Arcade Games Emulator

Classical Arcade Games Emulator, sport over 8000 different romsets.

Arcade Games Emulator - Classic Gaming on Android

"Arcade Games Emulator" is a powerful app that allows you to play over 8000 classic arcade games on your Android device by using MAME 0.139 ROMs. It offers a customizable control interface, support for various controllers, and optimizations for performance. With features like peer-to-peer netplay and extensive control options, you can relive the nostalgia of classic gaming anytime, anywhere.
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By: app_eve
Rating: 2.77
(1,013)
Version: 1.1.1 (Last updated: 2019-10-30)
Creation date: 2018-04-26
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Arcade Games Emulator supported by original MAME 0.139.

Copy or move your 0.139 MAME zipped ROMs under '/ROMs/ArcadeEmu/roms' directory! And play games.

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 (0.139u1).
Please, don't email me asking for a specific game to run.

Tips to help performance: Activate GL mode, use lower quality sound or switch it off. Disable stick and buttons animations and disable smooth scaling also.

After installing, place your MAME-titled zipped roms in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4droid/roms folder.

MAME4droid (0.139u1) uses only '0.139' romset.

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
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Support for 2.1 and upper Android devices.
Native support for Android Honeycomb tablets.
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.
In-App button Layout customizable control.
iON's iCade and iCP (as iCade mode) external controllers supported.
Plug and play detection of many USB / Bluetooth gamepads.
Tilt Sensor as left/right/up/down.
Touch lightgun.
1 to 6 buttons optionally shown.
Peer to peer netplay.
Options for video aspect ratio, scaling, rotate.

... and more.

CONTROLS
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The emulator controls are the following ones:
- Virtual pad: Movement in pad, mouse and analog control of the four players.
- Buttons B,X,A,Y,L,R: Buttons A,B,C,D,E,F.
- Button SELECT (Coin): Insert credits (UP+SELECT = 2P credits, RIGHT+SELECT = 3P credits, DOWN+SELECT = 4P credits).
- Button START: start (UP+START = 2P start, RIGHT+START = 3P start, DOWN+START = 4P start).
- Buttons R1+START: Load State.
- Buttons L1+START: Save State.
- Buttons L2: Exit to selection menu to select another game.
- Buttons START+SELECT simultaneously: Access to the MAME menu.
- Button R2: Open help, global settings.

NOTE: To type OK when MAME requires it, press LEFT and then RIGHT.

SUPPORTED GAMES
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MAME4droid (0.139u1) uses only '0.139' romset.

Games have to be copied into the roms/ folder.

ROM NAMES
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Romsets have to be MAME 0.139 ones (August 2010).

NOTE: File and directory names in Linux are case-sensitive. Put all file and directory names using low case!.


SOUND SAMPLES
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The sound samples are used to get complete sound in some of the oldest games.
They are placed into the 'samples' directory compressed into ZIP files.
The directory and the ZIP files are named using low case!.


MAME4droid LICENSE
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MAME4droid is released under a dual-license (GPL / MAME license) of your choice. Under the GPL license in addition you have some extra rights granted by a special license exception which allow you to link the MAME4iOS & MAME4droid GPL source with the not GPL MAME source.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well with classic games like Dig Dug, Galaga, Pac-Man
  • Good speed and decent controls
  • More support than other emulators
Cons
  • Landscape mode does not work
  • Issues with setting ROM directories
  • Frequent ads when trying to exit games
  • Complicated to use for those not tech-savvy
  • Many users unable to load or play games
Most mentioned
  • Landscape mode doesn't work
  • Difficulty with ROM management
  • Frequent ads impacting user experience
User reviews
My favourite but doesn't work rotate??????
by Vishal Makwana, 2023-09-06

It is so good for kids to play with
by Phillidene Titus, 2022-06-17

A few glitches to fix. But overall works pretty good. Good speed too.
by John Bonilla, 2022-02-20
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