Now it's starting to get optimized. There still are some seconds here and there to shave off but it's good enough for now. i don't know if sub18 is gonna happen with this difficulty since not enough attempts are put in to see what flawless paces look like, but at least sum of best is now below it by few seconds so it's possible.

This game is fairly low RNG outside ninja boss smoke bombs, so mid18 becomes pretty consistent time to get in any run once you understand the game mechanics.

Emulator: BGB 1.5.10