Here's Halo Infinite and GTA 3 running on an ebook reader

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Porting video games to devices they were never meant to be played on is a long and storied tradition. People have been playing Doom on smart fridges, cameras, and Twitter for years, so it’s only right that other titles make their way onto non-gaming household tech. 

One Reddit user has set his sights on the humble ereader as the next unexpected gaming platform, showing it’s possible to play Halo Infinite, GTA 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and other classics on a greyscale, E Ink screen.

Achilleswing, the Reddit user and apparent ereader aficionado in question, booted up a multiplayer match of Halo Infinite on their ebook reader of choice, demonstrating just what the device can do. As you’d expect, it’s not the smoothest of experiences, suffering from an extremely low refresh rate, lots of image ghosting, and constant stuttering, but it’s definitely Halo Infinite being played on a device meant for reading books.

GTA 3 is noticeably better. Its simpler graphics let it run much more smoothly, and the game's just about playable. It’s certainly good enough to let you run around its greyscale open world and cause some carnage.

They’ve also booted up Star War: Knights of the Old Republic, and suggested its turn-based combat, slow dialogue system, and high contrast color palette makes it particularly well-suited to being played on an ebook reader.

Achilleswing has also tested out The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Morrowind, Pokémon Crystal, and Paper Mario on the device. They’ve even set up their own subreddit to share clips of each game in action.

As for how they've managed to play the games on their ebook reader, Achilleswing has a few tricks up their sleeve. They use an Onyx Boox Nova Pro, an Android ereader that can