That's still pretty remarkable if you're not a pixel artist. I was expecting way worse. And my guess is you can keep trying. You're not limited to one generation.

I know the retort is often to "hire a pixel artist", but many people genuinely just want to make something themselves.

> if you're not a pixel artist

Are you looking at the input or the animation? The input is decent pixel art. The output is decent pixel art... on the first frame. One it's in motion it immediately becomes a blurry, non-pixel-art mess that would all need to be redone. It can't just be drawn over with a pixel art tool, the proportions are all off from the original and things don't move they way they should for a sprite animation.