since I'm on dialup, the load times for every portion of the site, and without any indication of a pre-loader, are a bit on the rough side.
Did you model the characters in 3D and then import them as vectors? They're really neat.
So, what do you plan on having these characters do, exactly? Are they simply there to move around a bit after you select one? See, I like the characters, and I like video-game layouts (I did one myself a few months ago that is complete enough to view, but not "done." I'd like to finish were it not for my lack of MX 2004 at home), but it's not coming together for me for some reason. Part of it is the load times, but also I think it's in part because I associate the whole nintendo controler scheme with sprite based graphics, and that's more of a modern-day 3D deal... or maybe it's because the controler buttons are floating in what seems to be nowhere?