OLPC XO: yes, it plays Doom

What good is another bonafide learning tool without a dash of fun beneath the hood? While OLPC XOs have just recently started rolling off production lines (and heading to eBay, most likely), it seems a few folks with a thing for 1992 have put the long-awaited machine to its best use yet. While Quanta Computer is slated to start a "test production" of these gizmos any day now, these bandits tested out its compatibility with a retro classic by installing (and successfully playing) the original Doom. Although this title has been the focal point of quite a few ports throughout the years, we'd say this rendition is definitely vying for king of them all, so be sure to continue on for the YouTube presentation.

[shirizaki @ Nov 29th 2006 11:36AM]

What kids in 3rd world countries need to learn: how to be a marine and shoot demons!

[Travis @ Nov 29th 2006 2:40PM]

Warning: You must equip keyboard before proceeding.

[DT Jacobs @ Nov 29th 2006 2:32PM]

@shirzaki, exactly! I'm pretty sure third-world kids are already quite capable of handling advanced weaponry.

[Das @ Dec 25th 2006 1:37PM]

what's it like living in a fox news bubble?

[Gonchi @ May 28th 2007 4:08PM]

@DTJacobs: in the 3er world we don't see columbine nor virginia

[HaDes @ Nov 29th 2006 2:33PM]

and the new name is ODPC - One Doom Per Child...

[wayan @ Nov 29th 2006 2:56PM]

Actually, OLPC's are already en route to both Argentina and Brazil:
http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/argentina/xo_in_argentina_now.html
http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/brazil/xo_in_brazil_now.html

but not in Thailand:
http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/thailand/thailand_says_no_olpc.html

And there are two videos, the other one using the hot black and white reflective screen. Check the link in the article for the second video.

[evo @ Nov 29th 2006 8:17PM]

I couldn't help notice that the machine runs Doom slower than my 486/66 did...

[Dave Pevsner @ Nov 29th 2006 9:51PM]

IT PLAYS DOOM!
although every gadget these days seems to be able to (PDA, PSP, portable media players that have a large homebrew community and easily hackable firmware, smartphone, there are versions of doom for as many OSes as there are OSes in this world)

[javabeta @ Dec 1st 2006 4:56AM]

that's inpossible!
the game he played can not be original Doom3

[Glowstick Man @ Dec 23rd 2006 3:10AM]

Every time the OLPC XO is mentioned you always say that they will find their way onto ebay. A quick international search (and one with completed items) tells me that none have been on ebay as yet.