Anyone know how to access the "secret stage" zones ?
This game is an amazing piece of work with what's quoted around the net at 30 stages to completion,
but I have seen with my own eyes the words "secret stage" and "bonus stage" on screen.
I'm not sure of the trigger to access the secret stages it was years ago.
But I'll have a hap-hazard guess it has to do with either, score being even or odd, hitting a secret object
or completing a certain boss without using bombs.
I know if you wiggle/waggle that joystick from side to side rapidly you're bombs will recharge a lot faster.
You do get high bonus for having max bombs when completing a round, so that could be the key.
Had a 30 min search online for anything regarding unlocking the secret stages on Varth.
Anyone know the exact technique please post here below.

Also key in getting far in this game is to use fixed pods. Ignore smart pods like the plague.