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Creating a mamed machine effectively means that you change your single game machine running a PCB over to a machine that can run anything from one game to thousands all powered by a standard PC. Mame is an emulator started by Nicola Salmoria and first released back in February 1997. Since then it has become extremely well known and even spawned many pirate multi-board PCBs with a jamma interface.
Creating a mamed machine effectively means that you change your single game machine running a PCB over to a machine that can run anything from one game to thousands all powered by a standard PC. Mame is an emulator started by Nicola Salmoria and first released back in February 1997. Since then it has become extremely well known and even spawned many pirate multi-board PCBs with a jamma interface.


Once people discovered mame and started replaying their youth on home computers the rest was inevitable. Along cam custom arcade controllers followed quickly by complete cabinets either retrofitted or build from scratch.
Once people discovered mame and started replaying their youth on home computers the rest was inevitable. Along came custom arcade controllers followed quickly by complete cabinets either retrofitted or build from scratch.


However none of this would be possible without the software and the library of emulators, front-ends and utilties has grown considerably.
However none of this would be possible without the software and the library of emulators, front-ends and utilties has grown considerably.
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* [[Computer Emulators]]
* [[Computer Emulators]]
* [[Pinball Emulators & Simulators]]
* [[Pinball Emulators & Simulators]]


== Front Ends ==
== Front Ends ==
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* Game List Management
* Game List Management
* Wrappers
* Wrappers
== PC Configuration ==
* [[Hiding Windows]]

Latest revision as of 13:45, 6 February 2015

Creating a mamed machine effectively means that you change your single game machine running a PCB over to a machine that can run anything from one game to thousands all powered by a standard PC. Mame is an emulator started by Nicola Salmoria and first released back in February 1997. Since then it has become extremely well known and even spawned many pirate multi-board PCBs with a jamma interface.

Once people discovered mame and started replaying their youth on home computers the rest was inevitable. Along came custom arcade controllers followed quickly by complete cabinets either retrofitted or build from scratch.

However none of this would be possible without the software and the library of emulators, front-ends and utilties has grown considerably.

Emulators

Front Ends

  • Windows
  • Dos
  • Macintosh
  • Linux

Extras

Utilities

  • Rom Managers
  • Game List Management
  • Wrappers

PC Configuration