Can't wait to play this and attempt to run, do you have any suggestions or strats that will help me through this?

Hey, glad to see somebody interested in running the game. :)

I will try to record a full guide with explanations soon explaining everything in detail. Heading to ESA in a few hours where I'll be running the game later during the week so probably after that.

So before I record that, here are just some short notes.

It's important to know some of the game mechanics; Bombs regenerate after you die, and refill by +1 after each part of the stage / new stage. Bombs also grant temporary invincibility (when the screen flashes) Rolling meter does not refill even if you die (need to reach another part of the stage or clear the stage so use it wisely) Most of my failed attempts were because I did not have the right amount of bombs. Take a death if you need to correct your bomb count. Also avoid the green laser weapon drop, it's totally useless. Stick to fire or rebound. ;)

Use a 6-button controller because otherwise you have to press down+fire to use bombs I think.

Stage 1: Have low health when you reach the boss so he will kill you in one hit (to refill bombs) then use the bombs when his eye appears.

Stage 2: Lots of platforms here where you want to roll and jump in mid-air. By the time you get to the boss in the 2nd part of the stage, be sure to have maxed out Fire and hit him as much as possible. After the first cycle and if you don't want to damage boost inside of him and take a death there is a safe spot in the top left corner where you can wait until he lowers his arm.

Stage 3: This stage is hard to do quickly.. Mostly because you may have to take it slow to not die while climbing up and avoiding enemies or failing quick kills on bosses. When you get down to the ground and killed the first boss, take the rebound and keep it throughout most of the stage. Try not to take any fire powerups until near the end (you want this for the boss) There's a midboss which you can only hit in his head and the quick kill is to get very close to him and shoot rebound on your way up to his face and use a bomb on your way down (use 2x bombs to be safe) and he will be dead before he even finished loading. Note: Do not use the bombs when you are near his hitbox (head) use it when you are near the ground. It's also possible to do with fire but imo it's easier with rebound, timing's a lot less strict. End boss: Grapple real close to him and start shooting fire. Use a bomb when he starts moving so you don't take damage. If done correctly he will be dead within seconds.

Stage 4: There's a shortcut here near the beginning so you don't have to go down and all the way around. It's pretty precise and hard to explain in text. Basically you want to stand near the white part on the ground and aim your grapple as high up on the wall as possible. Hold UP and then RIGHT. But don't hold right immediately, wait until you're near the top. Then you should be able to jump from there. Second part of the stage (autoscroller) AVOID ALL THE LASERS! (there's a tricky jump here as well to avoid all of them) If you accidentally pick up a laser then the boss fight will be slower, but if you do pick one up make sure to have it maxed out before you get to the boss. But keep your Fire until the boss if you can. Use your gun and roll under him and place mines to get rid of the things spinning around him. You probably only have one bomb left when you get here, so use it after all of his spinning things are gone and try to time your own death BEFORE he dies to get a refill on bombs, then use another bomb and get a full bomb refill before the 3rd part of the stage. On the third part, generally I use two bombs on the path near the end before I get to the boss to get through quickly. And use the last bomb on the boss, take a death on the boss and use another bomb to have 3 bombs for stage 5. Not on this stage: Generally we want to pick up as few diamonds as possible because of the countdown at the end of a stage. Well after 150 diamonds they start to count down two at a time instead of one. It's faster to collect near 150 of them than to try to avoid all of them. So make sure you pick up at least 150 but try to not go much higher beyond that.

Stage 5: First boss here, they will have a long animation before they start to spin around, use this to your advantage and roll into the bottom one and put mines there and he will die before they even start moving. Shoot and use a bomb to kill the top one quickly. Then, grab a rebound and get ready for the next boss. Roll under it to get on its right side and climb up on the back. Shoot its weak point on its back to kill it quickly. Continue right and grab the shield and get ready to do the final climb. Final boss: First phase (Terminator) Roll in the center and put mines before the curtain goes up so they will detonate when he's vulnerable. Second phase. If you have two bombs, use them to gain temporary invincibility as his fire projectiles go through you and try to kill him as fast as you can. Last phase: He will always spawn on the left platform so start rolling (rocking the d-pad back and forth while laying mines while avoiding going over the edge) and if you have bombs left use them to not take damage. If performed correctly then that's the quick kill and you finished the game.. but it's tricky because it's a tiny platform and easy to fall over. If you fall over you just have to guess where he appears and put mines before he gets there. If you're out of rolling power.. just shoot his head (very slow, especially when not fully powered up)

Hope that helps a bit, but I'll work on making a video explaining all the strats that I do.