The game - being an almost identical copy of the original - hits exactly like it did the first time. Simple gameplay, sometimes difficult but - so far - never unfair platforming; all treasures are - strictly speaking - attainable, though some require some work, and the added tutorials are very very fun. The added controller support makes playing it very simple and intuitive, and also deals with accessibility issues, which is great! The boss fight is - especially given the simplicity of the gameplay - really fun, and despite being basically the same layout anf motions every time, the increasing difficulty through more obstacles and enemies makes this a fun but not unfair challenge. Improtant tidbit: the tutorials are videos to watch, and you CAN play them if you want. It took me some time to figure that out. The added options of using original 1983 sounds and screen modifications for scanlines, blur and curve are nice to have, but do not add much. Except remove the music as the original did not have music, apart from musical stings. Downsides: Some of the puzzles are rather difficult and require a lot of backtracking, if one does not immediately grasp them. Also, there are some parts in which the timing appears to require millisecond precision, which can easily eat up lives. The main downside to this game, however, is the boss battle overlay. It is okay to inform the player about the fact that they are now entering a boss battle, and this battle will take X rounds, and that it is required to strike the head with the axe, and then to have a countdown, before ACTUALLY starting the boss fight and not having the textbox disappear for several seconds, which can lead to death by pot-on-the-head. This happens EVERY time the boss is encountered for the first time on a level. Doing this once - great. Make sure that every player is on board with this. Doing it every time, without giving the option of removing or skipping this infobox is annoying, to say the least.
