Can it run Doom?
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Can it run Doom?, Will it run Doom?, and It runs Doom are variants of an Internet meme that emerged after the 1997 release of the Doom source code.[1][2] While the source was initially ported to computers similar to the PC and gaming consoles, over time the increasing power and adoption of computing devices in a wide variety of equipment led to ports on some unlikely and even esoteric devices. These include an ATM, cell phones, digital cameras, graphing calculators, MP3 players, an oscilloscope, a piano, printers, a satellite, thermostats, and many more. Additionally, Doom was made to run inside other games, including a GZDoom arcade machine.
Because of this port ubiquity, running Doom on any hardware has become a sort of litmus test[3] and Kinsie named it "computer science's most violent Hello World substitute," while other community members grew tired of the meme.[4]
Catalogs[edit]
- List of Doom ports on Wikipedia
- Can it run Doom?
- It Runs Doom! by Kinsie
- It Plays Doom (archived 🏛)
Articles[edit]
- 15 things that prove that DOOM will run on literally anything - GamesRadar+
- Pianos, printers, and other surprising things you can play Doom on - PC Gamer
- The 10 Weirdest Devices That Can Run Doom - TheGamer
- The 18 Wildest Things That Doom Can Be Played On - Game Rant
Discussion topics[edit]
- Can it run DOOM? on Doomworld forums
- What is it about Doom that allows it to run on pretty much everything? on Quora
- Will it run DOOM? on Reddit
References[edit]
- ↑ Wired Staff (1 January 2003). "But Can It Run Doom?" WIRED. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Don (19 December 2016). "It Runs Doom." Know Your Meme. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Coward, Cameron (7 June 2019). "Playing Doom on an Unmodified NES." Hackster.io. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ TasAcri (12 December 2022). Anyone else tired of the "DOOM runs on anything" meme?. Doomworld forums. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
