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MAME vs Retro Virtual Machine: catalog facts
MAME	Retro Virtual Machine
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0. No ROMs are included.	Free Downloadable from the official site; no price is listed.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Covers thousands of arcade, console and computer systems in one program Accuracy is the stated priority, so behaviour matches the original hardware	Covers several 8-bit computers and consoles in one program PAL and NTSC models with correct aspect ratio
Accurate emulation of later hardware needs a genuinely fast machine ROM sets must match the exact version MAME expects, which frustrates newcomers	Releases are infrequent Limited to 8-bit era systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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