Don't collect so many damn hearts! They're next to useless and they tack extra time on that's entirely unnecessary.
Jumping off any platform 2 blocks or more higher than the ground you plan to land on will cause Simon to slow down while the landing animation plays. You want to avoid that as much as feasible.
Most of the time enemy boosting does save time in this game, why else would the TAS finish each level with ~1hp? Especially the bat boosts are important, as one of them allows you to skip a landing animation (the first one).
With some work on your jump-whip timing you should be able to shave off another second or more as well.
Dracula fight: I'm planning to arrive there with holy water, not cross. Do you think time saved with III-cross is more than time saved with I-cross and not visiting the secret ledge?
Anyways, very well done on both other than those little things in Level 1.
Jumping off any platform 2 blocks or more higher than the ground you plan to land on will cause Simon to slow down while the landing animation plays. You want to avoid that as much as feasible.
Most of the time enemy boosting does save time in this game, why else would the TAS finish each level with ~1hp? Especially the bat boosts are important, as one of them allows you to skip a landing animation (the first one).
With some work on your jump-whip timing you should be able to shave off another second or more as well.
Dracula fight: I'm planning to arrive there with holy water, not cross. Do you think time saved with III-cross is more than time saved with I-cross and not visiting the secret ledge?
Anyways, very well done on both other than those little things in Level 1.