Typography plays an incredibly important role in establishing video game brands, to the point where a single letter torn from a title can evoke an entire franchise. Paul Brown, creator of the free Font Quiz app (available on iOS and Windows 8) assembled 48 of gaming’s finest in font form, suggesting such an arrangement be an excellent use of our spiffy image annotation system. What a clever man.
Label away, my friends.
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39 responses to “Where Do These 48 Video Game Fonts Come From?”
Loads of classics in there. I think there are only about 3 on this page that I don’t know.
Hmmmm
A2 is God of War
A5 is Rage
A9 is Unreal
B7 is Doom
B8 is Half Life 2
C2 is Left 4 Dead
C10 is Portal 2
D7 is Gears of War
They’re the obvious ones for me
A3 is Gran Turismo
B1 is Earthworm Jim
B3 is Yoshi Island
C5 is Diablo
C9 is Pokemon
D2 is Halo
D12 is Donkey Kong
Woot! L.A. Noire got a mention
A1 minecraft
A2 god of war
A3 gran turismo
A4 viva pinata
A5 rage
A6 warioware
A7 castlevania
A8 starfox??
A9 super mario
A10 final fantasy
A11 la noire?
Know them all except about 7 of them.
A8 no idea
B6 no idea
B11 no idea
C6 and C7 no idea
D3 and D8 no idea
Agreed with most of those, though D3 is Lemmings…
A8 is Starfox
C7 maybe Little Big Planet
D3 is Lemmings
A8 is StarFox, B11 is Ghost Trick, C6 is Angry Birds, C7 might be Cogs, B6 looks familiar but I can’t place it and D8 I have no idea.
a8 starfox
b6 far cry
c6 angry birds
d3 lemmings
A8 Star Fox
D3 Lemmings
A1: Minecraft
A2: God of War
A3: Gran Turismo
A6: Warioware
A8: Starfox
A9: Unreal
A10: Mario
A12: L.A Noire
B1: Earthworm Jim
B3: Yoshi
B4: Tetris
b7: Doom
B8: Half Life
B9: Fallout
b10: Mass Effect
C2: Left 4 Dead
C3: Pikmin
C4: GTA
C5: Diablo
C9: Pokemon
C11: Rayman Origins
C12: Mortal Kombat
D1: Pac-man
D2: Halo
D4: Legend of Zelda
D7: Gears of War
D10: Monkey Island
and thats all i have off the top of my head
C4 is GTA, A1 is Minecraft(?), C9 is Pokemon, D2 is Halo, A2 is God of War, B7 is Doom(?), D4 is Zelda(?) That’s all I can get.
Here’s the complete list. Thanks for your help!
Minecraft
God of War
Gran Turismo
Viva Pinata
Rage
Warioware
Castlevania
Star Fix
Unreal
Super Mario World
Final Fantasy
L.A. Niore
Earthworm Jim
Guitar Hero
Yoshi’s Island
Tetris
Street Fighter 2
Farcry 3
Doom
Half Life
Fallout
Mass Effect
Ghost Trick
Rockband
Sonic
Left 4 Dead
Pikmin
Grand Theft Auto
Diablo
Angry Birds
Little Big Planet
Crysis
Pokemon
Portal
Rayman
Mortal Kombat
Pac-man
Halo
Lemmings
Legend of Zelda
Metal Gear
Outrun
Gears of War
Mega-Man
Contra
Monkey Island
Fable
Donkey Kong
Prince of Persia
Smash Brothers
Uncharted
Space Invaders
Plants vs Zombies
Quake
Kirby
Starcraft
Resident Evil
Professor Layton
Sims
Deus Ex
Gran Turismo, Super Mario World, *Tetris, Street Fighter 2, far Cry 3, Ghost Trick, Angry Birds, *Portal, Street Fighter 4, Deus Ex are some you are missing
Cheers. How did I miss Super Mario World!?
Can’t believe I missed Street Fighter 2 as well. Most of the ones you mentioned became extremely obvious once you mentioned them, I was kicking myself.
Note that * means confirmed on my part
Minecraft*
God of War*
Gran Turismo
Viva Pinata*
Rage*
Castlevania*
Star Fox*
Unreal*
Super Mario Bros
Final Fantasy*
L.A. Noire*
Earthworm Jim*
Guitar Hero*
Yoshi’s Island*
F-Zero *
Street Fighter II/III
?
Doom*
Half Life*
Fallout*
Mass Effect*
Grim Fandangio?
