Well I finally beat it. I was so close to a 1cc but died on the last boss, continued once then beat it.
A couple tips -
[ul][li]once you get the H weapon DO NOT pick up a C weapon[/li][li]use the #2 subweapon once you get it from the shop the whole game till the last boss[/li][li]speed all the way up, the enemies that come from the top and bottom are near impossible to dodge otherwise[/li][li]the level after the face guy steals your orbs and he hangs out at the corner the whole level, shoot him as much as possible and he'll drop a 1UP[/li][/ul]