Microsoft Paint used as a 'monitor' to run Doom at up to 35 fps, project released by firm's Azure CTO — runs actual Doom engine and loads real shareware DOOM1.WAD
⚡ Quick Hits
- Runs the actual Doom engine and loads the real
DOOM1.WADshareware file. - Utilizes Microsoft Paint purely as a visual output "monitor."
- Achieves an impressive 35 frames per second, courtesy of a project by Microsoft's Azure CTO.
Greetings, disciples of technology, it is The Tech Monk here with a software revelation that will absolutely delight your inner retro-gamer!
The Ultimate "Will it Run?" Challenge
We have seen Doom run on everything from smart refrigerators to graphing calculators, but Microsoft's Azure CTO has just raised the bar. In a fascinating new project, the original game engine has been successfully engineered to use Microsoft Paint as its display monitor. By loading the authentic shareware DOOM1.WAD, the setup renders the demon-slaying action directly onto the Paint canvas at a shockingly playable 35 frames per second.
A Nod to the Retro Era
It is exactly the kind of digital sorcery that warms the hearts of veteran tech enthusiasts. Think back to the days of rubber-keyed Sinclair Spectrum 48Ks, the Commodore 64, or the beloved Atari 520 STe of the mid-80s. Many veteran tech enthusiasts—who cut their teeth on early Macs and Windows XP before spending decades wandering the neon-lit computer malls of Taiwan to cover breaking PC tech news—can deeply appreciate the sheer ingenuity of porting a 90s classic into a native Windows drawing app.
While I usually bring you the steepest discounts on modern processors and graphics cards, this is a magnificent, zero-cost reminder of why we love the PC ecosystem. May your framerates be high, even when playing inside a painting application!
