The remarkable thing is that even though the level of animation's ~way~ up even from the astonishing levels found in Yumimi Mix Remix it really is still all "live" pixel art - look at this example, one full scene and then the same image with different layers turned off
OK so thanks to @project_egg I'm all set up with a copy of Square's PC-88 1986 title Cruise Chaser Blassty! I'll try to get a fun blog post written up about it before the end of the month! o/
OK so "Vibrant" won the poll with "Funky" coming close second - and thanks to a combination of J-PSN and your truly humbling Ko-fi donations (seriously, I can't thank you enough) I've got the perfect game!