Take that, demons!Super Shotgun

An independent programmer is dead-set on making CAPTCHA tests fun for a change.

So instead of identifying pictures of buses and traffic lights, now you can prove youre a human by gunning down demonic enemies in a mini version of the iconic game Doom before time runs out, according to PCMag. Its pretty straightforward as far as gameplay is concerned just point and shoot and its not exactly secure, but its a whole lot better than squinting at blurry pictures to guess whether or not they have a stop sign in them.

By the way, you can play it here. As a warning, the authentic Doom music and sound effects are pretty loud so turn down your headphones first.

A typical CAPTCHA involves more than a simple puzzle. They also require some way for the system to verify the users answers to make sure theyre not a bet. Because it basically plays like an old-school Flash game, the Doom CAPTCHA lacks that added layer of security.

My CAPTCHA about Doom only validates from user-side (client), Miquel Camps Orteza, the programmer behind the minigame, told PCMag. There is no backend to a server to validate the user request. For [someone] who can code, they can see how easy it is to validate the CAPTCHA.

Instead of an actual security tool, the CAPTCHA was meant to be a showcase of Ortezas programming skills while he hunts for a job.

I thought that maybe the CAPTCHA will catch the attention of some people and companies, he told PCMag. Before this CAPTCHA, I did another one that forces you to do some squats before purchasing on Amazon using [your PCs] webcam.

READ MORE: Tired of Boring CAPTCHAs, This Developer Created a Doom-Themed One [PCMag]

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New CAPTCHA Forces Users to Prove They're Human by Playing "Doom" - Futurism