The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Got to thinking, what would the manuals for some of the SSGC games look like if TI had released them as cartridges back in the day? A few hours with the paint program and these are the results. Haven't done all the entries obviously, so if you want one for your game, drop a message here and post your game in the entry thread. Fly Guy Edited March 26, 2010 by The Codex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Beryl Reichardt & The Helm Of Wooldridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Chronicle of Sniffing Zombie Edited March 26, 2010 by The Codex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BDW Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 These are all looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 This may be the coolest thing ever. Now I wanna put my game out on a cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 wow! Very impressive :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) You're good at that. Good stuff. Very cool. Inspiring. Thanks ! Edited March 26, 2010 by sometimes99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Excellent Work!! but these games are all too good to have been released by the suits How about some Atari-Soft manuals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Thanks everyone! Had a lot of fun making these and would be glad to do more if anyone wants one. Now that I've made the template, new box art doesn't take long at all. It would be fun to try to mock up the Atarisoft boxes as well. I feel pretty confident I could do the overall look, but it would take some actual talent to draw appropriate artwork for each game in the style that appears "under the fold", like on this Dig Dug box. http://www.mobygames.com/game/ti-994a/dig-dug This being the AtariAge forum, it would be proper to have some of these though. Edited March 26, 2010 by The Codex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) On 3/26/2010 at 2:48 PM, The Codex said: It would be fun to try to mock up the Atarisoft boxes as well. I did one for my Destroyer game Edited September 28, 2020 by sometimes99er photobucket made image unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Very cool! I whipped up a quick Atarisoft box, and solved the "under the fold" art dilemma by using the time-honored web tradition of stealing images from other people's sites. Found a groovy pimp fly from a party rental site. Edited March 26, 2010 by The Codex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Very cool! I whipped up a quick Atarisoft box, and solved the "under the fold" art dilemma by using the time-honored web tradition of stealing images from other people's sites. Found a groovy pimp fly from a party rental site. Very Cool ! You and Karsten are in charge of graphics from the labels/disk sleeves ! Instead of Atari-Soft though how about SSGC-Soft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Nice work. I suppose you didn’t dissolve some of the bigger text and move individual letters closer for extra touch ? Not that it matters much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 I did a bit of negative kerning and reduced the line separation in the "Play the Original..." text block, but yeah, it could be more accurate with a little extra effort. I'm not on my home computer at the moment, so I'm having to make do with a smaller font selection as well, but I think I found some close matches from the available pool. It's easier doing old box art like the TI manuals and Atarisoft packages in that regard, as the number of professional fonts in circulation back then was much lower than nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Here are the fonts I used. You’ve got hold of one more close to original diagonal one. What is the name(s) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Something like this? Hell ya. SSGC-Soft.... The software company for 2010 and beyond. Going public in June and now taking registrations for preferred stock shares. It's the can't miss deal of the month NICE Artwork but what the hell is that guy riding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Our font choices are very similar. I'm using Rockwell on the "Play the Original..." text as well. The TI 99/4A text in black is Futura XBlk BT, as is the Atarisoft logo at the bottom. The From part of that logo is Futura Lt BT, again the same choice you made. The main game title is Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold, part of a font family which goes by the proper name Twentieth Century. It's a Monotype Corporation font in the OpenType format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Codex Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 NICE Artwork but what the hell is that guy riding ? It's the Uno, which manages to look (and be) futuristic at the same time as being incredibly dangerous for the average roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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