# Someone has made Doom run on a DNS database

> In the early 2000's, the perennial question was whether a powerful system could run Crysis. These days, it's whether a minimal one can run Doom.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/doom-can-run-on-a-dns-database-now-and-one-of-the-technologys-pioneers-says-i-cant-decide-whether-this-is-deliciously-horrible-or-else-horribly-delicious/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6acf9ebebea022c707dfaf3d)
- **Published:** 2026-10-14
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #doom #database #question #someone #whether #affirmative #answer #bios
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6acf9ebebea022c707dfaf3d

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