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OpenOffice.org: Play StarWars Galaxy (Easter Egg)

Contributed by shamanstears

August 11, 2008

Tagged: OpenOffice

If you’re running the recent version of OpenOffice and feel like taking a break and playing then you’re in luck. There’s an Easter Egg that let’s you play a simple version of Space Invaders, titled StarWars Galaxy.

1. Run OpenOffice and start the Spreadsheet application.

2. In a blank cell, input the following:
=GAME("StarWars")

3. Press Return on your keyboard.

4. A splash screen for the game will appear:

5. Select your “Hero” and the game will start.

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spuffler 2 months ago 1 point
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Huh. Written in German, I think. Must be hanging on from the years before Sun forked Star Office into GPL.

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nick 1 month ago 1 point
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This is really cool. How do you find out? Thanks

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Matt 3 weeks ago 1 point
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Close the game, then type it again and it says "oh no, not again!"

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Grant Brady 3 weeks ago 1 point
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This works in StarOffice 8 (the commercial version of OO.o 2.4)

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http://bradphi.com

Who Cares 3 weeks ago 1 point
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StarOffice is the same thing as Open Office, THE GPL lets Star Office sell Open Office. So it is still Open Office, just with there garbage name tacked on.

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http://dumbass.com

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