Not all animated pixel art was for lack of video, just like not all ascii art was and is for lack of images. Recording a video is a wholly different process to

Not all animated pixel art was for lack of video, just like not all ascii art was and is for lack of images. Recording a video is a wholly different process to animating a 16x16 smiley. If anything, at least by now, I think more people record video because they can't draw, than people draw because they can't afford the equipment or bandwith for video.