Coder Forces Graphing Calculator to Run Doom

[Arehexes]

I'm kinda less impressed since it's just running on a N-Spire which is the newest calc out there. I'm more impressed with the contra game that was running on BASIC on a 84/83 (BASIC is not ment to do smooth graphics like ASM which was what made it so cool).

 

[garoose]

Hah wow, I've had some Doom clone (among other games) on my Ti-84 for a few years now, but to get the full game working is a step in the right direction.

Now make me Quake 2 for my graphing calculator!

 

[lyrandar]

Is there a Casio classpad version?

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Related:

Computer engineers are a strange bunch. I should know, i'm becoming one.

lol that's awesome.

OT: that is sweet he got that to work..but honestly i do like paying attention in class so destroying my calculators life playing that game probably wouldn't happen anytime soon for me.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

that's pretty badass

but this is cooler


MINERALS, NOT ENOUGH OF 'EM

Impressive, but just from a techincal stand point Doom is a larger challenge, since you have to work in photo 3-D effects and movement.

 

[(LK)]

What is surprising is that TI still gets away with a puke-green 1980s LCD in a calculator that costs as much as a netbook. The physical parts in those machines combined and assembled aren't worth more than $30, they could at least give their customers proper black and white displays.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/1996.png

I look forward to my children being able to play mass effect 2 on their electric toothbrushes, and maybe Duke Nukem on their Graphing Calculators.

Hehe, I thought of that strip right after I pushed the submit button.

 

[Treblaine]

Doom and Crysis are the twin jokes of gaming. One is impossible to run and the other will run on anything.

 

[JediMB]

This inspired me to go hunting for an Android port of Doom.

Found a free one, but since the game won't let me adjust the volume with the actual volume buttons I can't really take the time to figure out the controls in the middle of the night.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Can the calculator process IDKFA though?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Aside from the obligatory "because he can" why the hell would he do this?

I feel really bad for math teachers though. Now when they think they're getting through to students that are deeply engrossed in their graphing calculators, they're really just losing them to a life of fragging demons.

No big loss since they lost 'em to Tetris years ago.

 

[Dfskelleton]

Math would be so much less boring if I could play Doom on my calculator. I'd rather shoot Pinkies with shotguns than spell out funny words with numbers and letters.
This looks very interesting indeed!

 

[Buizel91]

Well that's Calculators banned in schools in a few years...Next up, Pokemon (RBY) on the Microwave.

Still excellent job, most impressive thing i have seen today.

 

[xHipaboo420x]

I am OK with this.

Also all the people ITT who are all like "hurr old news" are either annoying or conceited. And by that I mean those who are a) annoying or b) conceited about it. Either way.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Back in my day we only had the TI-83 Plus. I thought I had it made with Galaga in math class!

 

[SnipErlite]

That.....it's...but...how...

This is why I love being a geek. Not that I'm anywhere near smart enough to do something like that, but still.

That is awesome.

 

[duchaked]

impressive...most impressive

I woulda just been happy to have gotten Mario (never got around to it tho)

and I guess there's more to my common joke about those old shooters: they require less processing power than our calculators nowadays (not quite there yet but...)

 

[MetalGenocide]

Looks like that calculator is.....

*puts on glasses*

..Doomed.


Invest more into education!

 

[Singularly Datarific]

That's why they won't let me use it on the SAT test...

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

Holy crap! Awesomeness has been found.