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Doom in Notepad

Creator moment · 2022 · Notable

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Sam Chiet’s Doom-in-Notepad demo drew about 143,000 likes on X.

Samperson

@SamNChiet · Oct 9, 2022

i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps

143K797
Original · Sam Chiet

Samperson

@SamNChiet · Oct 9, 2022

- the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault

2.6K7
Post · @SamNChiet on X

Samperson

@SamNChiet · Oct 9, 2022

i've uploaded it to youtube in hi res for those who want to examine every pixel of this size 5 ass font follow me or you're a coward (said with love) youtube.com/watch?v=a3VoEy…

9274
Post · @SamNChiet on X

John Romero 🤘🏽

@romero · Oct 9, 2022

Incredible.

Samperson@SamNChiet

i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps

25.1K61
Post · @romero on X

Samperson

@SamNChiet · Oct 9, 2022

it'll take some work to polish NotepadDOOM into something releasable, but it'll almost certainly happen over the next couple days

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Post · @SamNChiet on X
Clip · Samperson on YouTube
i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps
@SamNChiet on X
- the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault
@SamNChiet on X
- the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault
@SamNChiet on X
- the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault
@SamNChiet on X
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TWiT / Windows Weekly
so i got DOOM running inside of Notepad
Samperson on YouTube
Programmer Manages to Get DOOM Running in Notepad, is Fully Playable
TechEBlog
Anyway, here's classic FPS Doom running inside of Notepad
Game Developer
A screenshot of Doom being displayed with the Notepad app on a Windows PC.
PC Gamer
Doom Lands on Windows Notepad Running at 60fps
WinBuzzer
El port de 'Doom' definitivo: logran hacerlo funcionar en el bloc de notas de Windows a 60 fps
Xataka
Classic FPS game Doom now runs on Notepad (seriously)
PCGamesN
Doom in Notepad: Watch the Classic Running Fully Playable at 60 FPS
The Escapist
Windows Notepad - Wikipedia
Wikipedia

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Oct 9 ’22 to Oct 10 ’22
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Chiet posted Doom gameplay rendered in Notepad. Romero shared it, gaming outlets covered it and forum users debated the technique. A playable version followed; Chiet explained the display trick to Ars Technica.

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  1. October 2022

    Sam Chiet (@SamNChiet) seed · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet posted a clip of Doom displayed through Notepad and claimed it ran at 60fps.[1]

    i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Sam Chiet (@SamNChiet) owner response · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet said the demo was interactive, the footage was not sped up and Notepad.exe was unmodified.[2]

    - the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault

  3. Samperson platform jump · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet linked a higher-resolution YouTube upload of the demonstration.[3][4]

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Global
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  1. October 2022

    Sam Chiet (@SamNChiet) seed · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet posted a clip of Doom displayed through Notepad and claimed it ran at 60fps.[1]

    i got DOOM running inside Notepad at 60fps
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Sam Chiet (@SamNChiet) owner response · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet said the demo was interactive, the footage was not sped up and Notepad.exe was unmodified.[2]

    - the footage is not sped up - i have not modified the code of notepad.exe at all - this is fully playable interactive live, zero fakery. this is exactly what it looks like. - this is your fault

  3. Samperson platform jump · Oct 9 ’22

    Chiet linked a higher-resolution YouTube upload of the demonstration.[3][4]

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  2. owner response · Oct 9 ’22

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