I'd like to install and run MAME binaries on an iMac G4 (PowerPC), and information on this seems to be very limited. Official MAME pages link to two pages related to Power PC Macs.
- Apple Macintosh OS X PowerPC leads to a long list of which this one seems to be the newest 32 bit version. However,
./mamesays "Can't execute file". Evidently because it's an Intel file! - Apple Macintosh OS X PowerPC (10.5) links to another list of versions which I haven't tried yet (because of hardware problems). And my machine has 10.4, so maybe that won't work…?
Is anyone out there successfully running MAME binaries on a PowerPC Mac, that can provide working instructions for how to set this up? Along with any depencies or configuration required.
Best Answer
You can get PPC version 0.103 at MacMAME
You'll need a ROM set of the same vintage, so search for "MAME 0.106 reference set" or similar.
You want either a specific PPC build or a Universal build. All builds labelled 32bit or 64bit are Intel only. sdlmame0140-universal would also work but compared to MacMAME it's more difficult to configure, which also applies to those in your 2nd link.
Finally, I would like to recommend you play SEGA's 1984 classic Flicky.
Have fun!