Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code
Video Games PC Gaming Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code — 1,300-line graphical renderer spans 89 different tables, full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL News By Bruno Ferreira Published 4 October 2026 Complete with full graphics at 60 FPS, sound, and even multiplayer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. From pregnancy tests to space satellites, the 1993 game has been ported to pretty much anything under the sun that has a CPU and some memory in it.
- ▪Video Games PC Gaming Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code — 1,300-line graphical renderer spans 89 different tables, full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL News By Bruno Ferreira Published 4 Octob
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- ▪From pregnancy tests to space satellites, the 1993 game has been ported to pretty much anything under the sun that has a CPU and some memory in it.
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- ▪ Clever database, but can it run Doom? — The Register
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Video Games PC Gaming Database expert runs Doom in SQL with just 5,900 lines of code — 1,300-line graphical renderer spans 89 different tables, full-featured SQLDoom is the sequel to embryonic DoomQL News By Bruno Ferreira Published 4 October 2026 Complete with full graphics at 60 FPS, sound, and even multiplayer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Lukas Vogel / CedarDB) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter It's the year of two thousand and twenty-six, and "Running Doom on X" is still probably the most popular software hacking hobby.
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