Sega Dreamcast · 2000
The Typing of the Dead
ザ・タイピング・オブ・ザ・デッド
- Developer
- Sega Wow
- Publisher
- Sega
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Release year
- 2000
- Alternate titles
- Flick of the Dead
Standard · 🇯🇵 JP · CIB: 139,7% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)). Standard · 🇺🇸 US · CIB: 148% (Fri Apr 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)).
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| Región | SEALED | CIB | LOOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 JP | €83.00 €70.55 – €95.45 | €43.68 €37.13 – €50.23 | €19.76 €16.80 – €22.72 |
| 🇺🇸 US | €149.15 €126.78 – €171.52 | €124.20 €105.57 – €142.83 | €92.00 €78.20 – €105.80 |
Prices show the median of recorded sales (source: eBay + Heritage auctions + PriceCharting aggregates, the same data that feeds your portfolio). Differences between regions reflect rarity: Japanese AES copies are typically 2–4× cheaper than their European equivalents because they had a much larger print run.
Description
The Typing of the Dead is an arcade game that was developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega for the NAOMI hardware. The game was released in Japanese arcades in 1999 and was ported to the Dreamcast in 2000 by Smilebit. A Windows version was released in 2000 and a PlayStation 2 port followed in 2004. The Typing of the Dead is a modification of Sega's 1998 light gun arcade game The House of the Dead 2 in which the gun is replaced by a computer keyboard. The player takes the role of a secret agent in a zombie-infested Venice and must quickly type letters, words and phrases in order to kill fast-advancing enemies. Despite falling under the criteria of "edutainment", the game was lauded by mainstream game critics for its humor, difficulty and originality. The PC version of The Typing of the Dead sold 120,000 units in 2003. A PlayStation 2 port was called The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic. This version was released in Japan in late December 2004 and was packaged with a USB keyboard. The game was mostly unchanged, although the Dreamcast backpacks were replaced with PlayStation 2 backpacks and new minigames were incorporated into the main story. Two sequels, The Typing of ...
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Releases
| Platform | Region | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Dreamcast | 🇯🇵 JP | 2000 | Sega |
| Sega Dreamcast | 🇺🇸 US | 2000 | Sega |
