How many different devices has Doom been ported to?
Classic Doom is somewhat famous for running on assorted devices that aren't intended to play games, such as printers and smart fridges.
How many different devices has the game been demonstrated to run on? To clarify, I am not asking for every device model—I'm not interested in knowing about which printers it's been run on; just the fact that it has been played on a printer is enough.
Best Answer
There is a wide range of devices which have had Doom specifically ported.
An issue with definitively saying what it has been ported to is that it has been ported to several programming languages which can run across many devices. It has been ported to the Android Operating System, which opens up many "smart" devices. The port to HTML5 allows it to be run on any device with access to a reasonable web browser. The port to Java opens up even more devices (more on this at the end).
From wikipedia Official Versions of Doom, and expanding with List of Doom Source Ports.
- Personal computers
- MS-DOS
- NEXTSTEP
- OS/2
- IRIX
- Solaris
- Mac OS
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- Acorn RISC OS
- Consoles
- Atari Jaguar
- Sega 32X
- Super NES
- PlayStation
- 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
- Sega Saturn
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- Portable devices
- Tapwave Zodiac
- iPhone and iPod Touch
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo DS
- Digita OS
- Android
- Sony Ericsson
- Symbian
- Zune and Zune HD
- TI-Nspire Series
- Language Ports
- HTML5
- Adobe Flash
- Java
- Python
- Hewlett-Packard 16700 series Logic Analyzers
- Arbitrary Devices
- ATM machine
- Car
- DVD Player
- Oscilliscope (windows or linux)
- Smart Watch (android)
- TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator
- Macbook Touchbar
As mentioned earlier, a Java Port is particularly problematic for a comprehensive list.
From the old Learn About Java Technology page
100% of all Blu-ray players run Java
Java powers set-top boxes, printers, Web cams, games, car navigation systems, lottery terminals, medical devices, parking payment stations, and more.
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What has Doom been ported to?
The legacy of Doom is so immense that the original game is still a massive point of discussion to this day....Here are ten of the most notable \u2014 and strangest \u2014 platforms that can run Doom.- 10 Karaoke Machine. ...
- 9 Pregnancy Test. ...
- 8 Thermostat. ...
- 7 MacBook Pro Touch Bar. ...
- 6 Siemens S65/Sony Ericsson K800i. ...
- 5 Apple Watch.
What devices can Doom run on?
After all, you can even play Doom in Doom Eternal.- 3 An Office Phone.
- 4 Myki Card Reader. ...
- 5 An ATM. ...
- 6 A Toaster. ...
- 7 Graphics Calculator. ...
- 8 Apple MacBook TouchBar. ...
- 9 An Ultrasound Scanner. ...
- 10 A Piano. ...
How many versions of Doom are there?
First released on February 1, 1995. There are three known variations of this version: Original Doom 1.9 executable was used for Doom shareware, registered Doom, and Doom II. It was named doom.exe in the shareware and registered versions of Doom, and doom2.exe in Doom II.What game has been ported the most?
The most-ported videogame is Tetris. Since the original version was developed for the Soviet Electronika 60 micro-computer in 1984 by computer scientist Alexey Pajitnov, there have been more than 200 official Tetris variants developed for at least 70 unique systems.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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