Mame Alternatives

Mame is described as 'MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general-purpose computer' and is a popular Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mame for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Mame alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mame are OpenEmu, Antstream Arcade, KRetro and RetroX.

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  1. Nostlan icon
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    A front-end or user interface (UI) is the presentation and interaction layer of an app or website. Most modern emulator apps have basic game list UIs that you can interact with using a mouse/keyboard but not a game controller.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Utility that lets you preview a wide variety of retro games across many different platforms, serving to display graphics and gameplay showcases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. RetroAssembly icon
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    Your personal retro game collection cabinet in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. BigPEmu icon
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    Welcome to the home of BigPEmu! BigPEmu is the first Atari Jaguar emulator to feature compatibility with the entire retail library, along with excellent performance and a wide variety of unique features.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  5. MAME4droid icon
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    MAME4droid (Current) is developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco) as a port of the latest MAME emulator by MAMEDev and contributors. It emulates arcade games and systems like ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX etc. This version of MAME support over 40000 different ROMs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Spectral icon
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    Spectral is an experimental Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator from the 80s, which has been randomly assembled since the pandemic days. Accuracy and performance are long-term goals, but the primary focus is just having fun with this thing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. RetroFab icon
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    RetroFab is an online collection of 3D simulations of vintage electronic games that can be played in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. ProSystem icon
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    The ProSystem Emulator is an Atari 7800 emulator for the PC and Windows OS. The emulator was written in C++ using the Windows API and DirectX. It emulates the Atari 7800 NTSC and PAL TV standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Supercade is a lagless P2P (peer-to-peer) arcade game emulator. It currently supports over 150 games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. EMU7800 icon
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    EMU7800 was originally completed in 2003 as a .NET programming exercise. It continues to be maintained to the present day as a non-commercial endeavor. Feel free to email feedback. Enjoy!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Windows Phone
     
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    The CD-i emulator program (cdiemu) provides a fairly complete emulation of the hardware of an actual physical CD-i player.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. NEO.emu icon
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    Advanced open-source Neogeo arcade and home system emulator based on Gngeo with a minimalist UI and a focus on low audio/video latency, supporting a wide variety of devices from the original Xperia Play to modern devices like the Nvidia Shield and Pixel phones.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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