alright, now that we have the Link sprite menu working, why not just go all-out and have Link's animations set up like other items? you can expand the size of the tiles, change how many frames each animation uses, and how fast they animate. an option on the Link sprite menu would allow you to use the "standing" sprite, or change how far the sword swings (quarter or half circle, for GB or LttP style Links). at this point, I'd imagine that it wouldn't be that hard to impliment?
custom Link animations
This makes sense.
I second.
Give it time. Baby steps people, baby steps.