{"id":251160,"date":"2024-07-12T00:34:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T04:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/?p=251160"},"modified":"2024-07-12T00:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T04:34:53","slug":"a-wild-long-list-of-the-weirdest-things-doom-can-run-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/a-wild-long-list-of-the-weirdest-things-doom-can-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wild &amp; Long List of the Weirdest Things DOOM Can Run On"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;But does it run <em>Doom<\/em>?&#8221; started off as a joke but it&#8217;s become a genuine challenge. What better way is there to show off your programming skills than to get id Software&#8217;s 1993 FPS on the unlikeliest of devices? Here are some of the weirdest things that can run <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/tag\/doom\/\">Doom<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-these-weird-and-wonderful-devices-all-run-doom\">These Weird and Wonderful Devices All Run Doom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-pregnancy-test\">1. Pregnancy Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday I had a lot of retweets and reddit posts and such for playing Doom on a pregnancy test.<br>But as I explained then, it wasn&#39;t really PLAYING on a pregnancy test, it was just a video being played back, not an interactive game.<br><br>Well, now it is. It&#39;s Pregnancy Test Doom! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nrjyq07EVv\">pic.twitter.com\/Nrjyq07EVv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; foone\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@Foone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Foone\/status\/1302820468819288066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, it&#8217;s a Cacodemon! You might have to squint a little to play it, but  hardware wizard Foone managed to play <em>Doom<\/em> ron a pregnancy test&#8217;s tiny black-and-white screen. They initially used it as a monitor, which is an accomplishment in itself, but took things one step further and got it running on the device itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-single-keyboard-key\">2. Single Keyboard Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doom 2 on optimus maximus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7b9glYuAXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now out of production, the Optimus Maximus was a keyboard where every key was a small display screen. Modder Radio4Active got <em>Doom<\/em> running (at an admittedly low frame rate) on just one single key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-supermarket-barcode-scanner\">3. Supermarket Barcode Scanner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/1dmutkh\/zebra_ps20_grocery_store_scango_barcode_scanner\/\">Zebra PS20 grocery store Scan&amp;Go barcode scanner runs Doom <\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/tamay-idk\/\">u\/tamay-idk<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bored to tears as your partner\/relative\/friend drags you around shopping? Simply grab one of the supermarket&#8217;s self-shop barcode scanners, install <em>Doom<\/em> and you&#8217;re away. Okay, it took modder tamay-idk more work than that but I&#8217;d still love to see shoppers reach for one of these to find <em>Doom <\/em>has been installed on every single one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-medical-device\">4. Medical Device<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"But can it run doom | Medical Device Hack\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nn55hvL2aNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why hack something to run <em>Doom<\/em>? For the challenge? The prestige? Just because it&#8217;s there? In the case of HTM Workshop, they wanted to show just how vulnerable some medical devices can be. I think they&#8217;ve proved their point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-panasonic-welding-robot\">5. Panasonic Welding Robot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/1d41wlt\/panasonic_welding_robot\/\">Panasonic welding robot <\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Xenazorro\/\">u\/Xenazorro<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t hunt down the price for this Panasonic welding robot, but compared so similar models it&#8217;s worth five, maybe six figures. It&#8217;s probably going to murder us all, but in the meantime, Xenazorro squeezed <em>Doom<\/em> onto it. I&#8217;m assuming it was their own personal property, otherwise their supervisor is absolutely going to want a word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-mcdonald-s-till\">6. McDonald&#8217;s Till <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former McDonalds manager here. This is something I actually did back in 2020 on one of the McDonald\u2019s tills on the front counter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5p4g9IrjRi\">pic.twitter.com\/5p4g9IrjRi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FLEEBS (@fleebs_cg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fleebs_cg\/status\/1542874692993708034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have seen the picture of <em>Doom<\/em> on a McDonald&#8217;s kiosk but, sadly, that <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/doom-mcdonalds-photo-fake-kiosk\">turned out to be fake<\/a>. Former McDonald&#8217;s manager Fleebs, however, had Doom running on a McDonald&#8217;s till which is the next best thing, especially if the lunchtime rush is eating away at your soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-espresso-machine\">7. Espresso Machine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/1d4qqcq\/decent_espresso_machine_doom_double_shot\/\">Decent Espresso machine &#8211; DOOM! DOUBLE SHOT!