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Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: WhammyPower on August 13, 2006, 09:56:00 PM

I just noticed this when I was browsing through my font collection....

I have two very similar fonts on my machine.  One is Impact, the other is called "Genuine."  I have no idea how the latter came to be on my system, but it's an interesting find.

Here's the two fonts (http://\"http://www.gameshowvideos.com/images/Impact.jpg\") with the same width and height.  It's not too difficult to tell that there is a difference.

Kudos if you can find Genuine on a website!

Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: clemon79 on August 13, 2006, 09:59:53 PM

[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' post=\'127295\' date=\'Aug 13 2006, 06:56 PM\']
I have two very similar fonts on my machine.  One is Impact, the other is called "Genuine."  I have no idea how the latter came to be on my system, but it's an interesting find.
[/quote]
So you're telling us that it's interesting that someone did a knockoff version of a well-known and oft-used commercial font?

Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: SRIV94 on August 13, 2006, 10:01:47 PM

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'127297\' date=\'Aug 13 2006, 08:59 PM\']
So you're telling us that it's interesting that someone did a knockoff version of a well-known and oft-used commercial font?
[/quote]
Well, he doesn't call himself "The king of useless c**p" for nothing.  :)

/hopefully Nick takes that in the spirit with which it's intended
//it's been mentioned before--slashies are fun

Doug

Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: mystery7 on August 14, 2006, 07:49:42 AM

Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.

Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: clemon79 on August 14, 2006, 09:19:11 AM

[quote name=\'mystery7\' post=\'127320\' date=\'Aug 14 2006, 04:49 AM\']
Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.
[/quote]
I think the connection is that Impact was the font used on Match Game. Or something.

Title: GS Font Knock-offs
Post by: JamesVipond on August 14, 2006, 09:22:14 AM

[quote name=\'mystery7\' post=\'127320\' date=\'Aug 14 2006, 06:49 AM\']
Impact, of course, is the "genuine" article. So where's the ob? There's no real game show connection to this that I can see.
[/quote]

Jay Lewis does cite Impact as used frequently on The Price Is Right, in the current Balance Game and elsewhere:

The Price Is Right Font Library (http://\"http://www.qwizx.com/tpirfonts/\")