Today in Can It Run Doom?: Microsoft Paint!
Here today to take on the never-ending “Can it run Doom?” challenge: Microsoft Paint! Yes, yes, right up onto the stage here, Microsoft Paint. But also no!” If that answer seems a little anticlimactic, wait until you’ve seen DoomPaint in action before you scoff.
- ▪Here today to take on the never-ending “Can it run Doom?” challenge: Microsoft Paint!
- ▪Yes, yes, right up onto the stage here, Microsoft Paint.
- ▪But also no!” If that answer seems a little anticlimactic, wait until you’ve seen DoomPaint in action before you scoff.
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| Original publisher | Gizmodo |
| Canonical URL | https://gizmodo.com/today-in-can-it-run-doom-microsoft-paint-2000793927 |
| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:35:50 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-03T14:40:41.977Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-03T14:40:41.977Z |
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| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Yes, yes, step right up, folks. Here today to take on the never-ending “Can it run Doom?” challenge: Microsoft Paint! Yes, yes, right up onto the stage here, Microsoft Paint. That’s great, stand right there. And now… yes, yes, a drum roll, perfect… and now, Microsoft Paint, can you run Doom?cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000793927","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"culture","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"culture","TAGS":"doom,mark-russinovich,microsoft-paint","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); *collective intake of breath* “Yes! But also no!” If that answer seems a little…
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