SPLUNK23  I have been living under a rock for a while and my MAME set is only at 0.58… I haven't really been living under a rock, just been into other things. Anyway I am getting back into Emulators again and was wondering, What happened to MacMAME and why? Very sad that it appears to be dead.  
(Version 0.103u2)

SPRINGHEELMAC  I can't seem to be able to use my XBOX controller with this, even though I've installed 'Gamepad Companion' and 'XBOX HID Driver'. What am I doing wrong?  
(Version 0.103u2)

AVV3LENATO  Try MAME OS X!

MAME OS X is a native OS X port of the popular MAME emulator. It is designed to take advantage of all the latest OS X technologies, like Core Video and Core Image. - Universal Binary!

http://mameosx.sourceforge.net/  
(Version 0.103u2)

MRGANDO  I can't configure my Joystick anymore, and I don't know how to return to a previous version. PLEASE HELP, you can't play street fighter with apple keyboard.. crap, or at least tell me how to downgrade to version .97  
(Version 0.103u2)

MAT DIGGY  Ummm...had 0.97, just stopped launching today. Trashed, downloaded 0.103u2, simply don't launch.

Run from Terminal code in packahe, get following:

/Users/lauriediggins/Desktop/MacMAME.app/Contents/Laurie-Diggins-Computer:~ laurp/Contents/MacOS/MacMAME; exits/Desktop/MacMAME.ap

dyld: /Users/lauriediggins/Desktop/MacMAME.app/Contents/MacOS/MacMAME multiple definitions of symbol __ZSt17__throw_bad_allocv

/Users/lauriediggins/Desktop/MacMAME.app/Contents/MacOS/MacMAME definition of __ZSt17__throw_bad_allocv

/usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib(single module) definition of __ZSt17__throw_bad_allocv

Trace/BPT trap

[Process completed]logout

WTF??? I LOVE MAME, have a whole bunch of (now useless) roms. HEEEEEELP!!  
(Version 0.103u2)

MAULRAT  Just wanted to add that I'm having the same Keybord/Joystick issues as Mr. Ash and Scatterbraine. I don't think this is a random issue as my same setup (Logitech RumblePad/USB Overdrive X) worked just fine with the last version of MacMAME I was using, which was 97 (yea, I hadnt upgraded in a while!).  
(Version 0.103u2)

ELIASHC  I've given lots of MAME-derivatives a try on multiple platforms but to me MacMAME ist by far the best. Keep up the good work!  
(Version 0.103u2)

SCATTERBRAINE  This Version sucks... 0.102u5 and up dont save my keyboard settings anymore... so everytime i start up a game i have to redefine them... great  
(Version 0.103u2)

MR.ASH  OK, as suggested i've updated all my ROM's (about 120) and still half of them won't run on MacMame 0.103u2. I could live with that issue cause most not running ROM's aren't too good games.

But why, please tell my why isn't it possible to configure USB joypads anymore? Without this function most games are absolutly unplayable. Using the Mac keyboard isn't an option either or have you ever tried to play "Metal Slug" with a keyboard? It's impossible.  
(Version 0.103u2)

NOOKSTER  And also don't forget to keep commenting RIGHT HERE to keep everyone else informed.

After all, that is what this is for.  
(Version 0.103)

THOMAS.SLAYTON  If you are having trouble with a specific issue or ROMset there is a place to get help and/or report bugs. Go to MacMAME.org and follow the link to the message board. There are lots of people there (including the developer) who can help you, or at the very least verify a bug so it is fixed is subsequent releases.  
(Version 0.103)

BENJAMIN DECAVEL  This is a great software for the Mac, thousands of old and less old games available, and games added every release. MacMAME is now updated to the pc version, so don't forget to update your roms (every MAME user must do it, it's not only a Mac issue), instead of complaining here that this soft is bad...  
(Version 0.103)

THOMAS.SLAYTON  Many of the ROMS changed with version .102. This is true for the Windows version, as well.

