Nitro Type does not teach users how to type, but is instead used to increase WPM and accuracy through consistent practice in a fun and competitive environment. Players compete by racing in cars that advance through the track as the users type passages. It has gone through two major updates in April 2015 and June 2019. However, Austin stated that development of the game had been going on for over six months prior to this and that he had first come up with the idea for the game five years before its release in the first news post. The beta version of Nitro Type launched on September 8, 2011. Main article: Timeline of Nitro Type history In Nitro Type, players compete against up to four other players to type texts as quickly as possible. Nitro Type is an online multiplayer typing game created by Austin Butler and.