[Also, since this got published before my team finished our new run, should we keep going (~40 second improvement, I predict, that will be done in a few days), or should we start completely over (~2 minute improvement that will not be done for a while)?
It worths mention that the game has MANY emulator issues, which won't be fixed in the near future, therefore I don't motivate you to improve it, unless you are good at vomitting.
I also don't want this run obsolete the warped one, just as the 18:41.7 warpless run can't obsolete the 4:57.31 warped run.
Warp to 8-3 Enter the Options screen and switch the controls to A and C for Fire and B for Jump. Return to the title screen wait for the demos to begin. Watch the demos until you see an extremely dark level. The demo will run for a while and then pause. Press Start to unpause and enter the game. You will die and begin at the Volcano level. Keep spitting to light up the place, otherwise it will be totally dark.