| Option Category | # # CORE STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS # |
| Description | This option allows the recording of the audio played by the running system in uncompressed WAV format. As it is uncompressed, the audio files can get huge as you record. |
| Full Command | -wavwrite <filename> |
| Alt. Command | none |
| Reverse Command | none |
| Example | mame64.exe pacman -wavwrite pacman.wav |
| mame.ini Command | wavwrite |
| Command Default | none |
| Argument Format | <filename> |