MAME (64-bit)

First released in 1997, MAME allows the successful emulation of many other machines, and this 64-bit build is made for current Windows systems. This allows gaming software associated with other machines and platforms to be used in the Windows 64-bit operating systems. A wide variety of games are supported via this emulation software.

For the most part, software executed via this emulation exhibits equivalent functionality as the version that was executed on the original machine. If any limitations in functionality do exist, these are usually well documented; the built-in list shows for each system whether it is working and how well graphics and sound are emulated.

The roster of supported software is constantly expanding. Due to the open source nature of this product, this software is evolving and improving on a consistent basis, with a new release about once a month. The user base for this software is broad and the project has been maintained by volunteers for decades.

This emulation software started with arcade games and, after merging with its sister project MESS, now also covers home computers, game consoles and calculators, with tens of thousands of systems listed from the 1970s up to later decades. The project aims to preserve this vintage hardware and software. Since this is a free product released under the GPL-2.0 licence, with most files also under the BSD-3-Clause licence, users can use it without any costs.

If users do encounter a problem or bug with this software, MAME does offer a robust infrastructure for addressing these concerns. A large group of volunteers actively strive to improve and enhance this product. Individual users can also become part of this process if they choose to do so.

It's a free, open source product that offers flexible emulation solutions.

Features:

• It is a free, open source solution.
• Allows games and other software to function even if the original hardware is no longer available.
• Hundreds of volunteers are working to support and improve this product.
• Emulates a wide variety of games on various platforms.

MAME has proven to be a leader in machine emulation. Game and system ROM images are not included and have to be supplied by the user.