MAME 0.34 is a legacy version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, originally released on December 31, 1998
High Scores: To save your progress, enable the Hiscore Support plugin through the MAME "Plugin Options" menu. Top Recommended Games for this Set mame 034 romset top
| Game Title | Year | Manufacturer | Why “Top” |
|------------|------|--------------|------------|
| 1942 | 1984 | Capcom | Classic vertical shooter; perfect emulation in 0.34 |
| Arkanoid | 1986 | Taito | Breakout evolution; spinner control emulated |
| Bubble Bobble | 1986 | Taito | Co-op platformer; extremely popular in 0.34 |
| BurgerTime | 1982 | Data East | Unique maze game; fully working |
| Donkey Kong | 1981 | Nintendo | Arcade icon; sound emulation good in 0.34 |
| Double Dragon | 1987 | Technōs | Beat ‘em up pioneer; two-player working |
| Final Fight | 1989 | Capcom | CPS1 game; ran well even on slower PCs |
| Galaga | 1981 | Namco | Shooter masterpiece; perfect emulation |
| Gauntlet | 1985 | Atari Games | 4-player dungeon crawl; partially emulated |
| Ghosts ‘n Goblins | 1985 | Capcom | High difficulty; iconic music/sound |
| Golden Axe | 1989 | Sega | Side-scrolling fantasy beat ‘em up |
| Ms. Pac-Man | 1982 | Midway | Most popular maze game; flawless in 0.34 |
| OutRun | 1986 | Sega | Super-scaler racer; emulation choppy but playable |
| Pac-Man | 1980 | Namco | The game that defined arcades |
| R-Type | 1987 | Irem | Horizontal shmup legend; slow but accurate |
| Shinobi | 1987 | Sega | Ninja action; very popular in 0.34 |
| Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | 1991 | Capcom | Fighting game revolution; CPS1 emulation solid |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1989 | Konami | 4-player brawler; partial sound issues |
| The King of Fighters ’94 | 1994 | SNK | NeoGeo game; required BIOS (neogeo.zip) |
| Track & Field | 1983 | Konami | Button-mashing classic; fully emulated | MAME 0
MAME 0.34: Focuses on "playability." It uses speed hacks and less demanding code to ensure games run at full 60 FPS on hardware that modern MAME would crawl on. Pac-Man | 1982 | Midway | Most popular
The 0.34 set contains roughly 1,000 to 1,500 unique titles. Here are the "must-haves" that defined the era and run perfectly on this version: The Heavy Hitters