ANSI Art Gallery
Planets TEOS is built on the visual language of 1990s BBS door games: box-drawing characters, a 16-color ANSI palette, and pixel art rendered in a terminal window. This gallery showcases every visual asset in the game.
Title Screen
The title screen greets players on every login, setting the tone with classic BBS box-drawing art.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║║║╔═╗ ╦ ╔═╗ ╦╗╔ ╔═╗ ╔╦╗ ╔═╗║║╠═╝ ║ ╠═╣ ║║║ ║╣ ║ ╚═╗║║╩ ╩═╝ ╩ ╩ ╩╚╝ ╚═╝ ╩ ╚═╝║║║║The Exploration of Space║║║╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Below the banner, the plot introduction sets the stage:
The universe has changed a lot in the last twenty years.The Alliance no longer controls every planet.A new and evil power has encroached itself across thegalaxy — they call themselves the Maraken.They are led by an old man known as Carnage.His infamous name has recruited millions into flyingunder his banner. Will you be next? Or will you choose to help theAlliance? The choice is up to you.
Planet Art
Each planet has unique pixel art displayed when you arrive via warp drive. The 26 worlds range from Earth’s blue oceans to Norhaven’s dark fortress.
Box-Drawing UI Frames
The game uses double-line box-drawing characters for all UI frames, echoing the BBS terminal aesthetic. Box width is 60 characters.
Main Menu
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PLANETS: The Exploration of Space ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Location: Earth ║ ║ Credits: $25,000 Fuel: 75/100 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
[T] Trade Shop [B] Bank [C] Continue Course [S] Ship Dealer [F] Flight Path [L] Loading Bay [W] Warp Drive [H] HQ
Command:
Trade Shop
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ GreenWorld Center — Earth ║ ║ Shopkeeper: George (man in sunglasses) ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Credits: $25,000 Fuel: 75/100 Cargo: 0/50
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- Ice Units $150
- Heating Units $150
- AntiCloak Scanners $100,000 ═══════════════════════════════════════
[#] Buy item [S] Sell mode [Q] Leave
NPC Encounter
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ NPC ENCOUNTER ║ ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Captain: Droznic ║ ║ Ship: Death Machine (Quietus) ║ ║ Fighters: 2,500 Shields: 500 ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
“I rule this Universe…And you don’t belongin it…DIE!”[A] Attack [F] Flee
ANSI Color Palette
Planets TEOS uses the classic 16-color ANSI palette faithful to BBS terminals of the early 1990s.
Standard Colors
Bright Colors
Background Colors
Text Attributes
Bold text .ansi-bold font-weight: bold Dim text .ansi-dim opacity: 0.5 Underline text .ansi-underline text-decoration: underline Reverse text .ansi-reverse filter: invert(1) Blink text .ansi-blink animation: ansi-blink