Well, I ended up using the free RagePixel add-on for Unity rather than messing around with GraphicsGale and Orthello. RagePixel lets you actually draw and animate your sprites right inside of Unity.

So, I’ve started by making an animated little pixelated dude and a little zapper thing. Not bad for programmer art if I do say so myself.

Well, 2am here, time for some shut-eye.