Arcade Emulators

MAME™

Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

MAME32

MAME32 is a Windows version of MAME with a built in GUI/Front-End.

MAME Derivatives

Since MAME is an open source project, many people have created modified versions with various extra tweaks and features. Here are just some of the versions out there:

AdvanceMAME

AdvanceMAME includes advanced video support, allowing users to create tweaked video modes from software and thus achieve near perfect display using an arcade monitor. It also has several other unique featues, such as a simple internal scripting language. It is available in Windows, DOS and Linux versions and can be found on its SourceForge page.

PowerMAME

PowerMAME is a collaborative build of MAME for Windows that includes many tweaks and mods to make MAME more arcade cabinet friendly. PowerMAME is the brainchild of MikeQ and is available for download from UnappliedBraincells.com. Documentation of its features can be found a the PowerMAME Wiki. It includes support for LEDWiz output controllers.

VectorMAME

VectorMAME is a special build of MAME that allows games to be displayed on a vector monitor using the Zektor's Vector Generator. It is available for download from Zektor's website.

Daphne

Daphne emulates laserdisc games like Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. It's available from Daphne-EMu.com.