crab2selout: Yeah, Mark Jones also posted on the PixelJoint forums a while back, which is how I found his work. Rubicon is what really stood out to me though. He also does work on Morrowind and made the graphics for Arkanoid, which isn't impressive graphic wise, but impressive and interesting because I loved playing that game when I was a lot younger.
Camus: I definitely agree about the beauty in Boktai backgrounds. What I really love is that blocky shading they use. I'm not sure how to explain it besides saying "blocky" or "fractured" look, but I'm sure everyone can understand what I mean since it's a hard look to miss. I love that game in general. Too bad I can't play it in winter, no sun and all.