It looks like you’re referring to the classic that used to run via Telnet at towel.blinkenlights.nl .

That service has been (since around 2021–2022 intermittently, and more permanently since mid-2023 for many users). The original server was maintained by a Dutch hacker group, but it seems the telnet daemon is no longer running.

This document details the service interruption affecting towel.blinkenlights.nl , the historic server hosting the ASCII rendition of Star Wars: A New Hope . The service, a staple of internet nostalgia accessible via the telnet protocol, experienced a period of unresponsiveness.