It goes both way
At first when I saw it I puked(it is a very ugly design) then I played and felt a little better. Was it becasue the gameplay was good or was it that you always feel better after you puke?
I guess it's a little of both.
Graphics is the easiest to do man. You got the hard part right. I understand the retro look you gave it like some Amiga game but it made it very unpleasant.