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Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by mcbuilder on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @10:43PM (#29400412)
Yes, but can it run DOOM?
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by IncRnd on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:12PM (#29400579)
That's always the question!

Here is a video of a doom-alike in excel, explained by someone with a bird on his head. He's not clippy, but a real person with a bird on his head. [1]

Here is a video displaying a walk-through of the Excel easter egg that showed the Hall of Tortured Souls! [2]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s105jek4WUI

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGqD-J_pRvs

Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by fortran77 on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @09:35AM (#29403955)
The bird moves to his hand halfway through.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by IncRnd on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @04:29PM (#29409368)
Thankfully, the bird's location doesn't affect the graphical rendering power of Excel.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by notinty on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:57PM (#29400840)
[fixed]
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by IncRnd on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:24AM (#29400982)
Thanks!
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @01:57AM (#29401399)
Excel 95 contained an Easter egg which was a doom like game.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by laumars on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:32AM (#29401588)
It was 3D but it wasn’t really Doom like. It reminded me more of Magic Carpet.

There was a Windows 95 screen saver that was Doom like though.

Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by DHowett on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @09:21AM (#29403817)
Excel 98 had an Easter egg which was like Magic Carpet! If I recall correctly, you fly over a twisted purple and orange landscape while an obelisk emits the credits.

95 had the “Hall of Tortured Souls”—a 2.5D first-person walker—which was more Doomlike.

Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by laumars on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:35AM (#29413495)
Oh yeah. I completely forgot about that one

https://youtu.be/kK0M74E8PS4

Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by Narishma on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @11:21AM (#29405393)
There was no Excel 98.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by mrguyorama on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @03:53PM (#29408995)
They mean the excel included in Office `97. That's the disk I'm holding in my hand and that's the version I experienced the weird flying easter egg.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by DHowett on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @09:10PM (#29411695)
Whoops! Yes, thanks.
Re:Excel-Virtual-Machine: C Compiler which targets Excel by tonyedgecombe on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:20PM (#29406399)
There was on the Mac.