MAME Clones Worth Playing

Game	Parent	Clone	Manufacturer	Notes
All American Football	aafb	aafbd2p	Leland	2 player version
Atlant Olimpic	trackfld	atlantol	Bootleg/Konami	Track & Field based on Atlanta Olympics, different controls, men & women.
Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja	baddudes	drgninja	Data East	Japanese version has different background music and different ending
Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave	bublbobl	bublcave	Hack/Taito	Bubble Bobble with caves that couldn't be found... I guess...
Super Bubble Bobble	bublbobl	sboblbobla	Bootleg/Taito	Super Bubble Bobble, minor changes
Cabal	cabal	cabalus	TAD/Fabtek	Trackball version
Captain America Avengers	captaven	captavenu	Data East	US version, not really that different
Combat School	combatsc	combatsct	Konami	Trackball version
Cyberball	cyberbal	cyberbal2p	Atari	2 player version
D. D. Crew	ddcrew	ddcrew2	Sega	2 player version
Defend the Terra Attack	redufo	exodus	Bootleg/Subelectro	Bootleg of Red UFO, Slightly improved graphics
Donkey Kong Foundry	dkong	dkongf	Hack/Nintendo	Donkey Kong hack
Donkey Kong Pauline Ed.	dkong	dkongpe	Hack/Nintendo	Donkey Kong hack
Donkey Kong II	dkong	dkongx11	Hack/Nintendo	Donkey Kong hack, new levels etc
Galaga	galaga	galagamf	Namco/Midway	Fast shoot
Galaxian Part X	galaxian	galapx	Hack/Irem	Faster and have faster rate of fire which makes totally different game
Galaxian Turbo	galaxian	galturbo	Hack/Irem	Faster and have faster rate of fire which makes totally different game
Gauntlet II	gaunt2	gaunt22p	Atari	2 player version
Gauntlet	gauntlet	gauntlet2p	Atari	2 player version
Golden Tee 2000 Tournament	gt2k	gt2kt500	Incredible	Tournament edition
Ikari Warriors	ikari	ikarijpb	Hack/SNK	Joystick hack
Ironman I.S. Super Off Road	offroad	offroadt2p	Leland	2 player version
Rambo 3	ikari	irariram	Bootleg/SNK	Rambo version of Ikari Wariors with joystick hack
Joust	joust	joustr	Williams	Pterodactyl scoring bug
Karate Champ Vs. Version	kchamp	Kchampvs2	Data East	2 Player vs. version
King of Fighters 2005 Anniv	kof2002	kf2k5uni	Eolith/Playmore	Anniversary edition hack of KoF 2002, changed graphics, music, characters
Land Maker	landmakr	landmakrp	Taito	English translation
Life Force	salamand	lifefrce	Konami	Enhanced Salamander, US and JP versions (lifefrcej) have new graphics, improved gameplay
Main Event	mainevt	mainevt2p	Konami	2 player version
Major Havoc	mhavoc	mhavocrv	Atari/JMA	Return to Vax hack, easier then original, extra levels, minor play changes
Marvel vs Street Fighter	mshvsf	mshvsfj	Capcom	Japanese version gives you an extra character
Ms. Pac Man	mspacman	mspacmnf	Midway/Namco	Speedup hack
NBA Maximum Hangtime	nbahangt	nbamht1	Midway	Updated roster to NBA Hangtime, minor play changes
NBA Maximum Hangtime	nbahangt	nbamht	Midway	2nd update to NBA Maximum Hangtime
Night Slasher	nslasher	nslasherj	Data East	JP version is uncensored - red blood and some different and extended scenes
Pacman	puckman	pacman	Namco/Midway	Original pacman game
Pacman	puckman	pacmanf	Namco/Midway	Speedup hack
Peggle	peggle	pegglet	Strata/Incredible	Trackball version
Pirate Pete	junglek	piratpet	Taito	Pirate-based version of Jungle Hunt
Punk Shot	punkshot	punkshot2	Konami	2 player version
Qix II Tournament	qix	qix2	Taito	Enhanced version of Qix with different colors and bonus features
Quartet 2	quartet	quartet2a	Sega	2player version of quartet with no emulation protection
Rambo III	rambo3	rambo3u	Taito	US version different ending
Rampart	rampart	rampart2p	Atari	Joystick version
Robocop 2	robocop2	robocop2j	Data East	JP version has extra playable into leveland extra scene at the end
Ninja Gaiden	shadoww	gaiden	Tecmo	Shadow Warriors US version has different music and fighting/difficulty diffs
Simpsons	simpsons	simpsons2p	Konami	2 player version
Simpsons	simpsons	simpsons2pj	Konami	2 player version but with multiple fixes - ref
Sunset Riders	ssriders	ssridersubc	Konami	2 player version
Street Fighter II: Hyper Fight	sf2hf	sf2hfj	Capcom	Turbo version incorporates unofficial hacks and is supposed to be the best in the series
SSF2 X: Grand Master	ssf2t	ssf2xj	Capcom	Grand Master turbo edition
Tempest Tubes	tempest	temptube	Atari	Version of Tempest with different shapes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	tmnt	tmnt2po	Konami	2 player version
TMNT 2 Turtles in Time	tmnt2	tmnt22pu	Konami	2 player version
Typhoon	ajax	typhoon	Konami	This version of Ajax has a different stage order and possible additional level
Undercover Cops: A.R. Version	uccops	uccopsar	Irem	Alpha Renewal version has better graphics and additional character moves
Vendetta	vendetta	vendetta2p	Konami	2 player world version.
Vendetta	vendetta	vendetta2pu	Konami	2 player Asian version with bikers and dogs that grab, hump, and lick the player...
X-Men	xmen	xmen2pa	Konami	2 player version
X-Men Dual Monitor	xmen	xmen6p	Konami	6 player dual screen version.
Zero Team 2000	zeroteam	zerotm2k	Seibu Kaihatsu	You must unclone both Zero Team games because there actually is no parent
New Zero Team	zeroteam	nzeroteam	Seibu Kaihatsu	You must unclone both Zero Team games because there actually is no parent

References

• http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/26943-list-of-mame-clones-worth-playing-redux/
• http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/406-mame-clones-worth-playing-a-complete-hopefully-list/