Derby, from GEOS by Berkeley Softworks

Inspired by the little processor that could, and the abuse it has endured from the demoscene.

Font from German Commodore 64 game "Hotel" by Ariolasoft.  Not much but I wanted to do another Fontstruction, been too long

The Vindicator (Ocean, 1988) as ripped from the Commodore 64 disk image.

Original designer presumably Simon Butler.

(3 is actually a bit different as per the game)

This magical typeface was lovingly hand-cloned from the Commodore 64's construction platformer "Ultimate Wizard", using the game's exact sizing and spacing. I've added square brackets and a backslash, which are not actually present in the game.

Recreation of the pixel font from Gremlin Graphics' "Trailblazer" (1986) on the Commodore 64. Only the characters used in the game have been included.

Font used in 10th Frame (and the Leaderboard Golf series) for the Commodore 64 by Access Software.  I used 10th Frame's smaller lettering for lower case, and the box score numbers for an alternate set of digits (use Shift 1-8, [ and ] for these).  The letters used shading (grey pixels next to the black ones) so I've tried to mock that.

Sans Serif Version

A 8x8 monospaced Pixel Font with double-wide horizontal Pixels to fit in a C64 Koala Painter Image with only 160x200 Resolution in Multicolor Mode. You can paint a 320x200 image, draw the text on it and convert it to C64 Koala Format using Project One without distortions (hint: use font size 8px and Height: 85% in Photoshop).

It was very hard to make the chars with so few pixels that some characters didn't make sense to create. The font fits perfectly in the 8x8 color matrix of the C64, too.

A 8x8 monospaced Pixel Font with double-wide horizontal Pixels to fit in a C64 Koala Painter Image with only 160x200 Resolution in Multicolor Mode. You can paint a 320x200 image, draw the text on it and convert it to C64 Koala Format using Project One without distortions (hint: use font size 8px and Height: 85% in Photoshop).

It was very hard to make the chars with so few pixels that some characters didn't make sense to create. The font fits perfectly in the 8x8 color matrix of the C64, too.

Stern from GEOS FontPack PLUS on the Commodore 64.  Script font with joins.  I haven't done more than basic kerning on this so it may be a bit "rough" in places.  Still, it's the full basic ASCII set, and it's easier to read than Mistral.

I was frustrated at not being able to concentrate on anything so I made this

Silent Service for the Commodore 64

Bancroft, from GEOS Font Pack PLUS by Berkeley Softworks, for the Commodore 64.  Only the original's character set, which is missing a LOT.  Arial Black could learn a lot from this one, lol.

Boalt from GEOS FontPack 1 on the Commodore 64.

Apparently Boalt was so popular that it was included in FontPack PLUS too.  Personally, I didn't care much for Boalt.  It's heavy, wide, big serifs - not my kind of thing.  But without much else to create, and wanting to keep in the Fontstruct game, here it is.  Rescuing these fonts from obscurity is the main prize!

Unkerned, and no extra characters other than what the original had.

Flints is a font from GEOS FontPack PLUS on the Commodore 64.

Odd backward-leaning characters.  Kerning not quite right in places, any suggestions welcome.  I deliberate made the spacing 1 pixel looser than default, to try and match the original's feel.

Daredevil Denis from the Commodore 64

Well, it's been a while, work has ramped up during this school term.  I never complain about that though.  I'd rather be busy with work I'm comfortable doing.  But I digress.

This font is Spruce, as seen in GEOS FontPack PLUS on the Commodore 64.  Not sure whether you'd call this stencilled or segmented.  It's got an odd set of descenders, and I've corrected some glyps so they're symmetrical top and bottom, even if that gives them ascenders.  This may not spruce up your font collection as such (groan)...

Lewis from GEOS FontPack PLUS for the Commodore 64.

Another Old West font... normally I don't care much for them, I never warmed to Playbill.  Lewis feels like it's got a bit more space - almost a cross between Playbill and Italian Print.

University font from GEOS for the Commodore 64.  This was one of the default fonts included with GEOS and GeoWrite.  I think it's based on one of Susan Kare's Mac fonts, can't remember which one.  Elegant and may even work its way back into regular use for me...

Another Commodore 64 game font - Alternate Reality.  I've never played it but it looks interesting... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_(series)

Character set from Frak! for the Commodore 64.  Just the characters from the game ROM (scores, high score table etc.).  Nothing special, just a bold monospaced font.

Orient, from The Print Shop Companion for the Commodore 64 by Broderbund Software.

I never got to use Orient - my copy of PS Companion had two bad files, the fonts Orient and Deco (which were my two favourites from the samples in the manual!  Go figure).  Whilst many Asian-style fonts exist, they weren't as wide as this one.  Orient is much more... inelegant.

Characters are all that were in Print Shop... if anything I should fix the pairs kerning.

Spats, based on the original from GEOS FontPack PLUS on Commodore 64 by Berkeley Softworks.

This one took me a lot longer than usual.  Rather than just a straight pixel rendering, I used Fontstruct's diagonal blocks to make smoother glyphs.  What we have is a balance between the original's square letterforms and a modern take on the diagonal stripes.

The glyphs included are only what was in the original.  If it proves popular enough I'll do some more glyphs.

Parallax by Ocean Software for the Commodore 64.  A quickie font that leans to the left.

Character set from Lazy Jones by David Whittaker.  Very basic job

Channing from GEOS Font Pack 1 by Berkeley Softworks.

There are similar fonts around like Premi or Andes, but I've always preferred this one.  This was a morning quickie job.

Typewriter from Print Shop by Broderbund Software.  Despite it's name, it's a proportional font not monospaced.

Block font from The Print Shop by Broderbund Software.

Using VICE, I used Print Shop's Screen Magic option with every character in the set to generate a screen dump.  I like Block because it's got the Western feel but isn't as condensed as Playbill.

Bubble - from FontPack 1 (and re-released in FontPack PLUS) for GEOS on the Commodore 64.  Basic 1980s outline font.  I'm hoping to remake as many GEOS fonts as I can that aren't readily-available typefaces.

Wizball font, Commodore 64 version.  No extras, just what the character set has - lower case only.  Am going to combine this with a set of capitals to make something more interesting.

I am proud to present FontKnox, one of the more popular fonts in GEOS on the Commodore 64.  I took a bit longer with this one but it was well worth it.  The font is meant to look kind of embossed and metallic, hence its original name.

As it's decorative, I've included only its original characters; I've used the bottom of the semicolon to make quotation marks.

This is some random set labelled "BX_1" from Peter Kofler's web site.  I don't know what game or software it's from.  I just remember I made a bitmap font of this years ago with "Fony".  Now it's a TrueType.  Do with it as you will :)

Falcon Patrol II by Steve Lee, published by Virgin Software (yes, that Virgin Group).