The “It Runs Doom” meme stays alive and nicely, contemplating we are able to now add robotic lawnmowers to that record.
In a press launch, robotic lawnmower firm Husqvarna revealed that id Software’s 1993 first-person shooter will likely be playable on its NERA merchandise for a restricted time starting in April. Owners of the lawnmower can enroll now to play it when the software program replace goes stay on April 9. Husqvarna notes that the model its product homeowners may have entry to is the primary episode of Doom titled Knee-Deep within the Dead.
Believe it or not, this is not even the primary time Husqvarna’s robotic lawnmowers have run Doom. During DramHack Winter final 12 months, Husqvarna partnered with Bethesda to host a “garden social gathering” 1v1 deathmatch multiplayer competitors on the occasion to rejoice the thirtieth anniversary of Doom.
There are a number of drawbacks to level out: Doom will solely be playable for a restricted time, with a software program replace set to take away the sport from the supported merchandise on September 9. Additionally, it is solely accessible in choose markets, together with the U.Ok., Australia, and Ireland (sorry, U.S. Doom followers).
Caveats apart, it is one more enjoyable instance of an surprising, on a regular basis product having the ability to run the legendary shooter. Others have managed to run Doom on digital cameras, a McDonald’s money register, and the weirdest one in every of all: a being pregnant take a look at.
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