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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The joke is that Doom, specifically, will run on anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In fact, for many years now, people have been trying to make Doom run on the most ridiculous things possible (printers, refrigerators, pregnancy tests . . .) just for the heck of it. There are worse hobbies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That is one of my favorite niche subcultures online. Just a group of people dedicated to a singular purpose that isn't doing any harm to anyone. I always get excited when I see a new article that ___new device can run Doom