MAME-AO is the simplest and easiest way to run MAME & HBMAME.

Get started here https://github.com/sam-ludlow/mame-ao

Spludlow Data Web https://data.spludlow.co.uk/ source code can also be found here. Have a look at my pinned repos below.

Anyways, thank you for creating such an awesome tool. a huge fan!
NeHeGL - Jan 31, 2026

I have struggled to get those games to work directly through launchbox/mame but they seem to get setup perfectly in mame-ao. I really like the way mame-ao allows me to easily search for and install specific games and the install always seems to work.
spicyeyeballs - Feb 4, 2025

Came across your software ware and it is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for your help and I for one will be a big user of your program.
dbarron7171 - Mar 19, 2024

So this works pretty slick.
cewatkins - Jan 27, 2024

I'm new to MAME and retro gaming in general so I was lucky to find this tool. It makes playing MAME games so easy! I was up and playing games in no time at all, so thank you for your hard work on this.
billm23 - May 20, 2023

Hello, I would like to congratulate you on the software! Excellent.
leallindao - Jun 2, 2023

This is amazing software. I want to thank you for this. I've never seen a more convenient way to just get and run games in MAME.
geoneil - Jun 15, 2023

You've been permanently banned from participating in r/MAME.
star_jump - Jan 5, 2023