REVIVALWe found a solution to the pygrafix problem. It's called
pySFML, and it's based off the pretty good C++ graphics lib
SFML.
SFML works through almost pure OpenGL, and pySFML uses Cython, so speed is similar to pygrafix, but it's actively getting developed, is based on a pretty mature library and has a nice API.
Because proof of concept is needed, I and NAGN already started working on it
here.
Screenshot after 1.5 hours work (including compiling pySFML):

Also, I should mention that the collision code, presumably the stair code of Jaxof07, is buggy and sometimes causes teleports.