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The next weird device to run Doom? Your lawnmowerKnee-Deep in the Shed
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Image credit:Husqvarna
Image credit:Husqvarna
When dramatic parents panicked over the satanic influence ofDoomin the 90s, maybe they had a point. Doom has burned through people’s souls and minds, filling them with a desire to play Id Software’s seminal shooter on every device they can. The question “Can it run Doom?” has driven these demonic vassals to make it playable on everything fromtractorstoteletext. These hellbound hearts are even daring to corrupt the totemic device of American liberty: the lawnmower. Come April, you will be able to play Doom on the Husqvarna Nera line of robotic automowers. Is nothing sacred?
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Play DOOM on Husqvarna Automower®
I know you’re dying to know how it controls |Image credit:Husqvarna
Husqvarna actually put Doom on their mowers a while back, running a deathmatch tournament on them at megahuge Swedish LAN party DreamHack Winter 2023. I enjoyed watching the replays because everyone is absolutely terrible at the game, and their jerky stumbling reminds me of trying to play Doom as a littl’un before I learned how to aim with a mouse:
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Combining automated cleaners with Doom does remind me ofDOOMBA, Rich Whitehouse’s project which lets you generate Doom maps based on a Roomba’s map of your home. And for Doom in more unexpected places, enjoy browsing the websiteCan It Run Doom?Do check out the Doom Piano; I was responsible for cutting its wonky hellish monitor frame.
