Hey, nice concept.
The graphics didn´t progressed much since the times of 2600, but the sound did really improved a lot, don´t you think so? ( ;D )
Anyway, it´s a little funny seeing stick figures mixed with anime-like portraits... Especially in the close-ups. The main character is a stick figure... pining for an anime girl... It´s like if the styles didn´t match very well...
And for the show you´ve been inspirated... No idea. It could be Hokuto no Ken, but there´s lots of similar opening sequences like that... Please tell me when the contest is over, I´m really curious.
Overall, a really nice movie. I liked it very much.
P.S: I recognized the dragon. I´ve been playing a Mega Drive/Genesis emu lately, you know... But anyway, I loved the style of the 80´s japanese videogames and I wouldn´t have forgotten that menu screen...