Be sure to make sure of your facts before you start blasting a developer who is doing this FOR FREE.  
(Version 0.103)

MR.ASH  Now that's the absolutly worst version of MacMame ever! Half of the ROM's won't work anymore, it's not possible to configure any USB joypads, and for some reasons (no matter what i do) the direction buttons down and right seem to hang, so in every game my character moves to thr lower-right corner of the screen without touching any button!

This version realy sucks! The last good working version was 0.77u2a  
(Version 0.103)

D9  Half the ROMS are not recognized by MAME. It states missing components, yet the zip file contains the very files it lists missing. This has been the case of the last 2 versions. I've tried the very same ROMS on the PC and no problem. Even worse, it's hit or miss on which ROMS work and which don't. You never know what the real problem is, even in the log file.

Needs work to meet the stability of it's PC counterpart or even earlier versions.  
(Version 0.103)

ANONYMOUS  Love it! Keep up the great work!  
(Version 0.97u1)

MR.ASH  The versions won't work anymore with my Logitech dual action joypad, it's not possible to configure my joypad in any way. On top of that it runs very unstable and uses a lot of CPU power. For me it's not possible to play even the simplest games without massive slowdowns.

Version 0.77u2a was the last one that works allmost perfectly, except of a few roms that won't play in this version.

Will version 1.0 get rid of these issues?  
(Version 0.97u1)

ANONYMOUS  I'm not a complainer. I would only like to know if work is continuing on MacMAME to bring it up to version 0.100.

Thanks! And thanks for the arcade memories!  
(Version 0.97u1)

TC  If I use an alias to my ROM directory (shared from a Linux server over SMB) this version locks up at startup. If I copy the files into a local ROM directory, they work - but I don't have enough local disk space for a full set!

On startup, the arrow keys work, but CTRL, Option and so on do nothing, as do the mouse buttons. If I try to redefine the keys, it doesn't work - the only key that does anything when I'm in the key definitions is Escape.

Neither of those problems occurred in the last version I had (guess who should have kept the .dmg around :)

Finally, could the MacMAME User Data directory go in ~/Library/Application Support, NOT in Documents? The Documents directory is supposed to be for user-created documents, not program data. I don't want it to end up like My Documents on the average Windoze box, where you have to tiptoe between all the working directories that apps have created just to find your own stuff...  
(Version 0.97u1)

ANONYMOUS  Works very well with my Logitech pad. Mortal Kombat rules :-D  
(Version 0.97u1)

ANONYMOUS  Unfortunately I had to ditch this version as I could not get roms to appear in the left hand column and therefore couldn't run any.  
(Version 0.97u1)

ZIRE71MAN  I have been running MacMAME for a while now and currently stayed at .77u22a because I cannot get any of my roms to run in the new version. I made sure that the path was right and everything. I am using aliases of the actual game but also tried it with the actual roms and not aliases. What gives??  
(Version 0.96u1)

ANONYMOUS  Since the FTP site listed in the description didn't work, nor did any of the sites linked to from MacMAME's webpage contain the ROMs they claimed to have, here's a link to a site that does have roms for download:

http://www.rom-world.com

Click on "MAME" in the left side menu.  
(Version 0.96u1)

ANONYMOUS  I would like to offer my thanks and applause to Brad Oliver. Brad is responsible for coding and porting many of the games we all enjoy on the Mac. He maintains MacMAME in what little spare time he has, and he does an INCREDIBLE job at it. Mac users are quite fortunate that Brad is willing to donate his expertise and time to this project. On behalf of all MacMAME fans, THANK YOU BRAD!!!  
(Version 0.96u1)

XCOM  Mr Anonymous....

Who cares if you think this is good software or not. Who cares if you if you think it's illegal.

Who cares if you think it's tearing at the fabric of society or some stupid crap!.

1 dont care for your views and nobody else does either!

