The type I am speaking of is RPG Maker XP pixel art. My avatar is an example. I can put 1 or several 2D pixel characters in an avatar, with a pretty pixel background. There are many pre-made characters I may use, but I can customize them to make them more like you want. I also could put in characters from any Aldorlea game, like Marine, or Bokden.
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Examples:
![Image](http://i41.tinypic.com/hx0yo6.png)
![Image](http://i41.tinypic.com/5bw8pu.png)
![Image](http://i44.tinypic.com/68rlg1.png)
![Image](http://i41.tinypic.com/1h2s8x.png)
![Image](http://i43.tinypic.com/2gtbt5c.png)
![Image](http://i40.tinypic.com/5xvmg5.png)
(I don't know?! I thought it was funny!)
![Image](http://i42.tinypic.com/f9nip5.png)
![Image](http://i39.tinypic.com/34htc9x.png)