X-Men: Children of the Atom video game
X-Men: Children of the Atom is an arcade game released by Capcom in 1994 in Japan, and in 1995 in North America and Europe. It is a “beat ’em up” style fighting game, reminiscent of similar fighting games of the era, such as Street Fighter 2.
After its initial release in arcades, the game was also released on Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation 1 consoles, as well as on PC.
The X-Men logo is custom, using generic bold san-serif caps with dimensional and perspective effects and a gradient fill. The “Children of the Atom” sub-title is set in Caren Stencil. The letter R appears to have been modified by the designer.
The Capcom logo is based on ITC Korinna, see the dedicated post.
The marquee sign for the X-Men: Children of the Atom arcade cabinet
The arcade cabinet for the game X-Men: Children of the Atom
The Sega Saturn concole release of the game. The letterforms for “Sega Saturn” were turned into a fan font named NiseSegaSaturnU. “#1 Arcade Smash!” is set in a bold extended style of Baucher Gothic.
Magazine ad with Retro Bold at the top. “100% direct conversion” is set in Neue Helvetica 107 (Condensed Extra Black Oblique)
The Sony Playstation 1 console release of the game. “#1 Arcade Smash” here is added in Neue Helvetica.
Ad for the video game X-Men: Children of the Atom
