Hacker kgsws has got Doom to run inside Doom.<\/p>\n
The hacker managed to run Doom\u2019s executable file inside the Microsoft DOS version of Doom 2 using an exploit in the \u201cSpawnMapThing\u201d command.<\/p>\n
In his YouTube video explaining the hack in-depth, he said that you could replace a specific portion of the \u201cstate\u201d code with an executable.<\/p>\n
Kgsws said he discovered the bug while looking for a way to run executable files inside Doom.<\/p>\n
By importing a modern Doom source port called Chocolate Doom into the DOS-based Doom 2 using the exploit, kgsws got Doom running inside a theatre-like room in Doom 2.<\/p>\n
Initially, the imported game was essentially like watching someone else play Doom on a cinema screen.<\/p>\n
However, by using some coding magic, kgsws could press F12 to take control of the character on the theatre screen. The in-game version did not have any sound effects or music.<\/p>\n
Kgsws has published the source code for his hack on Github<\/a><\/strong>, and provided installation instructions in his YouTube video\u2019s description.<\/p>\n He noted the exploit only works on the original DOS Doom 2 and no other source ports.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a good thing as you don\u2019t want a code execution exploit on modern systems,\u201d kgsws said.<\/p>\n Other hackers have managed to run Doom on an Apple smartwatch<\/a><\/strong>, an ATM<\/a><\/strong>, and a calculator<\/a><\/strong> powered by potatoes.<\/p>\n MyBroadband tested one of these hacks and played Doom on a R70 Raspberry Pi Pico<\/a><\/strong> hooked up to a 75-inch TV in our training room.<\/p>\n