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| System | BIOS Filename (in MAME) | Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | neogeo.zip | The most important one. Required for every Neo Geo game (100+ titles). | | Nintendo NES/Famicom | nes.zip | Required for all NES games. | | Nintendo Game Boy | gameboy.zip | Original Game Boy. | | Nintendo Game Boy Color | gbcolor.zip | For GBC games. | | Sega Genesis/Megadrive | genesis.zip or megadriv.zip | Required for most Genesis games. | | Sega Master System | sms.zip | | | Sony PlayStation | psx.zip | Required for PS1 games. Requires separate .bin files for each region (USA, Japan, Europe). | | SNK Neo Geo CD | neocdz.zip | For Neo Geo CD games. | | Capcom Play System 1 (CPS-1) | cps1.zip | Usually included with games, but sometimes needed separately for system ROMs. | | Capcom Play System 2 (CPS-2) | cps2.zip | Contains the key/encryption data. | all mame bios
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To get a complete set of MAME BIOS files working correctly, you typically need to include them in the same directory as your game ROMs. MAME treats BIOS and device files as regular ROMs, so they must remain in their original to be recognized by the emulator. Essential BIOS and Device Files | | Nintendo Game Boy | gameboy
Place BIOS ZIPs (or the appropriate bin files for some systems) in MAME’s "roms" directory (often named roms/). Keep each BIOS set as its own ZIP file named exactly as MAME expects (e.g., neogeo.zip). Do not unzip contents — MAME reads ZIP entries directly.