While I did play the original back in the day, this replay was of 'Before the Sequel Plus' which imported the 'After' sprites and remade one of the choppier cutscenes using those sprites. There are no pitfalls and special stages only offer lives as prizes but by the end of my playthrough, I was gratefully to have the added safety net. It looks great, it plays great, it's still impressive for a game designed by one kid.