Write a review on the merits of the software or bugger off!

Software is great, good to see the mac version keeping pace with the windows version.

If you cant find the roms, then you're not looking hard enough! They are around and very easy to find.  
(Version 0.96u1)

MACPETE  Oh my ..

MAME is an ENORMOUS and ambitious project that try to rescue 20 years of arcade industry's products from the oblivion: its goal (from 1997) is to recover any piece of knowledge, documentation and software that has been originated during those years.

It isn't a simple software gaming-machine ... you have to adopt a different approach ...  
(Version 0.96u1)

SPAMGUY  MacMAME is too hard to use and too picky. If your ROM isn't properly named and in .zip/directory format, you're SOL. Sometimes that's not even enough...Paperboy was always missing one component that was, of course, impossible to find.

RockNES (pre-4.0 versions only; 4.0 is dead slow) is easy and robust, and I recommend that much more over this mess. All you need is a .nes file and you're set. (In fact, it ran Paperboy just fine. From that, I learned that Paperboy is godawful. :)  
(Version 0.96u1)

ANONYMOUS  What a waste of time.

You probably have a nice neat packaged program. However, I have spent nearly 45 minutes trying to find a site that has ROM's for download (ROMs of actual games I own). I searched your link in your readme files and all I found were the 3 crappy free nonCopyRight games. All the other sites I found were all Ilegal Warez in nature and filled with Popups that somehow have gotten passed Safari. Your software borders on verge or Ilegal vs. Legal. You only provide that which keeps you on the thin line of Legality.

Honestly, I have never wasted so much time trying to get nothing to work. You have provided another nothing to the community, instead you have provided another means of temptation for people to get themselves into trouble with your software.

Listen If there were no legal issue involved here you would either provide the ROMS on your site and or you would provide links to legitimate ROM sites. Instead you hide behind your barely legal software and only demonstrate what can be done with it.

Being that I did not actually play a single game other that watch some crap from the 3 ROMS on your site which did nothing but show the opening screens I have to rate your program as borderline Ilegal Carp.  
(Version 0.96u1)

ANONYMOUS  I clicked the Download URL you provided and it tries to connect to an FTP site. It then asks me for name and password. I do not have a user name and password for this FTP site. How do I get one?  
(Version 0.96u1)

ANONYMOUS  any chance MacMAME will get an option to enable NeoGeo games to run in console mode?

now these roms are available for purchase on the internet, so it doesn't seem like legality is an issue with these.  
(Version 0.96)

DORKUS MALORKUS  MacMAME ROMs are now supposed to live in the username/Documents folder? That's not right. It should look for ROMs in /Library/Application Support/MacMame/ROMS/ or at least a user-specified location.   
(Version 0.87b)

ANDREW  Man i've been waiting for MAME to support my joysticks, When oh when will you support my Gravis Destroyer Tilt & Logictech Dual Action?!?!

It saves my inputs wrong and changes upon restart of MAME. I have so many roms to enjoy yet i cant because i cant sit back and play them.

Please e-mail me anyone if there is a way to work around this.

Thanks  
(Version 0.87b)

DEJOBLUE  USB overdrive or Gamepad companion work just fine(Keyboard too) So GO AHEAD AND GRAB IT It WORKS! YEAH

Cool least gamepad lovers can play it till Brad patches up the joystick mapping.

ROCK ON!  
(Version 0.87b)

DEJOBLUE  See my previous post--three,four down, everything seems ok with 87b EXCEPT my eliminator gamepad still doesnt work. I can change the mapping but it mixes up axis' left is up AND down, right is nothing, up is left, down is right. I have deleted the plist files in preferences org.macmame......etc. Still no go. Help us Brad. Cant wait. I love the new features but I cant play it till this mapping problem gets fixed. I hope this helps email me if you have any questions, Ill help f I can??

KUDOS on the superfast updates, all in one day! ROCK on!!

