TECH NEWS – We’ve seen a lot of crazy DOOM ports, but now it’s official: the game is coming to Husqvarna’s smart lawnmowers!

 

 

If you’ve ever wanted to try DOOM on a lawnmower, now is your chance! With a new software update coming to Husqvarna’s line of robotic lawnmowers this spring, we’ll finally be able to do just that.

The lawnmower company announced last week that owners of the Automower NERA series can now sign up for a new update coming in April, just in time to start mowing.

“The legendary 1993 video game DOOM® will be playable on Husqvarna Automower® NERA robotic lawnmower models from April this year,” reads the press release published on Husqvarna’s website.

The software update, which they call “one hell of an update,” will be “downloadable via the Husqvarna Automower® Connect app.”

After the wildly popular first-person shooter DOOM was released in 1993, it became a tradition for hackers and tech enthusiasts to play the game on the most unique devices. These devices include Texas Instruments calculators, a printer, ATMs, and even a digital pregnancy test!

Once you have signed up for the new Automower NERA software update, it will be installed on your lawnmower via the Automower Connect app on April 9, 2024.

Owners will then be able to play the game through the mower’s on-board display and controls. And the character can be controlled with the control button on the device. Of course, there’s no need to wait for a miracle, since the 320×240 pixel display and the rotary controller are not exactly ideal for the game.

On September 9, 2024, a new software update automatically removes DOOM from the lawnmower. (However, if we keep the machine offline, we can even continue playing.)

Let’s be honest, though. Yes, gaming on these devices can be fun for a few minutes. But it’s obviously not as good an experience as playing on a computer or console. If you really want to play DOOM, you can get the full game from Steam or your console, where the game will be much more fun. However, this seems to be a really fun port to try.

Source: ComputerBase, RockPaperShotgun