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'''''Mario Teaches Typing 2''''' is the sequel to ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', an [[Genre#Edutainment|edutainment]] game produced for personal computers by [[Interplay|Interplay Productions]] under license from [[Nintendo]]. This sequel was released for PCs that supported {{wp|Microsoft Windows}} and {{wp| Mac OS|Mac System software}} computers on October 31, 1996,<ref>[http://www.faqs.org/copyright/mario-teaches-typing-2-teacher-tribrid/ FAQs.org: Mario teaches typing 2 (teacher)-DOS] "''Date of Recordation: October 31, 1996''" (Retrieved March 12, 2011)</ref> Though a sequel by name, the game acts as more of a polished re-release of the CD-ROM Windows/Mac version of ''Mario Teaches Typing'', with some key differences; namely, brand-new cutscenes have been added between the levels to tell a more thorough and consequential story, the main menu is altered, with a primarily blue color scheme as opposed to the purple scheme in the first title, and the practice mode has been completely overhauled. In addition to these changes, additional gameplay features have been added, including a customizable certificate of achievement, a keyboard which is color-coded on screen for the player's reference, and customizable lesson plans. | '''''Mario Teaches Typing 2''''' is the sequel to ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', an [[Genre#Edutainment|edutainment]] game produced for personal computers by [[Interplay|Interplay Productions]] under license from [[Nintendo]]. This sequel was released for PCs that supported {{wp|Microsoft Windows}} and {{wp| Classic Mac OS|Mac System software}} computers on October 31, 1996,<ref>[http://www.faqs.org/copyright/mario-teaches-typing-2-teacher-tribrid/ FAQs.org: Mario teaches typing 2 (teacher)-DOS] "''Date of Recordation: October 31, 1996''" (Retrieved March 12, 2011)</ref> Though a sequel by name, the game acts as more of a polished re-release of the CD-ROM Windows/Mac version of ''Mario Teaches Typing'', with some key differences; namely, brand-new cutscenes have been added between the levels to tell a more thorough and consequential story, the main menu is altered, with a primarily blue color scheme as opposed to the purple scheme in the first title, and the practice mode has been completely overhauled. In addition to these changes, additional gameplay features have been added, including a customizable certificate of achievement, a keyboard which is color-coded on screen for the player's reference, and customizable lesson plans. | ||
This is also the last [[Genre#Educational|educational]] ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game to be released. As the ''Super Mario''-themed educational titles were regarded as of lower quality compared to main series titles, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] made clear to Brian Fargo, the CEO of Interplay Productions, that the company would no longer be permitted to use the Mario character for the edutainment genre; from then on, no further ''Super Mario'' games in the genre were produced.<ref>Osborn, Alex (June 20, 2017). [https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/20/interplay-founder-on-working-with-nintendo-on-mario-teaches-typing-a-ign-unfiltered Interplay Founder on Working With Nintendo on Mario Teaches Typing — IGN Unfiltered]. ''IGN''. Retrieved May 9, 2023.</ref> | This is also the last [[Genre#Educational|educational]] ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game to be released. As the ''Super Mario''-themed educational titles were regarded as of lower quality compared to main series titles, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] made clear to Brian Fargo, the CEO of Interplay Productions, that the company would no longer be permitted to use the Mario character for the edutainment genre; from then on, no further ''Super Mario'' games in the genre were produced.<ref>Osborn, Alex (June 20, 2017). [https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/20/interplay-founder-on-working-with-nintendo-on-mario-teaches-typing-a-ign-unfiltered Interplay Founder on Working With Nintendo on Mario Teaches Typing — IGN Unfiltered]. ''IGN''. Retrieved May 9, 2023.</ref> | ||
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|file5=MTT2 - Mario Admires the Computer.oga | |file5=MTT2 - Mario Admires the Computer.oga | ||
|title5=Mario admires the computer. | |title5=Mario admires the player's computer, and asks them if he can have it. | ||
|file6=MTT2 - Mario Says Goodbye.oga | |file6=MTT2 - Mario Says Goodbye.oga | ||
|title6=Mario says bye to the player. | |title6=Mario says bye to the player. | ||
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MTTyping4.png|Title screen | MTTyping4.png|Title screen | ||
Mario Teaches Typing 2 Windows.png|Windows Main Screen | |||
MTTyping21.png|Main menu | MTTyping21.png|Main menu | ||
MTTyping3.png|Cutscene | MTTyping3.png|Cutscene | ||