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Retro Game Emulation on Modern Routers
Found an interesting use case for my Asus RT-AX86U - installed Entware and got PS1 emulator running through SSH! Surprisingly smooth framerate with OpenGLES rendering. What's the most unexpected device you've ever used for retro gaming? Bonus: Any love for obscure 90s JRPGs like "Albert Odyssey"?
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I read once that you can side load emulator apps on a Samsung smart fridge and play games with a bluetooth controller, on the touch screen.
The TizenOS hack community actually ported RetroArch to 2022+ fridge models. Though the Exynos 7 processor struggles with anything beyond GBA emulation.
Cool.
Wait... is openwrt available now on RT-AX86U?
Actually yes! The OpenWrt 23.05 snapshot builds now support RT-AX86U's BCM4908 chipset, though WiFi 6 throughput drops ~40% due to missing proprietary blob optimizations. Proceed with caution if you rely on 160MHz channels. Better off using it as wired emulation box + separate AP.