Thanks for porting over, and continuing to work on MACMAME, Have you seen the Windows version? OMG it is a nightmare for end users to get up and running, let alone enjoy.

Cool

THANX

OUT  
(Version 0.87b)

MACAHOLIC  Although barely any ROMs work, the Simpsons ROM I found doesn't work on any version.

I checked my sources and they said the ROM file isn't corrupted.

Please fix!  
(Version 0.87b)

ANONYMOUS  upgraded to these new versions and now my Gauntlet roms dont work :-(

Yelp !  
(Version 0.87b)

CLIVE SEXUAL  Great, the first update couple days ago caused massive delays before ROM's loaded. They fixed that.

Now ROM's take ages to decompress, like 3-4 times as long as they used to. Also, half my games that used to work freeze MAME after 'press ok to continue' screen.

Great update, guys.   
(Version 0.87b)

ANONYMOUS  The app doesn't even find my roms anymore. had to revert to the old version  
(Version 0.87b)

DEJOBLUE  Hey bro, My Gravis Eliminator gamepad wont work either. Furthermore I am unable to change the key mappings in the general or individual game settings (when you hit tab after starting a game). It always crashes when I try to change these settings. Also, I can only get simple games like pac man ms pac man to work. Other games such as Ikari Warriors and Starblade crash i.e "MacMame has unexpectedly quit" and never get past the info page that says press any key.

Stick with 0.77u2a till the boys sort this out.

It will ROCK when its fixed, finally you can have the app away from the files in another directory. And the opengl smothing is even better with more choices, In the options menu.

Keep up the good work guys and lets get this version rockin!! on more than Pac Man.  
(Version 0.87)

ANONYMOUS  When the ROMs load, it takes a looooong time. Over 50% of the time the app unexpectedly quits. Wait for another update before trying 0.87.  
(Version 0.87)

MIZZE  ... my Gravis Eleminator Gamepad is not working with this update! :-(  
(Version 0.87)

ANONYMOUS  Nasty little update. Keep the old one.  
(Version 0.87)

FRANZ  with this new version (0.87) my roms take a big delay in load and run...

and a lot of games dont work...

please, fix this!  
(Version 0.87)

ANONYMOUS  A new version is coming soon to fix the problems with this one.  
(Version 0.87)

ANONYMOUS  a lot of my roms don't work...............................

thank god for :

http://www.mirrors.ausmac.net/ftp/Emulation-SW/mac-mame/

:=}  
(Version 0.87)

ANONYMOUS  i loved this programm (mac os9).

and now – for mac osx – great!!

but it´ll need several hours to download this 10mb.

i´ve got a highspeed-dsl-what-ever-connection.

and, yeah, the link above to the roms is not working.  
(Version 0.87)

MACAHOLIC  Very very cool. But there are problems. Such as The Simpsons arcade game, I downloaded the ROM and clicked on it in the menu and the screen went blank and the menu came back. And I really wanted to play this. The ROM isn't broken because I emailed the guy I got it from and it worked for him on a different MAME program.

Please fix this.

P.S. your link for ROMS is broken  
(Version 0.77u2a)

MIKE  I just downloaded and (foolishly) replaced my older versions of macmame with this one, version 0.77u2a... now like almost all of my ROMs won't run at all, I click play and it just says like 'loading ROM' and then bam, it does nothing! However, it works with a few, like really oldschool 80's games maybe, but none of the newer, better games, which ran fine in the old versions of MAME (as long as it was software mode, or RAVE mode anyway...) what gives? Also the openGL renderer lost the screen curvature filter, I really liked that =(  
(Version 0.77u2a)

AQUAFINA  Wow! MacMame is back!  
(Version 0.77u2a)

IAN LUECK  0.77u2 is the best version since 0.66.2! OpenGL graphics are BACK, and nearly every game I tried ran super smooth (except for MK3, Puzzle Bobble 4, and Tetris Plus), and it now supports new games that were previously only playable in Unofficial MacMAME. Very nice job!  
(Version 0.77u2a)

ANONYMOUS  Where can i get MacMame for panther ???  
(Version 0.74u2)

LOST...REALLY...  help! o_O

i used to use a MAME on my G3 way back when...loved it!

i just downloaded MacMAME-0.74u2 for OS X and none of the ROMs i recently downloaded and placed in the ROMs folder will show up...what am i doing wrong?

