Got Floppy Disks? Now You Can Play Them on Your Droid

A rip in the space-time continuum has miraculously connected to gaming eras into a neat Frankenstein's monster of technology.

Perhaps you’re a collector, or perhaps you’re a procrastinator that just hasn’t cleaned out that desk drawer for the past 25 some-odd years. Either way, if you’ve got any old 3.5-inch floppy disks lying around, you’ll be glad to know you can dust them off and run them on your android phone because technology. 

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In a video recently released by Lazy Game Reviews (which you can watch in the header above), host Clint Basinger shows us exactly how to fuse outdated technology with modern technology to create something unique and dare I say new(?). 

To get things started, you’ll first need an Android phone. Basinger uses a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but presumably, any Android phone will do the trick. You’ll also need a USB Type-A to USB Type-C converter, a USB-enabled floppy disk drive (you can find a selection here), and, of course, some floppy disks. 

Get all that together and you’ll be playing some of your favorite retro games on your expensive handheld screen in no time.

I joke, but honestly, it’s pretty cool — especially if you’re someone who grew up in the floppy era on classics like Commander Keen, Castle Wolfenstein, and Zork

It’s most certainly a novelty that will be a small flash in the pan, but for those of us who sometimes wax nostalgic about those blocky little squares, it’s a nifty combination of eras that reminds us these influential technologies won’t simply be swept under the rug.  

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Jonathan Moore is the Editor-in-Chief of GameSkinny and has been writing about games since 2010. With over 1,200 published articles, he's written about almost every genre, from city builders and ARPGs to third-person shooters and sports titles. While patiently awaiting anything Dino Crisis, he consumes all things Star Wars. He has a BFA in Creative Writing and an MFA in Creative Writing focused on games writing and narrative design. He's previously been a newspaper copy editor, ad writer, and book editor. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music, watching football, and walking his three dogs. He lives on Earth and believes in aliens, thanks to Fox Mulder.