emulator: HBMAME (Homebrew MAME)
type: libretro
core_classification: enhanced_fork
source: "https://github.com/libretro/hbmame-libretro"
upstream: "https://github.com/Robbbert/hbmame"
logo: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/docs/source/images/MAMElogo.svg"
profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
core_version: "Git"
display_name: "Arcade (HBMAME)"
cores:
  - hbmame
systems:
  - arcade
based_on: MAME 0.220
author: Robbbert
game_count: 8511

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.

files: []

exclusion_note: "BIOS ROMs are inside parent ROM set ZIPs (neogeo.zip, etc.) following MAME convention. No standalone system directory files."