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Doom Runs on $70 Earbuds: Gaming Breakthrough Achieved!

1/26/2026

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Doom now runs on PineBuds earbuds, marking a breakthrough for games on compact hardware.
Developers compressed game data to fit PineBuds' 4MB flash memory with a 1.7MB squashware version trimming animations and music.
The device has under 1MB RAM and requires a new coding approach.
A Twitch stream at doombuds.com demonstrates the achievement and shows how $70 earbuds can run a game previously requiring a $1,000 computer.

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Story summary

Doom now runs on PineBuds earbuds, marking a breakthrough for games on compact hardware.
Developers compressed game data to fit PineBuds' 4MB flash memory with a 1.7MB squashware version trimming animations and music.
The device has under 1MB RAM and requires a new coding approach.
A Twitch stream at doombuds.com demonstrates the achievement and shows how $70 earbuds can run a game previously requiring a $1,000 computer.