Boot this on an emulator and find some game genie codes that make you jump further and higher as well as break more blocks at once when you hit them, and it turns into a pretty fun time.
I'm into this. The controls are weird for sure, but they offer a lot of precision once you get a feel for the quirks. My biggest complaint is the fact that you ricochet off walls when you jump - remove that and half my frustration with the game is gone.
I don't know how I used to play this for hours while being stuck on the first 3 levels. Autism, maybe.