As the One Laptop per Child project is receiving more test units, developers working on the project installed the ultimate shoot-em-up game Doom on the Linux powered laptop.

In the movie below, the XO (as it's currently called) is shown running the 1993 computer game. The source code for the game's engine was released under the GPL in 1999.

29 Nov 2006

The Linux powered noted seems to have little trouble running the game in e-book mode. But although the system features two scroll buttons, it is lacking a right click (required to open doors in Doom… know your classics!).

The top video shows the game running in colour with the backlight turned on. The second video shows the screen running in black-and-white mode that is designed for outdoor use (making the screen function like a calculator screen).

Remember, games can be educational too.

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