diff --git a/resources/systems/macos/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/macos/es_systems.xml
index e4c4bdcdc..f5b6ee9f5 100644
--- a/resources/systems/macos/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/macos/es_systems.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         <fullname>Bally Astrocade</fullname>
         <path>%ROMPATH%/astrocde</path>
         <extension>.7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
-        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mame_libretro.dylib %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mame_libretro.dylib "astrocde -rompath \"%GAMEDIRRAW%;%ROMPATH%/astrocde\" -cart \"%ROMRAW%\""</command>
         <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%STARTDIR%=~/.mame %EMULATOR_MAME% -rompath %GAMEDIR%\;%ROMPATH%/astrocde astrocde -cart %BASENAME%</command>
         <platform>astrocde</platform>
         <theme>astrocade</theme>
diff --git a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
index f37755985..65dc6d46f 100644
--- a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         <fullname>Bally Astrocade</fullname>
         <path>%ROMPATH%/astrocde</path>
         <extension>.7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
-        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mame_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mame_libretro.so "astrocde -rompath \"%GAMEDIRRAW%;%ROMPATH%/astrocde\" -cart \"%ROMRAW%\""</command>
         <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%STARTDIR%=~/.mame %EMULATOR_MAME% -rompath %GAMEDIR%\;%ROMPATH%/astrocde astrocde -cart %BASENAME%</command>
         <platform>astrocde</platform>
         <theme>astrocade</theme>
diff --git a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
index b1065588d..b4f67cd86 100644
--- a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
         <fullname>Bally Astrocade</fullname>
         <path>%ROMPATH%\astrocde</path>
         <extension>.7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
-        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame_libretro.dll "astrocde -rompath \"%GAMEDIRRAW%;%ROMPATH%\astrocde\" -cart \"%ROMRAW%\""</command>
         <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%HIDEWINDOW% %STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR% %EMULATOR_MAME% -rompath %GAMEDIR%\;%ROMPATH%\astrocde astrocde -cart %BASENAME%</command>
         <platform>astrocde</platform>
         <theme>astrocade</theme>