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It's a tedious, manual process, but I have used https://fontstruct.com/ https://fontstruct.com/ to make TTF fonts from bitmap fonts before.

• aasasd 6y ago
  There was a post just recently on this topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23129434 If the Fontstruct thing is better or easier, the author might benefit from a pointer to it. Also it was mentioned that the https://int10h.org https://int10h.org site has its own article on the method they used, but I can't find the link now.
  • VikingCoder 6y ago
    Every time old fonts come up, I have to mention Cool Retro Term: https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term Sorry for the music in this video, but cool-retro-term really is a thing of beauty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWx7REAQ2MY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWx7REAQ2MY
    • aasasd 6y ago
      Btw, the proper use for that app is firing it up on someone's laptop in full-screen if they leave the machine unlocked. Also iirc the authors went to some lengths to accurately simulate the effects of phosphor—which is also a topic in game emulation (in the spirit of https://pics.me.me/what-indie-developers-think-what-retro-games-actually-retro-games-9561656.png https://pics.me.me/what-indie-developers-think-what-retro-ga...).
• andrewshadura 6y ago
  Have you tried Bits'n'Picas?
  • VikingCoder 6y ago
    No I haven't. Is it good?