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VICE vs MAME: catalog facts
VICE	MAME
Free Free and open source, developed by volunteers.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0. No ROMs are included.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Covers almost the whole Commodore 8-bit range Separate SuperCPU emulator for the C64	Covers thousands of arcade, console and computer systems in one program Accuracy is the stated priority, so behaviour matches the original hardware
Ports for older systems such as DOS and OS/2 are stuck on old versions Many machine options to learn	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
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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