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|developer=[[Interplay|Interplay Productions]] | |developer=[[Interplay|Interplay Productions]] | ||
|publisher= | |publisher=Interplay Productions | ||
|release='''MS-DOS'''<br>{{release|Japan|March 8, 1992|USA|November 13, 1992|Australia|November 23, 1992|Europe|December 1, 1992}} | |release='''MS-DOS'''<ref>[https://youtu.be/r-LxHUgI2W0?si=Ntv_mPIAb7_IcWjy&t=12 "Copyright 1992 Interplay Productions and Nintendo"]</ref><br>{{release|Japan|March 8, 1992|USA|November 13, 1992|Australia|November 23, 1992|Europe|December 1, 1992}} '''Microsoft Windows'''<br>1994<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Inxtha401A "Copyright 1992-4 Interplay Productions and Nintendo"]</ref><br>'''Mac OS'''<br>{{release|USA|May 11, 1995<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGo9Md6NTJo "Copyright 1995 Interplay Productions and Nintendo"]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19981201062602/http://macplay.com/website/pressbox/mttcd.html Mac Play Kicks Off Hit Edutainment Title Mario Teaches Typing Enhanced CD-ROM (May 11, 1995)]</ref>}} | ||
|genre=[[Genre# | |genre=[[Genre#Educational games|Educational]] | ||
|modes=Single | |modes=Single player | ||
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A}} | |ratings={{ratings|esrb=K-A}} | ||
|platforms={{wp|MS-DOS}} | |platforms={{wp|MS-DOS}}<br>{{wp|Microsoft Windows}}<br>{{wp|Mac operating systems|Mac OS}}<br>{{wp|Tandy 1000}}{{ref needed}} | ||
|media={{media|dos=1}} | |media={{media|dos=1}} | ||
|input={{input|pckeyb=1}} | |input={{input|pckeyb=1}} | ||
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'''''Mario Teaches Typing''''' is a licensed [[Genre#Educational games|edutainment]] game developed and published by [[Interplay|Interplay Productions]]. It is one of the few licensed computer titles of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. ''Mario Teaches Typing'' was originally released for MS-DOS in 1992, where the user could use either two 3'5" {{wp|floppy disk}}s or a single 5'75" one. It was later released on {{wp|CD-ROM}} for {{wp|Microsoft Windows}} in 1994 and for {{wp|Mac operating systems|Mac OS}} in 1995. As the title suggests, ''Mario Teaches Typing'' was designed for improving a computer user's typing skills. All of the game's music was sampled and inspired from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' with extended melodies added. ''Mario Teaches Typing'' eventually spawned a sequel in 1996, ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''. | |||
'''''Mario Teaches Typing''''' is a licensed [[Genre# | |||
The MS-DOS version is the very first ''Mario'' | The MS-DOS version is the very first video game of the ''Super Mario'' franchise in which [[Mario]] is heard speaking (though he previously could be heard grunting in ''[[Crazy Kong]]'' and spoke in [[List of references in Nintendo video games#Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)|''Punch-Out!!'']]). In said 1992 version, he is voiced by Ronald B. Ruben. In the 1994 CD-ROM Windows and 1995 Mac versions, [[Charles Martinet]] voiced a [[Mario's face|floating Mario head]] who acts as a narrator and guide to the game, marking his first portrayal in a video game as Mario alongside ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals|Mario's Game Gallery]]'', before 1996's ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' solidified him as the main voice actor of the character. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:Mario Teaches Typing 1992 menu.png|thumb|left|The main menu | [[File:Mario Teaches Typing 1992 menu.png|thumb|left|The main menu]] | ||
Most of the gameplay involves the player typing in a sequence of keys in correspondence to what the computer screen displays. When the game starts, the player is taken to a main menu. There are three dropdown menus | Most of the gameplay involves the player typing in a sequence of keys in correspondence to what the computer screen displays. When the game starts, the player is taken to a main menu. There are three dropdown menus: "File," "Student," and "Lesson." | ||
The File menu has four main options, including the option to activate or deactivate sound effects and music: About, Help, Demo, and Quit. The first mode provides a single screen of the in-game credits, the second mode is essentially a summarized version of the manual, the third mode shows a gameplay demo for each mode. The last option is self-explanatory: it allows the player to exit the game (which | The File menu has four main options, including the option to activate or deactivate sound effects and music: About, Help, Demo, and Quit. The first mode provides a single screen of the in-game credits, the second mode is essentially a summarized version of the manual, the third mode shows a gameplay demo for each mode. The last option is self-explanatory: it allows the player to exit the game (which can also be done with the "Q" key). | ||
The player can create a new profile from the "New" option of the "Student" dropdown menu. Here, they must enter their name, select a playable character (otherwise known as their "teacher" from the report card): [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Princess Peach]]. However, none of the characters have unique abilities. Each profile has a "GOAL {{wp|words per minute|WPM}}" parameter, which is five by default. The player can change the value to a different number, which is necessary to unlock some later modes. By default, these modes are inaccessible if the user does not log on to their profile. The "Student" menu also has the "Load" option for entering a student profile, the "Edit" option for editing their profile information, the "Lesson Times", which show the length of each lesson, and lastly "Certificates", which displays their certificate if they have earned one. The player can earn a certificate by completing every challenge; it displays the message "Congratulations!" with an ASCII art of Mario and the mode they most recently completed. | The player can create a new profile from the "New" option of the "Student" dropdown menu. Here, they must enter their name, select a playable character (otherwise known as their "teacher" from the report card): [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Princess Peach]]. However, none of the characters have unique abilities. Each profile has a "GOAL {{wp|words per minute|WPM}}" parameter, which is five by default. The player can change the value to a different number, which is necessary to unlock some later modes. By default, these modes are inaccessible if the user does not log on to their profile. The "Student" menu also has the "Load" option for entering a student profile, the "Edit" option for editing their profile information, the "Lesson Times", which show the length of each lesson, and lastly "Certificates", which displays their certificate if they have earned one. The player can earn a certificate by completing every challenge; it displays the message "Congratulations!" with an ASCII art of Mario and the mode they most recently completed. | ||
