How do you guys play through the game? Do you guys level a bunch when playing? This game is too easy because of leveling, but it would be impossible without it.
This is my typical game in Cadash:
Get to level 5 on the first section with orcs. The boost in defense from level 4 to 5 is big, and helps against the first boss. Don't jump around doing downward attacks as you will miss enemy spawn triggers. As the priestess, use up heals before the boss. As the mage, cast the daggers spell once or twice to kill the boss. The first level of the PCE version is much harder than the arcade version because of the removal of hidden items and more HP for the boss.
Heal and buy crap and move on. No extra leveling during the second level. The priestess gets protection which makes things easier, but is really unnecessary on such an easy level. As the mage cast one firewall to kill the boss. Get new crap and go on to the next level. As the priestess go back to town to rest for precious mana.
Level 3 is where I do the rest of my leveling. Thanks to the game's wacky enemy respawning method you can get two rock monsters to come down the steps (in front of the gnomes hideout) by walking forward then back, and get ridiculously fast and easy experience. It usually only takes 3-5 minutes to get to level 10 which is enough extra leveling for the rest of the game. As the fighter I sometimes get an extra level because he gains experience faster than the ninja and priestess. As the mage I level until I get the lightning spell (do not waste magic points), which doesn't take long at all considering that he gains experience the fastest in the game. Go buy as many bells as possible, while leaving some gold (more for the fighter). Inch through the rock monster lair, so as not to get surrounded, then lay waste to the worm boss (one lightning is all it takes). As the mage (not wasting magic on regular enemies), use one lightning spell to kill the tentacle monster (free elixir), and another to kill that annoying harpy. Avoid, jump, or abuse the knockback effect to get past the rest.
Get new crap and move on. Thanks to enhanced agility and a shorter level and the new knockback effect, level 4 (which was the hardest part of the arcade game) is now a breeze. As the mage there's no need to kill the grim reapers or manticores, just run like heck and abuse the knockback. There's a secret room to the right of the first dragon you encounter where you can get an item that gives you maximum money. There's another secret room to the east of the fire wheels to skip through most of them. There's a secret room with a bell if you walk into one of the stairs in front of the village. The chest regenerates every time it leaves the screen so you might as well maximize your HP. Get new crap - the ninja and mage are now godly. One lightning to kill the elemental boss.
There's a secret elixir and bell in the large open space east of where you find the princess. What you can do, since you can only hold one elixir at a time (unlike the Genesis version), is to let an enemy beat you up until you use an elixir for full health then go pick up another one. No need to head back to town to heal (only if you're the priestess because she needs mana for protection). It takes but two lightnings to kill the last boss. The ninja as usual kills bosses just as easily and almost as quickly. The fighter takes barely any damage from bosses but takes some time to kill them. The priestess usually takes the longest.
