MAME4droid, developed by David Valdeita (Seleuco), is an Android port of the MAME 0.37b5 emulator originally created by Nicola Salmoria and his team. This emulator is an adaptation of iMAME4all, which was designed for jailbroken iPhones and iPads, and it builds upon the work done for GP2X and WIZ MAME4ALL 2.5 by Franxis. MAME4droid offers the capability to emulate over 2000 different arcade game romsets that were supported by the original MAME 0.37b5, along with some games from more recent MAME versions.

It's important to understand that with such a vast selection of games, performance can vary. Some games may run smoothly, while others may not work at all on MAME4droid. Users should not expect optimal performance on older devices. To enhance gameplay, consider using lower quality sound or turning it off, opting for 8-bit depth, underclocking the CPU and sound CPUs, and disabling stick and button animations as well as smooth scaling.

To use MAME4droid, after installation, place your MAME-compatible zipped roms in the /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/roms folder. MAME4droid is specifically designed to work with the '0.37b5' and 'GP2X, WIZ 0.37b11 mame romset'. For romsets from other MAME versions, use the "clrmame.dat" file found in /sdcard/ROMs/MAME4all/ to convert them to the compatible format using the ClrMAME Pro utility, available at http://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/. Please note that MAME4droid does not support save states as it is based on a version of MAME that lacks this feature.

For the latest news, source code, and additional information, visit the official webpage at http://code.google.com/p/imame4all/. The MAME license can be found at the end of this document.

Features

• Support for Android devices running version 2.1 and above.
• Native support for Android Honeycomb tablets.
• 2D Hardware Acceleration on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).
• Autorotate feature for seamless gameplay orientation.
• Option to remap hardware keys.
• Ability to show or hide the touch controller.
• Enhanced visuals with smooth image rendering.
• Overlay filters including scanlines and CRT effects.
• Choice between digital or analog touch controls.
• Animated touch stick or DPAD for intuitive control.
• Support for iON's iCade and iCP external controllers in iCade mode.
• Wiimote compatibility via the WiiCrotroller Market app.
• Customizable display of 1 to 6 buttons.
• Options for adjusting video aspect ratio, scaling, and rotation.
• Adjustable settings for CPU and Audio clock speeds.

MAME License

The MAME license is available at http://www.mame.net and http://www.mamedev.com. Copyright © 1997-2010, Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use of this code or any derivative works are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

• Redistributions may not be sold, nor may they be used in a commercial product or activity.
• Redistributions that are modified from the original source must include the complete source code, including the source code for all components used by a binary built from the modified sources. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable.
• Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.5.3

Last updated on Jul 9, 2015

• V1.5.3: Some fixes
• V1.5.2: Added new battery save option (hacks). Fixed some dialogs issues. Improved 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.