Let’s hear it from the real PC gamers out there—how well do you know Lair of Squid on the classic Hewlett-Packard 200LX Palmtop PC? High scores welcome!
Cool device, but can it run Doom?
Grayden said:
Cool device, but can it run Doom?
Of course it can! Everything can run Doom.
Grayden said:
Cool device, but can it run Doom?
Of course it can! Everything can run Doom.
Someone even got Doom running on a graphing calculator powered by potato batteries. The ingenuity is wild!
@Peyton
Graphing calculators are surprisingly capable. Doom on potatoes is a whole new level though.
@Peyton
I’ve even seen Doom running on a pregnancy test.
Grayden said:
Cool device, but can it run Doom?
Fun fact: Doom has been displayed using bacteria as a monitor. Science is wild.
Grayden said:
Cool device, but can it run Doom?
Fun fact: Doom has been displayed using bacteria as a monitor. Science is wild.
How many frames per second are we talking about? One frame per week?
I love old clamshell PCs. Wish they made something as pocketable today.
Tory said:
I love old clamshell PCs. Wish they made something as pocketable today.
Check out the GPD Win Mini—it’s small, though not quite pocketable unless you wear cargo pants.
Tory said:
I love old clamshell PCs. Wish they made something as pocketable today.
Check out the GPD Win Mini—it’s small, though not quite pocketable unless you wear cargo pants.
Cargo pants aren’t my thing, but I might have to reconsider!
Is this the original Squid Game?
What’s that? Some kinda squid… game?
Riley said:
What’s that? Some kinda squid… game?
Say that again.
For the uninitiated, this article from Ars Technica is a great summary of Lair of Squid’s history and how it ended up on the HP 200LX.
My mom had one of these when I was a kid! The device ran DOS but also had Geoworks OS. Lair of Squid was my favorite.
Zeek said:
69420.
NICE.
This device becomes even cooler if you pair it with a modem or Ethernet PCMCIA card for some serious BBS action. The Legend of the Red Dragon, anyone?