It turns out that sprite design is far more tedious than I initially expected, but resolve is unshaken. It is fair to say that for the time being, in this project's infancy, postings will be far and few between. In the mean time, I am greatly emboldened by this work that I found on a random forum, but I do not know who the artist is. Please inform me so so I can give credit where credit is due. And also: thank you to whom ever for reminding me that I am not the only one passionate about a project like this: