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MAME

The multi-system emulator whose goal is to document hardware by emulating it; one of the longest-running preservation projects in software.

Tool Human-led released

Source code Website

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Latest releasemame0289Jul 30, 2026

Last pushOct 14, 2026

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Facts

Original: Arcade and computer hardware
Platform: Multi
Method: Tool
Provenance: Human-led what this means
Status: released
Licence: GPL-2.0-or-later
Team: MAMEdev
Started: 1997
Runs on: Windows, Linux, macOS
Needs the original: Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Arcade and computer hardware you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was rebuilt by MAMEdev. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.

Timeline

Feb 5, 1997 MAME 0.1 is released

Sources

https://github.com/mamedev/mame

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