The game was kinda funny to make just because it's that of a boring nature and the collision check is horrid. :)
Creativity in general would have made a difference, since this game isn't very entertaining on it's own, as others have noted. Pacifist style autoscroll (the astaroid area?) areas, shooting the jetpack guy only in the crotch, and shooting in time to the music, just to give you an idea of what I mean by creativity.
I think this run should get Mega Man 1's star, although I'm probably in the minority thinking that, simply because this run is much more suited for a beginner to watch than MM1 is.
It works really well with the Street Fighter movies. Bubble Bobble could be cut down to ten minutes just by cutting out the waits. Final Fantasy could be *really* short by playing just the battles. Punch-Out (both of them). Earthworm Jim (without the Andy Asteroids levels). Those are the ones that would really benefit just by cutting out the waits, anyway.
Are you going to remove entries from the list after they are published? That way we could visually work toward a smaller list, yay for motivation :) Bucky O’Hare & Hudson's Adventure Island 3 are both published as of this post.
I anticipate up to 30 seconds of improvement is possible
Is there a way to find out how much they soaked each time?