The art was made directly as ANSI art using a custom engine that captain coder made.
We tried converting pixel art directly over, but it doesnt look 'right'
It also only uses the original very limited pallette and uses special characters to 'blend' them. The characters are also not 'square' like normal pixel art but are 2x1 tall. If you see a solid single pixel it is an illusion and is in fact 2 'pixels' of each different colors.
Making the art for this game took about 3-4 times as long as doing it the 'traditional' way, but I think it has a neat look to it!