But the biggest part is they are using "pixel art" as a crutch to make very lazy, no effort graphics. The same as "CalArts" is for cartoons, or the "tumblr nose" for webcomics.
There exists no reason other than pure incompetence (and I'm talking the lack of trying kind) to have characters with less detail than Mario whose entire game was 40KB.
But the biggest part is they are using "pixel art" as a crutch to make very lazy, no effort graphics. The same as "CalArts" is for cartoons, or the "tumblr nose" for webcomics.
There exists no reason other than pure incompetence (and I'm talking the lack of trying kind) to have characters with less detail than Mario whose entire game was 40KB.