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Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users — supports almost any DRM-free game, past or present
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Kazeta has arrived to “bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware” (h/t GamingOnLinux). With this new Linux-based OS from the makers of Chimera OS, the promise is of a gaming experience where you simply “insert cart, power on, play.” Before doing that you will, of course, have to prepare the carts, but the developers assert that gamers can “turn any DRM-free game into a physical cart.” SD cards are the preferred choice for creating a game cartridge library.
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Liliputing ☛ Kazeta is a Linux-based OS that turns PCs into game consoles
PC gaming has been popular for decades, but there's still something charming about classic game consoles that booted quickly, featured a minimal operating system, and let you play games by inserting a cartridge or disc. Kazeta is a new Linux-based operating system that brings that kind of experience to modern PCs.
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What if modern PC gaming were just a little more Nintendo? Kazeta, a Linux-based OS, aims to find out with plug 'n' play SD 'carts' and by going all in on retro simplicity
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy everything modern PC gaming has to offer—but there's no use denying I am also a Nintendo girlie. I'm dating myself here, but the company got their hooks in me young with the Game Boy Color, and I've had an affectionate respect for cart-based gaming ever since. Enter an OS project that asks 'What if modern PC gaming were just a little more Nintendo?'
Kazeta is what can best be described as a nostalgic vibes-based Linux operating system that you can download right now from GitHub. Rather than wait for your beefy games to download or update, Kazeta is all about a classic plug-and-play sensibility. Just download your favourite DRM-free games onto SD cards, plug 'em into your Kazeta-based mini PC, and dive straight into gameplay just like the console gamer's days of yore.
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New Linux-based OS Kazeta takes inspiration from 90s game consoles
Alesh Slovak, the developer behind the popular HTPC gaming distribution ChimeraOS (a SteamOS-like operating system), has just unveiled a new project called Kazeta. It's a new, lightweight Linux-based operating system designed to replicate the simplicity of a classic games console by using SD cards as physical game cartridges.
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Kazeta: New Linux OS Transforms PCs into Retro Game Consoles
ChimeraOS developer Alesh Slovak has revealed Kazeta, a Linux-based OS that aims to bring back the ease of classic gaming consoles on PCs. After six months of development, the project addresses growing frustrations with complex digital storefronts and aims to preserve gaming collections through physical media. The system operates by loading DRM-free games onto SD cards that function as cartridges. Users simply insert a card and power on their PC to boot directly into the game, eliminating accounts, online requirements, and cloud dependencies. The system stores save data on internal storage while game cartridges stay read-only to preserve them. When users don't insert a cartridge, Kazeta shows a retro-style BIOS menu to manage game saves similar to 1990s consoles. The OS works with both new PC games and old games through emulation supporting DRM-free content from sites like GOG and itch.io.