KiDoom
Games
game port
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How HN took it
9 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.23.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever, playful hack of a serious tool
From 3 comments
This is one of those projects where the implementation is more interesting than the meme. Rendering DOOM isn’t the impressive part, hijacking a PCB editor’s rendering pipeline…
danishSuri1994 on HNThis is a little different from most "Doom on X" projects, because the accomplishment is less about the hardware (it's just a normal computer) and more about turning a…
sethaurus on HNThat's very cool. A very good use of your free time. The world needs more whimsy!
djmips on HN
Fun, whimsical DOOM project
From 2 comments
Of course I love this. DOOM forever.
robbru on HNThat's very cool. A very good use of your free time. The world needs more whimsy!
djmips on HN
ScopeDoom oscilloscope follow-up is especially interesting
From 2 comments
This is one of those projects where the implementation is more interesting than the meme. Rendering DOOM isn’t the impressive part, hijacking a PCB editor’s rendering pipeline…
danishSuri1994 on HNLove ScopeDoom! KiDoom I don't fully get. The website says "All components connected to a shared net; the PCB could be sent to a fab house (it just wouldn't do anything useful)"…
sho_hn on HN
Objections
Pins are not connected, so the PCB would not work as a board
From 3 comments
Love ScopeDoom! KiDoom I don't fully get. The website says "All components connected to a shared net; the PCB could be sent to a fab house (it just wouldn't do anything useful)"…
sho_hn on HNWhat don't you get? The pins are not hooked up, so the PCB wouldn't do anything useful
hbnjjgff on HNIt means they're not actually "all connected to a shared net", no? Something that actually connects the components and routes the traces in a way that makes it somehow still…
sho_hn on HN
Rendering feels like drawing to a canvas more than real PCB design
From 1 comment
It means they're not actually "all connected to a shared net", no? Something that actually connects the components and routes the traces in a way that makes it somehow still…
sho_hn on HN
Video demo is low quality gif
From 1 comment
That's a potato-quality gif, not a video.
p1mrx on HN
Requests
Run on analog oscilloscope or add intensity control
From 2 comments
Just looking quickly but it looks like I have to try to run this on my analog scope
olelele on HNThis is one of those projects where the implementation is more interesting than the meme. Rendering DOOM isn’t the impressive part, hijacking a PCB editor’s rendering pipeline…
danishSuri1994 on HN
Use real connected PCB design or routing for more PCB-ness
From 1 comment
It means they're not actually "all connected to a shared net", no? Something that actually connects the components and routes the traces in a way that makes it somehow still…
sho_hn on HN
Questions
Is there a video or demo?
From 1 comment
Is there a video/demo of it somewhere?
thenthenthen on HN
Why is the page a semi-transparent overlay?
From 1 comment
Awesome project, but why is the page a semi-transparent overlay on another page?
GaryBluto on HN
Alternatives named
psDooM and Doom ports on Factorio, Vectrex and Quake on oscilloscope
From 4 comments
A bit like psDooM
ollybee on HNJust like Doom running on Factorio combinators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bAuP0gO5pc
wpm on HNAuthor here: I pulled inspiration from this port to a vectrex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuVnoqFF3II, there is a wayback machine link to the authors writeup credited in my…
mikeayles on HN> to extract vector data directly from the engine That got me thinking “I wonder if anyone has done this on an oscilloscope” and oddly I can't fine anyone who quite has. That…
dspillett on HN