BestGames.ini CatVer.ini Command.dat GameInit.dat Languages.ini Series.ini

MAME (formerly an acronym of Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a free and open-source emulator designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern personal computers and other platforms. Its intention is to preserve gaming history by preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. It does this by emulating the inner workings of the emulated arcade machines; the ability to actually play the games is considered "a nice side effect". Joystiq has listed MAME as an application that every Windows and Mac gamer should have. The first public MAME release was by Nicola Salmoria on 5 February 1997. It now supports over 7,000 unique games and 10,000 actual ROM image sets, though not all of the games are playable. MESS, an emulator for many video game consoles and computer systems, based on the MAME core, was integrated into MAME in 2015 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAME). Official site: https://www.mamedev.org/.

02/16/2026MAME Support Files 0.285
My support files for MAME 0.285 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, renameSET, Series and Version.

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02/10/2026Other support files published
Additional support files published: category, catver, gameinit, languages, and version.

02/05/2026renameSET.dat 0.285 online
The version of my renameSET.dat file aligned with MAME 0.285 has been released.

01/31/2026MAME Executables 0.285
MAME 0.285 executables released (Arcade, MAME, MAME+, MAMEUI, MAME SDL, and MESS).

12/24/2025MAME Support Files 0.283 update
My support files for MAME 0.283 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, renameSET, Series and Version. Of course, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!!!

12/05/2025NOTICE: Website updates delayed
Unfortunately, due to unavoidable family commitments, I will not be able to update the support files this month. I will only be able to resume operations in the last week of December. I apologize for the inconvenience.

11/25/2025MAME Snapshots 0.282 update
Finally available the update 0.282 of all categories of Snapshots.

11/15/2025MAME Support Files 0.282 update
My support files for MAME 0.282 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, CHD-Info, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, renameSET, Series and Version.

11/01/2025Added a new binary file type (Arm64)
Added to the section MAME Archive a new file for Windows Arm64 systems. As you can read on the official MAME website, requires Windows 10 or later and a CPU with Armv8.2-A functionality.

10/11/2025MAME Support Files 0.281 update
My support files for MAME 0.281 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, Languages, MESS-Info, renameSET, Series and Version. From this release I have again put renameSET.dat online, with more accurate counts and with many new features.

10/05/2025Samples page update
Updated the Sample page: added those specific to ARCADE, HBMAME and MAMEUI.

09/30/2025MAME renameSET.dat 0.281
Finally completed the overhaul of renameSET.dat it is time to come back online!

09/23/2025MAME Support Files 0.280 update
My support files for MAME 0.280 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: BestGames, Category, CatVer, CHD-Info, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, Series and Version.

08/02/2025MAME Support Files 0.278 update
My support files for MAME 0.278 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, CHD-Info, Languages, MESS-Info, Series and Version. Sorry for the delay...

07/15/2025MAME Snapshots 0.278 update
Finally available the update 0.278 of all categories of Snapshots.

05/23/2025MAME Support Files 0.277 update
My support files for MAME 0.277 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, CHD-Info, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, Series and Version.

05/20/2025MAME Artworks 0.276
Back online the three category Artworks packages for MAME. The packages are downloadable in various ways from Archive.org (also individually).

04/20/2025MAME Snapshots 0.276 update
MAME image update available: only "snap" and "titles" categories (not complete) 0.276. You can find them here. Other categories (and "Artworks" packages) will also be available soon.

04/13/2025MAME Support Files 0.276 update
My support files for MAME 0.276 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, Series and Version.

03/14/2025MAME Support Files 0.274 and 0.275 update
My support files for MAME 0.274 and 0.275 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: Category, CatVer, CHD-Info, GameInit, Languages, Series and Version.

02/04/2025New sample pack available: midiverb
On the page of the Samples a new package is available, valid from MAME 0.274.

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