Welcome to Excel Games Section!

[Bartek]

Welcome to DzikoSoft Excel Gaming Forum!

DzikoSoft website was launched to prove that Excel is not only an office application but also powerful game development platform. In my Excel Games Library I collected more than 130 Excel games from all over the World. You can find them here:

http://www.dzikosoft.com/gmexcel/library.html

GMEXCEL Section comprises several essay regarding VBA game programming and the current state of Excel Gaming in general. Any contributors are welcome:

http://www.dzikosoft.com/gmexcel/

In this General forum, you can post your comments regarding existing games, discuss an idea for a new game, report new games and let us know about funny Excel projects happening elsewhere. You can also ask for help if you have troubles running a given Excel game. However, detailed discussion about VBA code should take place in "Developer’s Lair" section.

Have a good time browsing our Forum!

[Bartek]

I decided to update this thread whenever I add a new games to the Library (but if you want to comment on a particular game, please make a separate topic in this forum).

Today I added two games by Mitchell William Cooper (forkandbeard)

• GaddergU II
• Miner Derek in the Quanpora Mine

Miner Derek is an attempt to capture the spirit of classic Roguelike games in Excel using ASCII characters. GaddergU is a compact dodge-em-up arcade aslo using simple character set - I like the concept of this one, it has some addictive potential. Have a good time playing these new games 

[Bartek]

Two updates within two days - that rarely happens 

Today I added Stuart Farrington's RPG "Jungle" (the very first unfinished version). This is unusual Excel game from the technical viewpoint, with the extensive use of images and photographic backgrounds. The combat interface is done nicely in the style of Japanese RPGs. This is also the biggest Excel game so far hosted on DzikoSoft (1400kb) - definitely worth a download!

[Bartek]

Today I added three games:

• Nick Vivian's Noughts and Crosses and 4 In a Row - nice version of classic Tic Tac Toe and Connect Four games. Nick has also interesting competition regarding 4 In a Row game on his website.
• Kirk Bolen's XL GOES BERZERK - (cool title  )- pixel-cell technology impementation of old arcade - shoot nasty robots while wandering through the maze.

BTW: My Excel Games Library is approaching 150 titles... 

[Bartek]

Today I added a veryinteresting game:

Puerto Rico Evolver by Tony Mitton

This is Excel version of very popular strategy-trading board game. You can play with friends, against computer oppontes or "evolve the game" for virtual players. You can also watch the game of computer players to learn how to play. A huge workbook, thousands of lines of unprotected code - a really impressive piece of work! 

[Bartek]

Finally, the 150th game in Excel Game Library 

And it's not the usual game - it's the first  episode of Codeless RPG by Stuart Farrington - the project to build a game without VBA that has been discussed here on the forum. Very cool!

[Bartek]

Two weeks ago I added the nice strategy Nations by Christopher Chetwood - there is already a topic about this game in general forum.

Today I added cRazy kOng by Kirk Bolen - cool implementation of classic Donkey Kong arcade, aah... nostalgia 

[Bartek]

Today I added Excellent Symon by David Beyer - cool and simple puzzle / memory game.

David is also developing his Excel RPG game - a link to his website is availabe in the Library.

[Bartek]

Today I added another game from Faz - a nice puzzle-board Snakebox (fit the snake into a box) 

I also replaced Ched's ChampManager 3.9 with new version (3.10).

[Bartek]

The first new game in the Library in 2010 is Barrett Williams' Pit Fighter.

This is quite interesing duel (fighting?) game - I put it under Strategy section, but it's definitely unique in its style. Maybe in the future we will see other fighting games, like turn-based Excel Mortal Combat 

[Bartek]

Just refreshed the Library, listing two games from Kirk's webiste: Missile Command and Artillery Duel. Both are very cool, and Artillery Duel reminds me of great classic from the 1990s - Scorched Earth - I spent so many hours playing this game with friends in my high school 

[Bartek]

Today I added Thargoid's Super Colour Me - there is a thread already devoted to this game in the forum. Very cool puzzle, easy at first, then quite challenging.

[Bartek]

Today I added two new games:

Power of by Atom by Faz - unusual and interesting puzzle - combine atoms knowing some special rules regarding their relative position.

Poker by skIP Ulinski - Video Poker game with nice graphics and sounds.

[Bartek]

After a long break, here are three new games added to the library:

Quarantine by Thargoid - cool arcade concept - chase infected ones back to their camp.

Pacman board by Samer Kassem - nice board game using Pacman characters.

Road Rash by Faz - those crazy motorbikes  see separate thread devoted to the game.