ROMs are left as zip files and placed in the ROMs folder.

running mac os x 10.2.8

also, the help documentation mentions a list of supported ROMs...supposed to be listed in a file called gamelist.txt...i don't seem to have that file...is there somewhere else i can find it? maybe i am just lucky and picking every ROM that isn't supported.

thanx!  
(Version 0.74u2)

BRIAN KENDIG  If you have any trouble with MacMAME, make sure you read the help files in the Documentation folder.  
(Version 0.74u2)

ANONYMOUS  RTFM is all I have to say to that one. Very good mame, won't open in Panther.  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

BARABBAS  I try to play Metal Slug 1 and I click play then a box comes up that says "MacMAME has enocountered a problem." and lists the following items that can't be found:

ng-sfix.rom

neo-geo.rom

ng-sm1.rom

ng-lo.rom

Where do I get these?  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

ANONYMOUS  I was the one with trouble shooting problems below.. i found that putting the zip file in the roms folder instead of unzipping it and using the game folder worked for me

Awesome MAME emulator!!! I love this :D  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

ANONYMOUS  ack x_x

i dont know how to get this working....

i put the rom files in the roms folder and when i run MacMAME it either tells me an error about the game or it doesnt have the game on the list...im probably forgetting a step x_x; please help

AIM:Elk344

Email:Unohoo1520@aol.com  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

ALEXANDER SANTOS  Great, so many Classic Games. If you are running OS 9, this version will not run. Just one point though, the OS 9 version of MacMAME is ALOT faster. Significant loss of speed from OS 9 to OS X on a 333Mhz iMac.

I am only giving a minimal score on features and playability as it has gotten slower as MacMame migrated to OS X. I bleive this is an OS problem not a MAME problem, although I am not sure.  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

PORCEPIX  Suggestion: Put a menu or a button "Questions & Feedback" directly in the app. Make it point to a FAQ page, with a mailto on the bottom.

People do not read the read me.   
(Version 0.71.2.1)

BRAD OLIVER  I guess I'm not being clear. I don't care if people come here to post complaints. I do care if the _only_ place they post complaints is here. Think of it as a common courtesy - if you've got a legitimate complaint, please do me the favor of letting me know via the many support options in the MacMAME readme so I at least have a fighting chance of working with you to fix the issue. Anything else you do besides that (including posting here) is none of my concern.  
(Version 0.71.2.1)

ANONYMOUS  Brad: People who decide to post here instead of writing you have a reason: This is a place to share comments and reviews. No one will ever know what others think if everyone writes directly.

I come here to see if new versions are worth downloading or not: I'm a dial-up user. When everyone complains, I know I will skip a version or two.   
(Version 0.71.2.1)

BRAD OLIVER  I have no problems with people voicing criticism of MacMAME here - that's what this whole feedback thing is for. However, I don't read the feedback here (or on versiontracker) regularly, so unless you let me know of issues with the app via normal means mentioned in the MacMAME readme, then I can't do much to fix the problem. My assumption - and this could be wrong - is that people who use my app and find a problem typically want it fixed. :)  
(Version 0.712)

GET OVER IT PEOPLE!  Translation:

"Please don't post any negative stuff here (even as a service to other users) because it bruises egos!"  
(Version 0.712)

ANONYMOUS  Send Feedbakc to Brad Oliver (bradman@pobox.com)  
(Version 0.712)

UMAROMC  Brad, I love you, man!  
(Version 0.712)

