Mini danmaku STG within Petit Computer for DSi/3DS + cheats

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Mini danmaku STG within Petit Computer for DSi/3DS + cheats

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If you d/l the Petit Computer Basic program off of the USA region Nintendo e-Shop site, within the Petit Computer's sample programs available are two mini STGs worth checking out.

1.) Select Game #4 which is titled "Danmaku Shooting Game" with a resolution of 256 x 192 format.

2.) When the main title screen appears, simply press "Down" with either the circular pad (if using an 3DS or 3DS-LL/XL setup) or the d-pad to bring up a secret easter egg that allows the user to gain access to a hidden Stage Select option and to toggle between "Normal" & "Invincibility" modes as well. Also, a handy & useful FPS counter is displayed with the default speed of 60fps framerate (it ranges from 61fps to about 35fps at best). You can select from stage 1 to stage 99 as the starting stage if so desired. However, scoring parameters remain the same regardless of stage chosen.

3.) Pressing button A shoots straight bullets while pressing button Y shoots spread bullets. By pressing button B, it's a smart bomb of sorts.

4.) By shooting various enemies, they will release various icons to gain 1-ups or extra bombs. No power up icons are at your disposal -- would've been nice to seen implemented from the beginning though just spice things up for a basic STG.

Enjoy!

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~
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