ASCII Gunship vs Expendrix

Your gunship is made of characters. So is everything trying to kill it. ASCII GUNSHIP is an arcade vertical shoot-em-up rendered entirely as a live terminal character grid. Every ship, bullet, boss and explosion is a glyph in a bright ANSI palette, with optional CRT scanlines. Drag to fly. Your cannons never stop. Tap the bomb when the screen fills with fire. BUILD A DIFFERENT GUNSHIP EVERY RUN Clear a wave, then pick 1 of 3 upgrade cards: fire rate, orbiting drones, chain lightning levels, tail guns. 18 cards and 8 weapons, from VULCAN and LASER to TESLA ARC and PLASMA SNAKE. BOSSES WORTH FIGHTING Every fifth wave a multi-part ASCII boss fills the top of the terminal. Shoot off its turrets, survive three escalating gun phases, and salvage the credits. A CAMPAIGN, THEN MORE Fight through 5 sectors with their own procedural backdrops and enemy rosters, then loop them at MK-2 ferocity and beyond. Keep your chain multiplier alive up to x9. THE HANGAR Spend salvage on 8 gunships, each with its own passive and starting weapon, from the reliable RAPTOR to the drone-carrying PALADIN. FEATURES - Everything is text: real-time character-grid renderer, zero sprite art - 8 weapons, 18 upgrade cards - 5 multi-part bosses with destructible parts and 3-phase patterns - 8 buyable glyph gunships with real passives - 5 sectors + endless MK tiers, chain multiplier up to x9 - CADET / VETERAN / ACE difficulty, CRT scanline toggle - Offline, private, no accounts, no tracking - No ads, no paywalls. Every ship earnable in-game (optional tip jar) From Anguished Studio. Fly. Fire. Pick a card. Beat your best.

Expendrix is a premium iOS application designed to bring the raw, high-contrast aesthetics of a classic retro arcade cabinet directly to your iPhone. Built entirely using modern SwiftUI layout architecture, the app functions as a visually striking digital experience wrapped in a nostalgic cyberpunk shell. Core Visual Experience Retro Arcade Architecture: The interface is framed as an authentic physical cabinet, using a deep black backdrop combined with a crisp, glowing cyan border to replicate the look of a vintage CRT monitor. Neon Styling: The app leans heavily into a distinct 1980s palette, utilizing custom-tuned retro neon magenta and electric green monospaced text for a high-fidelity terminal look. Marquee Header: The top of the interface proudly runs a custom-designed pixel art marquee graphic (game_logo), creating an immediate premium presence the second the app boots up. Active Rendering Engine: At the heart of the interface sits a dedicated visual space powered by a dynamic SpinComponent, filling your screen with fluid, rhythmic movement that shifts perfectly according to your device’s geometry. App Store & Home Screen Presence Icon Aesthetic: On the iOS home screen, Expendrix is represented by a stunning, high-detail pixel art app icon (AppIcon.jpg). The icon features a stylized central dial, glowing cybernetic terminal grids, and retro-font accents that elevate your home screen layout. The Philosophy: Driven by the terminal command line, "INSERT COIN TO ALTER ALTERNATE REALITIES," the app is built for users who appreciate meticulous retro styling, sleek motion design, and a flawless arcade aesthetic.