Yeah, it help! However, I used the default font and did the following:
VDP_loadTileData( (const u32 *)tile, 1, 1, 0);
VDP_setTileMap(APLAN, TILE_ATTR_FULL(PAL0, 0, 1, 0, 1), 6, 5);
VDP_setPaletteColor(PAL2, 0x000E );
VDP_setTextPalette(PAL2);
VDP_drawText("Hello Genie!", 10, 12);
0x000E is a ...