The guy who hacked his Alarmo got Doom running on it

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Key insights

  • Thanks to Gary's hacking skills, Doom now runs on the Nintendo Alarmo.
  • The game has no sound, but you can play the shareware version on the USB loader.
  • Use buttons to move, shoot and open doors. Spin Doomguy with a wheel at the top.



Well, we warned you. Just yesterday we reported that someone had hacked their Alarmo to display a cat image, and we promised we'd report on it again if they managed to get Doom running on it. Well, we were surprised to find out that he did exactly that. Now you can play the classic FPS on your alarm clock and don't even have to crack it open to complete the task.

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Someone made Doom work on their Alarmo because that's how it was meant to be

If you saw the news yesterday, the developer needs no introduction. In case you missed it, this was done by GaryOrNiss on X (formerly Twitter), who managed to gain a following after hacking his alarm clock to display a cat photo. And as is always the case on the internet, people asked about Doom. And they got Doom.


Gary states that the game has no sound because he had to squeeze the WAD file into the USB charger's memory size. However, it is entirely possible to play the shareware version of Doom on a Nintendo Alarmo. The best part is that you don't have to open Alarmo to get it working. You can do everything via the USB port.


As it looks in the gameplay video, you use the buttons on the back to move, the buttons on the top to open doors and shoot, and the wheel at the top to spin Doomguy around. I don't know about you, but if I had to defeat Doom's E1M1 every morning to turn off the alarm, I definitely wouldn't go back to sleep afterwards. We hope Gary's great achievement allows more modders to find out cool things to do with the Alarmo.


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