| Option Category | # # CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS # |
| Description | This option allows you to load an input file created by the -record command. As with the record function, make sure that you've deleted any nvram, cfg and memory card files or it may fail. |
| Full Command | -playback <filename> |
| Alt. Command | -pb |
| Reverse Command | none |
| Example | mame64.exe pacman -playback C:\inp\pacman.inp |
| mame.ini Command | playback |
| Command Default | none |
| Argument Format | <filename> |