A {hardware} hacker has efficiently modified Nintendo’s $100 Alarmo system to run the basic online game Doom, marking one other milestone within the gaming group’s custom of porting the 1993 shooter to unconventional units.
YouTuber GaryOderNichts demonstrated the two.8-inch round alarm clock operating Chocolate Doom natively, utilizing the system’s wheel for motion and aspect buttons for weapons. The hack requires no {hardware} modifications and works on the present 2.0 software program model. The hack got here after researchers found vulnerabilities within the Alarmo’s STM32H7 microcontroller, enabling customized firmware set up by its USB-C port. The trick omits audio on account of reminiscence restrictions, GaryOderNichts notes, nevertheless it permits for customized animations and shows.
