The player character in Faxanadu starts the game returning to their hometown after a long time away. I like to think they were away at college.
Approaching the World Tree. Tumblr flagged this image for obscenity. Wonder why.
A lot of the monster designs in Faxanadu are pretty grotesque. These guys are always in profile, so you can’t tell if they have one arm or two. I chose two, just to be nice.
The first feat you have to accomplish in Faxanadu is getting a running start to jump over some spiky poop. It’s great.
Not sure if this is what’s intended, but it’s what I see.
I have always called these monsters “Muffin men”. I imagine them as fungus-infected zombies, but looking back I think I missed a trick. They always drop loaves of bread, see, so maybe I should have drawn them wearing a chef’s hat rather than a cauliflour top.
This one I like because the original sprite is so vague. I chose to draw it as an ambulatory pile of purple noodles.
The opponents in Faxanadu are supposed to be “dwarves”. This is the only enemy that ever looked like a dwarf to me.
Take your pick. Snake arms or bubbly
