Oh hell, YES. The murmuring whispers at the beginning, and the suspensful beat, that was way more intense than it had any right being with like 7 sprites total, just bravo.
Also, yeah, machine + out of hand, how is this the first escaped AI shootout that I've seen here?? it's an idea that fits so well it seems obvious in hindsight. The game feels tight, not too challenging, just fun, tight controls.
My only note: Checkpoint at boss start would've made this more fun for me, I wasn't excited to play through all 3 rooms of scientists to try again the third time (no deductions there, just being constructive ^_^)