An owl's face, surrounded by a radiant nimbus, peers to the side beneath hooded eyes. In a separate panel to the right, a giant letter X is traced out in text character textures with crossbars on top and beneath it.

Mistigram: this nifty-galifty portrait (and logo!) of the puppet #XtheOwl from #MrRogersNeighborhood was drawn by @kirkman.bsky.social and placed 5th in the 2025 #ATASCII art compo of #textmode art for Atari 8-bit computers. It was also included in last month's unthemed MIST0226 artpack collection.

a 3x3 grid of thumbnail images shows blocky images, often composed of typographical symbols, depicting animals, people, a graffiti tag, a tea service and a talking class of frothy beer. (As one does.)

Mistigram: aside from some computer music, nearly everything in the new, unthemed MIST0226 artpack that just dropped is some form or another of #textart and #textmode art - here is a sampling of specimens of #ASCIIart, #ANSIart, #ATASCII, #PETSCII and #ShiftJIS contained therein.

I entered the #ATASCII compo for the first time this year. I came in 2nd-to-last, but I was happy with my drawing: X the Owl from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

Results video here:
youtu.be/1HiR0Jndvt0

It's been a while since I tried drawing with the #Atari 8-bit computer's unique character set!

Results of the 5th ATASCII Compo 2025. 14th Nov, at 7 pm CET. youtu.be/1HiR0Jndvt0 #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

The entries of the 5th ATASCII Compo 2025 will be presented today, 7th Nov, at 7 pm CET. youtu.be/l52aaTAOIuc #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

Deadline for the 5th ATASCII Compo extended on request until Tuesday, 4th November. Get creative - now! logiker.com/ATASCII #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

5th ATASCII Compo 2025! Reminder: Only one week left! Submissions until 28th Oct 2025 logiker.com/ATASCII #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

Straight from 1985 operating in 2025.
Here’s the southern amis login running on the #Atari XEbook, connecting over #FujiNet using BobTerm in full #Atascii glory

Southern AMIS BBS
southernamis.ddns.net:port 23
Mode: Atari/Atascii Only – or southernamis.com to connect
#BBSing #computesgazette

Memories of the 4th ATASCII Compo 2024. logiker.com/ATASCII #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

Get back to BBSing!
AMIS XE online — powered by the Southern Amis Projects running on real #Atari hardware.

Log in for pure ATASCII art and 8-bit nostalgia: southernamis.com
Web,Dial,Telnet
amis86.ddns.net:port 9000

#BBSing #FujiNet #RetroComputing #ATASCII

The 5th ATASCII Compo just started! You have 3 weeks to submit your entry with 2 or even more colors🌈! Final submission: 28 Oct 2025 logiker.com/ATASCII #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

🎉 5th ATASCII Compo 2025! Create and share your ATASCII art - this time also with a 🌈Color category! Submissions: 6–28 Oct 2025 logiker.com/ATASCII #ATASCII #ASCII #textart #pixlart #Atari #Atari8bit #retrocomputing #ドット絵 #demoscene

He’s not just wearing shades—he’s scanning for callers.Plug in, power up, and relive the #Atari / #Atascii glory.

southernamis.ddns.net: port 23
#Telnet • Dial • Web
Atari / Atascii only

Come for the graphics, stay for the chaos.
Southern Amis #BBSing — where yesterday is always online.

« Hidden Level » - a tribute to Zeppelin Game's Zybex, 1988

Atari 8bit ASCII - 40x25 chars monochrome - by #592C63 / @akaikoshi.bsky.social - Aug. 2025

Ranked 2nd at #SillyVenture 2025 demoparty ATASCII Compo
demozoo.org/graphics/375...

