Using nothing less than Excel as a "game engine" - cells become pixels, and calculations become a cinch when you have not only linear coding format, but two dimensional structuring for displaying them. Sure it isn't up to par in terms of high intensity performance, but for casual games or for educational purposes? Not to mention for the "hey cool" factor - a good and fun idea. (Example file download from the article)
...and the sun hides away for now, making it more grey fall than early spring...