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/.

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!!!

Category	File Type	Release	Last Upd	Link
ARCADE	exe	0.284	01/02/2026	file
Artworks / Alternate	zip	0.276	05/23/2025	page
Artworks / Original	zip	0.276	05/23/2025	page
Artworks / WideScreen	zip	0.276	05/23/2025	page
BestGames	ini	0.280	09/09/2025	file
Cabinets	png	-	-	-
Category	ini	0.284	01/12/2026	file
CatVer	ini	0.284	01/12/2026	file
CHD-Info	ini	0.284	01/06/2026	file
Command	dat	0.273	01/08/2025	file
CPanel	png	-	-	-
Devices	png	-	-	-
Flyers	png	-	-	-
GameInit	dat	0.284	01/06/2026	file
HBMAME	exe	0.245.29	01/02/2026	file
HISTORY_ITA	dat	0.279	08/07/2025	file
Icons	ico	0.269	09/15/2024	file
Languages	ini	0.284	01/12/2026	file
MAME DATs	dat	0.284	01/06/2026	file
MAME	exe	0.284	12/31/2025	file
MAME SDL	zip	0.284	01/03/2026	file
MAME+	exe	0.284	01/02/2026	file
MAMEUI	exe	0.284	01/02/2026	file
Manuals	pdf	-	-	-
Marquees	png	-	-	-
MESS	exe	0.282	10/31/2025	file
MESS-Info	dat	0.284	01/16/2026	file
MESSUI	exe	0.248	09/29/2022	file
PCB	png	-	-	-
renameSET	dat	0.284	01/06/2026	file
Samples	zip	0.278	07/09/2025	page
Series	ini	0.283	12/19/2025	file
Snapshots / ArtPreview	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Bosses	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Ends	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / GameOver	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / HowTo	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / InGame	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Logo	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Scores	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Select	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Titles	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Versus	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Snapshots / Warning	png	0.282	11/26/2025	page
Software List	png/mp4	0.272	12/30/2024	page
Version	ini	0.284	01/12/2026	file
VideoSnaps	mp4	-	-	-

 

OTHER NEWS:

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.

01/25/2025MAME Support Files 0.273 update
My support files for MAME 0.273 are now available. This month I have updated the packages: BestGames, Category, CatVer, Command, GameInit, Languages, MESS-Info, Series and Version. Regarding renameSET.dat, its completion and massive correction are still in progress; however, you can download it from GitHub.

12/31/2024MAME Snapshots 0.272 update
Finally available the update 0.272 of all categories of Snapshots excluding the "Versus" category. MAME 0.273 aligned dat will be released in the next few days. HAPPY 2025 TO ALL!

12/29/2024News about snaps
Part of my MAME resources is about to come back online: these are the various categories of snapshots (the mission statement of my site). As communicated to me by more than one attorney specializing in copyright and web laws, these represent only a very small part of the work and even if it were subject to restrictions on its release, they cannot in any way be prosecuted since they are subject to "fair use". Snapshots will be removed only if request is made by the legal department of the rights-holding company.

11/21/2024Some pages offline
Due to some "alleged" copyright violations of some materials made available by this site, the pages pertaining to: CPanel, Flyers, Manuals and Marquees are currently offline. Same for the Covers and Manuals resources inherent Software Lists. We apologize for the problem and are working to resolve it. Thank you all.

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