MAME 2003-Plus DAT File: Github project page. An XML ‘DAT’ file can be generated from the emulator, directly from the MAME menu.
The MAME 2003-Plus catver.ini also contains data on games definitively known not to work, as well as sorting data for mature games or other, less desirable, romsets.
Controls
MAME 2003-Plus uses both RetroArch control configuration and the MAME input configuration menu (accessible by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Some notes about extra controls options and configuration available in MAME 2003-Plus:
- MAME 2003-Plus can use different RetroPad layouts, chosen with the Device Type configuration option in the Controls menu in RetroArch:
- Classic Gamepad, based on mainline MAME’s default Xbox 360 controller layout, likely to suit DualShock or SNES-style gamepads.
- Modern Fightstick, a fight stick and pad layout popularised by Street Fighter IV and assumes an 8+ button controller.
- 6-Button, a layout intended for SNES-type RetroPad controls as well as 6-button arcade panels arcade panels.
- 8-Button, a layout intended for an arcade panel (8 buttons)
- MAME 2003-Plus maps the analog controls to joystick control by default, instead of the D-Pad. This can be changed from the Core Options, switching the Control mapping option to digital.
- MAME 2003-Plus disables the MAME menu by default (usually mapped to Tab). It can be enabled by changing the Input interfaceCore Option to
simultaneous.
lr-mame2010 (MAME 2010)
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfgSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples
MAME Version: 0.139 (August 2010)
Active Sets: 8782
- BIOS: 67
- CHDs: 406
- Samples: 70 (4 more samples are not in circulation)
MAME 0.139 DAT File: MAME 0.139.dat
Controls
MAME 2010 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Default Player 1 and 2 ControlsDefault Player 3 and 4 ControlsNative MAME UI Controls
Note: these controls are only operational for Player 1
lr-mame2015 (MAME 2015)
Note: This emulator is considered ‘experimental’ in RetroPie and has limited functionality. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2015Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfgSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples
MAME Version: 0.160
Active Sets: ??
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- BIOS: ??
- CHDs: ??
- Samples: ?? (4 more samples are not in circulation)
MAME 0.160 DAT File: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page
Controls
MAME 2015 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
lr-mame2016 (MAME 2016)
Note: This emulator is considered ‘experimental’ in RetroPie and has limited functionality. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2016Configuration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
MAME Version: 0.174
Active Sets: ??
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- BIOS: ??
- CHDs: ??
- Samples: ?? (4 more samples are not in circulation)
MAME 0.174 DAT File: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page
Controls
MAME 2016 uses RetroArch control configuration. Custom Retroarch controls can be added to the retroarch.cfg file in
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
AdvanceMAME 0.94
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/binConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmameSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples
MAME Version: MAME 0.94 (March 2005)
Active Sets: 5563
- BIOS: 25
- CHDs: ?
- Samples: ?
AdvanceMAME 0.94 DAT File: advmame-0.94-RetroPie-260.7z
Controls
While in a game, press Tab to open the menu and set up controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-0.94.0.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up] for the bwidow game).
Note: The .rc file can also be edited manually, with a text editor. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the configuration file before manual edits.
AdvanceMAME 1.4
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/binConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmameSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples
MAME Version: MAME 0.106 (May 2006)
Active Sets: 6166
- BIOS: 26
- CHDs: 86
- Samples: 64 (3 more samples are not in circulation)
AdvanceMAME 1.4 DAT File: advmame12–106.7z
Controls
While in a game press Tab to open the menu to set up controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-1.4.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up])
Note: The .rc file can also be edited manually. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the configuration file before manual edits.
Mame 0.78 Romset Zip Download
AdvanceMAME 3
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/binConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmameSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples
MAME Version: MAME 0.106 (May 2006)
Active Sets: 6166
- BIOS: 26
- CHDs: 86
- Samples: 64 (3 more samples are not in circulation)
AdvanceMAME 3 DAT File: same as AdvanceMAME 1.4, see above.
Controls
While in a game, press Tab to open the menu and set up the controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc. Changes to specific games result in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up])
Note: The .rc file can be edited manually. Any config can be made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix, which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or class of ROMs, such as vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to make a backup of the advmame.rc file before manual edits.
MAME
Note: This emulator is considered ‘experimental’ in RetroPie. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcadeBinary/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/binConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/mameBIOS/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mameSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples
MAME Version: MAME has monthly versioned releases, there is no single version. Version 0.221 was released for May 2020, 0.222 for June 2020, etc.
