Mame32 is an emulator. Simply put, it allows a PC to mimic the internal hardware of a large number of stand-alone arcade machines from 1975 to 2000. Combined with the original software from these arcade machines, Mame32 will display and play the games on a PC. The software thinks it’s still running on its original box. Mame32 is the GUI version of Mame, the M.ultiple A.rcade M.achine E.mulator. It has an attractive, elegant, graphical interface which allows the user to forego having to type command line parameters, although it can still be passed these arguments, for example. ‘Mame32.exe dkong -r 1024x768x32 -refresh 85 -effect sharp’. For many, it’s easier to click the icon of the game.

Mame32 runs on Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Ensure the latest version of DirectX is installed. NT4 users will need SP4 or greater. If Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher has never been installed, Mame32 will need the common controls update. This will prevent property sheet errors when going to the Properties tabs for individual games or the Options • Default Options menu item.