This retro Steam Deck mod triggers game startup using floppy disks | Club386
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Modder creates Decky Links to launch Steam Deck games via floppy disks, QR codes, and NFC cards, simulating the nostalgia of physical media.

Strictly speaking this is probably more like retro-adjacent rather than truly retro gaming (though you could make floppies only for the retro games you play on your Steam Deck I guess), but a modder set up a system that uses Decky Links to launch Steam Deck games via floppy disks, QR codes, and NFC cards, simulating the nostalgia of physical media. I love the ka-chunk sound of a floppy being seated.

  • Björn@swg-empire.deEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    While I love that someone has done it. I’ll never want to go back to juggling physical media.

    • Dave.@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      On disk 17 out of 37 of a Microsoft Office install in 1994:

      GRONK-GRONK-GRONK-GRONK-GRONK

      Disk error reading Drive A:

      Abort, Retry, Fail?

      • Dultas@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        I tried to image a bunch of old floppies from the 90s recently. And about 1/3 had reda errors. Needless to say I wasn’t able to fully preserve many of my games on floppy.