Doom Has Been Ported to Nintendo Alarmo Clock

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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.
Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can
What do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar have in common? 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.
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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.
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'
It started with GaryOderNichts figuring out how to run custom code at all on the Alarmo, a process which the enthusiast outlined on his blog and demonstrated by making the device display a picture of a cat. This naturally led GaryOderNichts' followers to request a Doom demonstration, which he provided just a few days later on November 2.
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.
Random: Yes, Doom Is Now Playable On Nintendo Alarmo
"There's currently no audio support. To avoid the USB loader memory size restrictions, the .wad needs to be compressed and then uncompressed to external memory on boot. However, it's possible to load the shareware version of Doom entirely from USB, without modifying the Alarmo."
Nintendo Alarmo Review: A Fleetingly Charming, Overpriced Alarm Clock
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo comes packaged with a USB-C to USB-A cable and retails for $99.99. Theres no power adapter included, so youll need oneor an outlet with a USB-A portin order to use the clock (it doesnt run on battery, so it needs to be plugged in at all times).
"It runs Doom better than a lot of PCs back in the day" – Nintendo's new alarm clock impresses fans
It was only a matter of time before this was going to happen. User GaryOderNichts got the famous shooter from the 90s running on an alarm clock. Not just any alarm clock, either. What is Nintendo Alarmo?
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