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

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