Prince of Persia (SNES) - Completition with Coincidences

[mk1995]

I just took a run through the Japanese version of PoP SNES and beat it within one hour (which is quite easy for me). However, upon taking a look at my times, I was awestruck by all those coincidences! Just take a look...

Lv01: 03:04
Lv02: 02:04
Lv03: 03:28
Lv04: 02:28
Lv05: 02:58
Lv06: 02:43
Lv07: 02:50
Lv08: 05:03
Lv09: 01:50
Lv10: 02:44
Lv11: 02:13
Lv12: 01:47
Lv13: 03:56
Lv14: 02:55
Lv15: 03:44
Lv16: 02:44
Lv17: 01:13
Lv18: 04:26
Lv19: 06:20
Lv20: 00:06
Total Time required: 58:36

Coincidences (in case you didn't find them):
- It took me exactly one minute less to finish Level 2 than Level 1.
- It took me exactly one minute less to finish Level 4 than Level 3.
- It took me exactly one minute less to finish Level 16 than Level 15.
- For each of these three coincidences above, it took me either 3 or 2 minutes.
- It took me exactly 58 minutes to finish Levels 1 through 19.

If anybody wants a proof picture, I can share it. I even have a savestate of this.

Total time taken has been calculated out by me the following way:
Full minutes calculated together = 48 minutes
Leftover seconds calculated together = 636 seconds.
636 seconds split by 60 = 10 minutes and 36 seconds
48:00 + 10:36 = 58:36

[Eagle-Head Priest 97]

How'd you finish level 20 in 6 seconds?!

[mk1995]

The time in Level 20 stops counting down when you come face to face with Jaffar. And since it took me only 6 seconds to run through the hallway, it technically took me 6 seconds to beat the last level.

[Eagle-Head Priest 97]

Ooooooh. Cool