Mame Reference Set
The (often abbreviated as MAME Ref Set or just Ref Set ) is a curated, non-romset collection of files used alongside the main ROM sets in MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). Unlike full ROM sets (which contain game program code and data), the Reference Set typically includes artwork, BIOS files, device ROMs, and other supplementary data required for accurate emulation of certain arcade systems.
| System | BIOS File(s) | Purpose | |---------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------| | Neo Geo | neogeo.zip | AES/MVS system BIOS | | Game Boy | gb_bios.bin | Nintendo Game Boy boot ROM | | Sega Genesis | genesis.zip | Console BIOS and TMSS | | Commodore 64 | c64.zip | Kernel and BASIC ROMs | | Amiga 500 | kick13.zip (Kickstart) | Amiga OS boot ROM | | ZX Spectrum | spectrum.zip | 48K/128K ROMs | mame reference set
Emulators starting with lr- are libretro cores, so they enjoy all the benefits of that: centralized controller configurations, man... Miraheze MAME 2003-Plus - GitHub BIOS. BIOS romsets are not needed when using "Full Non-Merged" arcade romsets. For "Split" and "Non-Merged" romsets, place the BIO... GitHub Common Issues and Questions (FAQ) - MAME Documentation If you see any error messages, your ROMs are not those tested to work properly with MAME. You will need to obtain a correct set of... MAME Documentation How does MAME look for files? By default MAME looks for media in a folder called roms in the working directory. For the purpose of this discussion, floppy disk, MAME Documentation How to get multiple MAME versions running at same time Sep 30, 2016 — The (often abbreviated as MAME Ref Set or
mame nes -cart game.nes -rompath "roms;roms\bios" Miraheze MAME 2003-Plus - GitHub BIOS
The MAME Reference Set provides a RESTful API for accessing and querying the data. The API supports various endpoints, including:
MAME is constantly updated to improve emulation accuracy. When a developer finds a better "dump" of an arcade chip, the software code is updated to expect that new file. If you use an old ROM file with a newer version of MAME, the emulator will report missing or incorrect files and the game will not launch. Understanding MAME & all the different versions
