For those of you like myself who never had the chance to try out Typing of the Dead on a Dreamcast, you’ve missed out on one of the funniest games I’ve ever played. Granted, it’s no Psychonauts, but when you’re being rushed by zombies with decade-old graphics and you have to type “NEED MY PANTS” or “ANCHOVY MILKSHAKE” in order to kill them, you’ll be laughing.

The great thing about this is that in porting “House of the Dead” to “Typing of the Dead”, they’ve also gotten rid of the protagonists’ guns and replaced them with keyboards hanging around their necks. You can actually see them typing to kill zombies.

When things are thrown at you, you generally need to type single letters to shoot thrown axes and knives, whereas bosses might require you to type “EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF HAIRNETS” or “I’M VOTING WITH MY FEET”. When I had to type “UNISEX CODPIECE”, I found myself laughing too hard to type. Other things I’ve typed while attacking zombies include “LOSE A RIB”, “MURALS OF GUINEA PIGS”, “TRASHDANCE”, and “ENDLESS MEETING”. And apparently one of the game developers has seen my favorite movie, because once I had to type “I AM YOUR FATHER”.

It’s really tough to find an affordable copy, but EBay is your best shot. The PC demo is all over the place. You can get it from Gamespot, Fileplanet, Gamezone, GWN, and many other places.