MAME4droid emulates arcade games supported by the original MAME 0.139u1 version, developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco) as a port of the MAME 0.139 emulator by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team. This emulator supports over 8000 different ROMs, catering to a wide range of classic arcade games. It's important to note that MAME4droid is solely an emulator and does not include ROMs or any copyrighted material.
This particular version of MAME4droid is optimized for dual-core Android devices due to its basis on the PC version of MAME, which demands higher specifications. Users should be aware that even with a high-end device, not all "modern" arcade games from the 90s and beyond will run at full speed or with complete compatibility. Games such as Outrun and the Mortal Kombat series, for instance, may require at least a 1.5GHz dual-core device to run effectively.
With the vast library of over 8000 supported games, performance can vary significantly from one title to another, and some games may not run at all. Given the extensive range of titles, it's impractical to offer support for every specific game, so users should not expect personalized game support via email to the developer.
To use MAME4droid, users need to place their MAME-titled zipped ROMs in the /sdcard/MAME4droid/roms folder after installation. This version specifically uses the '0.139' romset.
For the latest news, source code, and additional information, users can visit the official web page at https://sourceforge.net/projects/mame4droid/.
FEATURES
- Native support for NVidia Shield Portable and Tablet devices
- Autorotate with individual settings for portrait and landscape orientation
- HW Keys remapping
- Touch Controller can be toggled on and off
- Image smoothing, including new HQx smoothing up to HQ4x
- Integer-based scaling for the most authentic game recreation at higher resolutions
- Overlay filters including scanlines, CRT, etc.
- Digital or Analog touch selectable
- Animated touch stick or DPAD
- Customizable In-App button layout
- iON's iCade and iCP (as iCade mode) external controllers supported
- Plug and play support for most Bluetooth and USB Gamepads
- Tilt Sensor replacement for joystick movement
- Touch lightgun with auto-detection option
- Mouse support for Nvidia Shield devices
- Display 1 to 6 buttons on screen
- Netplay over local WiFi
- Options for video aspect ratio, scaling, rotate, etc.
MAME LICENSE
The MAME license can be found at http://mamedev.org. The copyright for MAME4droid is held by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team from 1997-2015, with all rights reserved.
Redistribution and use of this code or any derivative works are permitted under the following conditions:
- Redistributions may not be sold, nor may they be used in a commercial product or activity.
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- Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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