The splits i use in my run and practice attempts: one split each for the 5 magic rings, and then of course one more for finishing the game (freeing professor pickle). While the game is somewhat randomized, I think this is the simplest and smoothest way to navigate the game, and the splits work no matter what your "seed" is. May do more experimentation later

These splits are a bit "front loaded" i guess because there is a lot of stuff to be checked and done in the city which is all just lumped into the split for the first ring. I think this is still the best way to do it though, because depending on your seed you may need to leave pyramid city and come back (to get the flail from the museum).

Splits

Trace of game assets that i use as icons in my LiveSplit layout. Not my art or images, obviously. Contains 6 png images: 5 are the full color five magic rings sprite that can be seen in the professor's journal; one is the photo of Professor Pickle used in the newspaper in the game's intro cutscene.