--- title: 4 retro gaming projects that transform dusty old... description: Four projects that repurpose old PCs and phones for retro gaming are highlighted: ES-DE, EmuDeck, and RetroDeck as frontend/emulator solutions for computers;... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-retro-gaming-projects-that-transform-dusty-old-hardware-into-a-nostalgia-machine-jpkmiomcs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 retro gaming projects that transform dusty old hardware into a nostalgia machine | daily.dev og:description: Four projects that repurpose old PCs and phones for retro gaming are highlighted: ES-DE, EmuDeck, and RetroDeck as frontend/emulator solutions for computers;... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-retro-gaming-projects-that-transform-dusty-old-hardware-into-a-nostalgia-machine-jpkmiomcs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jPkmIOMcS.png og:image:alt: 4 retro gaming projects that transform dusty old hardware into a nostalgia machine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 retro gaming projects that transform dusty old hardware into a nostalgia machine **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Four projects that repurpose old PCs and phones for retro gaming are highlighted: ES-DE, EmuDeck, and RetroDeck as frontend/emulator solutions for computers; Batocera as a dedicated Linux-based retro gaming OS for living room setups; iiSU as a Wii U-inspired Android frontend with Discord and RetroAchievements integration; and RetroAssembly (or RomM) as a Docker-based server for streaming retro games across a home network. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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