I don't know how you sprite now these days, but your old Mario sprites could use work. The shape of the head looks off and the hands are too blocky.
By the way if you want to make an NES styled game, it wouldn't hurt to follow the limitations of the system. I don't know much about the specifics, but one thing I know is that each sprite is limited to three colors and transparency.
By the way if you want to make an NES styled game, it wouldn't hurt to follow the limitations of the system. I don't know much about the specifics, but one thing I know is that each sprite is limited to three colors and transparency.