MAME 0.37b5 was a landmark release. It introduced:
The set covers most major arcade systems of the 80s and early 90s. Here’s a breakdown: MAME 2000 Reference Set - MAME 0.37b5 ROMs and ...
✔ Incredibly lightweight – Runs full speed on a potato. ✔ Huge library – Focuses on golden era arcade games (late '70s–mid '90s). Think Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II, Metal Slug (most of them), Neo Geo classics. ✔ Stable reference set – Once you have the "MAME 2000 Reference Set," you know every ROM matches the emulator perfectly. No guessing about versions. MAME 0
: Some classic games (like Donkey Kong or Galaxian ) require an additional samples zip file in a separate directory to play recorded audio correctly. ✔ Huge library – Focuses on golden era
: 35 specialized audio files required for games that used analog sound hardware.
It is often the only way to run classic 80s and 90s titles like Mortal Kombat or NBA Jam at full speed on low-end hardware like the Raspberry Pi Zero or the original Wii.