Honestly, just when I finally think that there's nothing else that DOOM can be put onto, the internet proves me wrong, and I'm given a Coffee Machine screen that you can access DOOM on. I guess I shouldn't be surprised after seeing it running on a lawnmower and a McDonald's order screen, but I never thought I would be able to press DOOM next to the Cappuccino or Espresso settings!
The video comes to us via YouTube from a user called rmassink, who, according to Hackaday.io, is called Robin M. Robin has explained every step needed to get this up and running on his Spengler PSL50 coffee machine. This coffee machine is smarter than the De'Longhi Dedica I have in my flat; the Spengler is a self-serve coffee kiosk, so it has to be pretty smart, I suppose. Still, I've never seen a coffee machine that allows me to play a game while I'm waiting for my oat milk to froth!
Robin puts a memory stick into the back of the Coffee Machine to get everything loaded up, and Spengler put very limited security on their coffee machine (because it's a coffee machine, and who thinks to hack one in the first place?).
Robin is using fbDOOM on the Spengler, and as you can see from the video above, it's a fully playable version of the game that you could play while waiting for your morning coffee to cool down. I guess it's an easy way to wake up in the morning, slaying demons while you wait for your caffeine hit to kick in. It probably beats a morning run! Of course, it renders the coffee machine settings useless, so that's probably not going to happen... unless you get two machines side by side...
I guess the answer to 'can it run DOOM' is just 'yes' for most things now, especially after I saw it running inside a PDF once. Is this something I'll do myself? No, I'll just play it on a handheld, but I applaud Robin's tinkering. It makes for a cool talking point at parties, I guess- 'give me whatever Doomguy is having!'
