This game took around 52 minutes to beat. I completed it on the third full attempt (exhausting all continues and lives is one attempt). Game was set to 5 lives setting.
No edits here, except to shake my hands out when they went numb. Solid shooter released in Japan only.
One tip. I would have beaten it on my second full attempt had I known that firing with Button A is another type of shot. This shot can be used to break certain walls and blocks that will otherwise kill you. I was draining many lives on these walls, mainly in stage 3 because I did not know this. I got to the last form of the final boss on my second attempt so that kept me from beating it then. Aside from that I only used the homing shot for everything else. Thats done by holding Button B. C is your bombs. This may be obvious, but when you are fighting a boss you are not familiar with, always use both of your bombs immediately , because if you get killed you wont get them in. If you die 4 times on a boss, you should be getting in atleast 8 bombs. This is just simple advice to make beating the game more managable. I always try to provide tips when I think they might be useful for those looking to complete a game or specific challenge (hard modes, etc). Alot of it is evident from viewing the videos. I was using 2 bombs after each death on the final boss, it just doesnt show the bombs sometimes in the recording for some reason.
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