Mfme | Roms
In the late 80s and 90s, arcade manufacturers like Capcom and Atari feared piracy. So they installed "suicide batteries"—a lithium cell soldered directly to the CPU. If that battery died, the CPU lost voltage and immediately erased its own decryption key. The board became a brick. Forever.
When browsing ROM sets, you will see files named after the hardware. Knowing these helps you identify what era the game is from: mfme roms
The ROM contains the logic, but it does not contain the visual representation of the cabinet. To play, you need a (usually an .lay or .fld file). In the late 80s and 90s, arcade manufacturers
Developed primarily by Chris Wren (CJW), MFME has seen numerous iterations, from early v1.1 releases to the highly advanced v20. In the late 80s and 90s
