Mario Teaches Typing

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Template:Infobox Mario Teaches Typing is a 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 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.

This game was included #10 in Screwattack.com's “top ten worst Mario games".