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The 1st Six Yrs 3of6

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by Goatmeal
cloned from The 1st Six Yrs 2of6 by Goatmeal, and The 1st Six Yrs 1of6 by Goatmeal
see also The 1st Six Yrs 4of6 by Goatmeal


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Description:
Clone of The 1st Six Yrs 2of6. A collection of six iconic video arcade game dingbats (1978–1983) presented as 2-bit FontStructions. Some small liberties may have been taken concerning color correction, direction / orientation, sprite merging or overall composition. See character / game listing in the Discussion Section below. Remember: Pixel view may not yield the best preview image. Enjoy, and welcome to "The Fun Hut"!
Stats:
53 characters, 28 downloads
Created:
Sat, 31st July, 5:32 PM 2010
Last Edit:
Mon, 2nd August, 11:28 AM 2010
Permalink:
http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/355869
Tags:
Video, Arcade, Game, Games, Icon, Icons, Dingbat, Dingbats, Data, East, Bally, Midway, Atari, Williams, Electronics, Taito, Konami, Sega, Gremlin, Namco, Burgertime, Centipede, Millipede, Crystal, Castles, Defender, Stargate, Bump, Jump, Elevator, Action, Frogger, Pole, Position, Ii, Lock, Chase
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Discussion

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Mon, 2nd August, 2010

The 1st Six Years 3of6:

B–G = BurgerTime (Data East / Bally Midway, 1982)
H–K = Centipede (Atari, 1980)
L–O = Millipede (Atari, 1982)
P–R = Crystal Castles (Atari, 1983)
S–V = Defender (Williams Electronics, 1980)
W–Z = Stargate (Williams Electronics, 1981)
a–i = Bump 'n' Jump (Data East / Bally Midway, 1982)
j–n = Elevator Action (Taito, 1983)
o–u = Frogger (Konami / Sega / Gremlin, 1981)
v = Pole Position (Namco / Atari, 1982)
w = Pole Position II (Namco / Atari, 1983)
x–y = Lock 'n' Chase (Data East / Taito, 1981)

p2pnut
p2pnut Mon, 2nd August, 2010

Jings!! You have been busy. What an amazing collection and such an inventive use of FS. Really well done GM :) at least 10/10

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Mon, 2nd August, 2010

Many thanks as always, p2pnut.

Yes, this project took about 6 months of off-and-on work to complete all six fonts in the series.

Whew! I think I'm ready to go back to letters and numbers for a little while now...

thalamic
thalamic Mon, 2nd August, 2010

I like the fonts, of course, but I like your perseverance even more. :-)

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Tue, 3rd August, 2010

Thanks, thalamic! Always glad to receive your kind words.

afrojet
afrojet Thu, 5th August, 2010

Congratulations! FontStruct Staff have deemed your FontStruction worthy of special mention. “The 1st Six Yrs 3of6” is now a Top Pick.

Goatmeal
Goatmeal Thu, 5th August, 2010

@afrojet --

Thank you for the Top Pick. As always, I am honored!