Sega's Typing of the Dead: A Zombie-Slaying Education

House of the Dead 2 was already pretty excellent, but when you take away the lightgun and replace it with a computer keyboard? Genius! Is it edutainment? Eh who cares, let's review it.
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[@kolgax2064]

"Mrs. Beacon, why do we spend so much time learning to type?" Mavis Beacon is silent with her thousand yard stare.

[@gastonbell108]

"Your keyboard is only a tool. It is the hard heart that kills!"

[@handlessuck589]

This comment has hit 666 likes March 17 at 9:38 PM in Philippine time. Congratulations!

[@DeinonychusCowboy]

This is the best comment on youtube.

[@jignjorf9076]

Could you imagine having to pitch this type of game at a board meeting? "Yeah so it's like House of the Dead but instead of shooting the zombies you type 'Your dad is wild' at them"

[@Taseradict]

SEGA Boss: Let´s make it literally House of the Dead so it takes zero budget and you got yourself a promotion, son.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Josh Walker: Could you imagine having to pitch this type of game at a board meeting? Sure, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@elimalinsky7069]

@@CherryPixelBun Can you imagine the pitch for Seaman at Sega? Board member: I've got an idea for a game, you're a human head attached to a fish floating in an aquarium tank, that's the basic premise of the game. Sega boss: marvelous! I love it! Give that guy a team and a fat budget!

[@slook7094]

I was thinking about this game a few weeks ago and I came to the conclusion that they all must have been high as fuck. I support this with the fact that that had to be the only way Sonic and the Black Knight was greenlit. It's also not so farfetched since Keita Takahashi created Katamari Damacy after going on a bender.

[@AndyLundell]

"We're going to bring one of our existing franchises into the educational market, and the best part is, at least 90% of the assets will be reuse of assets we've already created and paid for."

[@brownatron5000]

We legit had this in our secondary school in the UK (ages 12-16). Not sure if we were supposed to or if one of the "cool" teachers installed it but my God we spent hours playing this :D

[@GTFour]

wow I didn't :o

[@jamesfranxx6151]

yeah i was just about to say we had it for about half a year tell they had a PTA meeting in the computer room and happen to see the game

[@ashkitt7719]

I would totally do that tbh.

[@blackcorp0001]

Cool teacher confirmed 😎

[@seanhayes6097]

Me too! I got A+ in English! Though I failed all my other exams.

[@JimmyBlack7351]

James got better voice acting in the tutorial mode than in the main game XD

[@otaking3582]

Pretty because the main campaign just reuses the voicelines from HotD2, while the tutorial mode was probably made much later and they were able to learn from their mistakes.

[@TheMadAfrican1]

They probably had a budget for voice actors by the time they recorded his voice for the tutorial. Haha.

[@AmyraCarter]

This is also a game that will occasionally spew vulgarities as I recall from when I played this years back, lol I remember one sentence clearly. "I inserted my finger and massaged." lmfao

[@FabioGnecco]

omg lol

[@sethseth6ify]

"Foot fetish"

[@Burn_Angel]

*Rated M for Mature*

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

"no seat on my bike"

[@NimhLabs]

Okay... hear me out: Duo Lingo of the Dead.

[@jasoncathell]

damnit beavis como es juan!?!!?!?!?

[@tobio1988]

EMPAREDADO!

[@wilsonjonah]

Shut up and take my money!! 😂

[@Maniac4Bricks]

Language of the Dead?

[@frstwhsprs]

@@jasoncathell Tacos supreme!

[@FlameStormer2000V2]

I remember seeing House of the Dead in arcades before getting Typing of the Dead. My childhood disappoint at first was immeasurable but god if it wasn't a fun game once you got started.

[@clunky9072]

Was your day ruined though?

[@thisismyname5657]

Your disappointment was immeasurable and your day was ruined.

[@Jogjosmowwdkfs]

I've got a shitty movie called "Survival of The Dead" just if you wanted to know. Cause I believe its rather funny.

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

"lame excuse, blame in use, I really admire your shoes" man this game is poetic.

[@thomasglenn1365]

4:27 "AHHHH, AHHHH, AHHHH, AHHHH, AH- I think you get the Picture"

[@aleronhawk]

Your dad is really wild Make it quick please What an innuendo

[@Levelol10]

8:56 "foot fetish"

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

He shot a zombie with a bun in the oven!

[@werewolf74]

Exactly some of the stuff it's having him type....

