Penguin Village Wars handheld game, Animest logo
Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff on Jan 10th, 2020. Artwork published in
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Sinaloa in use for a handheld game from the Animest series, made by Japanese toy manufacturer Popy (ポピー) in 1982. Arale Norimaki (則巻アラレ) is the protagonist of the Dr. Slump (Dr. スランプ) manga series set in Penguin Village (ペンギン村), created by Akira Toriyama.
The Animest logo as well as “Popy Electronics Game” and “Dr. Slump Arale” are in Amelia. The control labels use a thin wide sans of unknown origin [it’s Nāru, see comments].
See also the websites of the Handheld Games Museum, 20th Century Retro Games, and the Dr. Slump Wiki. Via Will Pierce.
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The Animest logo in all-caps Amelia also appeared on other Popy games, like Space Cobra.
2 Comments on “Penguin Village Wars handheld game, Animest logo”
I am not sure but the typeface used in the control labels looks like the latin letters of the Japanese typeface Nāru (ナール) by Shaken.
Between the G and the R, that sure looks like a match. Added, thanks!