Cool game!
* I really LOVE the bg art, that is some GORGEOUS rendering for the limited color sets. I think the parallax can't be done (also are those mountains moving on their own? lol) on the NES but the art itself is all fantastic.
* I appreciate some of the small touches, like the READY at the start of the stage, really helps it feel like an NES game. Also the Megaman style room transitions.
* The combat certainly feels NES, with the knockbock, definitely tuned for that, although the jumps are committed ones.
* The camera had a lot of slight lerping whenever you stopped, I'm not sure it was necessary given how tight the frame on the character was.
* I think the HUD was very creative but maybe a little difficult to parse being cramped and unorthodox. I respect the effort though for sure.
* I like the music! Solid pumping beat in the day and a very well suited track for night.
* I ran into some clipping bugs where I got stuck in the wall and died, transitioning back and forth between two screens...
Overall nice entry!