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Gradius ASCII Engine

6.8
gaming profitable added: Sunday March 2026 12:34

A cross-platform game engine specifically designed for creating games using ASCII characters, allowing developers to easily build and deploy retro-style games with a unique visual aesthetic, including screenshot saving as .TXT files.

120h
mvp estimate
6.8
viability grade
27
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technology stack

C# Easy Medium

inspired by

Gradius arcade classic rebuilt using pure ASCII