A developer has created a novel implementation of DOOM that runs entirely over cURL commands, streaming game frames as ANSI art to the terminal via HTTP. The project requires no installation beyond curl and bash, offering both a simplified 'curl | bash' method and a more complex pure cURL approach. This represents a creative technical demonstration of using common command-line tools for unexpected purposes.
Background
DOOM is a classic first-person shooter game from 1993 that has been ported to countless platforms as a technical challenge. cURL is a widely used command-line tool for transferring data with URLs.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Apr 12, 2026 at 06:04 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10