It is now clear: DOOMthe famous horror game by id Software It is possible to play it on just about anything and now thanks to the industrious efforts of a modder and a hacker, we can play DOOM on a tractor as well.
Sick Codes And Skelegant, the hackers in question, jailbroken during DefCon 2022, a convention dedicated to hacking. But the act of putting the FPS game on a tractor was more than just fun or an opportunity to shoot demons while working on the farm. Sick Codes wanted to show how easy it was to bypass John Deere tractor computers, exposing several flaws in the manufacturer’s ongoing arguments against the possibility of farmers repairing their own equipment.
“The whole system is based on outdated and unpatched Linux and Windows CE hardware with LTE modem“Kyle Wiens, CEO of e-commerce company and component supplier Ifixit, said on Twitter.”John Deere has repeatedly told regulators that farmers cannot be trusted to repair their equipment. This critical work will pave the way for farmers to regain control of their equipment“.
Playing Doom on a John Deere tractor display (jailbroken / rooted) at @defcon pic.twitter.com/ih0QUTGNuS
– Sick.Codes (@sickcodes) August 14, 2022
It is not the first time that we have seen DOOM run on unusual platforms: the game was tested for example on a pregnancy test and, more recently, also inside a LEGO brick.
Source: Kotaku
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