Thank you so much for saying this, it means so much to get a comment like this! I'm really glad it reminds you of that era of fangames- the 2000s era of the internet was what I grew up with, and it's always been what I loved. People have said a bunch of my work reminds them of that time, but it's not something I even do intentionally, it's just the way it comes out. But I'm glad it does because I miss the era of the internet when people would create and share all kinds of crazy awesome art and games just for the hell of it, sorta a weird indie vibe that isn't around as much anymore.
I'm really glad you mentioned it instantly bodyslamming you back to the title upon dying once- part of this was because it's a pretty short game, and I wanted to make it harder- but that oldschool NES hard where it's not exactly fair. I was thinking of that one AVGN episode where he rages over "ONE GUY? NO CONTINUES!" haha.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the game, and I hope you'll stick around to see anything else I make. I have a few other ideas for games, I also want to get back into Flash animation (I made cartoons for Newgrounds back in the 2010s) so hopefully you'll like whatever I do next. I have a YouTube page where I post all kinds of videos so you can subscribe to me there if you want to keep up with everything I do: https://www.youtube.com/@TiffanyAmber01