Installing from binary will probably get a version that's a little behind the current MAME, installing from source will always get the latest monthly release.
NOTE: installing from source requires a lot of RAM and CPU power, on Pi3 and lower end systems could take more than one day — use the binary release when available, instead of installing from source.
MAME Dat Files: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page has versions for each MAME release.
Active Sets: ???
Controls
While in a game, press Tab to open the MAME menu, then choose the Input configuration. MAME controls configuration is saved in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/cfg :
- default/general input configuration file is
default.cfg - per-game configurations are saved in
<romname>.cfg
lr-mame
Note: This emulator is considered ‘experimental’ in RetroPie. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.
FolderLocationRoms/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretroBinary/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mameConfiguration/opt/retropie/configs/arcadeBIOS/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mameSamples/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples
MAME Version: Similar to MAME, lr-mame follows the monthtly MAME releases, so there is no single version. Installing from binary will probably get a version that's a little behind the current MAME, but the upstream Libretro repository tries to keep up with MAME's monthly releases, so installing from source
NOTE: installing from source requires a lot of RAM and CPU power, on Pi3 and lower end systems could take more than a day. Use the binary release when available.
MAME Dat Files: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat page has versions for each MAME release.
Active Sets: ???
Controls
lr-mame uses the RetroArch control configuration.
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
To use the Advance Projects in DOS and Windowsyou have to download one of the binary packages.For Linux, Mac OS X and other platforms you must download the source package and compile it.
Good starting points are the build.txtand install.txt documentation files.
You can download all the previous versions from SourceForge.
AdvanceMAME, AdvanceMESS and AvanceMENU are distributed toghether in the ‘advancemame’ package.
FileDescriptionadvancemame-3.9.tar.gzThe complete sources for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, DOS and Windows.advancemame_3.9–1_armhf.debRaspbian/Raspberry Pi binary for ARM (hard float).advancemame-3.9-dos-x86.zipDOS binary for x86.advancemame-3.9-windows-x86.zipWindows binary for x86.
AdvanceMAME is based on MAME 0.106 and it requires a romset aligned to that MAME version.
You can download a MAME 0.106 ROMs archive (14GB) with this torrent.
Alternatively, there is a big MAME 0.106 ROMs+CHDs archive (70GB) available at MAME 0.106 ROMs, CHDs, and Samples.
Or you can get the MAME 0.149 ROMs archiveand use a rom manager to adjust it for AdvanceMAME.
The samples for ‘batsugun’, ‘dogyuun’, ‘ghox’, ‘samesame’, ‘tekipaki’,’vfive’ and ‘vimana’ are available at mediafire.
AdvanceMESS is also based on MESS 0.106 and it also requires a romset aligned to that MESS version.
The most similar one available is the MESS 0.149 BIOS ROMsarchive. You’ll likely need to use a rom manager to adjust it for AdvanceMESS.
AdvanceMENU is able to use static snapshots and animated clips to show better the games.
The following is a complete collection of animated clips mostly derived fromthe CrashTest collectionwith additions from other multiple users.
FileDescriptionadvancesnap-1.0-pack1.zipCollection of MP3/MNG files for AdvanceMENUadvancesnap-1.0-pack2.zipPack2advancesnap-1.0-pack3.zipPack3advancesnap-1.0-pack4.zipPack4advancesnap-1.0-pack5.zipPack5advancesnap-1.0-pack6.zipPack6advancesnap-1.0-pack7.zipPack7advancesnap-1.0-pack8-akafox.zipPack8mame-mng.tar.gzAlternative colletion of MNG (without sound) by Blake (6 GB) FileDescriptionadvancescan-1.18.tar.gzThe sources for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, DOS and Windowsadvancescan-1.18-dos-x86.zipDOS binary for x86advancescan-1.18-windows-x86.zipWindows binary for x86FileDescriptionadvancecomp-2.1.tar.gzThe sources for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, DOS and Windowsadvancecomp-2.1-dos-x86.zipDOS binary for x86advancecomp-2.1-windows-x86.zipWindows binary for x86advancecomp-2.1-windows-x64.zipWindows binary for x64
The sources of the AdvanceMAME projects are released under the GPL 2 license.The included MAME source used for the emulation are instead released under the MAME 0.106 license.
