NES Kid Icarus in 22:17.38 by Johan Södling (Randil) Part 1

Publication: http://tasvideos.org/1406M.html
Submission text: http://tasvideos.org/2469S.html
Download: http://www.archive.org/download/RandilsNesKidIcarusIn2217.38_163/kidicarus-tas-randil.mkv

Here's an improvement to the run of this famous game. A total of 24.85 seconds was saved was saved.

The improvement comes from a pause trick to manipulate the speed of platforms, buying a health drink in level 2-4, more damage boosting, and more.

See authors comments for details.