I hadn't commented on this one yet in case I could eventually manage to go further into the game (I couldn't ;) ). I went a bit through the different paths after the first checkpoint but never managed to reach a second one I think.
The game is great, it's emulating its inspiration quite perfectly, with great music and controls which fit the right balance between sturdy and smooth. Granted the game is not easy the difficulty is right on point, from what've encountered no sequence is ridiculous, the level design is good.
One thing that's been troubling me is how when you reach the first checkpoint then you can go west, but if you die you can't anymore, I've been wondering if it's intentional.
I'm not the biggest fan of advanced parallax scrolling in games which want to emulate NES games.
Thanks for sharing!