SDL Supported Platforms
Here are downloads for MAME/MESS on non-Windows platforms including Mac OS X, Linux, and BSD family operating systems.
The following links are for source code, either pre-packaged by MAMEdev or you can simply clone/fork us on Github to follow the team's progress in real-time. Download these if you'd like to learn to develop for MAME/MESS, or if you know how to build the emulator and just want to follow along quickly.
Technical support for MAME on non-Windows platforms and for MESS on all platforms is available on the bannister.org forums.
Source code download
| MAME/MESS releases | http://mamedev.org/release.html | |
| Live MAME/MESS WIP on Github | http://https://github.com/mamedev/mame |
These links are for binaries and/or distribution packages for Mac OS X, the BSD family, and a variety of popular Linux distributions. Download these if you can't or don't wish to build MAME and don't mind waiting for the next release date to see progress.
Regularly Updated (usually within 1-3 versions of baseline)
Discontinued/Irregularly Updated
| Target OS/Platform | Build Target | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo/Funtoo Linux | MAME | http://gpo.zugaina.org/games-emulation/sdlmame | |
| Gentoo/Funtoo Linux | MESS | http://gpo.zugaina.org/games-emulation/sdlmess | |
| Google Native Client | MAME | http://tiny.cc/MAMENaCL | |
| YellowDogLinux 6.2 / Playstation 3 | MAME | http://pleasantfiction.ipower.com/ps3linux/ps3bodega62/ppc/repoview/mame.html | |
| YellowDogLinux 6.2 / Playstation 3 | MESS | http://pleasantfiction.ipower.com/ps3linux/ps3bodega62/ppc/repoview/mess.html | |
| YellowDogLinux 6.2 / Playstation 3 | Configuration | http://pleasantfiction.ipower.com/bodega/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=555&start=0 |
Targets for which MAME/MESS have been known to exist, but have custom OSDs/Interfaces
| Target OS/Platform | |
|---|---|
| Android (ARM) | |
| Apple iOS | |
| Nintendo Wii (PowerPC) | |
| XBOX |
