Around 11 hours 11 minutes to beat both loops and get the legit ending (9 hours 23 minutes for first loop , 1 hour 48 minutes for second). The second loop may be slightly faster and more aggressive but I didnt notice much of a change and knew what to expect by then. The game didnt give me too much trouble aside from the final stage checkpoint which took around 7 hours to beat the first time. Since the game requires you to beat it twice I had to beat that checkpoint again in the second loop, but it went much quicker that time (Under an hour). The stage before the final one is also tough but nothing like that final checkpoint. This tutorial version breaks down everything I did. Also check out the legit playthrough for the original game sounds. This version is identical aside from one of the boss fights being swapped out with a better executed run.
I show the first death of each new checkpoint but the rest of the deaths are edited out. For the beginning of a stage I edit out any deaths that occured before the first stage checkpoint. I show these deaths because the transitions can be confusing otherwise. This way you can clearly see where all the checkpoints are in the stages.
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