Supported Systems
This page will give you details of the systems supported by MESS.
System Information
| Driver Name | Description |
| a2600 | Atari 2600 (NTSC) |
| a5200 | Atari 5200 |
| a7800 | Atari 7800 NTSC |
| a7800p | Atari 7800 PAL |
| lynx | Lynx |
| lynxa | Lynx (alternate rom save!) |
| lynx2 | Lynx II |
| jaguar | Atari Jaguar |
| nes | Nintendo Entertainment System (NTSC) |
| nespal | Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL) |
| famicom | Famicom |
| gameboy | GameBoy |
| supergb | Super GameBoy |
| gbpocket | GameBoy Pocket |
| gbcolor | GameBoy Color |
| snes | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (NTSC) |
| snespal | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (PAL) |
| gamegear | Game Gear - European/American |
| gamegj | Game Gear - Japanese |
| gamg | Game Gear - European/American Majesco Game Gear BIOS |
| gamgj | Game Gear - Japanese Majesco Game Gear BIOS |
| sms | Master System - (NTSC) |
| smspal | Master System - (PAL) |
| smsj21 | Master System - (PAL) Japanese SMS BIOS v2.1 |
| smsm3 | Mark III - (PAL) Japanese SMS BIOS v2.1 |
| smsss | Gamboy - (PAL) Japanese SMS BIOS v2.1 |
| smsu13 | Master System - (NTSC) US/European BIOS v1.3 |
| smse13 | Master System - (PAL) US/European BIOS v1.3 |
| smsu13h | Master System - (NTSC) Hacked US/European BIOS v1.3 |
| smse13h | Master System - (PAL) Hacked US/European BIOS v1.3 |
| smsuam | Master System II - (NTSC) US/European BIOS with Alex Kidd in Miracle World |
| smseam | Master System II - (PAL) US/European BIOS with Alex Kidd in Miracle World |
| smsesh | Master System II - (PAL) European BIOS with Sonic The Hedgehog |
| smsbsh | Master System III Compact (Brazil) - (PAL) European BIOS with Sonic The Hedgehog |
| smsuhs24 | Master System Plus - (NTSC) US/European BIOS v2.4 with Hang On and Safari Hunt |
| smsehs24 | Master System Plus - (PAL) US/European BIOS v2.4 with Hang On and Safari Hunt |
| smsuh34 | Master System - (NTSC) US/European BIOS v3.4 with Hang On |
| smseh34 | Master System - (PAL) US/European BIOS v3.4 with Hang On |
| genesis | Megadrive / Genesis |
| astrocde | Bally Professional Arcade |
| astrocdw | Bally Computer System |
| channelf | Channel F |
| coleco | Colecovision |
| colecoa | Colecovision (Thick Characters) |
| pce | PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 |
| arcadia | Arcadia 2001 |
| vectrex | Vectrex |
| raaspec | Spectrum I+ |
| intv | Intellivision |
| intvsrs | Intellivision (Sears) |
| advision | Adventurevision |
| sfzch | CPS Changer (Street Fighter ZERO) |
| odyssey2 | Odyssey 2 |
| svision | Super Vision |
| atom | Atom |
| atomeb | Atom with Eprom Box |
| bbca | BBC Micro Model A |
| bbcb | BBC Micro Model B |
| bbcb1770 | BBC Micro Model B with WD1770 disc controller |
| bbcbp | BBC Micro Model B+ 64K |
| bbcbp128 | BBC Micro Model B+ 128k |
| z88 | Z88 |
| cpc464 | Amstrad/Schneider CPC464 |
| cpc664 | Amstrad/Schneider CPC664 |
| cpc6128 | Amstrad/Schneider CPC6128 |
| cpc464p | Amstrad 464plus |
| cpc6128p | Amstrad 6128plus |
| kccomp | KC Compact |
| apple1 | Apple I |
| apple2 | Apple ][ |
| apple2p | Apple ][+ |
| apple2c | Apple //c |
| apple2c0 | Apple //c (UniDisk 3.5) |
| apple2cp | Apple //c Plus |
| apple2e | Apple //e |
| apple2ee | Apple //e (enhanced) |
| apple2ep | Apple //e (Platinum) |
| lisa2 | Lisa2 |
| lisa210 | Lisa2/10 |
| macxl | Macintosh XL |
| mac512ke | Macintosh 512ke |
| macplus | Macintosh Plus |
| a400 | Atari 400 (NTSC) |
| a400pal | Atari 400 (PAL) |
| a800 | Atari 800 (NTSC) |
| a800pal | Atari 800 (PAL) |
| a800xl | Atari 800XL |
| kim1 | KIM-1 |
| pet | PET2001/CBM20xx Series (Basic 1) |
| cbm30 | Commodore 30xx (Basic 2) |
| cbm30b | Commodore 30xx (Basic 2) (business keyboard) |
| cbm40 | Commodore 40xx FAT (CRTC) 60Hz |
| cbm40pal | Commodore 40xx FAT (CRTC) 50Hz |
| cbm40b | Commodore 40xx THIN (business keyboard) |
| cbm80 | Commodore 80xx 60Hz |
| cbm80pal | Commodore 80xx 50Hz |
| cbm80ger | Commodore 80xx German (50Hz) |
| cbm80swe | Commodore 80xx Swedish (50Hz) |
| superpet | Commodore SP9000/MMF9000 (50Hz) |
| vic20 | VIC20 (NTSC) |
| vic1001 | VIC1001 (NTSC) |
| vc20 | VIC20/VC20(German) PAL (German) PAL |
| vic20swe | VIC20 PAL, Swedish Expansion Kit |
| vic20i | VIC20 (NTSC), IEEE488 Interface (SYS45065) |
| max | Commodore Max (Ultimax/VC10) |
| c64 | Commodore 64 (NTSC) |
| c64pal | Commodore 64/VC64/VIC64 (PAL) |
| vic64s | Commodore 64 Swedish (PAL) |
| cbm4064 | CBM4064/PET64/Educator64 (NTSC) |
| c64gs | C64GS (PAL) |
| cbm500 | Commodore B128-40/Pet-II/P500 60Hz |
| cbm610 | Commodore B128-80LP/610 60Hz |
| cbm620 | Commodore B256-80LP/620 50Hz |
| cbm620hu | Commodore B256-80LP/620 Hungarian 50Hz |
| cbm710 | Commodore B128-80HP/710 |
| cbm720 | Commodore B256-80HP/720 |
| cbm720se | Commodore B256-80HP/720 Swedish/Finnish |
| c16 | Commodore 16/116/232/264 (PAL) |
| c16hun | Commodore 16 Novotrade (PAL, Hungarian Character Set) |
| c16c | Commodore 16/116/232/264 (PAL), 1551 |
| plus4 | Commodore +4 (NTSC) |
| plus4c | Commodore +4 (NTSC), 1551 |
| c364 | Commodore 364 (Prototype) |
| c128 | Commodore 128 NTSC |
| c128ger | Commodore 128 German (PAL) |
| c128fra | Commodore 128 French (PAL) |
| c128ita | Commodore 128 Italian (PAL) |
| c128swe | Commodore 128 Swedish (PAL) |
| c65 | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, NTSC, 911001) |
| c65e | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, NTSC, 910828) |
| c65d | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, NTSC, 910626) |
| c65c | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, NTSC, 910523) |
| c65ger | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, German PAL, 910429) |
| c65a | C65 / C64DX (Prototype, NTSC, 910111) |
| ibmpc | IBM PC 10/27/82 |
| ibmpca | IBM PC 08/16/82 |
| pcmda | PC (MDA) |
| pc | PC (CGA) |
| europc | EURO PC |
| t1000hx | Tandy 1000HX |
| ibmxt | IBM PC/XT (CGA) |
| pc200 | PC200 Professional Series |
| pc20 | Amstrad PC20 |
| pc1512 | Amstrad PC1512 (version 1) |
| pc1512v2 | Amstrad PC1512 (version 2) |
| pc1640 | Amstrad PC1640 / PC6400 (US) |
| xtvga | PC/XT (VGA, MF2 Keyboard) |
| at | PC/AT (CGA, MF2 Keyboard) |
| atvga | PC/AT (VGA, MF2 Keyboard) |
| spectrum | ZX Spectrum |
| specpls4 | ZX Spectrum +4 |
| specbusy | ZX Spectrum (BusySoft Upgrade v1.18) |
| specpsch | ZX Spectrum (Maly's Psycho Upgrade) |
| specgrot | ZX Spectrum (De Groot's Upgrade) |
| specimc | ZX Spectrum (Collier's Upgrade) |
| speclec | ZX Spectrum (LEC Upgrade) |
| inves | Inves Spectrum 48K+ |
| tk90x | TK-90x Color Computer |
| tk95 | TK-95 Color Computer |
| tc2048 | TC-2048 |
| ts2068 | TS-2068 |
| uk2086 | UK-2086 ver. 1.2 |
| spec128 | ZX Spectrum 128 |
| spec128s | ZX Spectrum 128 (Spain) |
| specpls2 | ZX Spectrum +2 |
| specpl2a | ZX Spectrum +2a |
| specpls3 | ZX Spectrum +3 |
| specp2fr | ZX Spectrum +2 (France) |
| specp2sp | ZX Spectrum +2 (Spain) |
| specp3sp | ZX Spectrum +3 (Spain) |
| specpl3e | ZX Spectrum +3e |
| specp3es | ZX Spectrum +3e (Spain) |
| pc1251 | Pocket Computer 1251 |
| pc1401 | Pocket Computer 1401 |
| pc1402 | Pocket Computer 1402 |
