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MAME

mame

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Automobile Emulator. MAME tin can emulate thousands of games that otherwise would accept been lost in the ash-heaps of history.

See Besides: FinalBurn-Neo, Neo Geo

There are a variety of arcade emulator versions bachelor 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.

Emulator ROM Folder(s) Extension Required ROM Set Version
mame4all-pi arcade or mame-mame4all .zip MAME 0.37b5
lr-mame2000 arcade or mame-libretro .zip MAME 0.37b5
lr-mame2003 arcade or mame-libretro .zip MAME 0.78
lr-mame2003-plus arcade or mame-libretro .zip MAME 0.78-MAME 0.188
lr-mame2010 arcade or mame-libretro .zip MAME 0.139
lr-mame2015 arcade or mame-libretro .cipher .7z MAME 0.160
lr-mame2016 arcade or mame-libretro .aught .7z MAME 0.174
AdvanceMAME 0.94 arcade or mame-advmame .cypher MAME 0.94
AdvanceMAME one.4 arcade or mame-advmame .naught MAME 0.106
AdvanceMAME 3 arcade or mame-advmame .zip MAME 0.106
MAME arcade or mame .zippo .7z aforementioned as MAME version
lr-mame arcade or mame-libretro .zilch .7z aforementioned as MAME version

MAME ROM paths

Three of the available MAME ROM paths in RetroPie are shared directories which are used by more than than one emulator: arcade, mame-libretro, mame-advmame. In club to successfully load zipped ROM sets in these locations yous must specify the arcade emulator version which matches your ROMs.

To avoid having several menus for unlike arcade emulators, all arcade-based ROMs can be placed in the arcade ROM folder, just you will have to specify which emulator each zipped ROM gear up will use from the Runcommand Carte.

Emulators

mame4all-pi

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all
Binary /opt/retropie/emulators/mame4all
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all
Samples /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 up the carte du jour to fix upwardly controls. The MAME4ALL configuration is saved in: 

                            /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/cfg/default.cfg

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 adjacent time MAME4ALL is started or the ROM configuration modified.

lr-mame2000 (MAME 2000)

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all
/dwelling/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2000
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg
Samples /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2000/samples/

MAME Version: 0.37b5 (July 2000)

Active Sets: 2241

  • BIOS: i
  • 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 tin 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 run across MAME 2003 on RetroPie for information on how to configure specific features of this emulator.

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/habitation/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples /dwelling house/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003/samples/

MAME Version: 0.78 (Dec 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.

MAME 0.78u5 'Lite' DAT File: mame2003-lr-low-cal - Working romsets merely. Does non include: clones, NeoGeo, PlayChoice NES/multiplay, romsets with rotary/dial/trackball/low-cal gun controls, or romsets classified every bit casino/quiz/mahjong/fruit_machines/rhythm/mature.

Mame 2003 catver.ini also contains information on games definitively known non to piece of 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 carte du jour (attainable by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls tin 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 lath 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 boosted games as well as other functionality not originally nowadays in MAME 0.78.

Please encounter the libretro MAME 2003-Plus core documentation for data on how to configure specific features of this emulator.

Folder/File Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003-plus
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg
Samples /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2003-plus/samples/

MAME Version: 0.78-0.188 (MAME 0.78 equally a baseline with other ROMs dorsum-ported from subsequently MAME romsets)

Active Sets: 4850

  • BIOS: 15
  • CHDs: 30
  • Samples: 66 + half dozen Optional "Soundtrack Samples"

MAME 2003-Plus DAT File: Github project page. An XML "DAT" file tin can be generated from the emulator, directly from the MAME bill of fare.

The MAME 2003-Plus catver.ini as well contains data on games definitively known not to work, as well equally sorting information for mature games or other, less desirable, romsets.

Controls

MAME 2003-Plus uses both RetroArch control configuration and the MAME input configuration carte du jour (accessible by pressing Tab). Custom Retroarch controls can exist 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 selection in the Controls menu in RetroArch:
    • Archetype Gamepad, based on mainline MAME's default Xbox 360 controller layout, likely to conform DualShock or SNES-style gamepads.
    • Modern Fightstick, a fight stick and pad layout popularised by Street Fighter 4 and assumes an eight+ push button controller.
    • 6-Push button, a layout intended for SNES-type RetroPad controls every bit well as half dozen-button arcade panels arcade panels.
    • 8-Button, a layout intended for an arcade console (8 buttons)
  • MAME 2003-Plus maps the analog controls to joystick control by default, instead of the D-Pad. This tin can be changed from the Core Options, switching the Control mapping selection to digital.
  • MAME 2003-Plus disables the MAME card by default (commonly mapped to Tab). It can be enabled by changing the Input interface Cadre Option to simultaneous.

lr-mame2010 (MAME 2010)

Folder Location
Roms /abode/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples /dwelling house/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples

MAME Version: 0.139 (August 2010)

