Thanks a lot! That comparasion is really kind hahaha. These two games were one of my most played games when I was a child, so I'm really glad you think that way.
Nice to hear it! About the melody it was one of the hardest parts for me, I didn't want a theme that was too busy so finding one that got the game's vibe and was subtle (besinds beeing free hahah) was hard to find. Happy to know that it was a good choice. You composed yours? That's amazing! I tryed to do something but it was a disaster hahahah.
An update introducing difficulty levels and checkpoints will be out soon. Hope it'll help with that.
That's a great analogy hahah. There are some similarities with Super Meat Boy feeling of punishment/reward and I like that, but I'm also a big fan of the other part that I tryed to put in (Mario/Rayman maybe?) and I plan to add a lot more exploration elements and features to keep it interesting! Thanks for pointing that out! Keep an eye for that, it'd be nice to know your toughts!