It was only a matter of time: someone has gotten Doom to run on the Nintendo Alarmo
If a device exists, you can almost guarantee someone has put Doom on it, and that's exactly what's happened with the Nintendo Alarmo.
Of course someone has Doom running on Nintendo Alarmo now
Earlier this week, Tom told us Nintendo Alarmo couldn't yet run Doom, but did confirm it could display a picture of a
You can run Doom on Nintendo’s Alarmo clock
A few days after describing how it was possible to load custom firmware on a Nintendo Alarmo, GaryOderNichts shared a video showing Doom running on the alarm clock, and posted instructions to GitHub for anyone looking to do the same with their own device.
Yes, the Nintendo Alarmo can run Doom
Alarmo - Nintendo's quirky (and arguably overpriced) way to help you leap out of bed in the morning - is the latest bit of hardware to pass the 'can it run Doom' test. A post on X / Twitter by user GaryOderNichts - who is typically known for their Wii U reverse engineering efforts - appears to show that the classic 1993 first-person shooter can indeed run on Nintendo Alarmo.
Hackers Achieve the Inevitable: They Got Nintendo’s Alarmo to Play Doom
Hardware hackers prove they can make the Nintendo Alarmo play whatever they want on screen without ripping out its guts.
Doom Has Been Ported to the Nintendo Alarmo Clock
Running the classic Doom is a rite of passage for anything that has circuitry these days. When the Nintendo Alarmo released, some pondered when someone would get Doom running on it, and that has now happened.
Hack Nintendo's alarm clock to show cat pics? Let's-a-go!
A hacker who uses the handle GaryOderNichts has found a way to break into Nintendo's recently launched Alarmo clock, and run code on the device. Nintendo bills Alarmo as a way to "make waking up fun" – a tall order. The clock looks like a cartoony take on a vintage, red round alarm clock, but with an interactive screen.
Modder brings Doom to Nintendo's cutesy Alarmo clock
Just a few weeks after the Nintendo Alarmo was introduced to the public, developers have already found a way to "play" the granddaddy of modern first-person
Forget Super Mario, Watch Doom Run Smoothly On A Hacked Nintendo Alarmo
In time honored tradition, hackers have found a way to run Doom on a device that was never meant to run the classic FPS.
Nintendo's Alarmo Has Already Been Hacked To Include Cat Pictures
A Wii U hack enthusiast has already found a way to run customized code on Nintendo's Alarmo without opening it up.
Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can
They can all run Doom, and naturally, so can Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo alarm clock. It was only a matter of time before someone pulled that off, but what I didn’t expect was that when it happened, it would be playable.
In just 3 days, the state of Nintendo Alarmo hacking went from 'it loads a cat jpg' to 'it runs Doom better than a lot of PCs back in the day'
As sure as the seasons or the tides, DIYers will make Doom run on that proprietary new device.
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