16,400 23,900
made it to the boss before but this time got more points.
Wow I think I somehow took a different path this time. Found an amulet, then never saw the 2nd boss I encountered a few runs back. When I got to this stage:
There was no scrolling stage this time, just stairs going up to a training room where I kept trying but life was running out. The amulet restored my health when it reached zero (I thought it was a bonus room & I couldn't die but that's not the case). Leaving this screen to the right took me to another temple like the first one but a little longer and different enemies. Then I fought a wasp-boss dropping maggots:
I also picked up a sword-upgrade, and got an extra life at 20,000 points! Final score: 23,900