[@gayusschwulius8490]

"Nippon cha cha cha"

[@snappyapple6328]

@@Levelol10 This game was way ahead of its time

[@ibnhashim]

You know what was the best typing assistant of all? MSDOS. I struggled greatly as a child to remember the commands to boot up my shareware Wolfenstein.

[@Bembel81]

There was Norton Commander for dummies like you.

[@Stjaernljus]

Nightmare mode: DVORAK and QWERTY but changing randomly after each kill.

[@RettMikhal]

You are history's greatest monster.

[@pip5528]

I actually have both memorized, but I learned Dvorak second and haven't practiced it enough on computers, so I am naturally slower at it.

[@JasonZakrajsek]

”The First Chapter: A Prelude” If it’s a prelude it shouldn’t technically be counted as a chapter. 5:32

[@keiyakins]

Homestuck's Epilogue Prologue Chapter 1 laughs at you

[@jacobstephens8090]

This is a game that GOG needs to get on their platform.

[@segamon]

I absolutely love The Typing of the Dead! I have played the US and JP Dreamcast releases and the PAL PC release. Great fun! Thanks for covering this.

[@otaking3582]

Wouldn't the PAL/US version (no idea where you're from) be more difficult because they have a different keyboard layout? And the Japanese version even more so since they have a different keyboard layout *and* use three different alphabets, none of which are the Latin alphabet / Romanji?

[@segamon]

@@otaking3582 I live in the US. For the Japanese Dreamcast version it allows use of the US keyboard by means of having a Romanji mode. Therefore, it is fully playable. With the PAL release, there are a few instances where the American keyboard prevents you from continuing (due to special characters) but the biggest problem was in the tutorial mode so it didnt detract from the overall experience. I cant believe that I havnt played The Typing of the Dead: Overkill. I better get to it!

[@stopthrm]

I like that eventhough this is the PC version, the backpacks of the Typers are actually Dreamcasts. xD

[@DavidDDavidsonSA]

They actually changed it in the Japan only PS2 port. Instead they had PS2s. There were also a few Japan only ports to tablets and DS too. Also a sequel musing House of the Dead 3 as well.

[@T4silly]

Aw yeah! I love this game! I tried really hard to get my Computer Teacher to install it in the lab during High School. But they wouldn't *bite.*

[@kolonarulez5222]

In all seriousness this game is the only reason I can type. It's too perfect.

[@synaestheticstudios]

Hahahahahah SAME THO

[@blueplanet9917]

Another great LGR video. One of my new favourite comfort watches on YT. Those guys armed with keyboards and DC backpacks made me lol.

[@iam16bits]

There actually was a Typing of the Dead 2 based on House of the Dead 3, unfortunately it was only released in Japan.

[@Protoman85]

PSA: There is also Typing of the Dead Overkill on Steam, and it glorious as well.

[@GreyHulk2156]

02:05 - How ironic. The "Typeing" of the Dead has been typed incorrectly. :)

[@pip5528]

Even professionals make typos that go unnoticed.

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

This could easily be the best typing game ever. Hopefully your video will inspire a few great new typing games in the years to come. Many people LOVE those games. There's dozens of us.

[@silkwesir1444]

a Chemist, a Marxist, an Analyst and a Harpist walk into a Bar... :D

[@kuronoroux8864]

AND SUDDENLY ZOMBIES OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE.

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

Chrysanthemum!

[@draketheduelist]

One touch I absolutely adored was the game's take on the Magician fight. To really get across the idea of it being the quarter-sucker it was in the arcade, if you typo at any point in the first phase, Magician will straight up smack you. They say the final boss should be the final exam of all the skills you've learned thus far, and I can't think of a boss in video games that makes that more literal than TotD's Magician. And I will *never* tire of that boss theme! Hope the 2021 remake of House of the Dead gets a typing tutor version as well, just out of tradition at this point, and so the TotD Magician fight can take its place as the final boss fight it deserves to be.

[@UpLateGeek]

LOL! This thing has network multiplayer mode? LAN parties at Clint's place must be amazing! Also, I would totally watch a live stream of that, unedited. :D

[@sethseth6ify]

oh my god yes I would watch a livestream of it too

[@distroya_]

"The Typing Of The Bed" is what I heard from that title screen. XD

[@Bubbabyte99]

Same

[@SD-tj5dh]

Shooting those zombies in the doorway: "Communist" "Analyst" "Harpist" Couldn't help but think they were identity tags 🤣

[@CantankerousDave]

Or they were paying homage to the Rush song "You Bet Your Life"... Anarchist, reactionary, running-dog, revisionist Hindu, Muslim, Catholic, creation, evolutionist Rational, romantic, mystic, cynical, idealist Minimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist Armchair rocket scientist graffiti existentialist Deconstruction primitive performance photo-realst Be-bop or a one-drop or a hip-hop lite-pop-metallist Gold adult contemporary urban country capitalist

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

Sounds like the job listings that come up for me on Indeed.

