Pickup time bonuses - Be sure to pickup all available time bonuses and mystery items. The time bonuses are extremely necessary to complete some levels.

Learn Jumps and use tracer sparingly - Learn to guess your jumps ahead of time with a minimum number of failures. Only user the tracer if needed.

Use Retro Burn as needed - Use the retro burn (spacebar) when over a platform to avoid over shooting. Remember you have a limited supply of retro fuel so use it sparingly.