The Typing of the Dead is a fun and addictive typing "game" from SEGA, essentially taking House of the Dead 2 and replacing the player's gun with a keyboard.
This review of the Dreamcast version (which is identical to this PC download in every aspect except the PC replaces a couple of game modes with IPX multiplayer) at GameCritics.com says it all: "A perfect example of such creative, atypical game design is Typing Of The Dead—published by Sega and designed by in-house team Smilebit.
Typing Of The Dead is a bizarre little game, the likes of which has never been attempted before to my knowledge. [The game] takes the entire content and framework of the arcade-style shooter House Of The Dead 2, but replaces the light-gun with a keyboard as the main method of interaction. Players still progress through the game in a first-person perspective while countless hordes of zombies, monsters and various other enemies attack, but the twist here is that each creature has letters, words or phrases floating in front of them. Players eliminate the unsavory elements by typing the appropriate combination of characters in a speedy and (hopefully) error-free manner.
To add some spice, each stage contains one or two short challenges with special requirements in addition to the general task of zombie depopulation. The game also includes a full-fledged tutorial which instructs the virtues of touch typing, as well as a choice between Arcade, Original, [or multiplayer] modes for gameplay enjoyment once a sufficient level of secretarial skill has been mastered.
Typing Of The Dead is a crazy, irreverent game, and such madness needs to be cherished whenever it appears, in my opinion. There's definitely an intrinsic, enjoyable quality to blowing off a zombie's head by typing the words "Rhythm Method." While some may not immediately see the appeal or value of a game that is played by typing, all it takes is five minutes on the keyboard to turn a crowd of naysayers into party people having a good time.
The main draw here is that the game is just raw, unadulterated fun. While House Of The Dead and its sequel were good gun games, Typing Of The Dead is just so much more enjoyable due to the funny words and phrases which add to the level of irreverence Smilebit aims at itself. With phrases and snippets like "I'll take him for 8 dollars." "La Dolce Vita," "Stop chewing on my toenails" and "Golf is seventeen holes too long," the silliness factor is a perfect match for the incredibly cheesy voices and stiff story scenes that the House series is famous for.
The difference here is that it while it was embarrassingly bad in House Of The Dead, it works to create a comical B-movie atmosphere that makes people crack up while delivering the big sleep to hordes of evil leg-draggers in Typing Of The Dead. A brilliant way the game subtly increases the appeal to people looking for a good dose of fun, the game has an excellent difficulty-adjustment system in place which makes sure players don't get overly frustrated. While going through a stage, the game will throw out long words and phrases with the first few zombies. If the player can type out the words quickly and with few errors, the zombies' floating marquees get longer and progressively more difficult the further a player goes without taking damage.
Conversely, if a player's fingers fumble and you start losing chunks of flesh to the rotters, the game picks up on this immediately and shortens the required inputs starting with the very next enemy. Going from "Burned lingonberry pancakes" to "Disco ball" is a big difference, and makes it more enjoyable and accessible to those who aren't good friends with Mavis Beacon."
Highly recommended, even for HOTD2 veterans.
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Case Sensitive Serial Number:
TDK02200-176403-17407
Blood Color Modification
You can bypass the standard red blood by adding a hidden command-line argument directly to your Windows shortcut.
How to change it: Right-click your Typing of the Dead desktop shortcut, select Properties, and locate the Target field. Add one of the following arguments to the very end of the line (outside the quotation marks):
-blood green
-blood blue
-blood purple
US Release - Typing of the Dead
Type these passwords at the Password screen to unlock the corresponding cheat.
DKRORCR, KIKMAHP
Master Unlock: ALL Drill Mode Levels, Bosses, & CPU Characters
EUUKDCC, POQRTJC, TESSAIS, VKZWHBN
Unlock Up to Unlimited Continues (Free Play) in Options menu
TORAMAN
Unlock Up to 5 Lives in Options menu
DEBTINU
Unlock Up to 9 Continues in Options menu
TMTSINO
Unlocks all Original Mode chapters and immediately starts the game at the Final Chapter.
BBCDTC, CIZXSPI, DLDDCDD, LUIPMAM
Opens VS CPU Mode Tier 1
DOAKSIM, PERKINS, OSERLCG, SMILEBI
Opens VS CPU Mode Tier 2
STKZJGH, UFOVGJK
Opens VS CPU Mode Tier 3 (All Citizens, Harry, etc.)
