Games that use Handel Gothic

Video games that use the font Handel Gothic, beloved sci-fi font of the late 90s and early 2000s, famously used in Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Halo. Games in this list will typically use the typeface as either part of the UI or as the games logo, exceptions and standout cases will be mentioned in the notes.

Please note that several games, like Dead or Alive 2 or Sega Rally 2 make use of the similar yet distinct Terminator typeface. It is easy to mistake one for the other considering their shared focus on rounded forms and a distinctly curved capital E, but the Terminator typeface is entirely unrelated, being derived from the Earth typeface and designed for the James Cameron film of the same name.

Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Sega Marine Fishing
Sega Marine Fishing
Unlike Sega Bass Fishing, which used Handel Gothic for the majority of UI Elements, here it literally only appears as the PRESS START BUTTON text. Still, good enough for me!
State of Emergency 2
State of Emergency 2
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
3D Kaleidoscope: Baby Universe
3D Kaleidoscope: Baby Universe
Championship Manager: Season 99/00
Championship Manager: Season 99/00
Rogue Trooper: Redux
Rogue Trooper: Redux
Airforce Delta
Airforce Delta
Breakout
Breakout
SCUD Race
SCUD Race
Lights Out
Lights Out
This entry is a stand in for the game.com as a whole, which used Handel Gothic for the handheld's logo
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
Used in the classic DS9 Opening Credit Roll
Tetris Party
Tetris Party
Atari Flashback Classics Switch
Atari Flashback Classics Switch
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary
Star Ixiom
Star Ixiom
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3
Confidential Mission
Confidential Mission
MTV Music Generator
MTV Music Generator
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
God Bless the artists who made a bitmap font of Handel Gothic for this games text and menus
Pro Evolution Soccer
Pro Evolution Soccer
Spectral Tower
Spectral Tower
This entry is standing in for the studio of Idea Factory as a whole, who has been using Handel Gothic for their logo since this, their very first game.
1nsane
1nsane
Takedown: Red Sabre
Takedown: Red Sabre
MTV Music Generator 2
MTV Music Generator 2
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon
A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5
A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5
Thank you to the anonymous user on Cohost for pointing this one out.
https://staging.cohostcdn.org/attachment/75da72ce-8031-4717-be34-087a6397893a/chrome_2024-05-02_17-45-46.png
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Treasures of the Deep
Treasures of the Deep
Tetris Party Deluxe
Tetris Party Deluxe
NVIDIA VR Funhouse
NVIDIA VR Funhouse
did you know that Nvidia's logo uses handel gothic? now you do!
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate
BlowOut
BlowOut
FlatOut
FlatOut
Rollercoaster World
Rollercoaster World
Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
As mentioned in the Link to the Past entry, the Super Famicom logo uses Handel Gothic, with a combination of upper and lower case letters rendered as small caps.
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
NBA Courtside 2002
NBA Courtside 2002
Gaball Screen
Gaball Screen
Galerians: Ash
Galerians: Ash
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Sega GT Online
Sega GT Online
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
Championship Manager: Season 00/01
Championship Manager: Season 00/01
Thunderbirds International Rescue
Thunderbirds International Rescue
Steel Battalion
Steel Battalion
Men in Black: The Game
Men in Black: The Game
Let's Tap
Let's Tap
World's Scariest Police Chases
World's Scariest Police Chases
Metropolis Street Racer
Metropolis Street Racer
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Innyume
Innyume
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
Sega GT 2002
Sega GT 2002
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter
Star Trek: Away Team
Star Trek: Away Team
Used for the Timer in the bottom right corner of the UI
Second Sight
Second Sight
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
Marvel Contest of Champions
Marvel Contest of Champions
San Francisco Rush 2049
San Francisco Rush 2049
Armored Core 2: Another Age
Armored Core 2: Another Age
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
The in-universe logo for the "Mario Tennis Ultra Smash" tournament uses Handel Gothic
https://i.imgur.com/phHy8k8.png
WinBack: Covert Operations
WinBack: Covert Operations
Digimon All-Star Rumble
Digimon All-Star Rumble
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
The lower thirds during wrestlers intros used Handel Gothic during WWF Smackdown broadcasts of this era, and therefore appears in the majority of Smackdown games released at the same time.
Dynasty Warriors 3
Dynasty Warriors 3
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Kinect Star Wars
Kinect Star Wars
Urban Reign
Urban Reign
Super Bomberman R
Super Bomberman R
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Used for the text that pops up in matches, "SET 1", "READY", "WINNER" etc.
Silent Line: Armored Core
Silent Line: Armored Core
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Quake Live
Quake Live
Fantastic 4
Fantastic 4
Crazy Taxi 2
Crazy Taxi 2
Aliens versus Predator
Aliens versus Predator
used for in-world signage.
https://i.imgur.com/JVD6zZE.png
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack
Fuzion Frenzy
Fuzion Frenzy
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero
WALL-E
WALL-E
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Halo Wars
Halo Wars
P.N.03
P.N.03
Illbleed
Illbleed
The Narrow Escape text when you run away from combat.
https://imgur.com/NDGZzKt
Armored Core 2
Armored Core 2
Mega Man X8
Mega Man X8
Prey
Prey
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Armored Core 3
Armored Core 3
Helldivers
Helldivers

1 Comment


9 months ago

How did I only just see the Handel Gothic on the mass effect title. I use this font every day.


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