I split way too early in the finish. It's safe to say this is much more likely a 7:38 than 7:37.
This game is my childhood! I decided to check out if this game had a speedrun scene and the runs people have posted exceeded my expectations, with well thought out routes and very few mistakes!
That being said, I stole most of the route from other people's runs and adjusted it a little. (ok, a little more in places like Crazy Caverns 2) It took the whole Tuesday to get this. I'll soon tackle on the DOS version to see what I can do there. Grosz's record looks quite grinded, so it might not be easy to take.
As great as the game's music is, it gets old after a few hours, which is why my stream playlist is playing on the video. Due to some bug or just oversight you can't disable music without disabling the game sounds, which is a pity, but I'm not going to demand fixes on a game that has had its last update two decades ago. (ps, my game crashed in the score screen lol)