.HI File Extension

MAME stands for "Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator," and is a free and open-source emulator (along with MacMAME) designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems on modern computers and devices. The emulator allows users to play classic arcade games by running copies of the original game, preserving gaming history and preventing older games from becoming lost.

When users play games with MAME and MacMAME, the emulators save information to HI files to preserve score records. For example, if a player sets a new record in the arcade game Galaga while using MAME, the emulator saves that score to a HI file. The next time the player or someone else loads Galaga in the emulator, the high scores will appear the same as during the last session.

To open a .hi file, you need compatible software that supports this file format.