Not sure if it counts as "simple," but here's a way to make a two-tile player sprite: Pulp how-to: two-tile-tall player
With a bit of work you could probably generalize this method to other sizes and tile types.
Not sure if it counts as "simple," but here's a way to make a two-tile player sprite: Pulp how-to: two-tile-tall player
With a bit of work you could probably generalize this method to other sizes and tile types.