[@mikejandrews]

I had this for Dreamcast. Such an amazing game. I saw arcade machines in Japan, too, and it was hilarious seeing the big cabinets with Dreamcast keyboards strapped to the front.

[@vektor451]

8:57 *Foot fetish*... Enough typing for today, let's die. Wait holy crap I'm early lol thought I saw this video from here like a year ago. *Edit:* Holy shit how did this get 119 likes? I did not expect that, thanks!

[@TheZombieCurryKid]

I really admire your shoes.

[@serglian8558]

@@TheZombieCurryKid who's mouth do I stare at?

[@smileydude0]

Rank A

[@HulkSmash86]

+1 life

[@JHMBB2]

Ah, the sound of a Model M. Apparently I sound like I"m always "angry typing" at work with it. haha

[@StripezTheBeast]

Ah yes, the game where you type questionable words to kill zombies and listen to the cheeziest voice acting. God I love it so much.

[@ShoelessJP]

This is an awesome oddity which I never knew existed. Thank you for this, Clint.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

How did you not know this existed! There's multiple versions of it and even bettter is a parody of this parody the Texting of the Bread which is a phone game where you pick a charicter to fight off hordes of zombie gingerbread men. AVGN is a playable charicter in this one XD

[@Donnerbalken28]

The first time i saw this game was on vacation in an Italian arcade of all places. And dear god, the Voice Acting. THE VOICE ACTING. It's so atrocious and campy, that it is awesome.

[@AJPDing]

My Dad installed this on the family computer when I was 5 to teach me to type since the school's typing homework was too obtuse and flatly boring. Oddly enough, I learned to touchtype very quickly from this showing that this was indeed better than many "serious" typing tutors.

[@WillcraftAnimations]

Sooo who else paused the video at 1:47 to read all the comics? Knowing in advance none of them would be that funny but feeling compelled to do it anyway just in case?

[@shinobifujin]

Hahahahaha no one. Nice try on getting fake internet points there kiddo.

[@karissaw9602]

I played Typing of the Dead on Dreamcast / still have it with the Dreamcast keyboard in the box and played whatever version was released on Steam later. The mentions of Mavis Beacon being innocent and light in comparison make me laugh, I played Mavis Beacon teaches typing (I think it was version 3?) when I was very young and she legit made me cry by her scolding tone of voice when I didn't pass a typing test lol;

[@woogha]

I loooooooove this game. I seriously learned to touch type thanks to this game.

[@tolynn8050023]

The house of dead series has been my favorite since i was a little girl. When i heard they had this version i begged my dad to get it. I'm so glad you're covering it because it holds a special place to me.

[@jyoschiboi3166]

a mature typing learning game.... wow

[@anasevi9456]

well i wouldn't call the word choices entirely 'mature' XD

[@beaternation]

somewhat unrelated, Just played Duke Nukem 3D for the first time today, was not disappointed. had consoles as a kid and am just now hitting the classic computer game scene. Keep up the good work Clint

[@Viehzerrer]

Typing games like this seem to be rather common Japan. I originally learned about this game in an anime/manga magazine, which was showing a bunch of them, Typing of the Dead among them. Back then, there was no indication that it comes to the west and I sure never thought it would, but not that long afterwards, I actually got to play it on PC. Pity that I don't have it anymore. Also, that dub is somehow even worse than I remember.

[@Vanillaessence]

There's a Typing of the Dead arcade cab in Yokohama China Town

[@mmatiasautio]

@@Vanillaessence wow, I wonder if it's still there. Need to go check it out.

[@voxlvalyx]

I still play this from time to time. Hands down my favorite typing game.

[@Isaacfess]

*Oh my god, my Dad had the original Typing of the Dead game. I tried it. Failed miserably, maybe because I was like 5.*

[@mysteriousbob]

One of my favourite games of all time, I've been waiting for this LGR review for years.

[@thepirategamerboy12]

Well, this certainly has one advantage over the DC version: not having to buy a separate accessory to play it.

[@segamon]

But multiplayer on a single system is possible on the DC with just two keyboards!

