Hey guys. Finally got around to making an account.
In case anybody didn't know, a TAS of this game can now get to the Castle Center library early, which cuts out around 4.5 minutes of pure nothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR1d0KWRDo
Also, the NTSC version can now skip the Malus chase sequence, saving around 80 seconds. (The PAL version has been able to do this for a long time, but it has bug fixes that make it slower for a TAS. It can't do library early, for example.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zw_9GWKPdQ
By manipulating perfect gold drops, it should also be possible to skip all of Clock Tower and some level transitions. (Whether this is faster than just doing Actrise skip depends on how far out of your way you need to go to get the money.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyxdhVc-9UY
I don't have the hardware to make a TAS atm, but I want to discuss the route.