UECHODA
Unlocks all hidden difficulty settings in Boss Mode
WORDBOX
Double Word Length Mode. This is arguably the ultimate challenge code in the game. It roughly doubles the length of the phrases you have to type across nearly all modes (Drill, Arcade, etc.), demanding incredible typing endurance while keeping the exact same countdown timers.
Unlock VS CPU Characters:
If you prefer to earn characters through game play instead of using master passwords, defeat the corresponding opponent 3 times within VS CPU mode to permanently unlock them on the character selection screen.
Harry Harris: Available by default, or Defeat Gary 3x
Amy Crystal: Defeat Harry Harris 3x
Zombie David: Defeat A Citizen 3x (Note: depending on regional dictionary variations, this may require defeating Amy Crystal instead)
Thomas Rogan: Defeat Goldman or James 3x
Coin Milestones
As you manually accumulate golden coins hidden throughout the campaign, the game permanently expands your default options menu parameters at the following thresholds:
5 Coins: Adds the 5 Lives parameter to the Options Menu.
10 Coins: Start campaigns with two itemized Molotov cocktails.
15 Coins: Adds the 9 Continues parameter to the Options Menu.
20 Coins: Unlocks all chapters in Original Mode and enables starting at the Final Chapter.
25 Coins: Adds the Unlimited Continues feature to the Options Menu.
30 Coins: Grants full Master Unlock privileges (All Drill levels, Bosses, and CPU characters).
How to Find the Hidden 31st Coin
While the standard UI menu maxes out its reward metric tracking at 30 coins, a hidden 31st coin exists in the code layout.
Where to get it: During Chapter 2, when presented with the fork in the road to choose between going toward "Supplies" or "Survivors," choose the Supplies route. Once you transition into the kitchen environment, keep your eyes on the background elements located directly behind the large metallic pans. A fraction of a second before the flying-pan zombie jumps out to ambush you, a single-letter prompt will flash in the background. Hit it immediately to collect the coin.
Synchronized Dancing Zombies Easter Egg:
During the end-game development team credits roll, the formatting changes to display text on two separate rows, mimicking standard game play typing phrases.
To trigger the Thriller-style choreography routine, you must perfectly type out the main scrolling category headers (e.g., PROGRAMMERS, SPECIAL THANKS, CHIEF DESIGNER) as they pass by. Maintaining a high accuracy rating across these specific targets forces the background zombies to stop shuffling and perform a fully synchronized dance routine at the end of the section.
UK/EU Release - Typing of the Dead
Type these passwords at the Password screen to unlock the corresponding cheat.
CNAWEIA
Master Unlock: Instantly opens all Drill Mode Levels, Bosses, and VS CPU characters.
WORDBOX
Double Word Length Mode. This is arguably the ultimate challenge code in the game. It roughly doubles the length of the phrases you have to type across nearly all modes (Drill, Arcade, etc.), demanding incredible typing endurance while keeping the exact same countdown timers.
AABRQGY, DESELVA, SSBNMDC, TTPOTDD, UNTHWGS
European Dictionary Progression Keys: Redundant internal master flags used by the engine to bypass specific regional drill/dictionary unlocks if standard unlock triggers fail.
Japanese Release - Typing of the Dead
Type these passwords at the Password screen to unlock the corresponding cheat.
NJYUUDO
Unlock Up to Unlimited Continues (Free Play) in Options menu
WORDBOX
Double Word Length Mode. This is arguably the ultimate challenge code in the game. It roughly doubles the length of the phrases you have to type across nearly all modes (Drill, Arcade, etc.), demanding incredible typing endurance while keeping the exact same countdown timers.
UNTHWGS, SSNTWHU
Japanese Dictionary Progression Keys: Redundant internal master flags used to bypass specific regional drill or dictionary tier restrictions early.
Dreamcast Leftovers:
DLDDCDD, LUIPMAM, OSERLCG, SMILEBI, TESSAIS, VKZWHBN
The PC version accepts these passwords as valid inputs without throwing an error code. However, they do not alter PC game play; they are dead, non-functional code blocks carried over natively from the original Sega Dreamcast console engine.
