Hmmm. odd that people don't use the special attack in small bunches (I haven't been able to finish the game myself because that graveyard portion of the game is a real pain)
btw if you want to see what I'm talking about here's a site where you can play the game online, you have you finger on the A button for two seconds to see what I'm talking about (RetroArch works best for me)
https://www.vizzed.com/play/michael-jacksons-moonwalker-gen-online-gen-4568-playable