GroovyMAME
A fork of MAME tuned for CRT monitors and low-latency arcade emulation.
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About GroovyMAME
GroovyMAME is a fork of the MAME arcade emulator aimed at CRT monitors. It tracks upstream MAME releases and adds changes so games run at their original resolutions and refresh rates on a CRT screen, with a focus on low input latency.
It suits arcade cabinet builders and collectors who connect a PC to a CRT television or arcade monitor and want output that matches the original hardware as closely as possible.
Strengths
- Native resolution and refresh output for CRT displays
- Low-latency focus for arcade play
- Follows current MAME releases
Limitations
- Most useful with a CRT and suitable video output
- Configuration assumes familiarity with MAME and display timings
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- Antonio Giner
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Arcade cabinets and PCs driving a CRT monitor
- Categories
- Emulators
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to GroovyMAME
Compare allSoftware that can replace GroovyMAME for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
MAME
Documents and recreates thousands of arcade machines, consoles and old computers, with accuracy as the point.
MAME is the upstream project GroovyMAME follows, adding macOS and ARM64 Windows binaries, but it lacks the native resolution and refresh output tuned for CRT monitors.
FinalBurn Neo
Arcade emulator focused on Neo Geo, CPS and fighting games.
FinalBurn Neo is an open-source arcade emulator focused on Neo Geo, CPS and fighting games, with low latency and netplay, but it covers less hardware than MAME and has no CRT timing focus.
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