Cool game! Not a genre I go for usually, but remained fun throughout, difficulty never felt unfair or too much to overcome, just the right amount for a quick engaging playthrough.
I did get blasted pretty hard on stage one, because I assumed the sprites would scroll off screen after a while like in a lot of shmups, and then they all started stacking up on me. Lesson learned, haha!
Some of my jam mates played this yesterday, so I couldn't help but see what happens if you don't catch her.
(sorry, if was for science!) and yeah... fair enough
(Worth noting that upon trying to continue or putting in the password for the level after the fact, it immediately brought me to that same screen. Unsure if intended as a punishment, but I assume not)

Graphically it's really nice! A bit hard to see some sprites though, as a previous commenter mentioned.
For me, the constant usage of two layer parallax did take away a bit of the NES feel, felt more like a game made near the end of the NES' life, and was ported to SNES partway through development. 
I love parallax though, and it looks great for it, that's for sure.

That was soooo fun!!

Took me a few tries on the first level, really nailed that NES difficulty on the first level! But tbh i didn't realize I had the magic burst ability until after I died a few times. Really interesting mechanic! It's not your typical full-screen bomb so you have to be really strategic with your timing. I really liked using it once I learned how!

After my first few Continues, I really focused in and was able to beat the game in one life. Dragon boss seemed to have a lot less health than the others. The final boss was tough!!! I was down to 2 heart and ran out of magic, and had to be super careful, that was really intense!!

This game totally nails the NES feel, and the MUSIC WAS INSANELY GOOD. Especially 1-1 was my favorite, but I loved how the vibe changed to fit each level's environment. Really great artwork and clever design choices that utilized palette and sprite swaps to create more content. I think that actually enhanced the NES feel, where asset size limitations would force the designers to leverage artwork into multiple uses if possible.

Only critiques I have are that a few things were a little hard to see. The hearts and magic drops would blend in a bit with the background, and same with the enemies in level 3, particularly the final boss. I would have liked a tiny bit more contrast to the butterfly enemies as well. Although... to be honest this kind of enhanced the NES feel too haha. I also loved the dialogue writing!

VERY GOOD JOB, this is the first game I've reviewed so it definitely sets the bar high!  Great title thumbnail as well - it drew me right in. Fun patterns, difficult and satisfying, charming graphics, amazing music tracks. Amazing rendition of an NES bullet hell.