I'm currently teaching myself how to make 8-bit characters for an upcoming short story and I decided to remake Mario as a learning exercise.

There's something comfortingly hypnotic about this particular sprite. He's a perfect square composed of 3 colors and 168 blocks. I dunno why I care, but I do. It's almost spiritual to me.

I hope I can design a sprite that's half as elegant as Mario here! Wish me luck.

In the print version of Stick Cats #3 - Act 0, this splash is actually a double-page spread straddling the center of the super-short story. My blog width sorta kills the majesty of it compared to the previous pages, so make sure you click on the image to get the full effect of the Octo-Kitty clawing Amazonia in her kitten face!!