eli5 How are people playing Doom on so many different (and usually very old) devices? A notepad, pregnancy test, how tf?

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Like how tf does one play Doom on a pregnancy test???????

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Installing Doom on a device with a processor and display, is the hacker community announcement that the device has been hacked. Doom is typically used because it doesn’t require much processor or RAM. The game Doom is simple, recognizable, works on Windows, Linux, and Mac, old machines and new alike. They could do Oregon Trail, or other similar game, but Doom, while not the first 3D game, was the first 3D game to achieve widespread popularity.

Installing Doom is the hardware hacker equivalent of building a hotrod in your garage. It’s like remodeling the kitchen in a house. It’s like writing the definitive book on the device. Once a device can run Doom, it can pretty much run anything, take input, and display output.

Although the pregnancy test thing is just a wannabe. They disrespect the community.