It is basically an Arcade Emulator, that plays the rom file from actual arcade cabinet jamma boards. So you actually play the game as intended (controller permitting).
This is quite legal as the owners of the roms have released them into the public domain.
I've used loads of emulators to replay some old favourites (pure nostalgia, which I'm normally not that prone to). MAME didn't interest me that much as I never really played arcade games and when I did mostly didn't enjoy them.
I've used loads of emulators to replay some old favourites (pure nostalgia, which I'm normally not that prone to). MAME didn't interest me that much as I never really played arcade games and when I did mostly didn't enjoy them.