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NOTE: If any links are broken, archive.org may have an archived version of it.
If you're looking for MAME ROMs or CHDs, it's also probably the best place to look.

I do not know any of the owners of these sites.
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Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) Source Code

General, Graphics (Technical), Pitched Sound, Unpitched Sound (Noise), Speech/Samples
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame

Arcade Restoration - Extensive database of PCB Information, Part/ROM Lists, and Memory Maps extracted from MAME Source Code

General, Databases
http://www.arcaderestoration.com/

Arcade Museum / Killer List of Video Games - Largest database of arcade games

General, Databases, Forums
https://www.arcade-museum.com/ and https://forums.arcade-museum.com/

MikesArcade.com Technical Archives

General, Databases
https://www.mikesarcade.com/arcade/

SYSTEM 16 and [ARCHIVED] Wikipedia's List of Arcade System Boards - Hardware info on arcade systems

General, Databases
https://www.system16.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_system_board

Home of the Z80 CPU - Nearly everything about the Zilog Z80 and "close relatives"

Processors and Peripherals
http://z80.info

[ARCHIVED] Z80 Bits (of information) - Some Z80 Routines

Processors and Peripherals
https://zilog.sh.cvut.cz/~baze/misc/z80bits.html

Eeeems' Tutorial Hosting - Z80 Tutorial, References, and Routine

Processors and Peripherals, People
https://t.eeems.ca/

ClrHome - References on Z80 Assembly (and an online assembler) and TI-BASIC. Best Z80 instruction set visualization!

Processors and Peripherals, Utilities/Software
https://clrhome.org/

GP2000 - Z80 Assembler and TRS-80 Family of Computers Emulator, Software and information on both

Tangential, Processors and Peripherals, Blog, People
http://48k.ca/

6502.org - Nearly everything about the 6502 processor (and related)

Processors and Peripherals
http://www.6502.org

The Real Bob Roberts - Extensive repair logs, references, and and other information (and part shop)

General
http://www.therealbobroberts.net/

Multigame.Com - Good reference materials, including custom Namco IC part numbers

General
https://www.multigame.com/index.htm

NESDev (Wiki, Databse, and Forum) - Maybe relevant to Nintendo VS.

Tangential, Wikis, Forums, Databases
https://www.nesdev.org

SMS Power! - Extensive resources on the Sega Master System and other Z80 CPU based Sega systems (maybe relevant to the Sega Mega-Tech system)

Tangential, Forums
https://www.smspower.org/

Red Cedar Electronics - Great page on the Votrax SC-01A Speech Synthesizer chip

Processors and Peripherals, Speech/Samples
https://www.redcedar.com/

Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki

Pitched Sound, Unpitched Sound (Noise), Speech/Samples, Wikis
https://www.vgmpf.com

mdfs.net - Software and documentation related to low-level programming and early computers, including the Z80 and 6502 processors

General, Graphics (Design and Fonts), Processors and Peripherals
https://mdfs.net/

Mike McBike (all in German) - Information (mainly PCB images) and repair logs on several arcade games and early home computers

General
https://wolfgangrobel.de/index.htm

Euro-Arcade - Arcade Part Shop (although last update was in 2005) and Information (good Pac-Man technical overview)

General
http://www.euro-arcade.de/

Fix Your Pac-Man and Fix a Galaga

General
https://www.fixyourpacman.com/ and https://www.fixagalaga.com/

JAMMArcade.net (Blog run by multiple people, see their personal pages in Links section) - Extensive resources and replacement parts for repairing arcade games

People, General
https://www.jammarcade.net/

Coin-Op Game Repair/Conversion/Hack Guides and Other Information

General
https://www.pinrepair.com/

Vintage Gaming and More - Atari 2600/7800 Mods, Kits, and Information (related by 6502 and PIA)

Processors and Peripherals, Tangential
https://vintagegamingandmore.com/

Retro Computing (Hans Otten) - Some info on the 6809, 6502, and Z80 based computers

General, Processors and Peripherals, Tangential
http://retro.hansotten.nl/

HeinPragt.nl (in Dutch and English) - "Retro computer info"

General, People, Processors and Peripherals, Utilities/Software
https://www.heinpragt.nl/?page_id=128

Chris Kilgour's Personal Projects Page - Great articles on the Namco 52xx and 54xx chips and Pole Position!

People, General
http://www.whiterocker.com/

Progetto-Snaps: The Italian MAME's Resource Place - Collection of MAME resources (other than ROMs) and resource lists going back to 1997

Arcades/Emulators
https://www.progettosnaps.net/index.php

The Guru's ROM Dumping News (New site as of August 2nd, 2023)

People
https://gurudumps.otenko.com/ and formerly [ARCHIVED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~lantra9jp1_nbn/gurudumps/

Arcade Game Typography (Book)

Graphics (Design and Fonts)
https://readonlymemory.vg/shop/book/arcade-game-typography/

Atari 8-bit Family and Related (See S.A.M. page for speech)

Speech/Samples
http://retrobits.net/

HEROTALK - A Text-To-Phoneme Translator For The Votrax SC-01 Speech Synthesizer

Speech/Samples
https://ia800108.us.archive.org/34/items/HEROTALK/HEROTALK.pdf

Arcade History and Raiding Related Blog

People
https://arcadeblogger.com/

Aussie Arcade

Forums
https://www.aussiearcade.com/

Custom Resolution Utility - Helpful for outputting video signal from computer to CRT

Utility/Software
https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU

Source Gaming - Interview with Mr. Do Creator

People
https://sourcegaming.info/2020/01/14/mrdo/

Ted Dabney Experience (Podcast)

People
https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/

Museum of Soviet Coin-Op Machines (in Russian and English) - 2 locations in Moscow, 1 in St. Petersburg

Arcades/Emulators, General
https://15kop.ru/en/

Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) - See source code link for technical information

Arcades/Emulators
https://www.mamedev.org/


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