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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:mariotype.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The alternate game mode of ''Mario Teaches Typing''.]]
[[File:mariotype.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The alternate game mode of ''Mario Teaches Typing''.]]
The [[player]] must type in sequence of what is displayed on the computer's screen; when the player types correctly, he or she enables the game's story to advance. By typing the letters or words displayed, the player allows a wide variety of actions to be performed such as stomping a [[Goomba]].
The player must type in sequence of what is displayed on the computer's screen; when the player types correctly, he or she enables the game's story to advance. By typing the letters or words displayed, the player allows a wide variety of actions to be performed such as stomping a [[Goomba]].


The game also features an alternate game mode, where the player will type a letter that is a symbol for a word.
The game also features an alternate game mode, where the player will type a letter that is a symbol for a word.

Revision as of 15:53, July 21, 2013

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Not to be confused with Mario's FUNdamentals.

Mario Teaches Typing is an edutainment game published by Nintendo for the MS-DOS in 1991, and later, for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 1995. It is a game that teaches the player how to type, via the use of Mario series elements. It is one of the few licensed Mario games on the PC. A sequel, Mario Teaches Typing 2, was also made.

Gameplay

The Magical Typewriter from Mario Teaches Typing 2
The alternate game mode of Mario Teaches Typing.

The player must type in sequence of what is displayed on the computer's screen; when the player types correctly, he or she enables the game's story to advance. By typing the letters or words displayed, the player allows a wide variety of actions to be performed such as stomping a Goomba.

The game also features an alternate game mode, where the player will type a letter that is a symbol for a word.

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Teaches Typing staff

Trivia

  • The CD-ROM version of this game, if inserted into a CD player or similar device, has a hidden audio track, a rap song called "Practice Makes Perfect."