It works perfectly for me on lubuntu 16.04 on a samsung laptop with intel atom n270 and 2gb ram.
I use Attract-Mode + Retroarch.
I do not usually like that kind of distros (puppy, etc.) because they are not persistent.
Wikipedia definition: "Persistence – in computer science refers to the characteristic of data that outlives the execution of the program that created it. Without this capability, data only exists in RAM, and will be lost when the memory loses power, such as on computer shutdown."