John's Fan Creations Thread (Reviews, Sprite Art, and More!)

I was inspired by how @Redshift uses character icons in the Car Wash now, so I decided to make one for Mario Carbone (Car Wash Mario)!
Wrecking Crew '98 - Mario Carbone-1.png.png

FYI, I used Mario's Icon from Wrecking Crew '98 as the base, and it edited it from there.
 
Yeah I wanted to use character icons because it displays the character's facial expressions rather than typing out how they feel. In addition, it's more expressive than the M&L sprites that were used. This does mean that I need to expend a lot more effort drawing facial expressions but I really hope that'll pay off!
 
Dang it, you abandoned it. :(
 
Will you include some hair physics in the run cycle? :]
 
Also, I have a little piece of Fan Fiction.

Green Hills, Montana. It was just another quiet day in the sleepy little town. Well, with one notable exception.
"I'll get you this time!" Crazy Carl yelled into the night.