#demoscene #demoparty #atari #atari8bit #ATASCII #asciiArt

Some Atari 8-bit ASCII pictures created for ATASCII Compo 2024, organised by @logiker.bsky.social .
Atari 8-bit ASCII - 40x25 chars

« MOBy, the Mining Operating Bot »
« The Absolute Dream Team »
« ASCII slugfest »
« Jake and Elwood » (not submitted)

#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

A colossal white octopus wraps its many tentacles around a cluster of skyscrapers about to have their seismic resistence sorely tested in a cloud of angry ink

Mistigram: flee for your lives! An enormous, enraged mollusk prepares to dismantle eight skyscrapers simultaneously in this screen, "Attacktopus", drawn by @polyducks.bsky.social for last year's #ATASCII compo. This piece was included in the MIST-30 artpack celebration.

« nanoCave » - the Ascii cards

#nanoCave is a Rogue-like game for your Atari ST.

Here, three Atari 8-bit cards created to promote the game.

Atari 8-bit
40x25 chars -bw

More info : electric-dreams.itch.io/nano-cave

#atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii #atarist #homebrew #retrogaming

« United Sceners 0x01 »

Atari 8-bit ASCII - 40x25 chars - monochrome
Submitted at Deadline 2021 ASCII ANSI PETSCII Compo, ranked 9th
#demoscene #ascii #atascii #atari #atari8bit

A stylish female replicant with a look patterned after Pris in Blade Runner picks up a telephone receiver and converses with a more obviously mechanical android, whose ocular sensors pop out of their sockets.

Mistigram: this monochrome scene, promoting the fictitious 0300-HOT-BOTZ chatline, was drawn by @illarterate.bsky.social . It placed 6th in last year's #ATASCII competition, and was included in the recent MIST-30 artpack celebration.

« Major Ascii Arcana IV - The Emperor »
[ power authority father figure past trust security ]

Atari 8-bit ASCII - 2x40x25 chars - monochrome
Submitted at Shadow Party 2022 : Text Graphics Compo, ranked 3rd
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

« Major Ascii Arcana III - The Empress »
[ action protection sexual pleasure abundance ]

Atari 8-bit ASCII - 2x40x25 chars - monochrome
Submitted at Shadow Party 2022 : Text Graphics Compo, ranked 3rd
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

« Attack of the Mutant Camels »

An Atari 8bits ASCII picture submitted at ATASCII Compo 2022 organised by @logiker.bsky.social , ranked 1st place.
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #atascii #ascii

« He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Stard-At »

An Atari 8-bit ASCII picture submitted at ATASCII Compo 2022 organised by @logiker.bsky.social , ranked 2nd place.
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #atascii #ascii

« AtaPETS adoption centre »

An Atari 8-bits ASCII picture submitted at ATASCII Compo 2022 organised by @logiker.bsky.social . Ranked 7th place.
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #atascii #ascii

« Nanobot Wedding Fair »

Atari 8-bits ASCII picture submitted at ATASCII Compo 2023 organised by @logiker.bsky.social , ranked 5th place.
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

« Ascii Cthulhu »

Atari 8bits ASCII picture submitted at ATASCII Compo 2023, organised by @logiker.bsky.social . Ranked 8th place.
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

« PotatoPunKatze »

An Atari 8-bit ASCII picture submitted at Silly Venture 2023 Summer Edition : ATASCII compo - ranked 2nd place.
Atari 8bit - 40x25 chars - monochrome
#demoscene #Atari #Atascii #Atari8bit #ascii

« CyberPunKatze »

An Atari 8-bit ASCII picture submitted at Silly Venture 2023 Summer Edition : ATASCII compo - ranked 2nd place.
Atari 8bit - 40x25 chars - monochrome
#demoscene #Atari #Atascii #Atari8bit #ascii

pépé likes postcards #2
Some others prints of pépé's Atari ST and Atari 8bits graphics, Atari, Amstrad or Pico8 ASCII drawings created for two years and submitted at some demoparties.
#demoscene #pixelart #atari #atarist #atari8bit #amstrad #ascii #atascii #pico8

Some Atari ASCII works created in november 2024.
The three first ones were submitted at ATASCII Compo 2024 organised by @logiker.bsky.social .
Atari 8bit ASCII - 40x25 chars - monochrome
#atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii