Mario Teaches Typing (DOS)

Mario Teaches Typing
Developer: Interplay Publisher: Nintendo Platform: DOS Released in US: November 13, 1991 Released in EU: November 23, 1991 Released in AU: December 1, 1991 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).

Unused Graphics

Early	Final

MCAS.ANI has an early version of Mario's jumping sprite. He has different shading and his right arm is bent differently.

Unused Text

STEVE

At the beginning of every .RS file is the name "STEVE", followed by copyright.

STEVE 
(c) 1992 Interplay

ASCII Art

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

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Version Differences

CD Version

In 1994, a CD-ROM version was released with extra content.

• Mario is voiced by Ronald B. Ruben in the floppy disk 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 in Super Mario 64.