Mario Teaches Typing (DOS)

Mario Teaches Typing
Developer: Interplay Publisher: Interplay Platform: DOS Released in US: November 13, 1991 (floppy), 1994 (CD-ROM) Released in EU: November 23, 1991 (floppy) Released in AU: December 1, 1991 (floppy) This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has revisional differences.

Mario Teaches Typing is a game where Mario attempts to teach you to type, featuring off-model graphics and bleepy renditions of songs from Super Mario World (unless you use Sound Blaster Pro drivers).

It wouldn't have been very notable had it not been the first Mario game where he was voiced, with the CD-ROM version being the first video game to star Charles Martinet in the role.

Unused Graphics

Early	Final

MCAS.ANI has an early version of Mario's jumping sprite. He has different shading and less bend in his arm.

Unused Text

STEVE

Present at the beginning of every .RS file.

STEVE 
(c) 1992 Interplay

ASCII Art

Present at offset 0x20DE7 in MARIO.EXE is some ASCII art of Mario's head.

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Version Differences

The CD-ROM version has extra content.

• Mario is voiced by Ronald B. Ruben in the floppy version and by Charles Martinet in the CD version.
• The CD version adds Mario's giant floating head, similar to what would later appear on the title screen of Super Mario 64.