Colored Wario Land 3 Wario sprites

[Chris2Balls [:B]]

Your current sheet uses pure black, which stands out like a sore thumb in comparison to the other colours of the palette. That's the problem about going halfway in this style: it looks out of place.

The holding sprites could do with more work: I would suggest you move the shoulders further forward, so that the arms don't seem as lanky.
I still think the blue around the eyes doesn't work, because there isn't enough contrast between the skin tone and the blue.