GOAL: To run Atari 2600 games from a MAME frontend.
FAILED PROCESS
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I have used Stella for years. I have a full set of ROMS that all work in Stella.
I grabbed a full set of .171 ROMS from Pleasuredome.
I have a clean install of Mame .171. I use 64-bit, so I run MAME64.EXE. From this I get the new UI.
I changed the ROM path within MAME to point to the ROMS folder I use for Stella.
I choose "Atari 2600 NTSC" and get a list of Atari 2600 games.
Take, for example, Adventure. I choose adventure and I get "The selected software is missing one or more required files. Please select a (sic) different software."
I notice at the bottom of the screen it says: ROMSET: ADVENTUR. I rename my Adventure game to this, but I get the same result.
Now - the Stella games are in .BIN files, not zip's, and not 7z's.
I check MAME.INI, and the ROMS path is entered correctly.
So basically I have the following questions:
1) Do I need to grab another download of the Atari 2600 ROMS, just for MAME?
2) Could I be missing some other file?
3) Can I use MAMEUIFX, or other common frontends to play Atari 2600 titles?
4) I'd rather not use command-line, I want a frontend.
5) Why am I dumb as a stump every time I want to do anything other than play arcade titles with Mame?
Please help a guy who simply wants to play a few old titles. 
(and yes, I can play them in Stella, which I love. But out of principle, I'd like to see this work.
Thanks in advance.
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