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 ''{{w|Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing}}'' is a computer game first released in 1987, with the goal of teaching touch-typing and improving typing speed on a computer keyboard. Unlike many video games, ''Mavis Beacon'' contains no combat and therefore does not feature any "{{w|Boss (video gaming)#Final boss|end boss}}" (a very powerful enemy encountered as the final challenge of the game). In many video games, defeating major opponents "unlocks" special features, such as improved weapons. Also, playing ''Mavis Beacon'', although it may improve typing skill, has no effect on how typing works on one's computer.
-In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/大写数字 大写数字] (lit. upper-case numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
+In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have an upper-/lower-case distinction in the western sense, it does have a set of [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/大写数字 大写数字] (lit. upper-case numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
 Stating that the game is old enough that it could have been played for 30 years, could be another attempt at making people, who actually did play the game in the early days, [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|feel old]] (or an appeal to nostalgia). But this doesn't seem to be the main point of the comic.

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 ''{{w|Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing}}'' is a computer game first released in 1987, with the goal of teaching touch-typing and improving typing speed on a computer keyboard. Unlike many video games, ''Mavis Beacon'' contains no combat and therefore does not feature any "{{w|Boss (video gaming)#Final boss|end boss}}" (a very powerful enemy encountered as the final challenge of the game). In many video games, defeating major opponents "unlocks" special features, such as improved weapons. Also, playing ''Mavis Beacon'', although it may improve typing skill, has no effect on how typing works on one's computer.
-In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/大写数字 大写数字] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
+In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/大写数字 大写数字] (lit. upper-case numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
 Stating that the game is old enough that it could have been played for 30 years, could be another attempt at making people, who actually did play the game in the early days, [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|feel old]] (or an appeal to nostalgia). But this doesn't seem to be the main point of the comic.

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 ''{{w|Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing}}'' is a computer game first released in 1987, with the goal of teaching touch-typing and improving typing speed on a computer keyboard. Unlike many video games, ''Mavis Beacon'' contains no combat and therefore does not feature any "{{w|Boss (video gaming)#Final boss|end boss}}" (a very powerful enemy encountered as the final challenge of the game). In many video games, defeating major opponents "unlocks" special features, such as improved weapons. Also, playing ''Mavis Beacon'', although it may improve typing skill, has no effect on how typing works on one's computer.
-In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [[zh:w|大写数字]] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
+In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/大写数字 大写数字] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
 Stating that the game is old enough that it could have been played for 30 years, could be another attempt at making people, who actually did play the game in the early days, [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|feel old]] (or an appeal to nostalgia). But this doesn't seem to be the main point of the comic.

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 ''{{w|Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing}}'' is a computer game first released in 1987, with the goal of teaching touch-typing and improving typing speed on a computer keyboard. Unlike many video games, ''Mavis Beacon'' contains no combat and therefore does not feature any "{{w|Boss (video gaming)#Final boss|end boss}}" (a very powerful enemy encountered as the final challenge of the game). In many video games, defeating major opponents "unlocks" special features, such as improved weapons. Also, playing ''Mavis Beacon'', although it may improve typing skill, has no effect on how typing works on one's computer.
-In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [[w|zh:大写数字]] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
+In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [[zh:w|大写数字]] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
 Stating that the game is old enough that it could have been played for 30 years, could be another attempt at making people, who actually did play the game in the early days, [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|feel old]] (or an appeal to nostalgia). But this doesn't seem to be the main point of the comic.

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 ''{{w|Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing}}'' is a computer game first released in 1987, with the goal of teaching touch-typing and improving typing speed on a computer keyboard. Unlike many video games, ''Mavis Beacon'' contains no combat and therefore does not feature any "{{w|Boss (video gaming)#Final boss|end boss}}" (a very powerful enemy encountered as the final challenge of the game). In many video games, defeating major opponents "unlocks" special features, such as improved weapons. Also, playing ''Mavis Beacon'', although it may improve typing skill, has no effect on how typing works on one's computer.
-In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [[zh:大写数字]] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
+In the caption, however, [[Randall]] asserts that after 30 years of playing ''Mavis Beacon'', he encountered and defeated such a boss. Playing the same game for 30 years is rare.{{cn}} Regardless, Randall claims that defeating this "end boss" unlocked an ability to type esoteric "capital numbers," which Randall depicts as more extravagant versions of the familiar numerals. Although modern {{w|Latin letters}} have different {{w|letter case}} (i.e. capital or upper case  and small or lower-case), {{w|Arabic numerals}} - the conventional numerals 0-9 used in the Western world - do not. Interestingly, while Chinese does not have traditional upper-case characters, it does have [[w|zh:大写数字]] (lit. capital numbers). These are mainly used financial contexts and are intended to prevent malicious edits to characters like 一 (one), 二 (two), 三 (three), etc. by writing them as 壹, 贰, 叁, etc.
 Stating that the game is old enough that it could have been played for 30 years, could be another attempt at making people, who actually did play the game in the early days, [[:Category:Comics to make one feel old|feel old]] (or an appeal to nostalgia). But this doesn't seem to be the main point of the comic.