Q7204okay: Sketch #39 – Actual Time VFX

Hello)
I love SNES even though I never had one (emulator only).
A few years ago I was in the US as a work and travel participant and bought a laptop for internet and games. And it was really cheap laptop = D So SNES games were my only option (or one of the best). I've played so many hours … the good old days).

Ok, back to the sketch) I took Front Mission: Gun Hazard as my main reference.
Also, I want to use as few resources as possible to make it harder.
Motor unit.

Right now I have:
Background: Art / screenshot from Battlefield (found on the internet) and in "Pixelator" (link):

A tiled texture of the explosion (made in Photoshop this time). Original art:

Result:

And several effects with this texture:

I can only work on weekends so my plans:
Minimum: simple battle scene – missile flies to the target and blows it up + environmental effects.
Maximum: Parallax background, additional objects, additional VFX action on the screen.

Wish me luck! =)