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how do i fix the game not displaying anything but has music and does respond to keyboard input. currently running windows 11 with i5-13420H, RTX 4050.
best game for typing
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I LOVE GAME typing of the dead
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RIP Version runs fine on Linux (haven't played too far though)
You need rewrite the bat file to setup.sh so you can decompress the sound.
1. Install wine
2. Change "cls" to "clear"
3. Change "mythxpak.exe myth.pak" to "wine mythxpak.exe myth.pak"
4. Change "del myth.pak" to "rm myth.pak"
5. Make your new script executable and run it
this game is good
I love this game since I was a child, I used to play this game when I was a school during computer time
Thanks so much! All the nostalgia feels.
i need to improve my typing
I really enjoy playing this game my boss recommended to me, learning has never been this fun
I want to learn fast typing
Runs great for me on Win11 in Win98 compatibility mode. Putting the game aside for now until I get a cheap external so that I don't destroy the one on my laptop!
This is a good game
hello now i want to play this help you help to download it
i can download it but cant play it
please play
I HAVE PLAYED THIS GAME ALOT
NOSTALGIC
M.MOEEZ 12345
I like to play typing of death because to have fun and relex
I'm getting a message "Not Support Graphic Device"
My computer teacher showed me this
Help me to find how to download this game. I badly need it. It brings me back 20years ago:(
Typing tom y hearts content
hello fellow game club-nauts!!! lets enjoy this epic game together :P
best game for typing
Very well-known and used to have a amazing experience with quite some alcohol. Thank you.
Nevermind, I just needed to unplug my old IR remote receiver. Dunno why it interferes with the keyboard on older games specifically.
I wish I could fix this problem where the game doesn't detect right shift or apostrophe. I'm forced to take a hit whenever I need to type ! or '.
Cant get rip to work with audio, I correctly ran the setup bat that decompressed the audio files, but whenever I launch the game (In XP SP 3 to launch on W11) it breaks my windows audio service and I have to restart the service and quit the game to get it back. Make a me sad :(
after u download it how do you play it.
typing game please i am child not experense
stupid to ask this
how do you change your skin, cause after a test run on Chapter 1. James uses the zombie model lmao.
I want to download the typing of the dead for windows
ITS REMIND US OF OUR CHILDHOOD WITH HAPPY MOMENT.
downloading issue
i downloaded ut but it said 'haha you tried imagine you little kid'
RIP: I'm only getting a black screen but do get audio.
The RIP version is alive and kiking..Thanks
I downloaded it, but i cant find it
I have the typing of the dead ex version exclusive to japan, and how can i upload it? also if anyone's looking for the serial, it's 06012-277900-72014 for the ex version.
i want to learn typing
The game is very easy
i want to improve typing speed
Quick download
its a good game
what does the mythxpak.exe do?
Cool game love it I wanna play it
the is the best ever game for developing ones typing and writing skills and gradually.
I think it is good but one thing
it's size is so big
Improved my typing
i love this game so much
How can I download this game.
i heard this game from YouTube when the YouTube named coryxkenshin played fears to fathom woodbury getaway he played a game called alien invasion reloaded as in that's a minigame in the woodbury getaway and he said he played typing of the dead all the time as a kid
Came here to shout out the mention of Mavis Beacon XD
obsessed with this so far but when doing the touch typing tutorials I can’t press # (don’t have that button on my keyboard) and then I get stuck and can’t skip :( anyone have any tips?
my childhood memories
Why does the NOCD patch errors out "Not Supported Language"?
I don't know how to download.
It is really a good game to improve our typing. I myself like to be a great typist. i hope it be effictive.
i want to play the game
it is very good game for our typing
The ISO is working fine with Windows 10, tyvm :)
I will play this Game after 4 years.
i like this game and i want to pla it it is so
good its the best game
PLEASE ANYONE TECHNICALLY SOUND ! so this game has dynamic difficulty , (adjust as you play). I wanted to let my friend play and I wanted to start from scratch so I deleted my entire file and re-download. but I am having a persistent problem of the data not fully factory resetting .rank data is zero but, tutorial/arcade levels are all unlocked, and difficulty still spiked . what is the data path for the save/data located on the local disc? I cannot find it to properly reset my data. (using the ripped version)
the rip version of the game runs at like 2 FPS on windows 11
There is no sound why?
