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Looks nice, but without shadows it's missing an important (and often very complex) feature.

Sometimes the lack of something shifts our focus elsewhere. Could be a feature.

The benefits of having less is underrated.

Only when you value waiting for what you want, possibly forever, rather than simply disabling what you don't.

Yeah, thinking it may need a second pass to produce shadows. It's not clear to me that you could "bake them in" since textures are reused.

Stretch goal, dynamic lighting — like someone carrying a torch ahead of you in a tunnel and illuminating as they went.

To be sure though, the retro vibe is 100% nailed as is.

Just use a second uv for the lighting.