Games in Microsoft Excel!

[rowett]

I've recently finished writing my first two games in Microsoft Excel. I would be most interested in any feedback. Also I'd be interested to know if anyone else has ever written games in Excel.

You can see them at http://www.lazyslug.com

It's also my first website so please be gentle!

Many thanks,
Chris

 

[tkdkid]

http://www.lazyslug.com

 

[tkdkid]

I tried to look at the source but it's password protected. I'm too wussy to run arbitrary excel macros from a member with only one post. Sorry.

 

[WannaFly]

Originally posted by: tkdkid
I tried to look at the source but it's password protected. I'm too wussy to run arbitrary excel macros from a member with only one post. Sorry.

Same here, i dont care about post count though, i wont run macros!
BTW, on your robots game you have "Licence" spelled wrong its "License"

 

[hudster]

Originally posted by: rowett
...writing my first two games in Microsoft Excel...

why on earth?!?!?

 

[rowett]

Hi,

tkdkid: Thanks for getting the URL link working in the post - I didn't know how!

Wannafly: I'm afraid I'm a Brit and over here "Licence" as a noun is spelt with a "c", "License" is the verb. But you raise an excellent point - I should really Internationalise (or should that be -ize) the GUI.

hudster: I'm afraid the answer is as simple as: Because I could

Chris

 

[Spyro]

hudster: I'm afraid the answer is as simple as: Because I could

Hmm, more power to you....... I guess....

Oh and BTW, welcome to AT. I would love to check out your games, but, unfortunately, I don't use excel

 

[MainFramed]

neato

 

[styrafoam]

Originally posted by: hudster

Originally posted by: rowett
...writing my first two games in Microsoft Excel...

why on earth?!?!?

They would be fun to pass the time if your IT dept. had a no install policy, for one.

 

[rowett]

Excellent point - and I've even included a "Boss" key just for that purpose.

If you're playing and your boss turns up you can press the SPACE bar and the game minimizes ;-)

Chris