Imagine lighting up your vape—and then using it to play Doom. Sounds like a fever dream, right? But the legendary shooter has just found a new, utterly bizarre home, thanks to some wild tech wizardry—and you won't believe how it works!

If you thought you'd seen it all with Doom running on pregnancy tests, e-readers, and even smart refrigerators, buckle up. The classic PC game has now invaded a $30 vape. Yes, you read that right—the Aspire Pixo Kit, a sleek vape featuring a 1.5-inch color touchscreen, has been hacked by German hardware hacker Aaron Christophel into displaying Doom in action. It's all part of a growing trend where hackers challenge themselves to run the 1993 cult favorite shooter on the most unexpected devices—ranging from calculators to the utterly impractical, like a tiny vape screen.

So how does this mind-blowing hack actually work? The secret is in the Pixo's innards: it packs a Puxa PY32F403XC 32-bit Arm chip CPU, giving it more brains than your average e-cigarette. Christophel, always up for a challenge, crafted custom firmware to unlock the vape's hidden potential. But here's the twist: the vape's 64KB of RAM is hilariously underpowered compared to the original Doom's 4MB requirement. That's like trying to stuff an elephant into a shopping cart. So instead of running Doom natively, Christophel hacked the firmware to turn the vape into a tiny "secondary monitor," streaming the game from his PC over USB at a super-chill 6 frames per second. Not exactly esports-ready, but impressive nonetheless!

In a video that's blowing up online, Christophel demonstrates the madness—his vape tethered to a computer, acting as a display for Doom (and even other videos). It's a brilliant workaround that shows just how far hackers are willing to go for tech bragging rights. "While it can not directly play DOOM, by utilizing the USB Connection and its Display we can use a screen-share cheat to hack DOOM onto the Vape," he notes on his GitHub page, where he's shared both the project and custom firmware for fellow tinkerers.

Why not just run Doom directly on the vape? Christophel explains on Twitter that the Pixo Kit's 64KB of RAM is a far cry from what's needed to run the game solo. But don’t count him out yet—he's already teasing a possible native Doom-on-vape mod in the future, hinting at even more outrageous hacks to come. It's a testament to how far the world of hardware modding—and modern geek creativity—can go when paired with a classic like Doom. So next time you see someone fiddling with their vape, just remember: they might be gaming, too.

The story has already inspired a viral sensation, with fans flocking to see what other devices will join the ever-growing list of unlikely Doom platforms. And thanks to creators like Christophel—and coverage from AI generated newscasts about the wildest tech mods—there's never been a better time to witness the intersection of nostalgia, hacking, and digital curiosity.