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MAME returns to the App Store this time hidden in a game called Gridlee

By chrisoldroyd, Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 a 4:27 am

A new game has been released in the App Store that offers a little more than meets the eye. Gridlee was a game that was originally developed for the arcade back in 1982 and never released; that is until now. It is a really simple game as you would imagine as it dates back to 1982; what’s interesting here however is that it is built on the MAME4iOS engine.

iMame arcade emulator yanked from the App Store

By chrisoldroyd, Saturday, Dec 24, 2011 a 2:41 am

iMame has been taken out of the App Store by Apple as fast and stealthily as it originally appeared. The app first made its official appearance earlier this week and we thought then that it could be leading a bit of a charmed life.

Mame is a hugely popular app on other platforms as it is an emulator for retro arcade cabinet games from the early 1980’s. The App Store version was a more locked down app that came with a number of built in games but no official way to get more games into the app. This we assume is how the developer managed to gain Apple's approval.

Daily TiPb: How to add more game ROMs to the iMame emulator for iPhone and iPad

By Anthony#IM, Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 a 3:01 pm

Curious how to get more game ROMs on the iMame emulator for iPhone and iPad? iMame hit the App Store yesterday but didn't exactly wow anyone with the built in content. Luckily, it's fairly simple to add more ROMs to the emulator, including a lot of classic games if you have them handy.

iMame brings retro arcade gaming to the App Store

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 a 4:18 am

iMame has just appeared in the App Store, it is a hugely popular app on other platforms as it is an emulator for retro arcade cabinet games from the early 1980’s. The official version comes with a set of seven games pre-installed with no official way to add any more games.

iMAME is an application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software on modern personal computers and other platforms. The intention is to preserve gaming history by preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten.

The included games are:-