The package is distributed for educational and preservation purposes. You should legally own the original arcade PCBs to possess these ROMs. That said, the community views this pack as a digital museum. The "New" aspect includes redump verification against the MAME project's official hashes (SHA-1) to ensure you are playing accurate code, not hacked malware.
: Visual guides showing the original arcade button layouts for each title.
: These are non-game files that improve the browsing experience in frontends like or RetroArch: Art Assets : Screenshots (snaps), title screens, and digital flyers. Cabinets & Marquees
: The "6000" refers to the approximate number of game files (ROMs) included in the set, covering classic arcade titles from the 1970s through the late 1990s.
The "Extras" (flyers, cabinet marquees, game-genie-style cheat engines) create a deluxe friction . In a standard MAME setup, a non-working ROM returns a simple red text error. In MP6K-EDN, the user is presented with a fully rendered 3D cabinet, a title screen, and a "Cheat" dropdown that promises to fix the game—creating the illusion of playability where none exists.