Wonderful work here. I found your post on AtariAge and followed into the rabbit hole and am definitely glad I did.
Super scaler games have a special place in the hearts of gamers from that period of gaming. They have a certain charm to them that is not matched with full on polygon/3D games.
Great work. The challenge is just right already.
I posted a gameplay video, no commentary, on my YouTube channel, written article linked in description.