LGR - Doom on a Digital Camera
Added 2019-11-26 22:16:03 +0000 UTCGot a fun little video for ya! This one is just what it says on the tin: Doom running on a digital camera. Specifically a Kodak DC260 from 1998!
I've been meaning to do this ever since my "Doom on a Calculator" video blew up, but only got one of the required cameras earlier this year. Kept putting it off in favor of more involved projects, but with it being Thanksgiving week here I needed something simpler so this seemed like a good one.
Hope you enjoy, and have a good holiday for those of you that celebrate! Once I return from ingesting turkey and gravy with family and friends I'll be back to begin work on LGR Christmas 🎅
Comments
Hahaha Doom on a digital camera - this is amazing!
Corey Ruth
2019-12-01 22:24:07 +0000 UTCYou've got to cover the Deer Avenger games man!
slyfoxninja
2019-12-01 10:24:07 +0000 UTCClint, you may have seen this. https://youtu.be/NPWi5yJK3zo It seems DOOM runs on quite a few things, including Canon Pixma printers lol
2019-11-30 17:55:12 +0000 UTCOoh, that's one to keep in mind for a future video perhaps. I had an older model of the same range of MP3 players back in the day, but it only had a monochrome screen.
LGR
2019-11-30 00:12:24 +0000 UTCRunning Doom on things that aren't made to run Doom. So oddly satisfying! lol Probably the most ridiculous thing I've ever played Doom on was a Sandisk Sansa MP3 player (with an oddly similar C250 model number) with a 1.4" 132x80 screen. It was barely playable but so cool at the same time.
pcwzrd13
2019-11-29 15:35:41 +0000 UTCI love that it runs so much better than the official GBA version - granted the specs of this camera are quite a bit beefier.
2019-11-28 21:46:35 +0000 UTCI kinda faintly remember about stories of it back in the past - but I'd always thought it was some custom firmware or the likes. Not that those cameras ran a custom OS which allowed apps to be written for them. That's the coolest bit by far. And more than anything that early build of MAME certainly brought back memories of running it on my old 486 with a bunch of frameskipping!
Rob Caporetto
2019-11-28 08:32:23 +0000 UTCThis is so pointless that I can't help but applaud the effort
Alyxx the Rat
2019-11-27 16:37:53 +0000 UTCDoom running on unexpected things and a cameo from Vaxeen 4U? YES! Thank you! :D
Adam Christensen
2019-11-27 15:56:04 +0000 UTCEnjoy the holidays, Clint!
Mark
2019-11-27 14:49:49 +0000 UTCThe first camera review without shooting a picture. ;-) And I liked it. I am wondering if a program or a game could make use of the camera.
Laurent
2019-11-27 13:02:04 +0000 UTCIs it just me or is level 30 on Doom 2 on ultra violent a complete pain in the ass, wouldn't wanna try it on a camera.
2019-11-27 03:53:10 +0000 UTCPlaying Pac-Man that slow is essentially if the game included a easy mode option!
Terry Lee
2019-11-27 03:47:22 +0000 UTCThis is so great! I definitely want to try out the TI-83 Plus Doom port as well.
2019-11-27 03:41:06 +0000 UTCVery neat. I remember seeing this back in the day and had totally forgotten about it. It plays it surprisingly well. I mean you can see the frame rate looks like it is somewhere around 15 FPS... (that's just a guess) which is certainly playable.
The 8-Bit Guy
2019-11-27 03:39:49 +0000 UTCFascinating! How do you even find out about these things? (And how come you don’t use the LGR remixed theme song anymore?)
Michael Dragone
2019-11-27 03:26:55 +0000 UTCI love this kind of stuff. Doom has become a fancier "Hello World". I wonder if Minecraft is is the modern day equivalent of that. Also, speaking of Doom on things, I'm sure you've seen this image before, but I'm always happy to share it https://imgur.com/i0C0Xae
Vlaphor
2019-11-27 02:36:46 +0000 UTCWay better than Amiga clones. Very impressive
Ryan Yoder
2019-11-27 02:28:55 +0000 UTCI wish someone would develop an Instagram app for it. Though I'm afraid that much hipsterness might cause a black hole that destroys the world.
