Very cool! Slightly different though in that 3dsen seems to be adding depth to sprites and a camera view outside the player, while tom7's puts you in the game on the level either top down or side view, walking in it as the player.

I suppose it depends on where you place the camera, on the player like tom7 "WolfNEStein 3D" or from a viewpoint far enough back to view a portion of the level like 3dsen.

3dsen approach is more playable and is really neat for depth in 3d and VR. Could be cool in AR as well.