In a surprising twist, a gamer has successfully modded the iconic game Doom into the popular 2024 hit Balatro, sharing the feat on Reddit. Balatro, developed by LocalThunk, has captured the hearts of players with its unique blend of poker mechanics and roguelike elements. The mod, shared by Reddit user UwUDev, showcases Doom running across a spread of jokers in Balatro, sparking excitement and curiosity in the gaming community.
This creative fusion is the latest in the long-standing meme of running Doom on various platforms, and fans are eager to see what UwUDev will come up with next.
Highlights
- A gamer gets Doom running in Balatro, sharing the results on Reddit.
- The meme of running Doom on various platforms has been alive for a long time.
- Gamers are excited to see what the gamer will do next after successfully modding Doom into Balatro.
A gamer has found a way to run Doom in Balatro. Balatro is one of 2024”s smash-hit gaming success stories. Riffing off the main concepts of poker, Balatro insists on breaking the accepted rules to succeed. The game was developed in two and a half years by one person known as LocalThunk. Of the many deck-builders that gamers can get their hands on, players love Balatro because it has a simple premise that allows for deep and addictive gameplay.
On top of gamers loving and wanting to see what”s next for the Doom franchise, many fans show their appreciation for the iconic original release by running the game on anything in sight. The origin of the meme is largely attributed to a 2006 video that shows Youtuber KevlarGorilla running the game on a Nintendo DS. At this point, the meme of being able to run Doom on something has been alive for nearly as long as the online gaming community itself has.
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UwUDev on Reddit shared a video where they run Doom on their copy of Balatro. On a surface level, it seems to make sense that becoming one of 2024”s most popular games entails a run-in with one of the biggest gaming memes around. The gameplay here shows Doom creatively running across a spread of cards that were originally all jokers. Although it stutters occasionally, having the game run at all is an impressive feat.
Gamer Mods Doom Into Balatro
Part of this is possible because of just how small Doom is in comparison. While both games are quite small, Doom is approximately 2.4 megabytes compared to Balatro”s 150 megabytes. In their post, UwUDev states that they did not expect to see so many fans enjoy seeing what they achieved. Next, UwUDev says that they plan to do “something even more impressive and stupid.” However, “stupid” is not the word that the gamers who have seen this post would use, as many Balatro players acknowledge this as a stroke of genius.Close
At this point, LocalThunk has seen and shared the post, and excited fans have responded wondering what else Balatro can run. Some gamers have joked, asking if it can run the notoriously graphics-intense Crysis series. Gamers appear to be excited to see what UwUDev does next. Whether it is still some fusion of Balatro and Doom or something entirely new is still unclear, but there seems to be plenty more to come.
Balatro
LocalThunk”s Balatro is a deck-building roguelike that uses poker as a launchpad to create something that offers endless possibilities.
Strategy
Digital Card Game
Roguelike
Systems
OpenCritic Reviews
Top Critic Rating:
91/100
Critics Recommend:
100%
Platform(s)
PC
, PS4
, PS5
, Switch
, Xbox One
, Xbox Series X
, Xbox Series S
Released
February 20, 2024
Developer(s)
LocalThunk
Publisher(s)
Playstack
ESRB
E For Everyone
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