MAME 2000 Reference Set (Update 2)

Contents:

• Complete MAME 0.37b5 ROM set
• Complete set of audio samples
• MAME 0.37b5 DAT file and ClrMamePro software for validation
• Original MAME 0.37b5 source and executable packages (m37b5s and m37b5b )

This is a complete set of ROMs and audio samples for MAME 0.37b5. This version of MAME, originally released in 2000, became the basis of several standardized MAME emulator profiles, including MAME 2000 (libretro/Retroarch/Lakka/RetroPie/etc.), imame4all, and mame4droid.

This reference set includes the Progetto-SNAPS datfile and the version of ClrMamePro which was used to verify the ROMs and samples. The TorrentZip executable included with the set was used to process each ROM and sample zip prior to distribution.

ROM Set Format: Non-Merged

Using a Non-Merged set means that every .zip in this collection is a complete ROM that can be used stand-alone even if it is considered a "clone".

Typically clones feature a different language or updates to the game software. Some clones are "bootleg" versions of a ROM -- for example bootlegs that remove encryption that which makes the "parent" ROM unplayable. For these and other reasons, clones are sometimes the preferred version of a ROM.

"Merged" and "Split" sets save drive space by consolidating the parts of the clone game that are identical to its parent into a more sophisticated zip container. The only benefit is saved space. On the other hand, not all emulators support Merged and Split sets. Those set formats are also more challenging to use to manually copy individual ROMs for use with an emulator rather than using the whole set.

Non-Merged -- such as this set -- arranges all games, parents and clones, in their own stand-alone .zip files with all of the files needed to run the game