[@thepirategamerboy12]

True, but I'd still say that as far as the single player goes, this version is at least the easiest to play.

[@segamon]

@@thepirategamerboy12 for most people, yes. However, for me I already had a Dreamcast keyboard before this game was released so it was actually easier on the Dreamcast for me. :D

[@jason7478]

The convention I was at today had a Typing of the Dead arcade cab (likely fanoodled together with some creative engineering) and this is trippy to come home to.

[@debonairmodernaire6331]

Back in High School Junior and Senior year my computer information science class we would have a contest between the junior and senior class with this game to see who could get the better time on drill mode.

[@phartsandwich]

This brings back memories. Only ever had the demo as a kid but I’m gonna grab a copy now for sure.

[@solitonmedic]

"Reason not to sit down:" "You've been spanked." kinky

[@jevansturner]

This is my favorite LGR video. I've had this game since it was new and it's GREAT! As you can imagine, I'm a pretty solid touch typist - thanks to this game ;)

[@Mick_92]

So I was falling asleep to this video untill I was suddenly awakened by "you can't shoot Dick, you can however let Dick die".

[@jaymzfilkoski223]

Your commentary is a combination of comedy and soothing tones. Guess you could say that you're the smooth jazz of the pc KZbin community🤔 great video, sir.

[@TheHylianJuggalo]

This, Math Blaster, and Adventure Mathstorm. Please review that last one if you haven't. Or the 'X-Grade Adventures' series. Love your show! 😀

[@oj43085]

I wish I had a room like yours with all this 80s and 90s computer stuff. you have a great collection Clint.

[@swissmediastuff]

This is what happens if you can‘t touc... AAAAH! AAAAH! AAAAH!

[@iHawke]

i can't believe you are finally talking about this game, i knew this would be right up your alley

[@Simte]

Back in the day I used to speedrun it. Ah, the nostalgia.

[@mancamiatipoola]

TY for making this video. I dunno when this game will come in handy, but im sure it will sometime...

[@adamclark9552]

My wife and I love the House of the Dead Franchise. every other week you'll hear one of us say "we're meeting G .....over... there"

[@yohnnyjames]

the ending is perfect. you rescued the guy you let die before just to make an example. you give your viewers exactly what they want! aaaah the satisfaction! thank You, LGR!

[@ed_ward6869]

8:56 this is why this game was never used in schools

[@Sudz28]

Made me revisit "The Typing of the Dead: Overkill" for the PC, available on Steam with several DLC packages if you wish. It takes campy to a whole new level.

[@Bucking_Fastard]

This is what I call edutainment done right!

[@zesty2023]

The layout of the title always had me reading it as "The the house of dead" in the arcade. I kinda humorously thought it was simulating fear like you're saying "the....THE.... house of DEAD!!"

[@luperteverett1271]

I think they really want you to know that it is THE one and only.

[@this_connor_guy]

Actually good typing tool? Dialog as accessible wav files? Ooooohhhhhh, ebay, here I come!

[@thatpart]

I LOVE this game. From Dreamcast keyboard to PC keyboard, I still play it routinely as a work break. Thanks for this! It’s a ton more fun that you can. The PC version has an unlockable version using the mouse.

[@SNESJW]

I love this game and I actually used this game to teach myself an alternate keyboard layout! (colemak) The only thing that sucks is that if you're trying to win, the game's difficulty scales with your typing speed, rewarding typing slowly early on and ramping up as necessary. Still, it was an excellent and engaging way to push myself into typing at higher speeds!

[@Flargenyargen]

I first played this on Dreamcast at an anime convention game room in 2006. It stole my entire day. I forgot about it until just last weekend when that same convention had it again!

[@Veezyjung]

I'm absolutely obsessed with the voice acting in House of The Dead 2. It's so utterly awful that it deserves to be called art.

[@miroslavzima8856]

Thanks to this game I placed 2nd at school typing competition. I played it so relentlessly and can say, it was one of the most challenging games I´ve ever played. Very nice review!

[@siemenstraffic]

Greetings and welcome to an LGR Zombie-Slaying Education, thing!

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

So glad to see ya cover this :) I loved Typing of the Dead, and I owe my speed at typing now to having spent hours on a low-end laptop circa 2009 playing the hell out of it. That said, I do have one small issue with it, and that would be its complete lack of support for 10-key. I've never much liked using the number row above the keyboard, preferring to just hop my hand over to the 10-key pad and go to town, but Typing of the Dead doesn't even recognize it. That alone is responsible for the majority of my deaths in the game.

