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I like Zanac, it's got the "Compile" feel, like Guardian Legend and even Puyo Puyo.

It's one of the first shmup games I actually got good at. I can clear this one without continues.
I gradually improved so I could go farther and farther until I could get to the very end consistantly.

Beam 7 is the best, Number 3 is good too.
The other weapons aren't really so good. 0 is okay if you can't get 7 or 3, and you start with that one.

I love the music in this one, it feels digital, mechanical and alien.

I like to imagine the pilot is the same character as Guardian Legend.

This game has secrets, you can continue past level 10 if you press reset 13 times first and hold down a button. I forget exactly how, since I don't continue much.

If you crash into the power up box blindly it can do a full power up of the normal shots instead of killing you.

Some smiley faces on the ground can spawn a bomb that turns into a warp which takes you to another stage. Some of them even warp backwards, so you could exploit that for points. It's not that easy to do though.

You can earn lives through points, so it's not unusual to get alot of them if you keep living.
The lives are worth points if you clear the game.

There is a hidden sound test if you hold A while resetting the game.

If you hold select while you finish a stage the ship takes a different form.

If you hold select while you die the last time, the game over sounds different.

The enemies respond differently depending on if you keep firing and don't die. I think they are usually at the maximum amount of agression for me. If you can deal with that it's best. You can make your score go up and stay focused that way. Some weapons trigger different enemies to come.