I'm the same,I think it is you think you know from memory what you need to do but the hands don't work as good as when you we're younger in my case about 14 also you think you know the level like the back of your hand and get cocky then bang dead and at the later levels that's it every life is away but it is still a classic that I can swear at and also smile at the same time.
I reckon you spot on , I just had a go and just wanted to get back to the later bits so was rushing through thinking I could go top speed. I lost 5 lives on the sodding water one !! not sure what level was I dont look as such but its the one were there is 2 sodding squids around 1 cloud (Sure you regulars know the bit I am refering too) ! you have to kill them you cant just jump.
Then i lost , Not 1 , But 2 on one of the Boss'es !!! I mean what was I doing !!!! I have never lost any lives on a boss ever as far as I remember. Getting tired as well though as had an hour on it.
I did ok in the end , I will submit the few I did today :-

One other thing, I was so tentative on the damn ice level I run out of Vitality !!! I mean realy !!! lol. I was shitting myself as just wanted to get a better score than the 465150 one. I did but only just. If i had not lost the 5 damn lives in the other level I would have been singing.
Just not familiar enough with later levels anymore, Hence why I need lost of practice.
Dave.