Agile 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 one and two Controls
                            RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_START        MAME: KEY_START RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_SELECT       MAME: KEY_COIN RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_A            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_1 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_B            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_2 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_X            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_3 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_Y            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_4 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_L            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_5 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_6 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_L2           MAME: KEY_BUTTON_7 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_UP           MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_U RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_DOWN         MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_D RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_LEFT         MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_L RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_RIGHT        MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_R RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R2           Turbo Push button
Default Role player iii and 4 Controls
                            RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_START        MAME: KEY_START RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_SELECT       MAME: KEY_COIN RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_A            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_1 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_B            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_2 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_X            MAME: KEY_BUTTON_3 RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_UP           MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_U RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_DOWN         MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_D RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_LEFT         MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_L RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_RIGHT        MAME: KEY_JOYSTICK_R RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R2           Turbo Push button
Native MAME UI Controls

Note: these controls are only operational for Player i 

                            RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_L3           Test/Service Mode RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_R3           Enter MAME UI RETRO_DEVICE_ID_JOYPAD_A            MAME: IPT_UI_SELECT (Make selections in the MAME GUI)

lr-mame2015 (MAME 2015)

Note: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie and has limited functionality. Information technology requires more than processing ability than earlier MAME versions and will not run as many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

Folder Location
Roms /domicile/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2015
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
Samples /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010/samples

MAME Version: 0.160

Agile Sets: ??

  • BIOS: ??
  • CHDs: ??
  • Samples: ?? (4 more samples are non 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)

Annotation: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie and has limited functionality. It requires more processing ability than before MAME versions and will not run equally many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2016
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg

MAME Version: 0.174

Agile Sets: ??

  • 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 tin be added to the retroarch.cfg file in

  • /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg
  • /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg

AdvanceMAME 0.94

Binder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/abode/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples /domicile/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples

MAME Version: MAME 0.94 (March 2005)

Agile Sets: 5563

  • BIOS: 25
  • CHDs: ?
  • Samples: ?

AdvanceMAME 0.94 DAT File: advmame-0.94-RetroPie-260.7z

Controls

While in a game, printing Tab to open up the carte and set controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-0.94.0.rc. Changes to specific games issue in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.east. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up] for the bwidow game).

Notation : The .rc file can likewise be edited manually, with a text editor. Any config can exist made ROM-specific using a romname/ prefix which is handy for overriding a setting for a specific ROM or course of ROMs, such equally vertical/. However, a single mistake in the .rc file volition stop AdvanceMAME from launching. It is always best to brand a backup of the configuration file before manual edits.

AdvanceMAME 1.4

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/dwelling house/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples /habitation/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 non in circulation)

AdvanceMAME 1.4 DAT File: advmame12-106.7z

Controls

While in a game printing Tab to open the menu to prepare 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.east. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,upwards])

Note: The .rc file tin 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 grade of ROMs, such as vertical/. Still, a unmarried mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. Information technology is e'er best to make a fill-in of the configuration file before manual edits.

AdvanceMAME 3

Folder Location
Roms /habitation/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame
/abode/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame
Samples /dwelling/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/samples

MAME Version: MAME 0.106 (May 2006)

Agile Sets: 6166

  • BIOS: 26
  • CHDs: 86
  • Samples: 64 (3 more samples are not in circulation)

AdvanceMAME 3 DAT File: same as AdvanceMAME 1.4, come across above.

Controls

While in a game, press Tab to open the carte du jour and set up the controls. AdvanceMAME configuration for controls is stored in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame.rc. Changes to specific games upshot in .rc file entries with a prefix for the ROM (i.e. bwidow/input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] keyboard[0,up])

Notation : 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 form of ROMs, such as vertical/. Notwithstanding, a single mistake in the .rc file will stop AdvanceMAME from launching. Information technology is ever best to make a backup of the advmame.rc file before manual edits.

MAME

Annotation: This emulator is considered 'experimental' in RetroPie. It requires more processing power than earlier MAME versions and will not run equally many games at full speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

Folder Location
Roms /domicile/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade
Binary /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/bin
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/mame
BIOS /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame
Samples /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples

MAME Version: MAME has monthly versioned releases, at that place 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'southward a piddling backside the electric current MAME, installing from source will e'er become 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 ane day - use the binary release when available, instead of installing from source.

MAME Dat Files: ProgettoSnaps MAME .dat folio has versions for each MAME release.

Active Sets: ???

Controls

While in a game, press Tab to open the MAME bill of fare, 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 total speed on Raspberry Pi hardware.

Folder Location
Roms /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro
Binary /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame
Configuration /opt/retropie/configs/arcade
BIOS /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame
Samples /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame/samples

MAME Version: Similar to MAME, lr-mame follows the monthtly MAME releases, so in that location is no unmarried version. Installing from binary will probably get a version that's a little backside the current MAME, but the upstream Libretro repository tries to proceed up with MAME'due south monthly releases, so installing from source

Notation : installing from source requires a lot of RAM and CPU power, on Pi3 and lower end systems could take more than than a day. Utilise the binary release when bachelor.

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

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Source: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/MAME/

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