Editing Xyzzy (computing) (section)

===Other computer games and media===

The popular ''[[Minesweeper (Windows)|Minesweeper]]'' game under older versions of [[Microsoft Windows]] had a cheat mode triggered by entering the command <code>xyzzy</code>, then pressing the key sequence [[shift key|shift]] and then [[enter key|enter]], which turned a single pixel in the top-left corner of the entire screen into a small black or white dot depending on whether or not the mouse pointer is over a mine.<ref>{{cite web|author=eeggs.com |url=http://www.eeggs.com/items/6818.html |title=Windows 2000 Easter Eggs - Eeggs.com |publisher=Eeggs.com |access-date=2009-08-20}}</ref> This easter egg was present in all Windows versions through Windows XP Service Pack 3, but under Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 the pixel was visible only if the standard Explorer desktop was not running.  The easter egg does not exist in versions after Windows XP SP3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheatcodes.com/minesweeper-pc-cheats/|title=Minesweeper Cheat codes}}</ref>

In the game ''[[Zork]]'', typing xyzzy and pressing enter produces the response: "A hollow voice says 'fool{{'"}}. The command commonly produces a humorous response in other [[Infocom]] games and [[text adventures]], leading to its usage in the title of the [[interactive fiction]] competition, the [[XYZZY Awards]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In the 1994 game ''[[Road Rash (1994 video game)|Road Rash]]'', if the user were to enter "xyzzy" in the main menu,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Road Rash Cheats, Codes, and Secrets for PC - GameFAQs |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/198492-road-rash/cheats |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=gamefaqs.gamespot.com}}</ref> they could access several cheats such as nitrous refills, oil refills, etc.

In the 2022 game ''[[Return to Monkey Island]]'' the code is written on a sign at the entrance of a cave labyrinth. Ripping the sign off and using it in the cave, which leads to reading it, lets the protagonist, Guybrush Threepwood, return to the entrance of the cave.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/return-monkey-island-how-to-find-secret/ | title=Return To Monkey Island: How To Find The Secret | publisher=Screenrant.com | accessdate=2024-06-11}}</ref>