Man, you can't seriously think that selling an asset like this is ok. It's pretty much this asset a little bit modified: https://www.spriters-resource.com/fullview/8928/.
A "tribute" it's a remind, a detail or a "feeling" that you menaged to convey into your asset, not the original asset recolored. Seriously speechless.
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I referenced every early Zelda game, including the one you mentioned. However, I drew each sprite by hand; each sprite took hours to make. This asset pack is for people who want to make Zelda-like games, so many of the animations match up. I would never and have never stolen or recolored anyone's assets.
Listen, I could make a sheet comparison to show the actual copied frames, but I assume it's not interesting for anyone involved. I'm glad to see that, in Itch.io, you can literally "redraw" Nintendo's property and everyone are chill with it (aside from Nintendo that could strike any game with this asset in mere seconds). I can only add that it's easy to "take inspiration" when you literally take the material from sprite resources and sell it, but if everyone are cool with that who am I to judge.