Rockband*
Super Mario 64
Left 4 Dead*
Pikmin*
Grand Theft Auto*
Diablo*
Angry Birds
?
Crysis*
Pokémon*
Portal *
Rayman Adventures*
Mortal Kombat*
Pac-man*
Halo*
Lemmings*
Legend of Zelda*
Metal Gear Solid*
Ridge Racer *
Gears of War*
?
Contra*
?
Fable*
Donkey Kong*
Prince of Persia*
Smash Brothers*
?
?
?
Quake*
Kirby*
Starcraft II
Resident Evil 4
?
Sims*
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Still haven’t figured out the rest though….
Minecraft
God of War
Gran Turismo
Viva Pinata
Rage
Castlevania
Star Fix
Unreal
Super Mario World
Final Fantasy
L.A. Niore
Earthworm Jim
Guitar Hero
Yoshi’s Island
F-Zero *
Tetris
Street Fighter 2
Farcry 3
Doom
Half Life
Fallout
Mass Effect
Ghost Trick
Rockband
= sonic
Left 4 Dead
Pikmin
Grand Theft Auto
Diablo
Angry Birds
?
Crysis
Pokemon
Portal
= rayman
Mortal Kombat
Pac-man
Halo
Lemmings
Legend of Zelda
= metal gear
Ridge Racer *
Gears of War
?
Contra
?
Fable
Donkey Kong
Prince of Persia
Smash Brothers
?
?
= plants vs zombies
Quake
Kirby
= starcraft
= resident evil 4
= professor layton
Sims
= deus ex
Cheers, added. The one right after Smash Bros is REALLY bugging me. I KNOW it but I can’t place it.
same
dude, uncharted.
and it’s not ridge racer, it’s out run.
Ahhhh, outrun, I didn’t feel right about that.
And then there were three.
how’s your brain, mine’s cramping. not gonna be a very productive work day today.
that one after gears of war is killing me.
Little Big Planet!!!!
!!
!!!
nah, i thought that too but LBP has a capital BIG.
http://whatscoolforkids.com/images/lbplogo.png
ah, the old logo. did that even make it to retail anywhere?
megaman after gears of war
I googled megaman but I don’t see that G in any of the logos
http://games.kitguru.net/pc-gaming/kskoog/want-to-smell-like-mega-man-here%E2%80%99s-your-chance-i%E2%80%99m-not-kidding-either/
http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Mega_Man_(Game_Gear)
i reckon the one after uncharted is space invaders.
And that’s the end of that chapter …
I had a feeling that last one, the A was from an arcade game or an Atari game.
Well played. We got em all.
Sonic Is before L4D
A1 – Minecraft
B1 – God of War
C1 – “A Racing Game”
D1 – Viva Pinata
E1 – That Epic Megagames one that was a Borderlands clone
F1 –
G1 –
H1 – Star Fox
I1 – Unreal Tournament
J1 –
K1 –
L1 –
A2 – Earthworm Jim
B2 – Guitar Hero
C2 – Some Yoshi Game
D2 –
E2 –
F2 –
G2 – Doom
H2 – Half Life
I2 – Fallout?
J2 – Mass Effect
K2 –
L2 – Rock Band
A3 –
B3 – Left 4 Dead
C3 – Pikmin
D3 – Grand Theft Auto
E3 –
F3 –
G2 –
H3 –
I3 – Pokemon
J3 – Portal
K3 –
L3 – Mortal Kombat
A4 – Pacman
B4 – Halo
C4 –
D4 – Legend of Zelda
E4 –
F4 – Outrun
G4 – Gears of War
H –
I4 – Contra
J4 –
K4 –
L4 – Donkey Kong
May I applaud you sir for using proper row and file notation. Maybe I’m ignorant but I’ve never seen rows being denoted the letter while files the number like was done in earlier posts. While easy enough to adjust for, confused the hell out of me initially.
I’m really sad at how few people got b11, Ghost Trick. That game was awesome, and more people should play it!
The ones I know off the top of my head…
Rock Band (end of 2nd row), Mass Effect (two to the left of that), Half Life (two to the left of that), Doom 2 (to the left of Half Life), a recent Final Fantasy (2nd from the end of the 1st row), Super Mario World (next to that), God of War (2nd in the 1st row), Grand Theft Auto (4th in the 3rd row), Pokemon (9th in the 3rd row), Secret of Monkey Island (3rd from the end of row 4).
Another bunch that look familiar and I might get in a second.