Howdy everyone! I’m here because I’m making a newsletter for another site, and one of our members wrote an article on the Virtual Boy. I was wondering if anyone could direct me to where to find the Virtual Boy font that I suspect your logo was made with. I’d like to use it for the title of his article.

Thanks, and this site is very well designed. Very pretty.

Well, no-one seems to be interested in this anymore, but here is a practically complete version of the font. I’ll fix reported bugs if possible, and if there are any type designers/experts out there, I’ll definitely listen to any tips/tricks/hints/commentary/suggestions.

I technically own the copyright, but I really don’t care what’s done with it (although an anti-VB hate site would be in seriously poor taste :-P). …a small gratuity would be a nice gesture, if you can spare it. 😉

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1. virtual-logo-1.zip

Wow! I hadn’t realized that I had started an entire discussion! When I first posted I thought I subscribed to it via email, so I just waited for the email reply. I never got one, so I ended up using a similar font, Agency FB for the title.

The newsletter I was doing was for NintendoAGE.com. We have a monthly eZine we put out about things NES and related. I’m sorry it took me two months to come back to this topic, but thanks very much for making that font! I downloaded it and I will use it in the future. If you want a link to the eZine with the Virtual Boy article in it, click here. (You’ll have to register to view it.)

Once again, thanks for your support!

I’m glad you like it. Since it still needs some work, I may update it (and this thread) in the future, so be sure to check back before you use it.

I’d like to see how you do use it, if ever, so don’t be a stranger 😉

In fact, let us know about anything else VB-related you do, whether my font’s involved or not 😀

I’m too lazy busy 😉 to check out your article (I still might…) but I took a look at the font you substituted and it’s not a bad match.

Site titles are now working with your font, RunnerPack, using the @font-face CSS property. Looks pretty good! 🙂

It’s nice that it has smoother edges than the old site titles, but doesn’t it look a little too bold?

You’re right! I thought it was set to normal font-weight and it was the font itself that was bold, but it just inherited the bold from another CSS class. Better now. 🙂

Ah! It looks great now 😀

KR155E wrote:
Site titles are now working with your font, RunnerPack, using the @font-face CSS property. Looks pretty good! 🙂

Excellent job, KR155E! I must say, they do look good, but the bitmap ones weren’t bad. Sure, they took more bandwidth, and they were probably less compatible browser-wise, and they probably hurt the accessibility of the site, but other than that… 😉

I attached an SVG version of the font below. They’re only supported by Opera and Safari right now, but the others should catch up eventually 😉 It’s also the only Web Font format supported by Mobile Safari, the browser on the iPod/Phone/Pad, but who uses those? 😉 I’ve seen a tutorial on how to use CSS to get each browser to use the format they like, but I didn’t save the link and I can’t find it now 🙁 But, since you’ve got mad DOM skills (which, quite literally, “pay the bills”) I’m sure you’ll figure it out 😉

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I assume they would work in Chrome, too. That browser is the furthest ahead with web standards as far as I know, and runs on the same renderer as Safari anyway (WebKit).

I technically own the copyright, but I really don’t care what’s done with it (although an anti-VB hate site would be in seriously poor taste ). …a small gratuity would be a nice gesture, if you can spare it.

So does that mean you’re basically releasing this under Creative Commons? Free use, with accreditation?

[RunnerPack]

DaVince wrote:
I assume they would work in Chrome, too. That browser is the furthest ahead with web standards as far as I know, and runs on the same renderer as Safari anyway (WebKit).

Good point about SVG fonts working in Chrome, but I’d like to see some documentation backing up your claims about its standards compliance. For example, what web standard(s) does it support that the others don’t? (I know you said “AFAIK”, and you’re not on trial or anything, just thought you might have an article or something handy).

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers#Web_technology_support

EDIT2: Also note the “mobile” list below that one.

Besides, I didn’t pick my favorite browser (Opera, of course ;-)) based on standards-compliance. I picked it based on performance, features, and usability. For me, in each category, it has consistently surpassed (or at least not lagged far behind) the competition.
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RP: I technically own the copyright, but I really don’t care what’s done with it […]

DV: So does that mean you’re basically releasing this under Creative Commons? Free use, with accreditation?

