iMAME - a free MAME emulator for iPhone and iPad is now available in the App Store.
Update:
iMAME has been removed from the App Store.
MAME - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator is a popular arcade machine emulator that can run reproduce arcade games with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data.
Here's a brief description of iMAME from the App Store:
iMAME is an application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern personal computers and other platforms. The intention is to preserve gaming history by preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten.
It comes preloaded with the following ROMs:
- Circus
- Crash
- Fire One
- Hard Hat
- Robot Bowl
- Side Track
- Spectar
- Star Fire
- Targ
Touch Arcade points out that you can easily add ROMs using iExplorer:
It seems that the same method used to get games into iDOS also works in iMAME. Twitter user @mattlukens mentions, "Yep, add a .zip rom to the Docs folder through PhoneView and it works perfect! Just tried Crime Fighters!" He also provided a screenshot. The clock is really ticking now on Apple pulling this down
Jim VanDeventer - developer of iMAME has mentioned that the iOS emulator has not been officially endorsed by Nicola Salmoria or the MAME Team so it looks like it has slipped through the approval process.
So grab it as soon as possible to play your favorite arcade game on your iPhone or iPad from this App Store link before it is pulled from the App Store.
Update: iMAME has been removed from the App Store [via Touch Arcade]
Ew!! it’s awful, i hope it does get removed.
Downloaded….quite fun…remembered those days…
Already gone.
Well, searching didn’t find it, but the link in the article worked.
type imame,
found it a second ago (singapore store)
Oh no, why are they removing it?
I just downloaded it, US App Store.
still working noob..
I snagged a copy of it. YAY
Looking forward to more apps like this that slip through the cracks. maybe a SNES or N64 emulator? yes? yes?
here’s to hoping…
Still got it
If this gets past apple, why isnt Onlive player app there yet
I got it on my LG thrill i love the on live player it is aswome.
downlñoading rigth now … mexico store
mean downloading*
Successfully downloaded in Japan!
Got it!
i use itools get into var , mobile , applications , imame , documents then upload to this folder , restart imame and is there :3
testing moar games
step by step direction on how to get other roms. just click my name!
coming soon stay tuned
Got it in UK an hour ago!
There is no Wiimote support?
Just Got it – Copenhagen, Denmark
This has bin removed from the appstore december 23 the name appears but the app dosent removed likely at 8:00 Pm today i have this app and downloaded earlier srry for bad typing
I noticed it says 24 but this whas posted the 23 at 9:55