Mario Teaches Typing is an educational video game developed and published by Interplay Productions for MS-DOS compatible operating systems, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh.
A sequel to the game, Mario Teaches Typing 2, was developed by Brainstorm and published by Interplay in 1997.
At the end of either mode, the game presents the player with statistics, including the reached WPM and error rate.
According to Fargo, "somebody else came out with some other Mario product that was not high quality" for computers, resulting in Nintendo cutting ties with Interplay Entertainment.
[13] Martinet considered Mario Teaches Typing to be one of his favorite projects using the voice, as well as one of the most important; it helped him understand the character from a child's perspective.
[3] Heinrich Lenhardt, the co-editor-in-chief of PC Player, regarded the game as a competent alternative to ten-finger typewriter courses, although he believed its usefulness would be limited to hobbyists as it could not satisfy the needs of experienced typers like secretaries.