Top-down sci-fi pixel tutorial built around an 8×8 tilemap and the NES palette with outlines for readability. It covers tiny animated characters (simple 8-pixel-tall bases, run cycles, agents, robots), a ~16×16 personal mech you can enter and exit, and a full exterior city: design whole buildings on the grid, then break them into reusable tiles for a synthetic urban look.
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