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(x) Basic square "Rockstar Games" - custom drawn {Ray Larabie}

willy123

Post the image here and I might be able to help, I can’t see it at Imageshack.

There you go.

It is also similar to Pastelaria, a font by Eduardo Recife, but the G is different.

Thanks, but it’s still not exactly the same. Any other candidates?

I assume it’s from one of the Grand Theft Auto games? Looks like it’s designed to resemble text output by the Vectrex or similar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

It’s so simple (only the M looks to diverge from the 2 x 2 grid, and that appears to be 3 x 2) that it might be easiest to just draw it... But on closer inspection many of the strokes fall short of baselines and caplines, perhaps to make it look a little more amateurish?

Just found DMTR.ORG’s O Geena, which is another variation on the theme:

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/dimitrelima/geena/

Darn, that’s pretty close. Too bad for the G.

It’s still not what I’m looking for though.

This reminds me of Patric King’s Smile font. It has a sort of blur at the corners, especially in the light weights, that feels a lot like your sample. The M is the only structurally different letter at first glance. Squooshing (TM) would make the resemblance quite close.

- Mike Yanega

I believe the glow is an effect, so don’t mind that.

Yes, and I thought with the glow effect and the font’s thicker corners the effect would be enhanced. In any case, doesn’t it seem likely that this was a custom font? This straight line sort of lettering requires virtually no skill to create, as evidenced by the number of them found on free download sites.

- Mike Yanega

Yeah, but I can’t find the exact font anywhere.

I drew that in Deluxe Paint . . . really.

Well Ray, if you did it, that’s the end of that quest. Thanks for jumping in.

- Mike Yanega

But why can no one give me a name? I can draw this in Powerpoint. I know it’s a ridiculously simple font. But a name is needed. :’(

This is not a font. As Ray Larabie said above, he “drew that in Deluxe Paint.” Only these characters were specifically drawn — nothing else, nothing more. There is no font.

Ray, you serious you used Deluxe Paint (presumably on an Amiga?) to get that mid 80s feel? That is attention to detail!

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