Alright, I uploaded my second 1 hit run from the other day as I felt it was better than the one from earlier this week. This is a damage free run for 99% of the route right up to the last 30 seconds where I get hit by a random piece of junk from Andross

. Let me know what you think or if you see ways to improve it. Doing this run is incredibly difficult and taxing to do over and over again, so I'm taking a break today lol... It's kind of a miracle that I managed two, 1 hit runs in the same week, as the closest I had ever gotten before that was maybe 4-5 hits. And this is after nearly 5 months of practice almost every day.
I still struggle at certain parts. Particularly the Asteroid Field (just so much randomness and junk on screen) and Space Armada. The Space Armada in particular has quite a few spots that are really hairy with huge frame rate drops, you'll see what I mean. I also struggle on the Phantron boss above Venom because he is so unpredictable as to where he will go on screen and which direction his missiles fire (this is where I got hit on my first 1 hit run from earlier in the week). In fact, I got so scared that I accidentally fired a bomb right at the end of the fight that actually killed him lol. What usually happens when you launch a bomb on this guy is he fires an unblockable attack that kills you in one shot! I got lucky there... And of course, Andross himself is the WORST. The rest of the game I've mostly got down. Anyway, check out the run if you want but remember, I have it set to unlisted, so please do not to share it outside this forum because I only want a complete 100% no damage run released publicly on my channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoqVa81cBwk&feature=youtu.beOne last note, I barrel roll A LOT. The more you roll, the better chance that a stray bullet will bounce off your hull. Although I do use it strategically and intentionally as well. I reflect quite a few bullets in this run, but not nearly as many as some of my previous ones. It really depends on what kind of mood I'm in and how much of a risk I want to take with it. There are also bosses, like Dancing Insector on stage 4 that on some runs will fire continuously, and other times, barely at all. So that will also determine how many times you will see me use the "spin and reflect" tactic. But reflecting bullets is my favorite thing to do and quite fun. It's just really risky due to the frame rate drops and not always responsive controls. I also skip the shield on Space Armada as I find it distracting...
Let me know your thoughts.