Dude Hacks His Porsche 911 So He Can Use It To Play Doom

What better way to enjoy your Porsche 911 than to use it to blast some demons from Hell?

YouTuber Vexel, better known as Matt Swarthout, is a software engineer that has a thing or two for id Software’s Doom series. While it doesn’t pertain to anything automotive, Swarthout’s previous project involved turning a household toaster into a video game controller to play Doom. Now he’s managed to find a way to install Doom II onto his Porsche 911, allowing him to use his car as a controller. And yes, it’s basically as crazy as it sounds.

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By booting up the car’s infotainment system in debug mode, Swarthout managed to install the classic first-person shooter onto his Porsche 911 and then proceeds to demonstrate how to play the game. The player shoots by honking the horn of the car, while simply accelerating and driving controls good ‘ol Doomguy. The problem is, it doesn’t look exactly safe.

Swarthout says it’s possible to install the game on various other vehicles, but he doesn’t recommend doing it. Ironically, the hardest part of getting this to work is finding an actual CD copy of Doom II lying around, rather than a 2017 Porsche 911 in your driveway.

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