{
  "id": 12352988,
  "title": "Doom and Super Mario Bros converted into a VHS tape FMV game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/doom-and-super-mario-bros-converted-into-a-vhs-tape-fmv-game",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/doom-and-super-mario-bros-converted-into-a-vhs-tape-fmv-game-it-looks-and-sounds-authentic-but-suffers-from-familiar-fmv-interaction-limitations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TechTuber Throaty Mumbo, unsatisfied with an 80s VHS-based gaming console, set out to create a more advanced system using modern technology like an FPGA board and a Raspberry Pi MCU. He documented his journey of building a VHS-based FMV gaming system capable of playing Super Mario Bros. and Doom. Initially frustrated with the limited interactivity of the old ActionMax system, Mumbo used it as inspiration to create a more immersive VHS-enhanced gaming experience. The FPGA powers overlay graphics and switches between eight video streams, with gameplay resembling Doom but on-rails. Super Mario Bros. features a VHS-taped backdrop, similar to early CD-ROM games that improved visual appeal.",
  "summary": "A TechTuber disappointed with a 1980s VHS tape-based gaming video console decided to port Doom to video cassette, augmented by an FPGA board and Raspberry Pi RP2350 MCU.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}