- you don't need to rescue hostages. They are called "power-ups".
- Power-ups: 10k points, bonus level, max life, weapon power (doesn't effects boss dmg-s, they count hits not dmg)
- after damage boosting, you stop after a while, so it's only useful when you land before that happens
- landing (from a jump, from a platform) costs 1 frame
So, my route is simply win to right.
Completes 1-1 and 1-2 and boss. 203 frames faster than latest rejected submission because not picking unuseful power up and properly controlling the game (menu, character, jumping timing, reducing jump counts etc).
Boss fight probably improvable, but notice that every hit spawns a fireball which hard to manipulate greatly while still in a good position.