I recently found a new skip/timesave and didn't know where to post it so I created this page for people to post new skips and timesaves if they found any. this skip is more of a convenience though. so here's the skip: you know how holding X at the very start of the game on the Mr. Dark screen freezes it unless you let go Immediately after the screen appears? well I found that holding the start button will skip the Mr. Dark screen but not freeze the game. please note however you MUST use X on the start screen and not the start button otherwise it will not work. also note that the start button will not enter the level for you so you'll have to switch back to holding X. and to think no one had found this skip yet! weird... well it pays to try new things! anyway hope this helps some people get through the game a bit faster/easier!

the freezing issue is an emulator-only issue and doesn't even happen on all the emulator configurations. I wouldn't call this a timesave either as it doesn't save any time compared to using X.

But yeah, for everyone that has the freezing issue, this is a pretty good find :)