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# Stunning Incredible Doom ANSI art by mattmatthew
- URL: https://www.matthewbogart.net/2022/08/25/amazing-ansi-art-incredible-doom-print-by-mattmatthew/
- Published: 2022-08-25T16:35:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-25T16:35:54.000Z
- Author: Matthew Bogart
- Tags: mattmatthew, # Incredible Doom, posters

If you were logging into BBSes in the early days of connected computers, like the characters in [Incredible Doom](http://incredibledoom.com/?ref=matthewbogart.net), you probably knew about ANSI art. 

Internet speeds at the time were usually too slow to download even a tiny image file quickly. So artists would create different shapes using *text characters* like the ones below. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9c/0c/9c0c3ed1-6073-42fe-82e4-7701884d4597/content/images/2022/08/CleanShot-2022-08-25-at-09.17.42@2x.png)

Sort of like ASCII art, but constructed from a larger set of 256 letters, numbers, and symbols, "ANSI art" became *huge* in the early days of the net, [with different crews of artists even battling each other](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrBbm5ZMlo&ref=matthewbogart.net) for bragging rights. 

Amazingly, it's still a vibrant scene today, practiced by some *fantastic* artists like [Mattmatthew](http://blocktronics.org/tag/mattmatthew/?ref=matthewbogart.net), who did this gorgeous *Incredible Doom* [print releasing today](https://buyolympia.com/Item/mattmathew-incredible-doom-ansi-print?ref=matthewbogart.net).

I can't believe how stunning it is. 

Printed by the fantastic [BuyOlympia](https://buyolympia.com/?ref=matthewbogart.net) here in Portland, Oregon, the print uses an 11-color high-definition ink process on an enhanced matte paper. It's full bleed, with no border, and looks stunning

[Get one for yourself](https://buyolympia.com/Item/mattmathew-incredible-doom-pixel-print?ref=matthewbogart.net)

I know I'll be getting several. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9c/0c/9c0c3ed1-6073-42fe-82e4-7701884d4597/content/images/2022/08/2m-incredibledoom_color_13x19_fullbleed.png)