Minesweeper/Xyzzy Easter Egg

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:12 am

I found a easter egg for Minesweeper! This only works for all versions of windows except Vista.

1. Bring up Minesweeper.

2. Type in xyzzy with no caps.

3. PRESS shift, do not hold.

4. PRESS enter, do not hold.

Did you notice the black dot appear in the upper right corner? If you hover over a bomb, it will go off! If you don't hover a bomb, it will stay there! I didn't know Minesweeper was this easy!

Only thing, I don't know how to get the dot off without restarting!

If you restart, it will go off.

Have fun!

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:12 pm

There is at least one cheat in almost any game that comes with Windows.

You can also try...

Pressing Alt+Shift+2 in Solitaire

Or...

Typing in "hidden test" in Pinball, to be able to control your ball using the mouse and get loads of points

OK, now I'm off to try that cheat you told us about.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:33 pm

I knew about the Pinball one.

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:59 pm

Yes, it's a very, very widely-known cheat.

BTW, that minesweeper cheat doesn't work

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:28 pm

XP SP2 refuses to do it properly. The white dot does appear but it never changes when hovering over a bomb.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:27 pm

Its a black dot on mine.

My other computer is a SP2 and it works fine. I upgraded to SP2, I didn't buy it with it though.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:41 pm

I upgraded to SP2 too.
The dot appears in the upper LEFT corner and is always, always white.
Glitchiest cheat ever, and proof that Microsoft FAILZ.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:53 pm

Hmm... This is strange! Well, it works on mine. I don't know what to tell you!

sewel5 · Post by **sewel5** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:04 am

Type in xyzzy where?

Yutoma · Post by **Yutoma** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:09 am

Good question . . .

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:43 pm

Just press the keys.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:53 pm

Hooray, it worked this time.
To get the dot off, just select and unselect whatever icon on your desktop is the top left icon.

sewel5 · Post by **sewel5** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:00 pm

I just pressed the keys and nothing happened.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:59 pm

When you bring the game up, type in xyzzy and press shift and press enter and the black dot, or white, will show up.

sewel5 · Post by **sewel5** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:04 pm

It's not working.

I typed xyzzy, pressed shift and enter and still nothing happens. I'm using Windows XP.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:28 pm

Minimise every window, and then look *really* carefully at the top left of your desktop -- the dot is literally a PIXEL.
Of course, if the picture on your monitor is shifted slightly, the dot may be hidden.

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:17 pm

Oh, I got it now. I thought it was supposed to be the top-left pixel of the window.

<offtopic>I am using XP SP3.</offtopic>

Yutoma · Post by **Yutoma** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:53 pm

Did anyone think about the fact that an xyzzy is an item you can buy in WA?

dlcs18 · Post by **dlcs18** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:21 pm

It's an item in WA, but you can't buy it.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:14 pm

dlcs18 wrote:It's an item in WA, but you can't buy it.

I wouldn't say you can't buy it Dlcs18.

There may still be some things we might not know yet.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:27 pm

XYZZY is actually a homage to Colossal Cave Adventure. The FIRST adventure game ever made.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:51 pm

This is from Wikipedia:

Wikipedia wrote:"Xyzzy" is a magic word that teleports the player between two locations ("inside building" and the "debris room"). Entering the command from other locations produces the disappointing response "Nothing happens." As an in-joke, many later computer programs (not only games but also applications) include a hidden 'xyzzy' command -- the results of which range from the humorous to the straightforward.

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:52 pm

Muzozavr wrote:XYZZY is actually a homage to Colossal Cave Adventure. The FIRST adventure game ever made.

Isn't "xyzzy" the magic word?

I get a white dot in the top-left of my screen, but no mines go off when I hover over them.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:49 pm

Mines don't go off. The dot disappears when you hover over a mine and reappears when you don't.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:23 pm

Muzozavr wrote:The dot disappears

No... It turns black.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:06 pm

Nobody wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:The dot disappears
No... It turns black.

No, it disappears.

It really does if your system runs properly. Some systems act differently.

quick11 · Post by **quick11** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:43 am

The cheat for Minesweeper doesn't work on my computer. Nothing happens AT ALL!

About the Space Cadet Pinball cheat: Does anyone notice the text on the bottom panel of the right side? It gives you missions. That cheat makes the missions too easy!