Clone games require the parent game to be in the same folder to work. If you try to play a 2-player hack of The Simpsons but do not have the main 4-player parent ROM file in your directory, the game will crash. This saves hard drive space but makes custom list management tedious.
MAME 0.78 strikes the perfect balance for single-board computers (like the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4) and budget emulation handhelds. It delivers full-speed gameplay for thousands of classic games without stuttering. Optimized for low-spec hardware.
Downloading a random ZIP file from the internet is dangerous (malware) or frustrating (broken ROMs). You need the link.