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#1 User is offline ICEknight 

Posted 29 July 2011 - 02:28 PM

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Look what I found while wandering around my city:
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Those are very old signs, quite possibly from the 80's or even earlier. For those who haven't been following the "topic of other knowledge", they feature the "Roco" and "Plaza" fonts from the Sonic 2 and 3 title cards.

Have you found any other examples of Sonic fonts being used in completely unrelated places? Then please take some pics and post them here. Thank you. :)
This post has been edited by ICEknight: 29 July 2011 - 02:33 PM

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Posted 29 July 2011 - 03:35 PM

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I imagine it'd be harder to find signs these days using the fonts, unless the signs happen to still be up from the 80s and 90s. :v: But back then, I can see the fonts being more common place.

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UK Resistance would be proud of this thread.

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A shoe store near my old apartment had the Sonic Adventure subtitle text font.

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Say does anyone know the name of that font in the second pic (the Sonic 3 font)? I'm working on a project that I think that font would be suitable for. I had it at one time but the name escapes me now...and maybe the Sonic 2 font, if you don't mind.

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View PostNomadTW, on 29 July 2011 - 08:36 PM, said:

Say does anyone know the name of that font in the second pic (the Sonic 3 font)? I'm working on a project that I think that font would be suitable for. I had it at one time but the name escapes me now...and maybe the Sonic 2 font, if you don't mind.


Googles "Sonic Fonts", first result was this:
http://sonicenterpri...sonicfonts.html

Yes, they work because I've downloaded them some time ago.

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View PostTomoAlien, on 30 July 2011 - 12:35 AM, said:

View PostNomadTW, on 29 July 2011 - 08:36 PM, said:

Say does anyone know the name of that font in the second pic (the Sonic 3 font)? I'm working on a project that I think that font would be suitable for. I had it at one time but the name escapes me now...and maybe the Sonic 2 font, if you don't mind.


Googles "Sonic Fonts", first result was this:
http://sonicenterpri...sonicfonts.html

Yes, they work because I've downloaded them some time ago.

1. The font NomadTW was looking for isn't on that page.
2. I don't think the relevant posts were in/moved to this thread, but a few of those (gaslight, andes) have been shown NOT to be entirely accurate, other closer fonts were found.

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When I visited GameWorks, the menus used the Sega font for the headings. Of course, GameWorks is owned by Sega, so it's not entirely unrelated, but still very awesome.

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A college and a company (can't remember their names) near me use the Sega font.

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Posted 30 July 2011 - 06:24 PM

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A old bakery by my house uses that font. It never crossed my mind that it was the Sonic style font. Cool.

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Some of Radio Shack's old Archer electronic parts used Roco on the packaging:

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There was a local flower shop ion my old town that used the same font, It was quite strange, that font just doesn't suit flowers...

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Posted 31 July 2011 - 06:09 PM

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Wow, that's some retro stuff in that pic, LocalH. Thank for posting it!

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The font on the signs for the Asphalt Green building in NYC look like the Sonic 3 title card font. Not sure if it's an exact match, though.

#15 User is offline ICEknight 

Posted 01 August 2011 - 09:48 AM

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So, guys, think you could post any pics of all that? =|
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