Playable DOOM Now Available in PDF Format

https://www.retronews.com/playable-doom-now-available-in-pdf-format/

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/31143411

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14 Comments

aviationeast@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I don't believe doom should be playable in any document, being able to, in my opinion, is a sign of software vulnerability.

MajorHavoc@programming.dev · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Oh yes. Adobe Reader has a reputatation for ongoing vulnerabilities. (Count: 1901 at time of comment)

Part of it was Adobe's shitty security culture for many years. They've done a good job search-washing this away, but many of us remember their previous CEO lashing out at security researchers - as if Adobe being a Cybersecurity laughing stock was some kind of conspiracy.

Part of it is simply that becoming the final word in portable documents required a lot of shenanigans.

For some context, and contrast:

Edit: In fairness, Adobe Reader is (whether it should be or not) also closer to Firefox in functionality, as well.

Hawke@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

How about LaTeX vulnerabilities? :-D

lig@lemmings.world · 9 pts · 1y

It uses JavaScript sadly. I was hoping for Postscript...

TachyonTele@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Until it runs on my .txt pc i don't care

pancho@lemmy.eco.br · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Do you mean... Notepad Doom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3VoEyaqMoc

TachyonTele@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y

That's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of. Holy shit, its amazing. Ok ok, I will care now.

Nikls94@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

What’s next? Doom on a power bank display?

simple@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Sadly doesn't work on Firefox :^(

turkalino@lemmy.yachts · 8 pts · 1y

Probably a good thing from a security perspective

iamjackflack@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

That’s ok nothing else does either :P

GooberEar@lemmy.wtf · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I know it's a joke, but I'm totally typing this message out to you on Firefox and it is working just fi

iamjackflack@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

:D