Metroid Fusion Font [Allegro version done, .ttf comming soon]

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CuddleBunniezzz12: 2009-01-17 10:06:07 pm

2009-01-16 02:20:40 pm

In a few months/weeks, i want to start creating my own metroid game using Allegro. It's still a work in progress, but I think soon enough I should have it ready.

Previews:

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Thus far, I have all the lowercase and half of the uppercase.

It's going to be a while before I can get this working in a word processor (Like MS Word). Due to the fact that the program I am using a program that creates fonts only for allegro games.

After I get it done, does anyone know a program that can allow me to create it into a word processor accessible font?

Hows it look?

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Gamma_Metroid

2009-01-16 03:59:03 pm

Looks good so far. What program are you using behind Paint in your first image?

TheGreenManalishi

2009-01-16 04:05:00 pm

That looks really impressive! I'm sure there's some software that'll let you turn it into a TrueTyoe font file or something. I look forward to seeing it finished! :)

CuddleBunniezzz12

2009-01-16 04:22:04 pm

Quote from TheGreenManalishi:

That looks really impressive! I'm sure there's some software that'll let you turn it into a TrueTyoe font file or something. I look forward to seeing it finished! :)

Is it possible if you could give me the software's name? Also, what is a TrueType?

@Gamma_Metroid

It's a program that was make creating custom fonts for video games created using the Allegro game library (it's free), download link:
[url=http://Allegro Font Editor]http://www.allegro.cc/depot/AllegroFontEditor/[/url]

TheGreenManalishi

2009-01-16 05:43:50 pm

I don't know of any specific program, but chances are, there is one. TrueType is a type of font file that a lot of downloadable fonts on the interwebs use.

CuddleBunniezzz12

2009-01-16 06:24:57 pm

Quote from TheGreenManalishi:

I don't know of any specific program, but chances are, there is one. TrueType is a type of font file that a lot of downloadable fonts on the interwebs use.

Vague vagueness is vague.

arkarian

2009-01-16 06:53:16 pm

red chamber dream

basically it's the standard (.ttf) you'll want to use if you plan on distributing your font to others, as it's supported by most platforms.

DominicanZero

2009-01-16 07:41:47 pm

直死の魔眼使い

You might want to take a look at this.

TheGreenManalishi

2009-01-17 06:45:08 am

Quote from CuddleBunniezzz12:

Quote from TheGreenManalishi:

I don't know of any specific program, but chances are, there is one. TrueType is a type of font file that a lot of downloadable fonts on the interwebs use.

Vague vagueness is vague.

i do my best :P

CuddleBunniezzz12

2009-01-17 05:03:00 pm

I'd like to give a little update on the status of it.

I've gotten all of the lowercase and almost all of the uppercase, i got all the numbers as well other things, all that I need are:

! - exclamation mark, is there anyone who can get me a screenshot of this, you can find it:

Right when Samus starts talking to Adam in SRX and says to open the hatch

J - Capital j

K - Capital k

V - Capital v

Z - capital z

I'd be really gratefull if someone could get me screenshots of these.

There are some other symbols that I still need ( #, $, &, *, +, /, <, =, >, @, [, \, ], ^, {, |, }, ~, `) but I dought they are in there, but I can try making them in the metroid fusion style.

On a side note, I found another font that is used in there, I'll try to get it in a week.

GF_Kennon

2009-01-17 06:06:03 pm

Destroyer of Pirates

this is very good, couldn't you hack one of the fusion text parts an add all the letters you need, i could be wrong as i dont use double helix though

Gamma_Metroid

2009-01-17 07:39:02 pm

Hmm. Is there a way you use some kind of adapter to plug the cartridge into your computer? That way you could just copy the font from the cartridge and get a perfectly accurate, complete font.

arkarian

2009-01-17 08:53:01 pm

red chamber dream

i don't know much about rom hacking, but isn't there some way to get it that way?

CuddleBunniezzz12

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CuddleBunniezzz12: 2009-01-18 11:36:13 pm

2009-01-17 09:50:11 pm

Quote from Gamma_Metroid:

Hmm. Is there a way you use some kind of adapter to plug the cartridge into your computer? That way you could just copy the font from the cartridge and get a perfectly accurate, complete font.

The cable exists,
http://www.gameboy-advance.net/flash_linker/gba_flash_linker_xtreme_usb.htm

just haven't seen the parallel ports on PC's in a looooong time.

And a font won't just appear, probably just the .gba and .sav file.

@ kennon
Thank you, I've never even heard of double helix, the text editor helped me. I had to go into the foreign langauges sections of the text to find the capitals that I need. That thing might also help when i try to get all the foreign characters. I've seen the Japanese Hiragana work on it (but i crashed when i saw it).

@arkarian
The double Helix offers a "text editor" thing where I can see excepts of the text, and modify it. But I never got the modifier to work:

Anyways...

Font is done, well, the Allegro version is:

Some of the characters are custom ($, #, @, {, },).

I think that & symbol is in metroid fusion, can anyone confirm this for me, so I can get it fixed from what I have.

I'm going to see if I can get it into a .ttf file soon enough so it can be uses in things like Photoshop.

[quote="Gamma_Metroid"]
Hmm.  Is there a way you use some kind of adapter to plug the cartridge into your computer?  That way you could just copy the font from the cartridge and get a perfectly accurate, complete font.
[/quote]

The cable exists,
http://www.gameboy-advance.net/flash_linker/gba_flash_linker_xtreme_usb.htm

just haven't seen the parallel ports on PC's in a looooong time.

And a font won't just appear, probably just the .gba and .sav file.

@ kennon
Thank you, I've never even heard of double helix, the text editor helped me.  I had to go into the foreign langauges sections of the text to find the capitals that I need.  That thing might also help when i try to get all the foreign characters.  I've seen the Japanese Hiragana work on it (but i crashed when i saw it).

@arkarian
The double Helix offers a "text editor" thing where I can see excepts of the text, and modify it.  But I never got the modifier to work:
[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s272/Xadrieth/asdfa.png[/img]

Anyways...

Font is done, well, the Allegro version is:
[IMG]http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1171/metroidfusionfontdh9.png[/img]

Some of the characters are custom ($, #, @, {, },).

I think that & symbol is in metroid fusion, can anyone confirm this for me, so I can get it fixed from what I have.

I'm going to see if I can get it into a .ttf file soon enough so it can be uses in things like Photoshop.

Quietus

2009-01-18 11:41:37 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

Do the attached pictures help? Very Happy

I tried typing all of the characters, by the way, but a lot of them don't appear. I presume it's because they're not available.

attachments:

Alphabet.bmp

Numbers and Characters.bmp

CuddleBunniezzz12

2009-01-18 12:30:49 pm

Yes they did, but can you try to get me these (the text editor isn't working for me)

\ - Backslash

@

<

>

=

[

]

^

~ - Tilda

` - it's the Tilda when you don't press shift

{

}

Phazar

2009-01-18 12:34:46 pm

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I'll try to get a few of these letters and symbols for you as well. At least, if DH's text editor works for me(haven't had to use the text editor yet, but it should work). I don't see why certain characters would be unavailable though, maybe inter could add a few more in the next DH release.