this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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Check this out: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/old-ssds-find-new-life-as-game-cartridges/

Just saw it on Hack a Day and remembered this post. It's using old SSDs instead of SD cards but is basically what you're describing.

And they're using auto launch scripts like I mentioned in my first comment and a whitelist to address security.