They Got Nintendo’s Alarmo to Play Doom

Doom Has Been Ported to the Nintendo Alarmo Clock
Running the classic Doom is a rite of passage for anything that has circuitry these days. When the Nintendo Alarmo released, some pondered when someone would get Doom running on it, and that has now happened.
Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can
What do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar have in common? They can all run Doom, and naturally, so can Nintendo’s adorable Alarmo alarm clock. It was only a matter of time before someone pulled that off, but what I didn’t expect was that when it happened, it would be playable.
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Yes, the Nintendo Alarmo can run Doom
Alarmo - Nintendo's quirky (and arguably overpriced) way to help you leap out of bed in the morning - is the latest bit of hardware to pass the 'can it run Doom' test. A post on X / Twitter by user GaryOderNichts - who is typically known for their Wii U reverse engineering efforts - appears to show that the classic 1993 first-person shooter can indeed run on Nintendo Alarmo.
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You can run Doom on Nintendo’s Alarmo clock
A few days after describing how it was possible to load custom firmware on a Nintendo Alarmo, GaryOderNichts shared a video showing Doom running on the alarm clock, and posted instructions to GitHub for anyone looking to do the same with their own device.
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