Made me smile. I like the geometric shading techniques; they create a nice sense of texture with minimal detail.
Your simples shades give us a beautiful and warm atmosphere.
I agree, i think it looks alot better enlarged then at 1x. Either way it's really interesting. :]
In other news at work yesterday morning the on-air announcer announced when it was 10:10am, on the 10th of the 10th 2010. xD
This is one of the best pixel art pieces that I've seen in a long time.