MAME4droid (port of MAME 0.37b5 from MAME Team) developed by D. Valdeita)
3.71·33,786 reviews·5,000,000+ downloads
Pros & Cons
Massive ROM library (2000+ romsets) for broad game coverage
Broad Android support, including Honeycomb tablets
Flexible controls with touch, DPAD, 1-6 button layouts and hardware-key remapping
Free to download and use
No save states due to the underlying MAME version
ROM files must be placed in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/roms for access
Performance can vary by device and game compatibility
About MAME4droid (0.37b5)
MAME4droid (0.37b5) is an arcade app developed by Seleuco.
Download Statistics
MAME4droid (0.37b5) has been downloaded 6.9 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 120 times.
User Ratings
MAME4droid (0.37b5) is rated 3.71 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 34 thousand ratings.
App Information
MAME4droid (0.37b5) is FREE to download. The APK download size is 13.52 MB. The latest version available is 1.5.3. The last update was on July 10, 2015.
Technical Requirements
MAME4droid (0.37b5) requires Android 2.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2011.
Description
MAME4droid is a version of iMAME4all (Jailbroken iPhone, iPad) for Android, all of them developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco), port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator by Nicola Salmoria and TEAM, and it is based on GP2X, WIZ MAME4ALL 2.5 by Franxis.
MAME4droid emulates arcade games supported by original MAME 0.37b5 plus some additional games from newer MAME versions.
This version emulates over 2000 different romsets.
Please, try to understand that that with that amount of games, some will run better than others and some might not even run with MAME4droid. Please, don't email me asking for a specific game to run.
Owners of older devices should not expect good performance. Tips to help performance: use lower quality sound or switch it off, use 8 bit depth, underclock the CPU and Sound CPUs. Disable stick and buttons animations and disable smooth scaling also.
After installing, place your MAME-titled zipped roms in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/roms folder.
MAME4droid uses only MAME4droid & iMAME4all uses only '0.37b5', 'GP2X, WIZ 0.37b11 mame romset'. Use "clrmame.dat" file included in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/ to convert romsets from other MAME versions to the ones used by this version, using ClrMAME Pro utility, available in this URL:
http://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/
MAME4droid will never have "save states" since it is based on a MAME version that does not support it.
Official web page for news, source code & additional information:
http://code.google.com/p/imame4all/
To see MAME license, go to the end of this document.
Features ------------ Support for 2.1 and upper Android devices. Native support for Android Honeycomb tablets. Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) 2D Hardware Accelerated. Autorotate. HW Keys remapping. Touch Controller can be shown/hidden. Smooth image. Overlay Filters, scalines, CRT.. Digital or Analog touch selectable. Animated touch stick or DPAD. iON's iCade and iCP (as iCade mode) external controllers supported. Wiimote support using WiiCrotroller Market app. 1 to 6 buttons optionally shown. Options for video aspect ratio, scaling, rotate. Adjustable CPU, Audio clock.
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Redistributions may not be sold, nor may they be used in a commercial product or activity.
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Recent changes: V1.5.3 Some fixes V1.5.2 Added new battery save option (hacks). Fixed some dialogs issues. Improve ICS support. V1.5.1 fixed dpad/coin button portrait responsiveness, fixed tilted games using gl video render. V1.5 added new landscape customizable button layout control, added tilt sensor as left/right. V1.4 added local multiplayer (using external IME app as Wiimote Controller or equivalent),added option to change default rom path
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Please update, it's been 5 years since it's dead, because the small size arcade game works well with this. I can't manually set the ROM path on my device, the folder doesn't appear, it can only auto,
★★★★★ivorytower faster· Jun 12, 2021
With the correct romset (MAME 2003) this is the absolute best you'll get for the lower end devices (single or dual-core). A full 2003 romset is just over 1 GB, whereas a full 2010 set is almost 20gb. If you've got a more modern device with a quad or octa than go for 2010 (Red MAME)
★★★★★Rezwan Khan· Jun 15, 2024
Best arcade emulator.... Anyone who understands the workings of this emulator will appreciate it.
★★★★★ERIC MOREMAN· Oct 9, 2023
GREAT FUN PLAYING OLD ARCADE GAMES I USE STEEL SERIES XL CONTROLLER WORKS GREAT I LIKE IT.
★★★★★Todd Chrisler· Nov 9, 2021
Awesome. Works with my old mame roms. Just great!!!
★★☆☆☆Giordano Lewis· Jul 1, 2022
This game is weird so when I was trying to download Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection rom it's not working the other Tekken games were working!
★☆☆☆☆Col Hinton· Apr 15, 2023
10 years later, still don't work. Directory structure is all over the place. And it doesn't matter where you put ROMs they never show up. What a shame
★☆☆☆☆Michael Wilson· Jul 16, 2022
Fake mame emulator every time I put my game directory with my arcade games it wouldn't show the games
★☆☆☆☆Dan· May 22, 2023
Cannot change the rom path on android 13. It just restarts.
★☆☆☆☆Baalf Games· Jul 15, 2022
Fling useless! It does NOT read roms at all. I keep trying to set a folder, and even if I put my roms in the right folder, it REFUSES to acknowledge them.
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