Since there's so much love in the Saturn thread right now, another bump might not be unwarranted, especially for such an empty board!
Maybe some folk will show me what they got.
Slight improvement (OUT OF DATE; SEE BELOW)
EmperorIng - 3,752,290 - Stage C
Getting to the boss of stage B is a more consistent endeavor now. Surviving its bullet spam is tough - I find the final part, where it uses its large rocket-launcher spread, necessitates spinning around the boss (and a healthy bit of bombing!). Stage C really ramps up the difficulty, because enemies start coming from multiple directions at a regular pace; earlier stages usually have enemies come in wider gaps and in waves.
Sometimes you feel like you are sliding around a slippery map; I think that it is more optical illusion than it is actual game design.
EDIT:
Another slight improvement! A great run in which I managed to survive the latter half of B with the YoYo weapon. Certainly didn't expect that. I mostly used the yellow laser in C until my untimely demise... Stupid mistakes cost me the chance of testing my skills on the boss, who if I recall is a bit easier to survive against than B's megatank.
EDIT AGAIN!:
Even better! Made it to stage D, all the way to the boss!
EmperorIng - 4,501,900 - Stage D
I think it was a little bit of a fluke run
, and the the boss of B still gave me a run for my money (resulting in a death and lots of bomb spam). A stupid death early in the run might have cost me, but all the same, it's great to get so far! Stage D is pretty manageable outside of a few rough spots - for my money C's constant barrage from all sides is a tougher bird to tackle (though its boss is pretty easy to deal with). I was lucky enough to get the game's second extend (4,000,000) by killing the C boss, which gave me a new lease on life to give it my all.
The boss of D killed me right away. Even if it hadn't, it's a real tough bastard(s).