Programmer ports "Doom" as playable PDF
The classic game "Doom" from 1993 has conquered numerous platforms. Now another bizarre highlight has joined this illustrious circle: "Doom" also runs in a PDF. And you can try it out for yourself.
Do you feel like playing a classic today? Then why not play "Doom" in a PDF file. "Doom" can be run as ASCII art at 12 fps in a PDF file around six MB in size. All you need is a browser based on Chromium, for example Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Opera.
How can "Doom" run in a PDF?
The programmer "ading2210" was inspired by this and ported "Doom" for the PDF version. On his Github project page, he describes how he ported the game. He first had the C code of "Doom" output as Javascript using the Emscripten compiler. This can be inserted into PDF files.
The image update takes around 80 milliseconds per frame, resulting in a jerky fps rate of 12.5. Both the graphics and the fps rate are anything but pleasant to play. I got a headache after a short time. Nevertheless, the project demonstrates once again how creative some people can get.
"Can it run Doom?"
"Doom" as a PDF is the latest of several adventurous "Doom" experiments in the past. When the first-person shooter "Doom" was released in 1993, the game was a milestone in the field of three-dimensional games. The code was released in 1997 and was subsequently used in numerous fan projects.
You can find more examples here. Basically, no screen is safe from "Doom".
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