Steve Lovelace
2019-11-27 01:57:52 +0000 UTCDude, 66MHz and 8Mb of RAM? That's pretty beefy for a camera, but can it run Do... Oh, wait Thanks for the holiday treat!
LJFox
2019-11-27 01:00:16 +0000 UTCThat's awesome.
Tim Coffey
2019-11-27 00:51:48 +0000 UTCFor real though! Even if it's a cut-down version of the CPU, it's bonkers what it can pull off in such a cramped footprint. And yep, that's a TV! A rather nice one though, one of the few of that size from that era with stereo speakers. KV-1380R.
LGR
2019-11-27 00:50:07 +0000 UTCFor 1998 that's a LOT of processing power packed into a camera. Impressive that it works that well, considering it's only a 66 MHz chip. Out of curiosity, is that actually a TV, or is that one of the Sony PVM's?
John Bailey
2019-11-27 00:27:18 +0000 UTCWoo, happy birthday!
LGR
2019-11-27 00:13:55 +0000 UTCWell this was a nice birthday present! :D haha
Akselmo
2019-11-27 00:13:18 +0000 UTCThanks, you too!
LGR
2019-11-26 23:50:02 +0000 UTC. . Ç̴͕̹͉̲̳̘͙͛͒̀͐̿͗̓͡ḩ͎̥͉̟͖̯͓͗̇͗̇̕r̵̨̙̘̘͔͕͔̒̽̊͊͊͋͜ͅͅi̢̨̝͕̙͔̜̗̿͛̂̀̾͡ͅş̴͚͉̤̮̥̬̋́̿́̇͛̿̌͠ͅt͇̥̹̮͚͕̣̺̂́̽̏̔̽̓͠m̜͕̗̜̜͈̋̈̍̓̊̀̕͜͠ͅͅa̴̠̯̳̖̞̣͕̼̫͖͆̾̆̊͊͑̚s̪̟̙̟̙̩͍͛̑̒̉̐́͜͡͞ . .
LGR
2019-11-26 23:49:31 +0000 UTCYeah it's an awesome piece of late 90s miniaturization. Just four years prior and you'd need a desktop to do this, the decade was insane.
LGR
2019-11-26 23:48:27 +0000 UTCIndeed, I imagine going from something like the Sony FD Mavica to this thing was huge. Impressively forward-looking stuff.
LGR
2019-11-26 23:46:55 +0000 UTCNow to track down a thermostat that plays Doom.
LGR
2019-11-26 23:46:01 +0000 UTCNot quite! Dom Casual Bold :)
LGR
2019-11-26 23:45:40 +0000 UTCWow, I had a $1000 digital camera in 1997 and it was still using a floppy adapter and could only hold like 9 photos. What a difference a year makes.
Chris Munch
2019-11-26 23:42:45 +0000 UTCFirst a calculator now this? That's incredible :)
2019-11-26 23:03:25 +0000 UTCThat UI, comic sans? Lovely clip art. I miss when that style of UI was more prevalent.
JennaKay
2019-11-26 22:40:08 +0000 UTCNeat! Love things like this. Also, Happy Thanksgiving, Dood.
Zem Hysong
2019-11-26 22:36:08 +0000 UTCDude complains about the d-pad while playing Doom on a camera. Bless your heart
Hatey
2019-11-26 22:32:45 +0000 UTCThis is awesome. Not sure how they crammed a 66mhz PPC in that thing but wow. Happy Thanksgiving Clint!
Joe Conti
2019-11-26 22:30:52 +0000 UTCTime for Christmas clone. CHRISTMAS!.... christmas......
Johnathan Seymour
2019-11-26 22:29:30 +0000 UTCTonight, over the horizon to the East, a new star has risen. All the people rejoiced for the imminent return of... the Christmas Clone!
Frederic St-Georges
2019-11-26 22:27:17 +0000 UTCDood!! Nice! Also, Happy Thanksgiving!
Carey Brown
2019-11-26 22:20:11 +0000 UTCTo you as well!
LGR
2019-11-26 22:19:54 +0000 UTC
