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by Izkata 791 days ago
I guess a less usual one, compared to the other comments: For me it was StarCraft multiplayer, had to type fast so I could get back to controlling my units.

Because I was rapidly going back and forth between the keyboard and mouse, it resulted in an unusual style where I use the outline of the keyboard for hand placement, and attempting to use the home row slows me down significantly.
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Terr_ 791 days ago
Starseige: Tribes and Counter-Strike: Sometimes a short thing while the character is coasting through the air.

Tribes in particular also had a voice-tree, and while it was shorter than prose it still encouraged a certain degree of touch-typing.

For example, typing VSAF (mnemonically [start][self][attack][flag]) led to text and prerecorded audio for "I will attack the enemy flag." Little of it survives now beyond references like VGZ for "Shazbot!"

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Esus 791 days ago
Surprised no one has mentioned Runescape. Touch typing felt like the only option for GE spamming lol.
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