MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with an arcade game's data files (ROMs), MAME will more or less faithfully reproduce that game on a PC. MAME can currently emulate over 3500 unique (and over 7000 in variations and remakes) classic arcade video games from the three decades of video games - '70s, '80s and '90s, and even some from the '00 era (hey is that Y2K bug?!). The ROM images that MAME utilizes are "dumped" from arcade games' original circuit-board ROM chips. MAME becomes the "hardware" for the games, taking the place of their original CPUs and support chips. Therefore, these games are NOT simulations, but the actual, original games that appeared in arcades.

MAME's purpose is to preserve these decades of video-game history. As gaming technology continues to rush forward, MAME prevents these important "vintage" games from being lost and forgotten. This is achieved by documenting the hardware and how it functions, thanks to the talent of programmers from the MAME team and from other contributors. Being able to play the games is just a nice side-effect, which doesn't happen all the time. MAME strives for emulating the games faithfully.

MAME127 is the latest version and is available as a free download from the official MAME website at Mame.Net or you can download the Windows MAME32 Frontend from Classic Gaming (The one I recommend and use). The ROM files may also be downloaded via the internet for free, but are much harder to find due to the sheer size and volume of the ROM collection, over 6900 games and over 80 Gigabytes in size! Even with high-speed broadband it would take considerable time to locate, download and merge all the files to complete the ROMs database. Not all sources provide complete ROMS and may be missing individual files. Some games in the collection do not currently work as the ROMs are not entirely available. As new versions are released and updated, the collection will grow and hopefully find the missing ROMs. I supply a 100% up-to-date collection with all the currently available ROMs.

For your convenience, DVD's containing the MAME ROM files are available. The cost of the collection is purely to cover the expenses for providing the burning service associated in labour, locating and downloading the ROM files, supply of media, DVD printing, and distribution costs. You are not actually paying for the ROMs themselves as they are free for personal use, and as long as they are not used for commercial purposes.

The complete ROM collection is available for only $99.95, including the extended CHD games, or purchase just the main ROM files for just $39.95. Please note that most of the CHD games are currently not playable unless you have an extremely powerful machine. ie. Dual Core based CPU's, 1-2 Gig RAM, SLI Video Cards etc. The DVD's themselves are provided on A-Grade DVD media and individually verified for realiability, professionally printed and labelled, and compiled with a easy to use Windows setup program for easy installation.

Get MAME now and relive the olden days down at the fish'n'chip shop with all your classic favourites like Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Galaga, Pacman, Gauntlet, Street Fighter and thousands more. Best of all, it won't cost you 20 cents each time you want to play either! Impress your friends, annoy your wife, and get the kids out of your hair with MAME. Remember, with MAME, it's GAME NOT OVER!