Mm. . . Watching this movie, I made the following observations:
• Stage 1 seemed to be run flawlessly.
• In Stage 2, wasn't there some way to break through that second brick wall? Also in Stage 2, a little more than halfway through the stage, you bump into a barracade, slowing you down. This costs you roughly. . .I'd say. . .a quarter of a second? Maybe half?
• In the second Bonus Game, is there some way to lose the puck faster than you did?
• Stage 3 seemed flawless, too.
• Stage 4, you missed a couple coins(as noted) and jumped a little too early when trying to get the Diamond card suit.
• More video game logic for ya. . . Black Jack's ice-ski(snow mobile?) crashed into the spike pit. . .at the near side. . .and doesn't get pushed off the spikes by the giant block of ice.
• The more I think about it, the more this game reminds me of SegaSonic the Hedgehog.(The arcade game.) Minus the trackball and bosses, of course.
• You took two hits on Level 5! One going through the fallen gate and another being licked by the Ghost. I have to admit, though. The one through the gate looked completely and utterly unavoidable to me. Unless the gate raises up if you wait long enough. . .
• As you said, you got the worst ending, so. . . Dunno what to say there.
• Crap. There's a Hard Mode? This is an incomplete run. o_o; Still a good run, though. Too bad Hard Mode is only unlocked by beating the game once.
My Vote: No.(Changed from Yes. See below.)
Old Reasons for Yes Vote: Though there were a couple mistakes here and there, as well as the fact he got the bad ending, this is a worthy speed run to me.
New Reasons for No Vote: There were more mistakes in this run than I thought! Lots more. This is far from being the fastest this game can be beaten, not to mention with the Bad Ending, you only see half the game.(Even though the other half is just the same, but harder.)
Advice: See above and below.
Edit: His name is "Kid Klown," not "Kid Klutz". The king was just ticked off in the Bad Ending.
Second Edit: Having played through the game on Hard Mode, I have more critiques for you. And I really wish I hadn't voted "Yes" quite as hastily as I did. . . I wish I could change my vote, damn it. >_<;
• Remember that gate in Level 5 that is closed and you have to squeeze through? Jamming on the buttons(Y, X, B, A, L, and/or R by default) will make Kid squeeze through much faster than if he did on his own. Hit all the buttons as fast as you can! This also works when he's getting up, or if he's blown up, squished, or otherwise hurt or distracted, too.
• This is only half the game, considering if you finish the game the first time, you enable Hard Mode, which is basically the same game, but harder. Oh, and you get to view the actual credits if you beat Hard Mode.
• Also, you can completely forego Bonus Rounds if you don't collect more than 10 coins in a Level. Did you know that?
