KT3 Doom for touchscreen Kindles

Himbeer · 04-09-2023, 11:36 AM

Ever wanted to play Doom on your Kindle?
No?
Either way, here is a Doom port with touch controls for jailbroken Kindles (currently only tested on KT3):

Controls:

Click image for larger version

Name: controls.png
Views: 1149
Size: 58.2 KB
ID: 200902

Installation:
Like any other KUAL extension

Jailbreak your Kindle
Install the KUAL extension by unzipping the correct file for your device into the extensions folder on your Kindle.
- for Kindle firmware versions below 5.16.3, choose the release with armel in the file name
- for Kindle firmware versions 5.16.3 and above, choose the release with armhf in the file name
Put your doom.wad into the folder of this extension (the doom.wad contains the copyrighted game data and can't be redistributed, but you can find it online)
Launch using KUAL
To exit, press the ESC on-screen button, select "Quit Game", then Enter, then Y (see below for the button locations)

Supported devices:

KT3
Probably other 800x600 touch Kindles
High resolution devices like the Paperwhite are currently not supported

Background info:
Framebuffer display and dither code based on gmplay and Doom port based on doomgeneric.
For compilation I used this Docker container.

You can find the source code here: GitHub (for your own eyes sake, you should not look at it, my C skills are awful)

Himbeer · 04-09-2023, 07:00 PM

I also uploaded a demo video on Tiktok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@himbeerme/vi...68167392365851

and on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuFgqiyEUXI

Badcatalex · 04-10-2023, 12:40 AM

Finally...!!
A MADLAD DID IT!

The touchscreen Kindles can now, indeed run Doom...!!

hanakomisa · 04-10-2023, 06:14 AM

Damn, I only have Paperwhites.. LMK if you need a tester for PW2, PW3 or PW5 resolutions.

Himbeer · 04-11-2023, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanakomisa

Damn, I only have Paperwhites.. LMK if you need a tester for PW2, PW3 or PW5 resolutions.

Thanks for the offer! I'm kind of busy with uni right now, but I'll let you know once I have something to test.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badcatalex

Finally...!!
A MADLAD DID IT!

The touchscreen Kindles can now, indeed run Doom...!!

Haha yes, I was suprised that no one had done it before (or at least, I haven't found anything, if someone already did it)

SWEETFA · 06-16-2024, 06:00 AM

Nice.

Would be great to have I D Q and K F A and C L P buttons added so that the cheats could be used.
IDDQD
IDCLIP
IDKFA

Certainly IDDQD would help!

SWEETFA · 06-17-2024, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWEETFA

Nice.

Would be great to have I D Q and K F A and C L P buttons added so that the cheats could be used.
IDDQD
IDCLIP
IDKFA

Certainly IDDQD would help!

Come to think of it strafe and change weapon would be good too, I’ll see if I can understand the source code and add a few more buttons myself.

H644b · 06-17-2024, 12:43 PM

Could you please work on making it available for the pw4 and 5? I am really looking forward to the development of this and it would be awesome to play it on my kindle.

Its been more than a full whole year.

jackm8 · 06-17-2024, 12:55 PM

Somewhere, Carmack is smiling.

SWEETFA · 06-17-2024, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H644b

Could you please work on making it available for the pw4 and 5? I am really looking forward to the development of this and it would be awesome to play it on my kindle.

Its been more than a full whole year.

I won't be but someone else is looking into it according to this:
https://github.com/HimbeersaftLP/kin...-doom/issues/1

Himbeer · 06-18-2024, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWEETFA

Nice.

Would be great to have I D Q and K F A and C L P buttons added so that the cheats could be used.
IDDQD
IDCLIP
IDKFA

Certainly IDDQD would help!

Hi sorry, for the late response, the forum notification landed in my spam folder.
That would of course be possible quite easily, but the UI is pretty cluttered already, I should rewrite it to render bitmaps for the buttons instead of white squares so it can be understood more easily before adding more buttons to it.
OtterDev seems to be working on a Paperwhite port, not sure how far they are with it currently.

ThatJamieSGuy · 01-08-2025, 12:52 PM

Just tried it, works perfectly. Great job

Himbeer · 02-09-2025, 08:38 PM

Compilation instructions have now been added to the README, if anyone wants to make it work on more resolutions.

Piecho · 03-29-2025, 04:07 PM

Does not start on PW12 fw 5.17.1. I put official 1.9 WAD and get white screen after starting script in KUAL.

Himbeer · 04-05-2025, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piecho

Does not start on PW12 fw 5.17.1. I put official 1.9 WAD and get white screen after starting script in KUAL.

Hi, please try the armhf release I just uploaded.

04-09-2023, 07:00 PM	#2
Himbeer eBook unreader Posts: 14 Karma: 222232 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Austria Device: Kindle Basic (8th Gen, 2016, KT3)	I also uploaded a demo video on Tiktok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@himbeerme/vi...68167392365851 and on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuFgqiyEUXI Last edited by Himbeer; 10-05-2023 at 05:47 AM.

06-17-2024, 12:43 PM	#8
H644b Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Gen	Pw support Could you please work on making it available for the pw4 and 5? I am really looking forward to the development of this and it would be awesome to play it on my kindle. Its been more than a full whole year.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Three Dots O' Doom	froydman	enTourage eDGe	11	03-23-2013 01:04 AM
Hollywood Doom and Gloom	fjtorres	General Discussions	45	01-20-2013 06:09 PM
Doom has come to PB ;o)	beachwanderer	PocketBook	11	04-09-2011 02:25 PM
The White Stripe of Doom	carandol	iRex	7	10-23-2008 09:56 AM
iLiad Doom on the iLiad	Adam B.	iRex Developer's Corner	11	04-08-2008 10:32 AM

04-10-2023, 12:40 AM	#3
Badcatalex I draw. Posts: 131 Karma: 4278578 Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Midwestern US Device: K1, K4B, KPW3, KOA3, KF7 (2019)	Finally...!! A MADLAD DID IT! The touchscreen Kindles can now, indeed run Doom...!!

04-10-2023, 06:14 AM	#4
hanakomisa Natalie, she/her Posts: 46 Karma: 5008 Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Hesse, Germany Device: PW2, PW3, Tolino Vision 6	Damn, I only have Paperwhites.. LMK if you need a tester for PW2, PW3 or PW5 resolutions.

06-16-2024, 06:00 AM	#6
SWEETFA Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2024 Device: Kindle 8th Gen (KT3) and Kindle 3 (Keyboard)	Nice. Would be great to have I D Q and K F A and C L P buttons added so that the cheats could be used. IDDQD IDCLIP IDKFA Certainly IDDQD would help!

06-17-2024, 12:55 PM	#9
jackm8 Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 4500000 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: none	Somewhere, Carmack is smiling.

01-08-2025, 12:52 PM	#12
ThatJamieSGuy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 1010 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kindle KT3	Just tried it, works perfectly. Great job

02-09-2025, 08:38 PM	#13
Himbeer eBook unreader Posts: 14 Karma: 222232 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Austria Device: Kindle Basic (8th Gen, 2016, KT3)	Compilation instructions have now been added to the README, if anyone wants to make it work on more resolutions.

03-29-2025, 04:07 PM	#14
Piecho Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2023 Device: PW12	Does not start on PW12 fw 5.17.1. I put official 1.9 WAD and get white screen after starting script in KUAL.