Yeah, I ended up really enjoying this! I admit that it got pretty difficult sometimes. That didn't matter, because it was so much fun! My only complaint is that there should have been enemies. I guess I wanted more of a Mario feel to it. I love the usage of sprites.
I could have sworn I saw this before. Maybe it was just the thumbnail? It was almost certainly before 2016. The music was great too. The water level was murder though.