--- title: "I turned my living room into a Raspberry Pi-flavored arcade without storing a single game locally" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-living-room-into-a-raspberry-pi-flavored-arcade-without-storing-a-single-game-locally-syd7mxhgt source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-turned-my-living-room-into-a-raspberry-pi-flavored-arcade/ type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-04-05T11:05:16.559Z updated: 2026-04-05T11:05:51.061Z tags: ["gaming", "raspberry-pi"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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. # I turned my living room into a Raspberry Pi-flavored arcade without storing a single game locally **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist setup using a Raspberry Pi 5 running Batocera to create a retro gaming arcade that streams ROM files from a NAS over SMB rather than storing them locally. The key configuration involves editing batocera-boot.conf to switch from internal to network storage, pointing it at an SMB share. Batocera is preferred over Lakka for its colorful UI, smart ROM detection, built-in Kodi media player, and Moonlight game streaming support. An Ethernet connection is essential to avoid latency when loading games from the NAS. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [My NAS became a retro gaming machine, and my consoles haven't been touched since](https://daily.dev/posts/my-nas-became-a-retro-gaming-machine-and-my-consoles-haven-t-been-touched-since-ffeyqpsnx) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [I turned my old laptop into a retro gaming station with Batocera, and it's better \(and worse\) than I expected](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-old-laptop-into-a-retro-gaming-station-with-batocera-and-it-s-better-and-worse-than-i-xeduu5yx9) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [I turned an 8th Gen Intel PC into a retro console, and it surprised me](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-an-8th-gen-intel-pc-into-a-retro-console-and-it-surprised-me-g73fmurok) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I turned my Raspberry Pi into a portable NAS that runs off a power bank, and now I carry terabytes everywhere](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-raspberry-pi-into-a-portable-nas-that-runs-off-a-power-bank-and-now-i-carry-terabytes-e-yb8kmauvk) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I turned this $55 Raspberry Pi into the ultimate streaming device](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-this-55-raspberry-pi-into-the-ultimate-streaming-device-kpjwmhxwb) · XDA Developers · 7 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-my-living-room-into-a-raspberry-pi-flavored-arcade-without-storing-a-single-game-locally-syd7mxhgt)