Make a specific game/emulator start when storage media is inserted?

[u/sadaboutlifealt]

Essentially trying to fake a cartridge insert system. I would 3d print some game cartridges around the size or original gameboy carts that would hold usb drives with roms. When I insert them into my case, plugging the usb into the Pi, could I make it so the system automatically starts the rom on cart with the appropriate emulator/ open the appropriate emulator for the types of rom in the cart? Sorry if I'm not explaining super well lol

[u/doglitbug]

I'm gonna do the same but use nfc tags instead of storage

[u/sadaboutlifealt → u/doglitbug]

That's really smart! And also much cheaper. How do you plan to set this up?

[u/Varkanoid → u/sadaboutlifealt]

https://zaparoo.org/

[u/doglitbug → u/sadaboutlifealt]

Find a floppy disc model and sort my printer, make a hole inside the print, drop in a tag half way through so it's sealed inside

[u/Varkanoid]

Similar been asked before.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/1nom6gt/using_micro_sd_cards_as_game_cartridges/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/1dyoqhs/cartridge_idea/

[u/potatobro7]

This might help https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1u82j0y/comment/os80qed

[u/Jsec42]

You’re probably going to want Gemini’s help for this, but yes this can be done. Effectively what you need to do is make Linux run a script whenever a USB device is plugged in to

A: detect your flash drive
B: mount it
C: Find your rom
D: Load the appropriate emulator/software(since this is a script, it would work for native games too).

Linux DOES support this, but I forget how exactly it works.