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I was searching the Fontstruct gallery, but couldn't find any Space Invader fonts. I wondered why there weren't any, and then decided to make one myself! Criticism is appreciated.
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33 characters, 9 downloads
Created:
Fri, 15th July, 5:18 PM 2011
Last Edit:
Fri, 15th July, 9:28 PM 2011
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http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/510472
Tags:
Retro, Space, Invaders, Arcade, Video Game, Old School, Game, Pixel, Alien
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Discussion

djnippa
djnippa Fri, 15th July, 2011

What about an explosion, and barriers?

Asthanius
Asthanius Fri, 15th July, 2011

Just added them! I can't believe I forgot to do this earlier!

truth14ful
truth14ful Fri, 15th July, 2011

Good job, but have you considered drawing the shields in parts so they can be shot in different places?

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Fri, 15th July, 2011

Excellent work, Asthanius!

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Fri, 15th July, 2011

P.S. You can see my rather limited take on "Space Invaders" here:

The 1st Six Yrs 2of6

Asthanius
Asthanius Sat, 16th July, 2011

@truth14ful: I don't see how that could work. When you type different letters or numbers, there will always be a small space in between them, so if I made two halves of a shield and then typed them next to each other, there would be a small space in between them.

elmoyenique
elmoyenique Sun, 17th July, 2011

I've also used this theme in the sample for my font "zkandia eYe/FS". Nice glyphs, even now!(http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/390644)

elmoyenique
elmoyenique Sun, 17th July, 2011

elmoyenique
elmoyenique Sun, 17th July, 2011

Don't doubt: It was a Very Gooood Time!

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Sun, 17th July, 2011

@Asthanius: If you type the letter "W" on the FontStructor grid, it will bring up the Letter Width marker. (Alternately, go to Advanced -> View -> Letter Width)

Drag the width marker left or right to decrease or increase space after your character. That will take care of the extra "small space".

What you propose with the barriers CAN be done -- it just won't be easy! ;^)

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Sun, 17th July, 2011

Asthanius
Asthanius Sun, 17th July, 2011

Ah. Well, I'll try that.