When you enter the second lab door, you are greeted by a selection of six scenes which look like the following:



The picture above has been labeled with the names of the stages as they are presented here in this walkthrough. You may come and go through each stage as you please. After selecting a stage, Pentarou will throw the switch and teleport you to the entrance of that stage. You can return to Dr. Cinnamon's lab by stepping back on the teleporter that you arrived through and pressing . Note that some stages also have an additional, but invisible, warp location that will also send you back to the lab if you manage to find it.

The following is a brief explanation of the recommended order in which to tackle each stage. It is not the only order you can follow, but it does help you proceed through the stages so that you rescue each character in an order that makes them available as soon as you need them for later stages.

1. Visit Feudal Japan, collect the key from a dragon, and rescue Goemon.
2. Visit Castle Dracula, collect the key by defeating the boss, and rescue Simon Belmont. Then locate the invisible staircase and collect Simon's boomerang.
3. Visit the Goon Docks, collect Konami Man's Beam gun, collect the key at the bottom of the cavern, rescue Mikey, and obtain his slingshot.
4. Visit The Big City, collect the key by defeating the boss, rescue King Kong, and obtain his special weapon.
5. Visit Hell, and obtain the Mantle. Use the nearby warp to exit Hell.
6. Return to Feudal Japan and use Konami Man or Konami Lady to fly and collect the power capsule and Goemon's lucky cat.
7. Return to Castle Dracula, use Konami Lady to fly and collect her Heat Gun. Then use Konami Man or Konami Lady to collect the Magic Armor.
8. Return to Hell, defeat the boss, rescue Fuuma, and obtain his shuriken.
9. Visit Easter Island, obtain the key by defeating the boss, rescue Moai, and obtain his power ring. Obtain the rice ball as well to prevent one character from dying.
10. Enter the third lab door, and pilot either the Vic Viper or TwinBee through the Space Flight stage. Then defeat the boss and proceed to the Final Battle.