Check Out Doom Running on Apple's Lightning to HDMI Adapter

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/04/doom-apple-lightning-hdmi-adapter/

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str82L@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (10 replies)

Interesting, but it's not clear how controller input is achieved. No one is using the keyboard. Perhaps a bluetooth joystick?

Bezier@suppo.fi · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Probably not achieved at all. Doom will just demo automatically.

str82L@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

That doesn't look like a demo given the length

misk@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

They probably don’t need to move beyond menu because if you leave it running long enough a demo begins automatically. In-game credits at the end suggest that it’s a demo but I haven’t played Doom in ages.

str82L@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Thanks, hadn't realised that's what the demo looked like. Assumed it would be short and loop.

stevo887@lemmings.world · -3 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Are you joking? Doom was built for a keyboard and mouse and most people believe it’s the superior way to play FPS games. Although I’m not sure how any controller interfaces with a dongle.

stevedice@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Controller as in "the thing that controls", not a gamepad.

str82L@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Thanks, yes

stevo887@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 1y

Ahhh

HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

mouse

Quite true. But also no mouselook. It was good for turning and shooting though. Romero also endorsed this thing:

stevo887@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 1y

Holy cow, how did that device not become the norm…lol