Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa

Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa

Released1998
Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa from Disney's Lion King are the tutors in this typing game created for children ages 6 and up. The comedic meerkat and warthog team are "going off on an adventure to broaden their horizons", and wise old Rafiki advises them to bring along his keyboard. When they demur, Rafiki enjoins the player to assist them in their travels, and the typing tutorial begins. The game employs standard practice routines, beginning with proper posture and placement of the fingers on the keys, followed by letter repetitions as each section of the keyboard is mastered. At first the exercises focus on accuracy, later working up to increasing the player's typing speed. Keyboard exercises are interspersed with mini typing games that become available as the player progresses: Milestones are rewarded with printable certificates, and Rafiki keeps a progress report of the player's WPM (words per minute) and accuracy statistics, as well as showing which keys the player needs to work on. There is a Ctrl + P option at the sign-in page that allows the unlocking of all the games and lessons.

Details

DeveloperDisney Interactive Victoria
PublisherDisney Interactive
ReleasedDecember 31, 1998
StatusReleased
GenresArcade
ThemesEducational
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)MAC Mac
ModesSingle player

About This Game

Five activities, each targeting a different aspect of typing. Smack-A-Bug builds home row technique by requiring letters to be typed as bugs appear. Savannah Water and Power focuses on accuracy through a Rube Goldberg water-tank assembly. Grub Getaway reinforces phrase accuracy around rocks and brush. Carnivore Cave demands speed and accuracy together, with Timon and Pumbaa navigating a maze ahead of hungry hyenas. Traveler's Tales combines speed and accuracy in longer-form paragraph typing and editing.