Run using Nestopia v1.4.4, with a Wii Guitar Hero guitar as the controller.

Sub-18 achieved! A decent run for the guitar after blowing an even spicier pace earlier in the evening.

There's so much more movement to optimize, but I am pretty happy with this run. I think I only died in 5-3 after declaring that the fire wheel was going to be safer (I should've just stuck with jump and slash).

The strum bar controls left and right, 1st fret is Up 2nd fret is A, (jump) 3rd fret is B, (Dragon Sword) 1st +3rd fret together uses a ninja power. 4th fret is Down 3rd+4th fret together are used to slash-cancel for some of the boss fights. 5th fret is not used.

Select is the wide Star Power button and Start is the tiny + button next to it.