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02. Nov 2006 at 12:54  
anybody know what font they used for the black box games?

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Reply #1 - 02. Nov 2006 at 15:52  
I don't know, but I think I used Ariel when designing my Yie Ar Kung-Fu label:

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Reply #2 - 02. Nov 2006 at 16:21  
I don't know why exactly but i think it was the easiest way to go back then. Also to keep it recognisable my guess would be.
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Reply #3 - 02. Nov 2006 at 21:23  
It looks like a fairly generic Helvetica/Arial/sans-serif font, bold or heavy, then italicized/obliqued or tilted to the right a smidge.

Would be simple to pull off in Illustrator. Heck, get enough scans of the black-label carts and you might be able to create your own font with all characters of the Alphabet.
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Reply #4 - 05. Nov 2006 at 12:37  
[Heck, get enough scans of the black-label carts and you might be able to create your own font with all characters of the Alphabet. [/quote]

haha, thats a great idea.  maybe if im really bored someday.  nice yie ar kung fu label as well.
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