MAME for Mac Options:
MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, has been around for a while and is readily available from the MAME website for Windows users. MAME is an emulator that allows you to run the ROMs (games) of the old Arcade Hall machines, like Pac-Man, Out-Run, Scramble, Donkey Kong, etc. Installation on MacOS X is unfortunately not very obvious. I have read all the documentation on Mac Mame and I still get this thing to work. I got to the point where I can get the GUI to come up. However it shows no ROMS even though I put some in there, including the freebies that are on the mame.org web site. I even try command line, then I get.
OpenEmu - PC Mag Guide Here
MAMEOSX (older)
Make Sure Your X-Arcade™ Is In Mode 1
Troubleshooting:
- Be sure toX-Arcade Is In MODE 1.
- Test your X-Arcade is working first!
- If you need more help after carefully following the steps here, head to our MAME™ Troubleshooting section.
Game ROM troubleshooting: If you aren't able to certain Roms working on either client, you must make sure to use Rom Versions matching the version of MAME running.
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The MAME™ software includes a 'Help' menu that can help you (pressF1on your keyboard to access). Alternatively, here are some more very helpful sites that have more in-depth MAME™ instructions, troubleshooting help, and information:
MacMAME™ Official Help - The help page of the MacMAME™, packed with helpful information!
SimpleHelp's MAME™ OS X Help - A very simple, straight-forward starter's guide.
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MAME™ OS X Forum - Get help from others with MAME™ OS X.