Type & Tell
Type & Tell! lets the player type in a word or a message and then have the words spoken back to them by utilizing the Odyssey 2's voice module. The instruction manual suggests the following games that can be…
Type & Tell is a simulator, released 31 December 1982 on Odyssey and Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
What Type & Tell is
Type & Tell was released in 1982. It was published by North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.. It is available on Odyssey and Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Type & Tell! lets the player type in a word or a message and then have the words spoken back to them by utilizing the Odyssey 2's voice module. The instruction manual suggests the following games that can be played: Garble! - Players take turns typing in one letter at a time, The idea is to form sentences by just using the sounds the individual letters make. Sound Waves! - Players type in random letters trying to create sounds that sound like something that could be heard in real life. Super Star! - Players can use the sounds or dialogue the game makes in their own home movie or radio show. War of Words! - This game requires at least two players. Player take turns typing in words until a…
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Type & Tell launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Xevious and Grand Prix.
Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious, Grand Prix.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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