Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

I've been working on this game for a while. To my knowledge I'm the first one to run this game version. It was really fun to find new tricks in an unexplored game and to route the run from start to finish, with the only help being an unfinished TAS of the Sega Genesis version (which, as of yet, also has no completed RTA speedruns of), and it was especially an honor since this was one of my favorite games from my childhood.
Fairly happy with the run. Some hiccups in a few places (especially in The Realm of the Dead), but this run also includes the best level 5 boss (the frog) I've ever had and thanks to it I snagged the first sub-17 run. I will probably keep going for a bit of a lower time still.

I used JoyToKey to be able to properly use a controller. The game does have native controller support but it only supports the analog stick and not the dpad. I hate using an analog stick for 2d sidescrollers and I didn't want to use a keyboard either, so I took this solution instead. In the eyes of some, using a third party application to rebind controls might make a speedrun feel less legitimate but eh, this is the only way I felt like controlling the game and I don't feel like I gained any special advantages with this specific application.
And while I'm at it, here's the controls I've been using:

Morph/Ammo: Right Bumper
Attack/Shoot: X
Jump: A
Quick Morph: Left Bumper
Teleport: Y

Twitch channel: twitch.tv/sbdwolf