"All you need is a processor and Doom will work" is an old saying among computer geeks, and this 1993 classic has been ported to so many weird and wonderful devices, from potato-powered graphing calculators to pregnancy tests Robotic lawn mower

I saw two Husqvarna lawn mowers at MWC that not only ran Doom, but actually ran Doom multiplayer Yes, these mowers were networked and I was able to play competitive Doom with Jason England, managing editor of Tom's Guide Jason England is much better at Doom than I am

In my defense, the controls are a bit tricky: Doom is played with Husqvarna's Nera series, which has three buttons, one of which doubles as a rotary dial The dial controls the camera, and tapping it shoots both demons and marines In the Doom world, you can kill demons and marines alike

The start button moves you forward and the stop button opens the door You don't have to turn off the game and ruin everyone's good time, as I feared you would

Of course, this is a lawnmower, not a tablet or smartphone, so the available screen space is very limited The Nera lawn mower's screen is only 28 inches in size and has a resolution of QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)

Fortunately, Doom is over 30 years old and does not need a fancy large high-resolution display Admittedly, I had to lean back quite a bit on Nella's screen, but I had no problem playing

This is not just because Husqvarna added Doom to its lawn mowers Apparently it started with that, but has now evolved into an official partnership with id Software; Doom will be available to Nera lawn mower owners starting in April and will be available until early September

Unfortunately, only Nera lawn mowers will be supported, and owners of older Husqvarna robotic lawn mowers will not be eligible Those with an insatiable desire to play Doom with a lawn mower will have to come up with $2,000 to do so

Better yet, you can also get a robot to mow your lawn, which is good for those who have a large lawn It would stop my girlfriend from begging me to mow her lawn every couple of weeks It depends, however, on whether you can stay away from the doom for even a little while