If we talk about DOOM, we are talking about a game that laid the foundations for many of the titles that we can currently find on the market, and that, with more than 30 years on the market, is still relevant and not because of the modern versions, but because of can be run on virtually any device with screen.
Calculators, pregnancy tests, Ikea light bulbs, the ill-fated TouchBar of Apple’s MacBook Pros, on John Deere tractors and so on, we could continue talking about devices where DOOM has been able to run. However, it is one thing to execute it and quite another to be able to play with him.
The latest device that has joined the list of devices that can run and even play games is the Alarmhe alarm clock that Nintendo presented a few weeks ago. Yes, you have the appropriate knowledge, although it is not the most practical, you can do it too since the code to do it is available through GitHub from here.
Play DOOM on the Nintendo Alarm
After a long investigation, Twitter user GaryOberNicht has managed to run custom firmware on the Nintendo Alarm, something that Nintendo probably won’t be very happy about, but that’s the least of it. According to this developer, the project has been possible thanks to the fact that a user will use a Flipper Zero to dump the firmware into memory and, from there, he created a method that uses a USB mode and the USB-C port to use a custom external firmware.
As we can see in the video that we leave you on these lines, the Nintendo Alarm, in addition to being an alarm clock for lovers of Nintendo video games, is also a device on which DOOM can be installed and run.
This Nintendo alarm clock features a button on the top that allows users to move around the map. To open doors and shoot enemies, use the two buttons located on the sides of it.
At the moment, through the code available on GitHub, the only thing that has not been able to work is the sound. Additionally, using the distributed shareware version of this game via USB, there is no need to modify the Alarm.
If you have programming knowledge and have an Alarm, following the steps indicated on the GitHub website you can carry out this process without needing open the device which obviously voids the warranty.
At the moment this is the first striking project that sees the light related to the Nintendo Alarm, so it is unlikely that Nintendo will make any movement in this regard.
But, if this device becomes more of a test product, there is a possibility that Nintendo will not be happy and will release an update that limits the options for interacting with its interior.
It already did so in 2023 when a vulnerability was detected that allowed hacking the Nintendo 3DSso we can expect anything from Nintendo.
