Brogue (2009) preserved the ASCII graphics of old with a smorgasbord of colors that brought them alive—not that colored ASCII was a new idea, but here it was done more artfully with shading and ...

I've always admired ASCII graphics, mainly due to my predilection towards retro gaming and large pixels in general. Just as a game like Portal twists your ideas of space and makes you think ...

In the slides ahead, we'll take a look at seven of those classic IBM PC games that used ASCII characters for graphics. (As a result, you won't see any interactive fiction here.) ...

This is a new rogue-like that takes the original Rogue’s ASCII graphics and makes them three-dimensional. Now, your character can hold an “@” symbol and use it as a shield. ...

Computer graphics have come a long way. ... You often hear this described as ASCII art, today, although hams usually use 5-bit BAUDOT code, so that’s a misnomer for those images, at least.

Its simple ASCII graphics, using a g for a goblin, an @ for the player, lines and dots for the level’s architecture, and so on, belie its incredible complexity.

The 17-year-old classic Dwarf Fortress is considered a pioneer in gaming through its massive, highly interactive world, but it's a tough sell to modern gamers with its ASCII graphics and its ...

One of the biggest conceits in Dwarf Fortress is that you can't directly control your dwarves, outside of actively mobilized military squads. You're a kind of central planner, setting up labor ...

Dwarf Fortress is as famous for its ASCII graphics as it is for its unparalleled depth as a procedurally generated simulation of existence. And while it's always been moddable, ...

The ASCII graphics have been upgraded to a pixel art tileset. Other new features include a fresh soundtrack and sound effects, a revamped user interface and menus, a tutorial for newcomers and ...

Instead of drawing ASCII art, you can also convert your pictures and graphics into ASCII format too. Web apps are the easiest ...

Brutal is a cybergorgeous ASCII rogue-like come to life for PlayStation 4. Jeff Grubb @jeffgrubb. December 5, 2015 11:09 AM ...