| pc1350 | Pocket Computer 1350 |
| pc1403 | Pocket Computer 1403 |
| pc1403h | Pocket Computer 1403H |
| mz700 | MZ-700 |
| mz700j | MZ-700 (Japan) |
| ti990_10 | TI Model 990/10 Minicomputer System |
| ti99_4 | TI99/4 Home Computer (US) |
| ti99_4e | TI99/4 Home Computer (Europe) |
| ti99_4a | TI99/4A Home Computer (US) |
| ti99_4ae | TI99/4A Home Computer (Europe) |
| ti99_4ev | TI99/4A Home Computer with EVPC |
| tutor | Tomy Tutor |
| geneve | Geneve 9640 |
| avigo | TI Avigo 100 PDA |
| ti81 | TI-81 Ver. 1.8 |
| ti85 | TI-85 ver. 3.0a |
| ti85v40 | TI-85 ver. 4.0 |
| ti85v50 | TI-85 ver. 5.0 |
| ti85v60 | TI-85 ver. 6.0 |
| ti85v80 | TI-85 ver. 8.0 |
| ti85v90 | TI-85 ver. 9.0 |
| ti85v100 | TI-85 ver. 10.0 |
| ti86 | TI-86 ver. 1.2 |
| ti86v13 | TI-86 ver. 1.3 |
| ti86v14 | TI-86 ver. 1.4 |
| ti86v16 | TI-86 ver. 1.6 |
| ti86grom | TI-86 homebrew rom by Daniel Foesch |
| pc88srl | PC-8801 MKIISR (Lores display, VSYNC 15KHz) |
| pc88srh | PC-8801 MKIISR (Hires display, VSYNC 24KHz) |
| jupiter | Jupiter Ace |
| sordm5 | Sord M5 |
| apfm1000 | APF M-1000 |
| apfimag | APF Imagination Machine |
| einstein | Tatung Einstein TC-01 |
| ep128 | Enterprise 128 |
| ep128a | Enterprise 128 (EXOS 2.1) |
| kaypro | Kaypro 2x |
| kc85_4 | KC 85/4 |
| kc85_3 | KC 85/3 |
| mbee | Microbee 32 IC |
| mbeepc | Microbee 32 PC |
| mbeepc85 | Microbee 32 PC85 |
| mbee56 | Microbee 56 |
| trs80 | TRS-80 Model I (Level I Basic) |
| trs80l2 | TRS-80 Model I (Radio Shack Level II Basic) |
| trs80l2a | TRS-80 Model I (R/S L2 Basic) |
| sys80 | System-80 |
| lnw80 | LNW-80 |
| coco | Color Computer |
| cocoe | Color Computer (Extended BASIC 1.0) |
| coco2 | Color Computer 2 |
| coco2b | Color Computer 2B |
| coco3 | Color Computer 3 (NTSC) |
| coco3p | Color Computer 3 (PAL) |
| coco3h | Color Computer 3 (NTSC; HD6309) |
| dragon32 | Dragon 32 |
| dragon64 | Dragon 64 |
| cp400 | CP400 |
| mc10 | MC-10 |
| cgenie | Colour Genie EG2000 |
| laser110 | Laser 110 |
| laser200 | Laser 200 |
| laser210 | Laser 210 |
| laser310 | Laser 310 |
| vz200 | Sanyo / Dick Smith VZ200 |
| vz300 | Sanyo / Dick Smith VZ300 |
| fellow | Salora Fellow |
| tx8000 | Texet TX8000 |
| laser350 | Laser 350 |
| laser500 | Laser 500 |
| laser700 | Laser 700 |
| microtan | Microtan 65 |
| oric1 | Oric 1 |
| orica | Oric Atmos |
| prav8d | Pravetz 8D |
| prav8dd | Pravetz 8D (Disk ROM) |
| prav8dda | Pravetz 8D (Disk ROM, RadoSoft) |
| telstrat | Oric Telestrat |
| p2000t | Philips P2000T |
| p2000m | Philips P2000M |
| uk101 | UK101 |
| superbrd | Superboard II |
| msx | MSX 1 |
| msxj | MSX 1 (Japan) |
| msxkr | MSX 1 (Korea) |
| msxuk | MSX 1 (UK) |
| hotbit11 | HB-8000 Hotbit 1.1 |
| hotbit12 | HB-8000 Hotbit 1.2 |
| expert10 | XP-800 Expert 1.0 |
| expert11 | XP-800 Expert 1.1 |
| msx2 | MSX 2 |
| msx2a | MSX 2 (BASIC 2.1) |
| msx2j | MSX 2 (Japan) |
| nascom1 | Nascom 1 (NasBug T1) |
| nascom1a | Nascom 1 (NasBug T2) |
| nascom1b | Nascom 1 (NasBug T4) |
| nascom2 | Nascom 2 (NasSys 1) |
| nascom2a | Nascom 2 (NasSys 3) |
| coupe | Sam Coupe |
| pdp1 | PDP-1 |
| mtx512 | MTX 512 |
| intvkbd | Intellivision Keyboard Component (Unreleased) |
| aquarius | Aquarius |
| exidy | Sorcerer |
| galaxy | Galaksija |
| lviv | PK-01 Lviv |
| lviva | PK-01 Lviv (alternate) |
| lvivp | PK-01 Lviv (prototype) |
| svi318 | SVI-318 |
| svi328 | SVI-328 |
| svi328a | SVI-328 (BASIC 1.11) |
| apexc | APEXC (as described in 1957) |
| concept | Concept |
| mk2 | Chess Champion MK II |
The driver name is used for both the BIOS zip name as well as the software folder used to store games.