HBMAME (Homebrew MAME)

HBMAME (Homebrew MAME) emulates Arcade games.

About this profile

Detail	Value
Type	libretro
Classification	Enhanced fork
Source	https://github.com/libretro/hbmame-libretro
Upstream	https://github.com/Robbbert/hbmame
Version	0.289, stated in `makefile`
Revision	libretro/hbmame-libretro@840eeef5ee0f
Profiled	2026-03-23
Profile	YAML, JSON
Cores	hbmame
Systems	Arcade games
Author	Robbbert
Based on	MAME 0.220
Game count	8511

Technical notes

Fork of MAME 0.220 preserving homebrew and hacked arcade games. Builds as TARGET=hbmame with 191 driver files covering 8511 game entries. Drivers are hack/homebrew variants of CPS1, CPS2, CPS3, Neo Geo, Pac-Man, Galaxian, etc.

BIOS handling is identical to MAME. Neo Geo drivers reuse the standard neogeo.zip BIOS set via unmodified NEO_BIOS macros (neogeo.h). No other HBMAME driver defines ROM_SYSTEM_BIOS entries. BIOS files are expected as MAME-format ZIP archives in the ROM search path.

Data directories (artwork, cheat, hash, ini, samples) can be placed in {system_dir}/mame/ but are optional and game-specific.

No BIOS or firmware files required.

Next steps

Get your files, for the setup you play on
Every system, and the files each one needs
When a game does not start

Data as of 4 November 2026.