Pessoal oque acontece se eu aperta no arquivo Tod... exe ?
Esqueci o restante do nome
Just so people know, the current available downloads seem to only be the UK versions, which have some differences from the US one.
For example, UK keyboards have a slightly different layout to US ones, so you'll have to adjust the option settings accordingly. Another example are some of the terms used that, as far as I know, can't be changed, like "dollars" and "pounds", "mommy" and "mummy".
The English iso file contains a trojan according to VirusTotal. I haven't tested the other file types, but don't download this game.
i think this game is good for the teenager for use or play it
Yo! This is legit. run the setup file and then the game has sound. I found my fun for the next good while
Mine is windows 7 x64.....I run the exe file but error not support graphic device
I actually found this in 2024 in an arcade in Shibuya in Tokyo. Of course it was the Japanese version so you had to type the romanised Japanese, but it was fun and hilarious! Only thing was when you get to a high enough level, you have to fight the boss by typing out the answer to questions - I failed immediately
I love like the typing of the dead game. because the typing of the is very good game and
beautiful!
this Game is wonderful it pay the lest a ply
Good game for learn
l love this game because when l am 7 l can't type but l play the typing of the dead l .can type now. Thanks for this game.
this is the best typing game ever i have seen in my tierd life
i want to use this app to develop my typing skill
your game is cool.
theres no sound owner
Which one is easier? ISO or RIP?
it starts zoomed in to far and i cant exit full screen. help
Anyone figure out how to co op or add second player?
this is the best game for typing
Скачал версию Rip. Игра установилась и даже появился звук, но почему то изображение 1/9 от размера экрана. Играть конечно можно, но как то мелоковато. Кто-нибудь разобрался с проблемой если у кого-нибудь она тоже возникла?
Tried running setup.bat, and it looks like it decompresses a bunch of sound files, but none are actually in the folders.
I got this to load up on win10 by downloading and extracting the RIP ZIP file, running setup.bat then right clicking properties in Tod_e.exe and setting compatibility mode to WinXP SP2 with reduced color mode to 16 bit (because Windows XP only had so many colors. This was essential for this game), disabled fullscreen optimization and run as administrator.
best survives thanks for this best typing games!!
does this work on linux, anyone tried yet?
HOW TO PLAY: Make sure you Get the RIP one (on Windows idk on mac), Extract to folder you wanna have game in, Run Setup.bat before anything, then after it runs and does its thing, Rightclick on Tod_e.exe and go Properties: Compatability: Run this program in XP Windows Service Pack 2. Then click on Disable fullscreen optimizations at bottom, and also tick Run this program as Administrator. then click apply and ok, then it should be good to play without any problems. :)
The Typing of the Dead 2 when?
My childhood game
Here is the cheat password to get everything in this game :
KIKMAHP
you need to use capital letters in this password
How to download this game on computer? I need some body to teach me how to download it. Can somebody help me?
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ISO AND RIP:
ISO contains uncompressed sounds, launcher and no no-cd drack
RIP contains compressed sounds that can be uncompressed with the .bat file and a no-cd crack
Got this game working on Windows 10 & 11. First off, the "Rip" Version worked just fine with nothing extra to add, just install and it will install in a root directory on C, couldn't install it anywhere else. Just install and play.
No viruses, spam, or some oddity, works just fine, no data mining either.
Alt-F4 to exit game
ISO - mount and install, sound works as shipped, NEEDS admin account, no need to install Dx7
RIP - unzip, run setup.bat (to decompress audio), run the exe, does NOT NEED admin account
Go for the RIP, unzip it, run the setup.bat and you're golden!
For those not having sound, you need to run "setup.bat" after you run "install.exe" but BEFORE you run the game itself. That will add sound.
My question: how do you return to the menu other than quitting and starting over?
why is there no sound??
i found a trick for red blood
-go to "C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\The Typing of The Dead US\tex"
-delete "scr_blood_green.bin"
-copy and paste "scr_blood_red.bin"
-and rename the pasted one into "scr_blood_green.bin"
yeah bloody shizzle
no sound, why
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.