MAME4droid: Your Android Arcade Emulator
MAME4droid, a port of MAME 0.37b5 by David Valdeita (Seleuco), brings classic arcade gaming to your Android device. Building upon previous work for jailbroken iPhones and GP2X/WIZ systems, this emulator boasts compatibility with over 2000 ROM sets from MAME 0.37b5 and beyond.
Performance Considerations:
Given the vast game library, performance will vary. Older devices may experience limitations. To optimize performance, consider:
- Reducing sound quality or disabling audio entirely.
- Using 8-bit depth graphics.
- Underclocking the CPU and sound processors.
- Disabling stick and button animations, and smooth scaling.
ROM Placement:
After installation, place your MAME-compatible zipped ROMs in the /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/roms
directory. Note that MAME4droid uses only MAME4droid & iMAME4all ROM sets ('0.37b5', 'GP2X, WIZ 0.37b11'). Use the included clrmame.dat
file (located in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/
) and ClrMAME Pro (http://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/) to convert ROMs from other MAME versions.
Key Features:
- Compatibility with Android 2.1 and later.
- Native support for Android Honeycomb tablets.
- Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) 2D hardware acceleration.
- Auto-rotate functionality.
- Customizable hardware key remapping.
- Toggleable touch controller.
- Smooth image scaling.
- Overlay filters, scaling options, and CRT effects.
- Selectable digital or analog touch controls.
- Animated touch stick or D-pad.
- iON's iCade and iCP controller support (iCade mode).
- Wiimote support via the WiiCrotroller Market app.
- Customizable button display (1-6 buttons).
- Adjustable CPU and audio clock speeds.
- Video aspect ratio and scaling options.
Important Note: MAME4droid does not support save states due to limitations of the underlying MAME version.
Further Information & License:
For news, source code, and additional information, visit the official webpage: http://code.google.com/p/imame4all/
MAME License information can be found at http://www.mame.net and http://www.mamedev.com. The license prohibits commercial use and requires redistribution of modified source code to include the complete source. See the original document for full details.
Version 1.5.3 Updates (Jul 9, 2015):
- V1.5.3: Bug fixes.
- V1.5.2: Added battery saving options; fixed dialog issues; improved ICS support.
- V1.5.1: Resolved D-pad/coin button responsiveness in portrait mode; fixed tilted game rendering issues using GL video.
- V1.5: Introduced customizable landscape button layout; added tilt sensor control.
- V1.4: Implemented local multiplayer (requires external Wiimote-like controller app); added option to change the default ROM path.