Description:
Tools for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 0.287@0
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Tracked Since: Oct 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
emulation
mame
arcade
rom
retro-gaming
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Install:
brew install rom-tools
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About:
ROM Tools is a suite of command-line utilities included with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). It provides essential functionality for managing, auditing, and manipulating ROM and disk images used in arcade emulation. These tools are critical for developers and enthusiasts to verify software collections and prepare media for use in emulators.
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Key Features:
- Audits ROM sets against known checksums
- Clones, merges, and splits ROM sets
- Tests ROMs for structural integrity
- Extracts and converts disk images
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Use Cases:
- Validating a downloaded arcade ROM collection
- Preparing custom ROM sets for specific hardware drivers
- Converting CHD disk images for use in different emulators
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Alternatives:
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clrmamepro
– Windows-only GUI utility, whereas rom-tools is a cross-platform command-line suite.
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