You nailed the NES vibes here! I love the art and layout design too. It might be a bit busy on the Area description pages with the background and everything, but I love it. The setup is easy to understand, but everything absolutely oozes with personality!
Let me just call out a few of my favorite things.
- "His pus-filled eyes ooze and crust from ‘seeing too much shit’" Geeez
- A swanboat-hippo love story
- Saving the day without all the keys (though I'm not sure how the option is communicated to the players)
- 5d100 damage on explosion? So you're saying there's a chance! :P
- Torches with effects? Genius!
- Poor ol' Pizbak
- Everything happening at The Gash
Very fun! Very playable!