The third menu, "Lessons" | The third menu, "Lessons," has six options, all of which alter the keys that appear during gameplay. This especially occurs in the first mode, Outdoor World. The options include "Home Row Only," "Add Top Row," "Add Bottom Row," "Add Numbers," "Add Symbols," and "All Keyboard." The latter most option adds the largest variety of keys during gameplay. | ||
The main menu has five playable modes, each represented by an icon on the right side. To access a mode, the player can either click on the icon or type in the corresponding number displayed on it. The second and third mode are only playable if the player either has a high WPM goal or reaches it. The fifth mode simply provides information of the player's in-game performance. | The main menu has five playable modes, each represented by an icon on the right side. To access a mode, the player can either click on the icon or type in the corresponding number displayed on it. The second and third mode are only playable if the player either has a high WPM goal or reaches it. The fifth mode simply provides information of the player's in-game performance. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
A story | A story is added in the CD-ROM release, which is absent from the original MS-DOS version. It is shown in various animated cutscenes. | ||
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] are walking by [[Bowser's Castle]] one day when they come across the [[Magical Typewriter]] floating in the air. Curious, Mario attempts to type on it. However, he proves to be a bad typist, typing the following: | |||
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] | |||
:<font face="Times New Roman">Nok ix is tge the tine flfo4 for alll godd men to coome 2 too</font> | :<font face="Times New Roman">Nok ix is tge the tine flfo4 for alll godd men to coome 2 too</font> | ||
Before Mario can go on any further, the Magical Typewriter explodes. In place of the typewriter | Before Mario can go on any further, the Magical Typewriter explodes. In place of the typewriter appears a scroll, which is also floating in the air. Mario takes it and sees a picture of three pieces of the Magical Typewriter with the words "FIND ME..." Mario and Luigi decide to recover all of the typewriter's pieces and improve Mario's typing skills. | ||
As Mario stomps a [[Koopa Troopa]], a [[Mushroom]] falls from the sky, then | As Mario stomps a [[Koopa Troopa]], a [[Mushroom]] falls from the sky, then transforms into the first piece of the typewriter, which is added into the scroll. Mario and Luigi then walk up to the bridge over the river, only to find that there is a large gap in the middle of the bridge. As the brothers watch [[Cheep Cheep]]s leap from the river, Mario shrugs and dives into the river, only to end up being chased by the Cheep Cheeps. Luigi eventually jumps on the Cheep Cheeps and dives in after Mario. | ||
Mario and Luigi get chased by a larger group of Cheep Cheeps, disturbing a snoozing octopus. The octopus swims up and captures the Cheep Cheeps, saving Mario and Luigi. Mario and Luigi emerge at the other side of the bridge, and the octopus gives them the scroll, which now has the second typewriter piece. | Mario and Luigi get chased by a larger group of Cheep Cheeps, disturbing a snoozing octopus. The octopus swims up and captures the Cheep Cheeps, saving Mario and Luigi. Mario and Luigi emerge at the other side of the bridge, and the octopus gives them the scroll, which now has the second typewriter piece. | ||
Mario and Luigi then walk up to Bowser's Castle. They are surprised when the castle turns out to be alive, and swallows them. Inside Mario and Luigi run into a green [[! Block]] that falls before them. Mario jumps on it, revealing the final typewriter piece, which is then added to the scroll. The | Mario and Luigi then walk up to Bowser's Castle. They are surprised when the castle turns out to be alive, and it swallows them. Inside, Mario and Luigi run into a green [[! Block]] that falls before them. Mario jumps on it, revealing the final typewriter piece, which is then added to the scroll. The brothers then escape from the castle and find a piece of paper floating down towards them. Mario lets it drift into the scroll and the paper lands in the restored typewriter. The scroll turns back into the Magical Typewriter, and Mario types on it: | ||
:<font face="Times New Roman">Now is the time for all good men to come to our aid and...</font> | :<font face="Times New Roman">{{wp|Filler text#Now is the time for all good men|Now is the time for all good men to come to our aid}} and...</font> | ||
Mario pauses, | Mario pauses and, after a moment of glancing at Bowser's Castle, resumes: | ||
:<font face="Times New Roman">...destroy Bowser's castle!</font> | :<font face="Times New Roman">...destroy Bowser's castle!</font> | ||
A giant green ! Block suddenly falls from the sky and destroys Bowser's Castle. | A giant green ! Block suddenly falls from the sky and destroys Bowser's Castle. | ||
==Development and release differences== | ==Development and release differences== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although [[Toad]] appears on the title screen, he | *Although [[Toad]] appears on the title screen, he does not appear elsewhere in the game. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:1994 games]] | [[Category:1994 games]] | ||
[[Category:MS-DOS games]] | [[Category:MS-DOS games]] | ||
[[Category:Windows games]] | |||