TELETYPE

A writing-based R-Type shmup. The @-ship rides a rail and fires -> arrows, enemies are words you type down letter by letter, and magenta GUNNER enemies fire the same short bullet-word at you over and over. One keyboard, two threats: the next letter you press chooses which lives. Attack and defence share a single input channel, so you keep switching between offence and re-typing under fire. INSERT COIN + attract self-play, five word pools (GEEKNERD/UNIX/DEMOSCENE/FINNGLISH/SUPERTYPIST), flawless-streak combo, 3-letter high score (MOV). A MACHINE ROOM family dogfood (TARGET-015). Concept locked in SESSIO 006.

About this app

TELETYPE is an arcade shooter that you play by typing. The enemies are words. You destroy an enemy when you type its word.

This is how you play:

On the INSERT COIN screen, press Space to start.
Pick one of five word pools: GEEKNERD, UNIX, DEMOSCENE, FINNGLISH or SUPERTYPIST. GEEKNERD has short words and is the easiest. SUPERTYPIST has long, hard words and is the most difficult. Each pool has its own score multiplier.
Type the first letter of a word to lock on to it. Each correct letter fires an arrow and removes one letter. The last letter destroys the enemy.
Press Esc to drop the lock.

A wrong key is a misfire. It stops your combo. Magenta GUNNER enemies fire short words at your ship again and again. To stop a bullet, you type its word. But then the enemy word you were typing starts again from the first letter. So each letter you type decides which threat you remove first.

Each four clean kills in a row raise your score multiplier, up to three times. When the game ends, you type three letters for the high score table.

You need a keyboard. You do not need an account. Your high scores stay in your browser. When you sign in, they also go to your own account. The game screens use English words, and the help texts are in Finnish.

TELETYPE is for people who type fast and like old arcade games.