Author's note

PKMN RBYGSC by David Fens is a free pixel font with the broad, plainspoken forms of an early handheld game interface. Its lettering is mostly wide and evenly weighted, with generous inner openings, abrupt square turns, and a few compact lowercase shapes that keep the line from looking mechanically uniform.

The squared electronic lettering matches sprite artwork and tiled game maps, making it a natural fit for retro game graphics, fan merchandise, and arcade-themed event posters. It can also give packaging or promotional digital banners a direct 8-bit reference, linking each application through the look of a classic portable-game screen.

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This font was used in the Game Boy Pokémon games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

When I could not find an actual font file while checking game sprite rips, I created one myself. It was made with FontStruct, a free font maker.

GAME FREAK

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright David Fens 2013
Font family
PKMN RBYGSC
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct PKMN RBYGSC
Full font name
PKMN RBYGSC Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
PKMN-RBYGSC
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.com
Designer
David Fens
Description
ÄúPKMN RBYGSCÄù was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2013-09-21
Revision1
Glyph count97
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-light
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular