Apparently, there's not much info out there about how 9 Fingers was made. I found this [1]. A genetic algorithm takes quite a while to come up with a pic, I wonder how long it took them in 1992! [2]
Kind of related, this series of articles on the vector encoder for Another World [3].
Kind of related, this series of articles on the vector encoder for Another World [3].
1: http://www.mos6502.com/friday-commodore/9-fingers-the-infamo...
2: https://chriscummins.cc/s/genetics/
3: https://fabiensanglard.net/another_world_polygons/index.html