https://github.com/ryosama/mame_explorer

Web interface to explorer MAME roms and get all information in one page
https://github.com/ryosama/mame_explorer

emulation frontend mame php rom-search webapp

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Web interface to explorer MAME roms and get all information in one page

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ryosama/mame_explorer
• Owner: ryosama
• Created: 2017-02-03T09:49:57.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-05-17T16:49:36.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-05-17T18:51:28.172Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: emulation, frontend, mame, php, rom-search, webapp
• Language: PHP
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# MAME Explorer

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It's a responsive web interface (PHP / Perl / SQLite) to retrieve all informations about MAME roms.

Demo http://78.213.180.135:5080/mame

![Screenshot](images/screenshot_desktop.jpg?raw=true  =285x "Screenshot") ![Screenshot on mobile device](images/screenshot_phone.jpg?raw=true =250x "Screenshot on mobile device")

![Rom Search](images/rom_search_desktop.jpg?raw=true =285x "Rom Search") ![Rom Search on mobile device](images/rom_search_phone.jpg?raw=true =250x "Rom Search on mobile device")

# Create Database

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- To create your database, you have to download mame executable : http://mamedev.org/release.php (32 or 64 bits)

- Go to `sources` directory and launch `perl getfiles.pl` to download latest version of files which work with MAME :

	catver.ini, nplayers.ini, series.ini, languages.ini, bestgames.ini, cheats, history.dat, story.dat,

	mameinfo.dat, catver.ini, command.dat

- Go to `sources` directory and launch `perl mame2sqlite.pl` to create the SQLite database.

- You can also manually download snapshots, titles, control panel,... images packs and unzip them into `sources` directory.

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# MAME Explorer

---------------

It's a responsive web interface (PHP / Perl / SQLite) to retrieve all informations about MAME roms.

Demo http://ryosama.myftp.org/mame

![Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryosama/mame_explorer/master/images/screenshot_desktop.jpg?raw=true "Screenshot") ![Screenshot on mobile device](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryosama/mame_explorer/master/images/screenshot_phone.jpg?raw=true "Screenshot on mobile device")

![Rom Search](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryosama/mame_explorer/master/images/rom_search_desktop.jpg?raw=true "Rom Search") ![Rom Search on mobile device](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryosama/mame_explorer/master/images/rom_search_phone.jpg?raw=true "Rom Search on mobile device")

# Create Database

-----------------

- To create your database, you have to download mame executable : http://mamedev.org/release.php (32 or 64 bits)

- Go to `sources` directory and launch `perl getfiles.pl` to download latest version of files which work with MAME :

	catver.ini, nplayers.ini, series.ini, languages.ini, bestgames.ini, cheats, history.dat, story.dat,

	mameinfo.dat, catver.ini, command.dat

- Go to `sources` directory and launch `perl mame2sqlite.pl` to create the SQLite database.

- You can also manually download snapshots, titles, control panel,... images packs and unzip them into `sources` directory.

	Go to http://www.mamechannel.it/pages/progettosnaps.php to download images packs