Speeding up boot times on the GameShell?

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My GameShell takes 20 seconds from power-on to get into the launcher - using OS v0.5, USB-Ethernet enabled, using the latest LauncherGo. I would like to cut that time down to 10 seconds or less if possible, similar to my Game Boy Advance with a flashcart or homebrewed Nintendo 3DS. Does anyone have any help or advice they could give?

systemd-analyze only reports the boot taking 11 seconds. I’m not sure when it starts keeping track, after the “AH~clockwork” and goggle-penguin splash screens, after the “HAPPY HACKING” text prompt, does it count the launcher loading? Is there a way I could cut out the splash screens to cut boot time?

I also saw various custom OS builds around the forum and their guides and notes on building the OS. Would building an OS myself (say Armbian) let me speed up boot?

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systemd starts after the bootloader (as far as I know). I think, the first screens are included like the logo on other computers. And the Launcher is started after systemd completes its tasks.

So, two possibilities to speed up:

  1. Try to find out how to disable the images at start of boot or shorten the view-time.
  2. If the Launcher loading time depends on the usage of some emulators/engines, … you could speed it up.

That’s my ideas to your question.
I did speed up the boot process of my laptop but I’ve never tried with the GameShell. So, I’d like to know if you’ll find out anything about it.