There’s a common phrase that goes on in the tech world, ‘but can it run DOOM?’, which has become synonymous with trying to run the classic, but still popular original 1993 version of DOOM on the most absurd hardware combinations possible.
People have managed to get DOOM running on all sorts of hardware – including but not limited to calculators, microwaves and even pregnancy test kits. A recent endeavour from a particular modder has managed to go one step further – running the game within Minecraft using its various intricacies which is quite an amazing feat.
Modder manages to run DOOM inside of Minecraft
Showcasing his feats on the r/Doom subreddit, user ModPunchTree has managed to make DOOM (the classic, 1993 version – at least the one the recreation is based on) run inside of Minecraft.
I made DOOM in minecraft with redstone
byu/ModPunchtree inDoom
Minecraft modding isn’t exactly new, but having a playable game inside of another is truly mind boggling, and showcases the extent to which the developer went to make it work. In short, u/ModPunchTree made use of an already established ‘Redstone computer’ in their Minecraft save – known as IRIS.
Redstone is a peculiar item in Minecraft, allowing players to build complex circuitry from it, which many have used to simulate electrical components, which combined together can be used to make a virtual CPU/APU system.
It is even more difficult than it sounds to be in reality, and is quite an impressive undertaking.
IRIS was used to separately program specific code for a game that played and looked like DOOM using no command blocks, mods or data packs of the sort. It is this very recreation of DOOM that is being showcased here.
It’s not perfect though, as renders are done through software (as IRIS has no GPU yet), with each frame taking approximately 23 seconds to render. Additionally, the game is super limited in its current build, with players only having access to the E1M1 map, and the starter pistol. The game’s sprites were handcrafted, and the overall project seems like a massive undertaking.
It’s not just DOOM though, the creator plans to showcase more content in the near future using IRIS.
And now, Minecraft can indeed run DOOM, and it remains as one of the more unexpected ways to play the game. Hopefully, with the advancement of IRIS we see more cool concepts being pushed forward.
Modding is fun and running things in a way it was never designed to run is such an intriguing concept
One might ask after seeing this project – Why? To which a perfect counter response would be, Why not? After all, running apps and hardware configurations in the most ridiculous way possible is part of the charm when it comes to tinkering with stuff.
You take it on as a personal challenge, to try and achieve the impossible – even if quite impractical. Tinkerers can relate, and there is just something that itches at the back of your head, telling you to try the most ridiculous, impossible project possible.
Achieving success, even if in a proof of concept form is the reward in itself, and the challenges help one learn a lot through the way. Or simply put, people like being able to tinker with stuff.
Modding has always been about breaking the rules and doing things in an unconventional way, and it is this spirit that keeps the tech community so diverse and full of life.
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