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MAME

emulation software that aims to recreate the hardware of many systems
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MAME

Summary

MAME is an emulator[1]. MAME ranks in the top 5% of emulator entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (757 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MAME's instance of is recorded as emulator[3].
  • MAME's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • MAME's developer is recorded as Andres Miranda[5].
  • MAME's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • MAME's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[7].
  • MAME's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • MAME's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • MAME's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • MAME's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • MAME's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.151[13].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.165[14].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.176[15].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.177[16].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.179[17].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.180[18].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.181[19].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.178[20].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.175[21].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.174[22].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.173[23].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.172[24].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.171[25].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.170[26].
  • MAME's software version identifier is recorded as 0.169[27].

Why It Matters

MAME ranks in the top 5% of emulator entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (757 views/month).[2] MAME has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] MAME is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BizHawk C++ Linux macOS Microsoft Windows OriginX Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . mamedev.org. Retrieved . mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . softplanet.com. Retrieved . softplanet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . mamedev.org. Retrieved . mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . docs.mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . docs.mamedev.org. Retrieved . docs.mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . docs.mamedev.org. Retrieved . docs.mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . docs.mamedev.org. Retrieved . docs.mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . docs.mamedev.org. Retrieved . docs.mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mamedev.org. Retrieved . mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mamedev.org. Retrieved . mamedev.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'ja', 'k
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 1222, Add qualifier to Miraheze article ID `n64:MAME`"
  2. 16d ago · LaserMoai · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → MAME
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14912]]: MAME"
  3. 17d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Miraheze article id → n64:MAME
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11250]]: n64:MAME, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324290776|MAME (#324290776)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8475|N64Brew article]] #mix'n'"
  4. 26d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → UsefulNotes/MAME, MediaNotes/MAME
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: MediaNotes/MAME"
  5. 7w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    C64-wiki id → MAME
    Software version identifier → 0.151, 0.165, 0.176 +166
    Fandom article id → logos:MAME
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11129]]: MAME, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/147425217|MAME (#147425217)]] for {{P|11129}}"
  6. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS +1
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → emulator, free and open-source software
    Software version identifier → 0.151, 0.165, 0.176 +166
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/29315ebae732|details]])"
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