I have decided that I am a fan of playing LJN games and as this was in the NES wishlist I thought I would give it a go. This game is potentially more entertaining than the Wolverine and certainly more so than X-Men but because of the more linear paths and the fact that they removed the variable jumping height and distance that was present in Wolverine this game was far easier to optimize.
Here is my run finishing the game in 12 minutes and 15.9 seconds. The fastest real time speedrun I could find finished in 15 mintues 38 seconds so this is a 3 minute 22 second (202 seconds) improvement.
This run is 99% done as of this moment. I know that at right around 10 minutes into the run I use a sub-optimal route by going downstairs when I could just continue right. In levels 3 and 4 there are a few spots where I jump to avoid enemies or bullets but I still have to test if simply shooting the enemy before they can harm me is faster.
Other than that I think everything else is optimal but I am going to try and make sure before I submit. Other than that I may just try to make the unavoidable moments where he has to remain stationary more entertaining and then try to make the motorcycle scene more interesting.
Let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback.
Thanks.