My dads on no authority, its the fact that he has no experience that counts- world wide industries produce games for generations with no knowledge on game design such as children and therefore it is hard to know what is wanted or what impresses. Seeming as my dad was impressed and he has no background knowledge of the subject, i would say these sprites are sucessful.
ps, whats with the handdrawn crap? im missing something here...
Okay then. In the computer gaming industry, the companies develop games to impress the customers, not the other companies. Therefore i see my dad as the customer, being impressed by the company (ie Kitsune Yamato).
You're a moron. Go do some reading on marketing and come back.
world wide industries produce games for generations with no knowledge on game design such as children and therefore it is hard to know what is wanted or what impresses