Mario Teaches Typing
Published: February 1, 2009 - Last update: May 15, 2013 - 34539 downloads
- Year
- 1992
- Genre
- Educational
- Theme
- Typing
- Publisher
- Interplay Entertainment Corp.
- Developer
- Interplay Entertainment Corp.
- Perspective
- Side-Scrolling
302 votes
1 MiB
Description of Mario Teaches Typing
If you haven't play Mario Teaches Typing already, go ahead and download it now! Published in 1992 by Interplay Entertainment Corp., Mario Teaches Typing features educational in a typing genre.
A great typing tutorial that is best described as Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for kids, Mario Teaches Typing is a full-featured typing program that has something for everyone, although kids with no typing experience will get the most from the program-- while enjoying cute antics of Nintendo's popular Mario brothers. After you sign in, you can choose from many activities that suit your level of typing proficiency. If you are a beginner, the game will teach you from the ground up, letter by letter. The interface is one of the best I've seen in this type of program: you will see two cartoony hands at the bottom third the screen, which will flash the finger you should use to press keys when the letter shows up in in the top screen. The top two-thirds of the screen is taken up by attractive graphics, showing Mario (or Luigi or the Princess, whomever you choose) doing his cutesy Mario-things (e.g. knocking blocks, jumping on turtles, etc.) when you press the correct key. Do it right, and you will see Mario advance to the next level, just like in the Super Nintendo version. In addition to many difficulty levels you can choose from, one of the program's best features is the Report Card, which not only displays your accuracy in percentage and your WPM (words per minute) count, but also "problem keys," i.e. keys you have most trouble with. And as if that is not enough, many sentences you will be typing are taken from famous plays, novels, or historical documents, with the source always given at the end. This adds extra educational value to the package, and make you want to come back to it even after you have mastered typing. Overall, Mario Teaches Typing is a very enjoyable typing tutor that no house should be without. Two thumbs up!
Review by HOTUD
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Jackie added this comment :
Everyone tends to comment on how well I type, for example they say I respond really fast to instant messages. I tell them it's thanks to Mario Teaches Typing!
Late80sTotGamer added this comment :
@"hi" This looks like a Windows version.
I originally played this on an early, pre 256 mac performa. Kind of annoying at the time, as it was just typing, and could not really pay attention to the graphics, and practice typing well. It did get me to try typing a bit more, but it was not until an early release of Mavis Beacon a couple years later, that I really learned the full basics of typing. MB was less distracting, and much more helpful.
hi added this comment :
I have a mac book pro, I can't open or install the program after I downloaded it. Any Ideas?
Itoo added this comment :
This game is awesome because it's all ages. I just got my 4-year old playing it. She went from 50% errors to 10% errors in 5 trials on the 2-minute level 1. I highly recommend this to all parents.
mcflyer added this comment :
Thsi game reminds me when i was little and i used to play it in my computer class in school, i loved it!!
btw, i cant make it work in winzip ):
Ratha added this comment :
My love tried to learned it when she was 4 years because of this program!!!! Thank you for offering it.
sean steezy added this comment :
this is how i found out george washington has wooden teeth! Get DOSBOX if you can't get it to work in Windows
jane added this comment :
My 22 yr old son learned to type when he was 5 years old
because of this program!!! Thankyou for offering it here for
others.
Liesel added this comment :
So far this game has worked seamlessly on my Mac, it really brought me back to playing it as a kid on my very first computer- a wonderful game!
Sonia Spector added this comment :
Well I want to learn, but my mom and dad! not fear! Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach are sure. and I'll do it, OK?
James added this comment :
good to use with a child if you (or person) is older the Mavis Beacon one is also good
mavoorik added this comment :
AHHH MY MEMORIES
I PLAYED THIS GAME ALL THE TIME AS A KID. Incredible.
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sarath added this comment :
want to learn and be quick type