I have no idea about modern pixel art artist’s thought process, but it’s generally under-appreciated that CRT-era pixel art looks significantly different on todays displays than it looked on the originally targeted hardware.
That being said, there were also a couple of years in the 2000’s where pixel-based icons were specifically designed for LCD.
That being said, there were also a couple of years in the 2000’s where pixel-based icons were specifically designed for LCD.