This was pretty decent but it seems like its going too fast. I think the hit-cooldown needs to be longer if there is one. you can get wiped out real quick if the lion gets on top of you.
Thank you! Yeah, the JavaScript emulator I used to post to itch actually seems to speed up the emulation quite a bit. I was going for the classic nes difficulty, but I may have overshot it somewhat. All in learning! Thank you so much for playing!