The history of software easter eggs

Here's a couple easter eggs for Excel 2000:

Developer list:
Start Excel 2000 and open a new blank worksheet by using the "File" and "New" menu options. Press [F5], type X2000:L2000 in the "Reference" prompt, and click on "OK". Press [Tab] to make M2000 the current active cell. Then, hold [Ctrl] + [Shift] and click on the "Chart Wizard" icon (which resembles a small blue, yellow and red bar chart).

Driving mini-game:
Create a new spreadsheet. Select "File", then "Save As Web Page". Click "Publish" then "Add Interactivity", then "OK". Save under a name that you will remember. Open Internet Explorer, select "File", "Open", "Browse", and find the spreadsheet. Open it, scroll to 2000th row, wc column, and click on the number 2000 to highlight the entire row. Click tab until the row "wc" becomes white rather than blue. Hold [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Shift] and click the Office logo in the upper left corner. Press O for an oil slick, [Space] to fire, Cursor keys to drive, H for headlights, and [Esc] quits. Note: Read the road to find some interesting text.

Found here: http://vgstrategies.about.com/library/doswin/blmsexcel2000.htm

I still can't believe the Hall of Tortured Souls one or whatever. I want to try that one. :P

I never noticed the SimCopter one. The people graphics in SimCopter are so crappy, it's hard to tell whether a person is male or female. :laughing:

There's a great list of easter eggs in various software and games at http://www.eeggs.com/. You might find some funny stuff you didn't know about in your favorite programs and games. 😉