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Zombie (The Typing of the Dead)

GamesOther1968 to 1999

The zombies of Sega's typing tutor, a 1999 reworking of the arcade shooter The House of the Dead 2. Each one is killed by typing the text that hovers over it. Critics praised the absurd humour of the idea and of the phrases.1

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First appeared
1999
The Typing of the Dead (1999)
Source work
The Typing of the Dead (1999)
WOW Entertainment and Smilebit (Sega)
Made in
Japan
What causes it
Never explained
Not explained on the page consulted; the game is a modified version of The House of the Dead 2, set in a zombie-infested Venice.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • typing the word or phrase shown above it

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
1999

The Typing of the Dead (1999)

field notes

What the sources say

1

A keyboard replaces the light gun1

2

The phrases get longer and stranger as the game goes on1

3

The heroes carry keyboards wired to Dreamcast consoles worn as backpacks1

4

Classified as educational software1

5

Game Informer called it the weirdest game of all time1

Sources

  1. The Typing of the Dead - Wikipedia

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