Part 7 of the MMX no dash/minimalist challenge.
Flame shield: Hey, I like Pearl Jam. I just hate 95% of the genre they helped inspire.
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This is a run through X1, in its entirety, under the following restrictions: no upgrades/items, damage (save for both encounters with Vile), or weapons. No dash is an obvious by-product in this game, although no dashing is going to continue as a restriction for the X2 and 3 versions of the challenge.