What are “parents” and “clones”?
Many arcade games were available in several slightly different forms. For example, Pac-Man was first released in Japan by Namco, and there it was named “Puck-Man.” Midway then licenced and released it in the United States as “Pac-Man,” and later re-released it with a slightly faster speed and different patterns. Variations of Pac-Man have also been found with different mazes, hearts instead of dots, and even piranha fish instead of monsters. In MacMAME, a “parent” is usually the latest official version of an arcade game from its original company. “Clones” are variants of that game with slight differences from the original. Clones might be prototypes, bootlegs, regional versions for different countries, updated versions with bugs fixed, or simply the same game licensed to another company. To list all of a game’s clones in MacMAME, use the pulldown menu above the game list and select “Show Virtual Clones.” Selecting “Attach Clones” will group the clones with the parent. Control-click on
