The 1932 “System” shows a gumball machine with Goudy Cursive (top) and Viant (bottom)
A four-page flyer advertising the Nintendo Super System arcade machine. Modula Sans is used to suggest that the system is modern and cutting-edge, contrasting with the more old-fashioned fonts associated with earlier “systems”.
Futura Extra Bold is used alongside Modula Sans for headings. Smaller text uses Matrix. Both Matrix and Modula Sans had been recently designed by Zuzana Licko.
The Nintendo Super System logo itself uses Aurora Condensed.
![The “Better System” from 1957 shows a jukebox. The bold informal sans is unidentified [edit: it’s the upright style of , see comments]. The word swell in the background appears to be in .](https://fiu-original.b-cdn.net/fontsinuse.com/use-images/N244/244851/244851.jpeg)
The “Better System” from 1957 shows a jukebox. The bold informal sans is unidentified [edit: it’s the upright style of Helvetica Showcard, see comments]. The word swell in the background appears to be in Futura licht.
Modula Sans is used for the Super System from 1992.
The last page combines Modula Sans with Matrix and Futura Extra Bold. The small print is in regular Futura.
2 Comments on “Nintendo Super System flyer”
The second image uses Helvetica Showcard for the heading. Though this face seems rare with unknown origin, it was shown in both undated (80s-ish) Berkeley Typographers and 1992 Solotype catalogues.
That’s the one! I knew I’ve seen it before. Thank you, Jay – added.