Talk:Pricedown

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Contents 1 Named after who? 2 Settling a dispute 3 Better Link 4 Notability question

[edit] Named after who?

Where does it say that the font was named after Ray Price, other pages on Wikipedia imply that the font was named after The Price is Right, as the font was based on the main title of the show, and was later used in Grand Theft Auto. It's all just theory, but it makes more sense that the font was named after the show and its tag line "Come on Down!" If someone has a link that conclusively says that the font was named after Ray Price, then I think it should be changed. -- VederJuda 03:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

No. 24.207.210.139 21:00, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

No it's wrong, or no you don't have a link? -- VederJuda 22:57, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

It's simply wrong. I watched a show on video games, saying that a man named Ray Price was one of the creators. I also saw a screenshot of different characters in pricedown on his computer. Therefore I must assume he created the font, or it was simply named after him. 24.207.210.139 02:13, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

That's quite the assumption. Just because he was using it doesn't mean that he made it (he didn't, someone else did), or that it was named after him. Tell me, did the show actually say it was named after him? -- VederJuda 02:18, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

This is absolutely incorrect. As far as I know, the font first appeared in the 1972 rendition of The Price Is Right (see an opening sequence of the show, circa 1972), years before video gaming gained any sizable popularity and video games graphics were even capable of any unique font types. Unless Ray Price can be linked with the designing of the game show's font, I can only rv this whole article as it doesn't even mention the game show or reflect factual information. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 18:50, 18 March 2006 (UTC) ╫

The Price Is Right doesn't even have its own font, that is purely coincidence, and has not been proven by anybody. By my laptop 04:42, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I must disagree. Just because The Price Is Right doesn't initially have its own font doesn't mean that Pricedown was definitely derived from another source or is of original design; Larabie is also noted for creating fonts based off game shows and band logo designs. I don't even see how the similarity between both the game show's title art and the font is coincidental, especially when the name of the font itself contains clues that it was named out of the game show's name and catch phrase, while also sporting the same text design as the show's title art. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 07:32, 19 March 2006 (UTC) ╫

The name "Price" is one of GTA's creators, it is purely coincidental. 24.207.210.139 22:17, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Do you have a source for this? --Rory096 22:40, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Proof is the problem with this whole mess, there are two theories, and so far, no one has posted a shred of evidence that proves one over the other. Unless someone can find and ask Mr. Laramie where the font comes from, it's not right to assume one is true and delete the other; and I'm not just saying that because I believe the TPiR theory. -- VederJuda 23:01, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

1.) Has anyone considered that maybe Pricedown is named after both Mr. Price AND The Price Is Right?

2.) Frankly, regardless of what Mr. Larabie says, the fonts are way too similar for Pricedown not to have been inspired by the text on The Price Is Right. If he says otherwise, he's likely lying. TPIRFanSteve 01:15, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I found that 1. The "R"'s in the 1972 title opening have a sort of "tail" on the bottom, while the Pricedown in the link does not, and 2. The "W" on the title opening is thinner and taller. 24.207.210.139 22:41, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't see how this passes as a creditable argument. Even with Pricedown's mild differences, both fonts are clearly similar in design. I just don't see how they are not related, unless you are willing to contact Mr. Larabie yourself to clear things up. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 04:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC) ╫

And Down does not mean "Come on down". Down backwards is "NWOD" which meant "Not WithOut Destruction" (or Disaster), which was a tagline for the game, and the original production code. There's your proof. 24.207.210.139 04:08, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Too far fetched to be possible, and with no concrete external evidence; plus I doubt Larabie would go to such great lengths to link the font with GTA. Anyway, given that there is a lack of evidence to back both sides of the argument, would it just settle things if we simply place both views in the article and let the readers decide instead? Under current circumstances, simply reflecting on one opinion would not be NPOV in my view. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 07:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Settling a dispute

Fixing it to one believed version is not a way of fixing an argument. I reverted it to the last version, but kept the picture. 24.207.210.139 19:44, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

The current version is rather vague. It implies that the dispute is widespread, when the phrase actually stems from the discussion in this talk page. Besides, there needs to be an explanation on the dispute. ╫ ２５ ^{◀RingADing▶} 11:34, 23 April 2006 (UTC) ╫

[edit] Better Link

I added a much simpler download with no registration required. VJ Emsi 19:02, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notability question

By what criteria, exactly, is this subject even considered "encyclopedic"? --Elonka 00:41, 27 June 2006 (UTC)