Explore the Cave of Flames, defeat the guardian, and obtain the Fire Element. Use $A to attack with the sword, and $B to use the Gust Jar to suck items toward you. Tap $R to roll, and hold $R to grab and push blocks. Press $START to pause. From the pause screen, you can wield different items (like the Shield), and check the dungeon map. When you find a twinkling portal, press $R to shrink to tiny size, or to enlarge back to normal size. --> Press $A to fire. Hold and release $A for a more powerful shot. Press $B to set off a bomb (temporary invincibility). Your fuel is displayed at the bottom right. You lose fuel when you get hit, and you slowly lose fuel over time; if fuel reaches 0, you lose a ship. Pick up Pow or tanks to replentish fuel! In overhead-view sections: Press $A to fire, $B to toss a grenade. When in the tank: Press $A to jump, and $B to fire. Press $Start to select special weapons, Up+$B to fire special weapons. Press $A to fire. Press $B to loop (making yourself temporarily invincible). Blow up enemy planes for points. Blow up each plane from a group of red planes for Pow. Picking up Pow gives increased shot power. Press $A to jump, and press $B to attack. Rescue the old men frozen as statue for bonus time, points, etc. Pick up zenny coins to spend at shops. --> Press $A to shoot. Avoid the aliens and their shots. The green aliens can capture your ship with their pulsating beam. If you shoot the alien but NOT your captured ship, you recover the ship for doubled offensive power! Every three(?) stages is a bonus "shooting gallery" stage, where you try to shoot down every alien before they fly away.