Well, I've hammered out an idea, I've done some work in PS (I know I should wait till the end because gameplay is far more important, but I couldn't help myself), and I've gotten movement working.
Next I need to work on collision detection, bonuses, enemies, win conditions, and extra maps (plus the tutorial if I have time to fit it in).
In the mean time, here's a screen shot:
Check out my journal if you want to see how crappy my art is!