<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/rouge-agent007\/\">u\/rouge-agent007<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a boost to sharpen your reflexes? Rouge-agent007&#8217;s <em>Doom<\/em>-playing espresso machine could be just the thing. Decaf is not an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-kodak-dc260-digital-camera\">8. Kodak DC260 Digital Camera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DC-260 (DoomD) running on a Kodak DC260 Digital Camera from 1998!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-AnvqiKzjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtually every current mobile device can run <em>Doom<\/em> (and emulate half a dozen consoles) but back in 1998 it was a big deal. The idea of running <em>Doom<\/em> on one of that year&#8217;s Kodak DC260 digital camera seems ridiculous. But as VideoGameObsession shows, it can be done and what&#8217;s more it&#8217;s perfectly playable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-atm\">9. ATM <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Playing Doom on an ATM\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PW5ELKTivbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This hole in the wall machine is missing the wall, but it&#8217;s no less impressive that Aussie50 and team got this ATM playing <em>Doom<\/em>. While the video clearly shows them using a keyboard, the description states they eventually got it running using the side keys and pin pad alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-sex-toy\">10. Sex Toy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/1dympjn\/dong_doom_the_special_pleasing_experience\/\"> Dong DOOM The special pleasing experience <\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/MyTinyHappyPlace\/\">u\/MyTinyHappyPlace<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubbed &#8220;Dong DOOM&#8221; by modder MyTinyHappyplace, this is a creative use of an AliExpress sex toy. Why does this thing have an LCD screen? I&#8217;m not sure I want to know but they&#8217;ve succeeded in turning it into an altogether different kind of entertainment device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-ticket-validator\">11. Ticket Validator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/gfhb1o\/got_doom_working_on_a_ticket_validator_myki\/\">Got Doom working on a ticket validator (myki)<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/zbios\/\">u\/zbios<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Need your parking validated? This device, from Aussie modder Zbios, will punch, shoot and chainsaw your ticket. It helps that this device runs Windows CE though, slightly disappointingly, this was their own personal property. They didn&#8217;t just install <em>Doom<\/em> on a random street ticket machine and stroll off whistling nonchalantly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-thermostat\">12. Thermostat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doom on a thermostat - DOOMOSTAT\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2T5LyEjLfP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever got moaned at for playing with the thermostat? Cz7asm struck a blow for all of us with Doomstat, <em>Doom <\/em>running on a Honeywell Thermostat. It makes use of a SNES joypad and the &#8220;hot as Hell&#8221; jokes write themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-treadmill\">13. Treadmill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/comments\/e1v310\/the_treadmill_at_my_school_runs_doom\/\">The Treadmill at my school runs Doom!<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Kreeator3\/\">u\/Kreeator3<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/itrunsdoom\/\">itrunsdoom<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s cool that Kreeator3 got <em>Doom<\/em> running on a treadmill but what really makes this award worthy that they did this in their school&#8217;s gymnasium, while it was in use. &#8220;Sadly we got kicked out of the gym before I could figure out how to map the onboard buttons and get the belt to spin as you run in-game,&#8221; they explain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-john-deere-tractor\">14. John Deere Tractor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Playing Doom on a John Deere tractor display (jailbroken\/rooted) at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/defcon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@defcon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ih0QUTGNuS\">pic.twitter.com\/ih0QUTGNuS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sick.Codes (@sickcodes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sickcodes\/status\/1558878687642402816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not a good idea to get distracted when you&#8217;re operating heavy machinery but, like the hacked medical device there&#8217;s a point to this <em>Doom <\/em>device. John Deere has been accused of locking tractor owners out of their tractors&#8217; internals, making it harder to repair them. It was only in 2023 that farmers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-64206913\">won the right to repair their tractors<\/a>. By putting <em>Doom<\/em> on this machine, modders Sickcodes and Skelegant were highlighting the possibility of jailbreaking John Deere&#8217;s tractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-ultrasound-scanner\">15. Ultrasound Scanner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"mnmd-responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doom running on GE Vivid S5 Ultrasound\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlxfWQ8EQZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to say that BwaveTV saw <em>Doom<\/em> running on a pregnancy test and had a hold my beer moment, but this was a full five years before that. Strafing doesn&#8217;t work on this ultrasound machine unfortunately, but everything else does and I can see it making for one hell of a gender reveal party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the cream of the crop, as Macho Man Randy Savage would say. 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