Thanks for playing the game and also for taking the time to write an extensive feedback :)
Just a few explanations:
As an ancient philosopher said, half moon requires half the bytes
The idea for the game difficulty was to make the caves fairer and easier than the original. I hope we didn't go too far. By the way... Have you finished the game with 3 lives or more remaining? In that case, respect. If not, maybe it's not that easy ;)
Rocks past the doors have a deadly enchantment to protect the doors from those who try to enter without the key. Sorry :(
That platform has always been a bit wild but this doesn't happen all the time, though. I just can say that it is not a completely desired feature (-_-;) At least, I think you are safe if you try to pass that part with care.
Collected icons are 8x8, I wish we had had memory enough for a larger graphic
Do you like backtracking in games? I'm afraid we don't like it very much. On the other hand, magic springs were close to be included but, again, we ran out of memory
If our logo reminds you of something maybe you are not young anymore :P
Thanks again for having a go. We hope you had fun.