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[Holygriever]

pro tip

1. go to game website
2. inspect element
3. under resources tab expand the frames folder
4. all the fonts used on the game site are shown and can be downloaded by right clicking and open in new tab
5. upload the file here to get the woff/woff2 file converted to ttf installable on your system

i do that when i like a game font or am making the OT etc, its handy

This should be in some sort of "OT Guidelines & Tips" or somesuch. Great going, Nvid.

 

[hirokazu]

Sorry, that font isn't even remotely similar.

They're pretty similar to me. Obviously the caps have been customised and some letter tweaked to join better with surrounding letters. Other than that, it's just been stretched and skewed.

 

[mcz117chief]

Does it say "Victoly" or is that actually an "r" but I can't read it properly?

 

[Satch]

from pokemon gsc

this was so spooky to me back then

 

[SomedayTheFire]

The fonts in Destiny are beautiful and clean.

Sorry, that font isn't even remotely similar.

Bar the capitals they're remarkably similar.

 

[moozoom]

Love the Mr Saturn font

Font is named "senor saturno" if you want to get it.

 

[Seishin]

I'd love to know the name of the FF13 series damage and dialog fonts. They're so crisp and clean.

Hilariously, this is what I was about to post.

It's called New Rodin Sans, and actually has its own spot in the credits from what I remember.

Square's used it in a few other games too. It's a nice, clean font that doesn't strain the eyes.

Also, the font used in menus in the Japanese Kingdom Hearts games (It's slightly different compared to the western font, which I don't know the name of.) is called Sougei. I like it a lot, it's a kind of stylish, digital sans font that isn't overbearing and is easy to read.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Every font used in TF2

Using so many fonts effectively really creates a unique world. It would be super noticeable if everything in the game had the same font, because advertisements and logos don't work like that.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Oh boy.. so many terrible fonts

 

[mdtauk]

Here are some of the videogame related fonts I have looked up over the years...

Hummingbird
As used by Animal Crossing...

Chiaro
As used by NintendoLand, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Fire Emblem, and many others

Pop Joy (also available without rounded edges as Pop Happiness
Used by the Mario Series typically

Rodin
Used by many many games and systems. Wii, Wii U, Metal Gear Solid, etc

Slump
Used in Ocarina of Time 3D and other games

Kokin Edo
Most obviously used for the Boss Names in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask

Craft Sumi
Used by all 3 Pikmin games

Lei Sho
Used by Twilight Princess for headings (typically squished horizontally)

Reggae
Used for headings in many Zelda games. Wind Waker most famously

Rock n Roll
Used by many Zelda games, first used in Wind Waker

 

[Storm Kyleis]

This one from Undertale is pretty cool.

Edit:

Here are some of the videogame related fonts I have looked up over the years...

Amazing collection.

 

[nded]

Resident Evil's insistence on serif fonts always kind of bothered me.

Not exactly the same, but SFIV's "Fight" graphic appears to be based on the Final FIght logo.

Sorry, that font isn't even remotely similar.

I'd say the lowercase letters qualify for "remotely similar".

Caps removed

Scaled to match

Sorry.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Space Harrier and Japanese Mega Drive are cool.
http://actselect.chips.jp/fonts/font.htm

 

[petran79]

Does it say "Victoly" or is that actually an "r" but I can't read it properly?

the former

 

[MBS]

 

["D"]

No MGS4 Guns of the Patriots font?? C'mone mane

 

[Syril]

Does it say "Victoly" or is that actually an "r" but I can't read it properly?

It actually says Victoly. The best part is that previous games spelled VICTORY correctly.

 

[dickroach]

Love the Mr Saturn font

Font is named "senor saturno" if you want to get it.

this is the first one I thought of. no other video game fonts have ever really stood out to me.

 

[bomblord1]

So uhh, what are the actual fonts?

 

[Red Hood]

Looks like Helvetica in all caps to me. Both of them.

In the core I suppose they do look alike, but these ones have a more "urban" feel to it.

 

[Shmuppers]

Papyrus

Edit: drat!

 

[Daingurse]

I really like the SEGA and Sonic The Hedgehog fonts.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Love the Mr Saturn font

Font is named "senor saturno" if you want to get it.

You loved it? That shit was annoying to read.

 

[butalala]

Here are some of the videogame related fonts I have looked up over the years...

This is an amazing post. Chiaro is so much better than Slump! I don't understand why they didn't use it for Oot 3D.

I'm a fan of the fonts used in the FF GBA ports.

The originals were good too:

And because I like to rub SE's nose in the remakes:

Just why.

