SDL Supported Platforms
Here are downloads for MAME/MESS on non-Windows platforms including Mac OS X, Linux, and BSD family operating systems.
Technical support for MAME on non-Windows platforms and for MESS on all platforms is available on the bannister.org forums.
Source code download
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.
| MAME/MESS releases | http://mamedev.org/release.html | |
| Live MAME/MESS WIP on Github | http://https://github.com/mamedev/mame |
Regularly Updated (usually within 1-3 versions of baseline)
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.
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 |
