Coder Forces Graphing Calculator to Run Doom

[Rensenhito]

Back in high school, I actually played this version of Doom on a friend's TI-84. IT WAS AWESOME.

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

Well that's certainly more impressive than that previous and rather piss-poor version of Wolfenstein 3D "Doom" for graphing calculators. Here's to hoping that guy gets the thing running at a decent speed without freezing (It would decrease my school productivity tenfold, but who wouldn't want to play freaking Doom in class?).

 

[tehweave]

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

SMBC got it right!

I love geeks. It's reasons like this why I am one. Geeks are re-defining the phrase "Waste of time." No longer are so many projects like this a waste of time. Putting doom on a computer that can BARELY play it? Not a waste of time. It just shows that a good programmer can make anything compatible with anything.

Making a giant re-creation of Kanto or Hyrule in minecraft? Not a waste of time. Making lego machine guns that shoot bricks and rubber bands at a rate that real guns can fire? Not a waste of time. Escapist? Not a waste of time. Putting Doom on a TI-83 calculator? You've just scored an 9.5 on my kickass-o-meter.

 

[VGC USpartan VS]

I now need that calculator.... Math is a bore!

 

[Chris646]

This is awesome. Now where can I download this?

 

[SinisterGehe]

What no Linux? I though people installed Linux on everything.
But Doom, well... Lol? It has clearly been pointed out that old technology is not useless, it just need to be recycled as devices to play doom on.

 

[RA92]

I'm surprised - no one has yet jumped in and pointed out the superiority of the PC yet? Well, I'll have a go myself then.

Pffft! Your measly graphing calculator platform is no match for the PC! Bow before the master race!

 

[Starke]

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

...including my cell phone.

It's not actually playable because of a lack of controls, but still...

 

[WaReloaded]

This is Humanity's greatest achievement.

 

[Demodeus]

Meh.
I only got a TI-83 with 96x64 pixels and no shades of gray and all Ive been able to code on that is PacMan and Minesweeper..
I'll try Multiplayer Bomberman next though, so that should be fun.

 

[Harbinger_]

A valiant effort, hope he gets it fixed.

 

[nagi]

Meh... been playing Wolfenstein on my TI-83+SE for ages!

 

[Vohn_exel]

This is incredible! It looks so awesome too! Man, I don't even own a calculator (other then this computer) and yet someone's got theirs to run Doom!

 

[Anti Nudist Cupcake]

Now to get it to run minecraft...

 

[FoolKiller]

I'm going to be a teacher and I think this is great. Another way to get students hooked on using the calculators. Personally, I hate working with the things because they have archaic technology in them

 

[The Great JT]

That's awesome. Coder is credit to team!

 

[CrystalShadow]

Heh. Pretty good.

Of course, it won't do much for math classes, except that all the math classes I ever took banned graphing/programmable calculators anyway.
... Something about actually needing to be able to do the math yourself? XD

 

[Jack Macaque]

This guy needs a goddamn medal or a key to whatever city he lives in

 

[MDSnowman]

that's pretty badass

but this is cooler


MINERALS, NOT ENOUGH OF 'EM

I was going to say, I recall one of my friends having the demo to the original Wolfenstein on his graphing calculator in high school, and that was more than a decade ago. So this doesn't surprise me much.