Hello Marty,
Two communities I'd suggest you check out to get help or critiques while you're working on your new game are: Christian Coders Network for the coding and promoting side and Creation in Digital for the graphics and music side.
the sixties never ended for me - (besides when you look really close at the face its not REALLY a cartoon)
take a look at http://www.newrev7.com for more of this "cartoon" look - (I chose that because it was something not quake looking, also I do cartoons in my sleep)