No, you don’t even have to credit me. Just use it (at your own risk, of course 😉 That goes for the SVG version, too, BTW). Of course, credit would be nice… Especially if you make a “derivative work” (i.e. another font).

• This reply was modified 13 years, 9 months ago by RunnerPack.
• This reply was modified 13 years, 9 months ago by RunnerPack.

Thanks!

I extended the stylesheet and cconverted the font a few other formats like eot (for Internet Exploder), woff and svgz to get the highest possible compatability.

Let me know if it works well with your setups. 🙂

BTW, about Chrome/the underlying WebKit: it’s really pushing new CSS developments lately. A few cool ones I know of, which are currently by any other browsers, are transitions and reflections.

[DaVince]

Good point about SVG fonts working in Chrome, but I’d like to see some documentation backing up your claims about its standards compliance. For example, what web standard(s) does it support that the others don’t? (I know you said “AFAIK”, and you’re not on trial or anything, just thought you might have an article or something handy).

Well, I mostly mean the daily build of the browser, since that’s what I’m running. Kind of how the people running the unstable builds of Firefox get more or less the latest, too. I wonder why I said it was so far ahead… Well, compared to IE, any browser is, and Google is actually a large contributor to the WebKit browser engine itself, which is probably why I thought it.

(By the way, my point of view is mostly from the current work on HTML5 support… which seems totally irrelevant to web fonts, anyway. Heh.)

Anyway, as for the SVG fonts… Those have been working for a long time in the big rendering engines, anyway. That is, Gecko, WebKit and Presto.

No, you don’t even have to credit me.

So, Public Domain then. That’s cool of you. 🙂

The font works nicely, by the way.

• This reply was modified 13 years, 9 months ago by DaVince.

DaVince wrote:
So, Public Domain then. That’s cool of you. 🙂

Well, I guess I’m just not that cool, then 😛

It’s not quite PD, as I’d rather you didn’t base other fonts on it or otherwise “edit-and-redistribute”… But if you just install it and use it for DTP, website graphics, etc. (including using it as a Web Font, obviously ;-)) that’s fine. Basically, I still want to retain the copyright on the actual “font code” (i.e. the outlines themselves), but “end-user” usage is unrestricted. I probably should have included this in some kind of license distributed with, or pointed-at by, the file…

Anyway, if anyone has any questions about usage, they can just contact me and ask (and I’ll probably say “yes” ;-)).

The font works nicely, by the way.

Thanks! I still think it needs some work, personally, but I’m glad it’s sufficient for people’s needs.

Thanks so much for this font! It really came in handy when I was making the control panel overlay for my Arcade Virtual Boy:

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1643234#post1643234

Tighe wrote:
Thanks so much for this font! It really came in handy when I was making the control panel overlay for my Arcade Virtual Boy:

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1643234#post1643234

That Arcade Virtual Boy is coming along great! :thumpup:

Tighe wrote:
Thanks so much for this font! It really came in handy when I was making the control panel overlay for my Arcade Virtual Boy:

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1643234#post1643234

Any time, Tighe. I’m glad I could play some small part in such an absolutely brilliant project! IMHO, it’s at least ten times as collectible as any official Virtual Boy merchandise 😀

My favorite parts are the Galactic Pinball flipper buttons and the specification and dedication plates on the back. I’ve got to get some of those clear label sheets!

i realize this is totally out of left-field, but hey, why not!

http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/7537494-t-shirt gave the VB some love-by-association with a recent shirt design for my web music label using the font. hope you’re down with that! <3

I’m not sure what a lapfox is, but that shirt’s pretty stylin’! Nice work!

Let’s hope you don’t get any C&D’s from Nintendo’s pack of ambulance chasers 😉

I’ll just leave this here:

Flattr this (VB logo font)!

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It’s more of a test, than anything, but if you feel like clicking it, I wouldn’t mind! 😀

(@KR155E: If you consider it spam, feel free to delete/edit.)

What Font is used on the back of the virtual boy game boxes?