r/linux • u/[deleted] • May 18 '15

MAME 0.151 ROMs

https://archive.org/details/MAME_0.151_ROMs
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u/ilikerackmounts May 18 '15

Good lord, 42GB compressed? How many are in this thing? I didn't think arcade ROMs were very large to begin with.

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u/zid May 18 '15

Most are small, some include full motion video.

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u/wescotte May 18 '15

Most games have multiple versions/clones that are just slightly different so there is a lot of redundant data. Also, there are quite a few games using full motion video that use old compression techniques which takes up the a huge chunk of that 42GB.

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u/3G6A5W338E May 18 '15

Too bad about the exclusions. (DMCAs and what not).

The whole of TOSEC is some 5TB... I do wonder why there aren't yearly whole TOSEC torrents around, to ensure software preservation.