Doom is an all time classic. In 1995 it was installed on more Windows 95 PCs, and now it has found its way onto almost all gaming platforms. The most recent console Doom reddit Guy now calls is the Nintendo Switch, but the FPS does has not only found its way onto various conventional platforms. Thanks to homebrew fans, hackers, and programmers, Doom runs on all kinds of machines. If it has a screen, you can probably see Doom on it. So without further ado, let’s take a look at some of the weirdest ones, shall we?
A pregnancy test
Yes, Doom is now playable on a pregnancy test. With its 128 x 32 pixel monochrome screen, it’s a very small way to get stuck in the classic FPS. Programmer Foone replaced the existing processor and replaced the LED display with OLED because a pregnancy test could not run the game as is. Controlled using a keyboard, Pregnancy Test Doom is certainly one of the more unusual ways to play the role of Doom Guy.
An apple watch
At the same time as impressive as it is impractical. This is what happens when tech people have a hackathon. On the one hand, it’s amazing that what was the peak of the game in 1995 now works on * a watch *, but on the other hand, it’s not quite a convenient way to play the game.
A portable plate edge chamfering machine
It’s kind of like cheating because it’s just a big computer, even though it adds PVC strips to furniture on an industrial scale. Still, let’s not underestimate the skill it takes to make Doom work on something more accustomed to putting the finishing touches on showers and kitchen cabinets.
A Macbook touch bar
Probably the least practical Doom hack ever, creating a version of the game that appears to be in a 100: 10 aspect ratio. Congratulations on making it work, but it looks like a visual representation of a migraine. and probably plays like a migraine too.
A printer
What’s interesting here is that this famous Doom hack was actually part of an experiment to show security exploits in wireless printers. It was, at one point, possible to force a firmware update on a printer and have it run any software – spyware for example to take a look at what was printed. Or, in this case, a version of Doom.
A graphing calculator
Graphing calculators are good for one thing primarily: graphing. As for the guts, they don’t have half of the things you’re supposed to need for it like loads of RAM or a GPU, which makes a working version of Doom here more wizarding than something else. Apparently, it drains the batteries in a matter of minutes.
One touch
The Optimus Maximus was a $ 1,500 keyboard that had a programmable display on each key. The idea was that you could map pretty much any lettering or symbol depending on the game you were playing. And, if we’ve learned anything so far, it’s that anything that has a screen will be forced to run Doom. In this case in a magnificent 48×48 resolution.
Public access shelves
I’m not sure that’s what New York had in mind when it provided hundreds of public kiosks to give people free computer and WiFi access. Still, if he can execute Doom, he should. However, this isn’t a real hack, as it’s only a matter of playing an emulator online through a browser, but it still matters.
That old Sony phone
It may not make any sound, but that old Sony K-800i “apparently works fine”. This is made possible by updating the firmware to allow the phone to run custom executable files. Like Doom. Because you’re gonna do something else with the 2006 phone, call someone?
On a camera
Most impressive about it is that the 1998 Kodak DC260 digital camera is almost as old as Doom itself. A lot of things on this list work as time goes by and there is now enough power in a watch to run a game that originally required an entire PC. Bonus points for the fact that it also has a TV output if you want a bigger screen.
On an old iPod
Not just an old iPod, but a Nano on top of that, for an additional demonstration. This is probably a hack that you could do on your own if you had one, as there is an Instructables guide detailing the steps involved in doing it.
A vending machine
Having none of the right buttons certainly never stopped anyone from running Doom on a thing. So an ATM? Of course, it doesn’t matter. Besides running the game on an ATM, these ambitious hackers also got it by using the buttons on the side of the screens, swapping the $ 10, $ 20 cash options for a pistol, rifle hunting, etc.
Loss
There are so many different versions of Doom out there now that almost anything is possible, including GZDoom, an open source port that supports arcade machines capable of playing other games. Like Doom. In Doom. Doom squared, if you will. Yes, that’s a bit of Inception-y.
