so while messing around with cheats(thanks for that last cheat engine table) i found out that you can "save" your position by manually dying(setting ur hp to 0 during a grab) with enemies that have a hard death(shade and pit plant) which i havent figured out yet but i know for sure you can save with the ghost girl from lvl 2 and 3, once u get grabbed(yes she has a grab but no animation at 0 hp) set ur hp to 0 and then set it back to 1 once you fall in order to get back up(you can revive yourself) which will save your game but you will still stay in the room, which will then respawn you at the entrance of that room you saved in and that entire level will now count as a hub area till you leave. btw you dont get the score screen in hub areas