Arcade Games

[Zero_X]

Hi everyone, does anyone know the best site to download MaMe4droid games? I used WoWroms,But it was a long time ago, will it still be reliable?

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Internet Archive aka Archive.org maybe.

 

[Zero_X]

Internet Archive aka Archive.org maybe.

I'm looking for the Strider 2, and the Soul Calibur.Will I be lucky?

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

I'm looking for the Strider 2, and the Soul Calibur.Will I be lucky?

well may depend according to the MAME romset according to the version.

 

[diego79]

planetemu.net has a great variety

 

[Sumea]

Generally arcade rommage becomes a little bit harsh with FBNeo and MAME diacotomy though newest romsets are mostly compatible between newest versions of the two emulators.
Because how arcade emulation is done, romsets are also updated to more accurate dumps or other changes are done as certain platforms are updated. Long to short; it means you should find a current romset if your emulator matches to more modern version of MAME or FBneo, and older versions on other hand need older ROMs which are also a pain in arse to find.
WoWroms is generally using some really old MAME romset that is for a modern version of mame more miss than hit.
Internet archive has some romsets and stuff.
Current Mame romset is 0.266 - use that to google for current MAME roms.

 

[Deleted member 132407]

I'm looking for the Strider 2, and the Soul Calibur.Will I be lucky?

This is a general guide. Most roms require specific bios or device files.

Strider 2 (Europe 991213) - MAME machine

Strider 2 (Europe 991213) MAME detail page - ROM strider2

adb.arcadeitalia.net

Soul Calibur (World, SOC12/VER.A2) - MAME machine

Soul Calibur (World, SOC12/VER.A2) MAME detail page - ROM soulclbr

adb.arcadeitalia.net

 

[Zero_X]

En general, el juego arcade se vuelve un poco duro con FBNeo y MAME diacotomy, aunque los romsets más nuevos son en su mayoría compatibles entre las versiones más nuevas de los dos emuladores.
Debido a la forma en que se realiza la emulación arcade, las ROMs también se actualizan a volcados más precisos o se realizan otros cambios a medida que se actualizan ciertas plataformas. En resumen, significa que deberías buscar una ROM actual si tu emulador es compatible con versiones más modernas de MAME o FBneo, mientras que las versiones anteriores requieren ROMs antiguas, que también son difíciles de encontrar.
WoWroms generalmente usa algunas romsets MAME muy antiguas que, para una versión moderna de MAME, son más un fracaso que un éxito.
El archivo de Internet tiene algunos conjuntos de roms y cosas así.
El conjunto de ROM Mame actual es 0.266: úselo para buscar en Google ROM MAME actuales.

I used that website and never had any problems. The problem is the possible viruses you might encounter along the way.I've been using the games I found from ᏟDᏒ for a long time (thanks for everything Spike), and now I want to play these arcade games.

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En general, el juego arcade se vuelve un poco duro con FBNeo y MAME diacotomy, aunque los romsets más nuevos son en su mayoría compatibles entre las versiones más nuevas de los dos emuladores.
Debido a la forma en que se realiza la emulación arcade, las ROMs también se actualizan a volcados más precisos o se realizan otros cambios a medida que se actualizan ciertas plataformas. En resumen, significa que deberías buscar una ROM actual si tu emulador es compatible con versiones más modernas de MAME o FBneo, mientras que las versiones anteriores requieren ROMs antiguas, que también son difíciles de encontrar.
WoWroms generalmente usa algunas romsets MAME muy antiguas que, para una versión moderna de MAME, son más un fracaso que un éxito.
El archivo de Internet tiene algunos conjuntos de roms y cosas así.
El conjunto de ROM Mame actual es 0.266: úselo para buscar en Google ROM MAME actuales.

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

This is a general guide. Most roms require specific bios or device files.

Strider 2 (Europe 991213) - MAME machine

Strider 2 (Europe 991213) MAME detail page - ROM strider2

adb.arcadeitalia.net

Soul Calibur (World, SOC12/VER.A2) - MAME machine

Soul Calibur (World, SOC12/VER.A2) MAME detail page - ROM soulclbr

adb.arcadeitalia.net

Although it must be admitted that the compatibility of both games in MAME is Neutral (Yellow) and it is due to graphical errors and performance problems in mid-range or medium-low range devices because the Capcom ZN-2 and Namco System 12 are somewhat more demanding arcade systems in emulation in MAME because both arcade systems have a higher clock frequency and more RAM memory compared to the Capcom ZN-1 and Namco System 11 and that is despite the fact that the requirements for the emulation of 3D arcade games in MAME are high and that depends on the Arcade System, especially if it is a Famous Console (PS1) on which it relies both hardware and software.