[@midsnacker]

I lost my right index finger about 3 years ago and I used this game to reteach myself how to type.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

I've put off watching this video for a few months as zombies and FPS are not my thing, but as a writer, this really entertains me. Wish I'd known about it in the '90s

[@Solidier1]

This is how I learned to spell Cat and Dowg. This and Oregon Trail was school way to get me to learn something.

[@handsomebrick]

The Civilization games.

[@genesiskun02]

I ALWAYS WAITED FOR THIS GAME IN LGR, ever since I started watching this channel a few years ago. I even thought he covered this in the past.

[@Omnipotentous]

Today I learned I can type better than Clint. And that's the only thing I've got on him.

[@trekaddict]

I'm not complaining about your choice in keyboards, good Sir. Hell, I bought one of the UniComp replicas because of you! :D

[@TheLastComa]

I had this installed on every PC in the dismal "computer class" of my middle school. All was fine for months, until some weak willed kid played it and it horrified him to the point where his mother got involved saying the program "scarred him for life".

[@MuttFitness]

There's always someone who ruins it for everyone

[@julien2983]

That's weird I thought you already did this one, oh well! thanks for the vid

[@DanVzare]

Same here! I'm glad I'm not the only one. Either way, this video is much more detailed than the other one that I think I can remember.

[@MonadoBoy16]

Oddly, it’s the ONLY Edutainment game to be rated M

[@Yodagamer1]

Well there is typing of the dead overkill also, based on the Wii game.

[@MonadoBoy16]

Which by that I mean it’s the ONLY Edutainment series to be rated M

[@Dukefazon]

This is the best way to teach typing other than going online into chat rooms. This game is a masterpiece, can't think of a better edutainment game.

[@RenzoPereyra115]

Me: *hears "LGR Detainment Month" Me: wait WHAT

[@ekowstevens4054]

I was playing that yesterday! I'm going to be showing it to some of my adult students next week. How absolutly random that you do a vid on it right now.

[@ekowstevens4054]

Tell a lie I was playing the newer one.

[@BuzzaB77]

"Sexy Smart Bohemian Dentist" should be a band name

[@Thornskade]

What coincidence, only yesterday I remembered House of the Dead and this thing and looked up some playthroughs. First saw it in a super mini arcade in Denmark; it literally only had this game and two pinball tables. I'm from Germany, and I think in general there's not many arcades in Europe.

[@CastleBomb44]

I NEED to find find this to learn how to type on a dvorak keyboard layout

[@purplewavetech]

Love these on a friday, thanks Clint.

[@AceStrife]

"Hip-pee" Alright then.

[@rob9472]

Holy nuts that is all kinds of awesome, I want this game so badly now damn you Clint.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Too bad this wasn't around when I was learning typing in the early 90's.

[@WastelanderLucky]

My local arcade still has a two player cabinet for this, complete with Japanese mode for extra fun and challenge! It's a blast and I've always loved showing people it!

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

I love the cheesy voice acting; it’s classic Sega. ☺️

[@kathleenkelley8651]

Oh my heck, some of the phrases they watched you to type are hilarious!

[@fartking2845]

I heard windows 95 disc had a weezer music video hidden on it, is that true?

[@fartking2845]

@@connosoft1949 thank you, I saw a video on it but I wasnt sure If it was fake or not. I remember having an old Pentium 1 compaq presario and never recalled seeing it there. Did it come on all versions of 95 or just select ones?

[@samic]

Also Edie Brickell's Good Times

[@4jp]

@@fartking2845 It on the disc within "funstuff" directory, along with hover. It is called "weezer.avi" in "videos" folders. I do not believe it was includes in the update/patch disc or OSRs. My OSR 2.5 disc does not have it. My original Windows 95 upgrade retail disc does.

[@dunbrine47]

Good ol Goldman memes, especially the ones that come from ProtonJon's streams.

[@willgilliam9053]

imagine the world where Ellen Ripley Teaches Typing exists

[@lukasperuzovic1429]

The Typing of the Xenomorphs, get Sega on it right away. Have Sigourney Weaver reprise the role.

[@AceD500]

:D Or Terminator Space marines in Space Hulk(Warhammer 40:000)

[@kmilli0313]

man i wish i knew this existed! i might actually be a decent typist if i had lol Great video as always Clint! Best youtube channel hands down!

[@ShortStorytime]

Oh God! I remember this! *I could murder a steak* 😁😄