WTF IS MAME

[LoyalistRevolt]

Seriously I know it sound stupid but WTF

[Avrus]

Ohhh it's going to leave a mark.   

:fetches a moon pie:

[saint]

http://mamedev.org/about.html.  MAME is Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. Software that mimics an arcade machine on your computer and can play various arcade games. Much bigger subject than that, but that's the nutshell.

I. Purpose

MAME is strictly a non-profit project. Its main purpose is to be a reference to the inner workings of the emulated arcade machines. This is done both for educational purposes and for preservation purposes, in order to prevent many historical games from disappearing forever once the hardware they run on stops working. Of course, in order to preserve the games and demonstrate that the emulated behavior matches the original, you must also be able to actually play the games. This is considered a nice side effect, and is not MAME's primary focus.

It is not our intention to infringe on any copyrights or patents on the original games. All of MAME's source code is either our own or freely available. To operate, the emulator requires images of the original ROMs, CDs, or hard disks from the arcade machines, which must be provided by the user. No portions of the original game code are included in the executable.
II. Cost

MAME is free. Its source code is free. Selling either is not allowed.
III. Image Files

ROM, CD, and hard disk images are all copyrighted material. They cannot be distributed without the explicit permission of the copyright owner. They are not "abandonware", nor have any of the games supported by MAME passed out of copyright.

MAME is not intended to be used as a tool for mass copyright infringement. Therefore, it is strongly against the authors' wishes to sell, advertise, or link to resources that provide illegal copies of ROM, CD, or hard disk images.

[LoyalistRevolt]

thanks!

[protokatie]

WOW! And I thought I was the only one to ask stupid questions!!! 

No wait.. I AM pretty much the only one here who asks stupid questions.... 

Meh, anyways. There are some good sites out there for MAME Roms as well as other MAME and MAME like stuff. Nothing like getting to play the classics, from Stella (The Atarti 2600 emulator) through Project64 and beyond. I would recommend that you look into Shell Shock, a PC game made with the "help" of people here as well.

EDIT: Do NOT ask on the forum where to get MAME ROMS or any other copyrighted ROMS. If you do, Saint will cry (and ban you). Well, you CAN ask, but the request will most likely be deleted due to obvious reasons..... (God created Saint and PM, I would suggest using the later)