Sorry for the late reply. My internet connection was out for the past 24 hours.
a few questions:
Does that include level design
Animations
particle effects
etc.
We will need an artist (or two) to draw/animate some 2D characters for the game. Since the levels will be generated procedurally, we will not need any level designers, but we might need some background artists to create the scenes in which the game will be played in. Particle effects are not mandatory, but would be nice

maybe you should post a picture of just how old school you are thinking of
Well, follow this link and take a look at some of these screenshots of Shinobi III for tee Sega Genesis:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/shinobi-iii-return-of-the-ninja-master/screenshotsWe were hoping for something at this level.
