You might say 8-bit is the easiest way to sprite, but it's harder than you think.
general rules say you can only use 4 colors includingtranparent (I used white)
If you want to use a sprite that will use more than 4 colors(my King K.Rool.) you should use layers
Megaman games and Kirby's adventure use these layers alot.
I made these for a 8-bit compo on another forum and like your impressions.

I allready made a pixelart of Cranky and started transforming him in 16-bit.
This post has been edited by Frario on Jul 20 2005, 06:19 AM