ANONYMOUS  I have yet to receive an e-mail from anyone with problems with 0.71.2. That doesn't mean they don't exist - it means that posting "it doesn't work for me" reviews here is probably the very worst way for me to find and fix problems with the software. If you're having difficulties, fire up your e-mail instead of rushing here first thing to voice your displeasure.  
(Version 0.712)

ANONYMOUS  Make no mistake, I am very happy this is in the works. The other macmames were pretty damn good, and Ver 66.2 was great, slow in os x, but great. But version 71x does not work properly on my machine. (iBook 900Mhz) Reviews are just what they are, reviews of the software based on user experience. Not a knock against the programmer.   
(Version 0.712)

SKAFLOC  Well it works just great for me. nice one guys.  
(Version 0.712)

ANONYMOUS  If you don't like it fine. But let's give props to Brad for even bothering to port this. This is the first reincarnation of a Cocoa Mame, and sure. It's bound to have some problems as there's a lot of work removing the carbon code. Brad, there's a TON of Mac users out there that consider you one of the greatest Mac programmers out there. Thanks!  
(Version 0.712)

ANONYMOUS  i agree with the above posting. MacMAME has not really worked since pre-G3 days... none of my old ROMs ever work either.

Make the damn thing work on OS X or bag it and save us the annoyance...  
(Version 0.712)

JEFF  Installed MacMacme .712 as of July 15th, crashes when trying to launch any game, I am a proficient MAME user so I know what I am doing. Tried deleting prefs, redownloading program, etc.. This software needs to go back in the shop for a couple more days.   
(Version 0.711)

BRIAN KENDIG  MacMAME 0.71 has some problems and has been pulled until they can be fixed. For more details, see the MacMAME message board at 'http://www.bannister.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=26'.

Tips: For a better framerate, turn off bezel art (under the Video tab).  
(Version 0.711)

ADDICTION IS MY VICE  A hideously poor frame-rate, as well as inferior controller support, drove me away from the MacMame scene a while back. Every so often I download the latest version and give it a go.

I'm always disappointed with the results. Thankfully you can still find the older versions of Mame and install it on a pre-G3 and get as good/better speeds than the same games in the latest Mame on a G3/4!  
(Version 0.711)

MARTIN  Crashes almost instantly. D'oh! Keep tryin'...I'm looking forward to the working OS X version.  
(Version 0.711)

ANONYMOUS  711 crashes and causes kernel panics. Back to 66r2  
(Version 0.711)

DESTRUCTIVE CACTUS  I hope the next version that comes out, which is Mac OS X only, will solve my 'horrible frame rate' issues in os x.

Sadly, because of input limitations in os x (read: bugs and unsupported stuff) as well as the framerate (super speedy in os 9), I usually reboot to os 9 just to use MacMAME.  
(Version 0.66.1)

ANONYMOUS  Keyboard issue is another bloody MacOSX bug we'll probably have to pay another $130 to fix, not a MacMame bug (- same author)  
(Version 0.66.1)

DARUKARU  If MacMAME doesn't have it, it's probably not worth playing. Kind of a shame that they're dropping Classic support, but any system that can emulate the newer games is probably running OS X anyway.  
(Version 0.66)

ANONYMOUS  There's no keyboard input now! Hello!?!?!? This thing just keeps getting worse with every release!  
(Version 0.66)

KHORBO  MacMame..... there's nothing like it, grab it, you wont regret.  
(Version 0.66)

IAN LUECK  For some reason, any version after 0.60a screws up the keyboard setup for Paperboy, making it virtually unplayable, so I have kept the last version that it worked with, 0.58. Also, the OpenGL plug-in shows horrendous frame rates for my machine running OS 10.2.4. In Mac OS 10.1, it was smooth as butter. I hope these bugs will be fixed soon, but either way, MacMAME is still the king of Mac emulators, hands down.  
(Version 0.60a)