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PLEASE NOTE: I am currently in the process of going back and updating my old game sets with newly discovered games, prototypes, and English translations. They will be better organized, and a Language Pack will be available for all systems. Follow my socials or join the Discord channel to watch for updates as I complete them mid-2022!

I was a true arcade rat all throughout my youth, and some of my favorite gaming experiences happened on bright, candy-red Neo Geo MVS cabinets. I do find myself lucky to have grown up in the time where classic arcades thrived, but also cursed to watch them die over time... The bright sights, the sensory overload of sounds, even the not-so-great smells of retro arcades will always be in my heart and can not be duplicated. It's extremely important to carry all of the (mostly) extinct physical machines of the past into the future so the experiences they provided will never disappear.

Special items included: Required BIOS files and CHDs, prototypes, unreleased games, titles not in English (but only if they are easy enough to play without knowing the language), English-patched translations, games that require light gun, trackball, or steering wheel controls, the Konami Test Board (GX800), the Sente Diagnostic Cartridge, the DECO Cassette Test Tape, and the FamicomBox system.

Items removed: Non-working dumps, duplicates, prototypes of games that eventually saw a release, European or Japanese titles when there were World or North American versions available (unless there was a significant difference between them), games with more than 6 total play buttons or that required special equipment to play, homebrew titles, and games not in English that require proficiency in another language to play - those can be found in my Arcade Machines Language Pack here:

https://archive.org/details/LanguagePackArcadeMachinesChampionCollection2

Please note: This is a 2.0 update to an earlier version of this set - it includes 378 more working games and much better organization than the previous release. Also, there is now a complete list of included titles!

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Tested with: OpenEmu using the MAME 0.219 core
File count (uncompressed): 3,531
File size (uncompressed): 139.05 GB
Format: .chd and .zip

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Release notes

This set includes all BIOS and CHD files needed to make each game run, so everything should work correctly if you've set up a proper MAME 0.219 environment. I split this set into pieces with the aim of making each chunk about 5-8gigs for easier downloading, with the exception of some larger CHD-based games and massive laserdisc titles - those are separate and vary in size. Also, you should be able to view any of the main zip archives to download individual files from within them as well! Here is the list of the included archives and what they contain:

Arcade (1-B): Games that start with apostrophes and the letters A and B.
Arcade (Beatmania): A collection of all working Beatmania games.
Arcade (BIOS): 75 individual BIOS files that you will need to run games that require them.
Arcade (C): Games that start with the letter C.
Arcade (Cliff Hanger): The laserdisc game "Cliff Hanger."
Arcade (Cube Quest): The laserdisc game "Cube Quest."
Arcade (D-G): Games that start with the letters D, E, F, and G.
Arcade (DDR): A collection of all working Dance Dance Revolution and Dancing Stage games.
Arcade (Firefox): The laserdisc game "Firefox."
Arcade (Gauntlet CHD): The large CHD-based games "Gauntlet Legends" and "Gauntlet: Dark Legacy."
Arcade (H-L): Games that start with the letters H, I, J, K, and L.
Arcade (M.A.C.H. 3): The laserdisc game "M.A.C.H. 3."
Arcade (M): Games that start with the letter M.
Arcade (N-R): Games that start with the letters N, O, P, Q, and R.
Arcade (S): Games that start with the letter S.
Arcade (T-Z): Games that start with the letters T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.
Arcade (Us vs. Them): The laserdisc game "Us Vs. Them."

Attention OpenEmu users: OpenEmu silently updated their MAME core to 0.225 in October 2020. If you use the newest version of OpenEmu, then you need to download the RGC MAME 0.225 BIOS Update and then overwrite your old BIOS files with them instead.

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>>> Want to learn more about how I put my sets together, discover my other vintage content, or join the Retro Game Champion community on Discord, Twitch, and your socials? Head to https://retrogamechampion.com, I would love to welcome you. <3

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Games in this collection: 3,310