 

[Sephzilla]

The GTA font has been altered to make it original, but it is still based on the Price is Right font.

 

[Zubz]

Should somebody tell him/her about the Spider-Man/PS3 font thing? Or just let Seph have a moment here?

 

[Tathanen]

Here are some of the videogame related fonts I have looked up over the years...

Are these actually available to download anyplace?

 

[SoundPulse]

The font used aboard the Pioneer 2 in PSO.

 

[Nerdkiller]

I've always referred to the font used in some of the Metal Gear and ZoE games as the "Kojima typeface". Anything that has a digitised blocky look and is wider than it is tall.

 

[mdtauk]

Are these actually available to download anyplace?

No, most of them come from http://www.fontworks.co.jp and are licensed by Japanese companies for use in games etc.

 

[Tathanen]

No, most of them come from http://www.fontworks.co.jp and are licensed by Japanese companies for use in games etc.

Aw, nuts.

 

[Chet Rippo]

Wait never mind, it's been answered...

 

[_woLf]

Fan versions of video game fonts are a kerning nightmare.

/shivers

 

[VLiberty]

I think those two are worth posting as well. Not the actual game font, but the font of the game's own universe language.

Jak and Daxter:

And Fez (spoiler, cause the game requires you to translate it as long as you want to solve some of the game's puzzle. though I wonder how many people will translate it themselves)

Spoiler

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Wipeout HD font is pretty slick

Came to post this. It's useful for non-text applications too.

 

[XenoRaven]

Descent!

 

[MrCunningham]

Should somebody tell him/her about the Spider-Man/PS3 font thing? Or just let Seph have a moment here?

Sony owns the font, so it was all good.

At one point Sony treated Spider-Man like a good luck charm, since the first two Raimi movies were critically acclaimed hits that made a lot of money at the box office and home video (So did SM3 too). They would try to sneak Spider-Man into everything, which made the people at Marvel (before the Disney buyout) upset. Boy did that franchise turned sour on them quickly. Of course they backtracked on the font with the later redesigns.

 

[Moozo]

And Mass Effect.

And LMA Manager. Those were the days...

 

[Alo81]

C&C Red Alert has been my go to pixel font for a while. Its very readable. I dig it in its single pixel size.

 

[Funyarinpa]

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/poor-richard-rr/

This font from Danganronpa's class trials really appeals to me for some reason.

 

[Giever]

I always liked Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door's font.

I believe it's Hey Gorgeous, and you can get it for free from here.

Slump
Used in Ocarina of Time 3D and other games

That really doesn't look the same to me. I mean, they're both very basic, but the OoT 3D example you give doesn't appear to have any of that weight bottom half. Could just be the low resolution masking it, I guess.

 

[mdtauk]

I always liked Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door's font.

I believe it's Hey Gorgeous, and you can get it for free from here.
That really doesn't look the same to me. I mean, they're both very basic, but the OoT 3D example you give doesn't appear to have any of that weight bottom half. Could just be the low resolution masking it, I guess.

I think you meant this one, Pop Joy

 

[LPride]

What is that font thats used in like, every Capcom game ever? Its a blocky, typewritery style. The Deadly Preminition subtitles use it too.


Its the font that makes you say "Oh, this is a Japanese game!" in your head when you first see it.

 

[Lebneney]

I always loved the Crazy Taxi 3 font more than any other in the franchise. It has been stated that the original logo fonts used an altered form of impact, but I love the alterations brought.

I've also liked the style that Guitar Hero's font took, even though it is a slightly modified version of the Star Trek font http://www.dafont.com/federation-classic.font.

 

[Daffy Duck]

I wish I could obtain these fonts.

 

[Roo]

Always have been fan of the Super Mario Series font. There's something funny yet stylized about it.

Too bad there are only cheap look alikes polluting font pages.

 

[Dot-N-Run]

I felt the font used in Diablo II fit in well with the atmosphere of the game, though I would hesitate to call it a favourite of mine. It did have one annoying issue though, as it was near impossible to tell the 5 and 6 apart with the resolutions that the game ran at.

 

[alexbull_uk]

Here's a few that I'm fond of.

It pains me I don't know anywhere to get the Crash Bandicoot font...

 

[megarockexe]

I like that the smaller font used in the MegaMan Battle Network 6 and 5 logos is TF Avian, which is a rather obscure font.
http://www.therockmanexezone.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=109

http://treacyfaces.com/050806_TFAvian_2c5a.html

 

[KnownAsEpic]

Pick any of these random fonts they decided to toss on the UI