 

[Zero_X]

If Spike were to dedicate himself to bringing MaMe4droid games, maybe he'd never be able to sleep? Haha.

Post automatically merged: Jul 27, 2025

We must recognize the work that Spike does for bring all games and their patches in different languages.

 

[Sumea]

If Spike were to dedicate himself to bringing MaMe4droid games, maybe he'd never be able to sleep? Haha.

Post automatically merged: Jul 27, 2025

We must recognize the work that Spike does for bring all games and their patches in different languages.

Like said, it would be extremely painful with arcade games as their roms are still actively changed/updated and compatibility of some game roms change over time or depending what emulator you use. If Mame4droid is built upon older MAME builds for example, some games might work, some might not, and so it goes. Having the right roms for a userbase is an hassle. No idea do people need current, old, both, how to keep them up to date and so on. Mostly, some sites have historical roms, some new, and with luck some games have not had ROM changes in long while anyhow.

 

[Jeff]

*Edited by RGT Staff, no links to copyrighted material on the forum please.*

 

[Sumea]

The version of MAME for Mame4droid is version 0.139u1. Here's a link of the roms for it.

https://archive.org/download/MAME0.139RomCollectionByGhostware

Man, given current one is 0.266 that shit is ancient lol.

 

[Cu1tur3D_Gam3R]

Generally arcade rommage becomes a little bit harsh with FBNeo and MAME diacotomy though newest romsets are mostly compatible between newest versions of the two emulators.
Because how arcade emulation is done, romsets are also updated to more accurate dumps or other changes are done as certain platforms are updated. Long to short; it means you should find a current romset if your emulator matches to more modern version of MAME or FBneo, and older versions on other hand need older ROMs which are also a pain in arse to find.
WoWroms is generally using some really old MAME romset that is for a modern version of mame more miss than hit.
Internet archive has some romsets and stuff.
Current Mame romset is 0.266 - use that to google for current MAME roms.

Okay, I'm today years old finding this out about mame roms, I never knew that. I've been wondering why any time I try to launch Crusin' USA a few years back on the "latest" version of MAME, it wouldn't cause it's "missing files".

 

[Zero_X]

Bueno, hoy tengo años y descubrí esto sobre las ROM de MAME; nunca lo supe. Me he estado preguntando por qué, cada vez que intentaba iniciar Crusin' USA hace unos años en la versión "más reciente" de MAME, no se activaban sus "archivos faltantes".

Haha, I had that problem too when I wanted to play a car game.What you should do is re-download the game or find another trusted site.

 

[Lg42inchtv]

I use planet emu for the most part

 

[Gyro_5000]

use newest one mame4droid 0.278 stand alone from retroarch ported by seleuco mame dev

you can use another if you want to.

Releases · seleuco/MAME4droid-Current

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, ...

github.com

it's on google play free no ads premium app

here the roms i reccomend it to use big SSD or some storage before downloading it

that include complete romsets/chd/dat files/bios/software lists

you can search one by one if you want too (need a fast read data)

MAME Sets & Datfiles

retro arcade

pleasuredome.github.io

 

[dr grim]

Planetemu is quite great
Mondemul used to be great but the website have totally changed.

 

[Zero_X]

Planetemu es bastante genial
Mondemul solía ser genial, pero el sitio web ha cambiado totalmente.

YAnd what about WoWroms? Have you ever tried it?

 

[dr grim]

tried it but i prefer planetemu

 

[5thWolf]

I use PLEASUREDOME to find all the different MAME version's ROM Sets. This was an amazing find for me whenever I do major version jumps on my arcade! Life saver!!! No more digging around websites or Internet Archives looking for ROMs hopping that version works on the latest MAME.
It does use torrent instead of direct downloads. Just scroll to the MAME version you want and down to "ROM set". They offer merged, non merged, and split.