Started playing.

I tried to get this game work on Linux desktop PC, but it's not working. Odd how this game worked on Steam Deck. Perhaps it's CPU or GPU related?

UPDATE: (5/24)
I found a fix for the Linux desktop PC. I had to add one launch option: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command% -vanillaGFX

🪙 Reboot mode - 1CC - Easy difficulty

I'm going after normal 1CC next both on Reboot and Retro modes.

🎆 Arcade mode beaten!
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
(continue used)

A rather lengthy arcade mode that takes 45 to 50 minutes to clear compare to other arcade games which average between 20 to 30 minutes.

Unfortunately, the game saves your current score after continuing rather than resetting to zero. This resulted an unsatisfied clear, plus the online leaderboards lets your score submitted despite continuing.

I'll try another 1CC attempt later. Oh, and if you want to earn the achievement asking you to 'beat the arcade mode 30 times', then it takes 25 hours (1,500 minutes) to grind it. Yikes! Although you can finish it on any difficulty.

Still, I had fun playing that mode. I was just being dumb on certain stage where I either didn't pay attention or took an unnecessary hit.

And what's weird is, the staff credits has an ending theme song! Not to mention, you can move your character and fire the harpoon to latch on portrait, and hold it to reveal the credits.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
▶️ Game mode: Quest
⚡️ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 3 Hours 42 Minutes
💀 Deaths: 86

I'm now attempting to 1CC arcade mode on Normal and Hard. Also, I'm grinding out every weapon unlocks.

Non-achievement(s) game

(04/23)
Started playing.

⚡ Difficulty: Mad (Normal)

I played it for almost an hour on normal version. Due to mouse aiming issue, I'm forced to play the game on DOSBox Daum version. And I had to start all over again to avoid getting messed up again (had to do a very boring rail shooter segment again. Sigh).

(05/13)
On hiatus

Non-Steam game
(purchased via DLSite - All Ages version)

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⚡ Difficulty: Normal (2-ALL)
⏰ Time Taken: 50 - 60 minutes (estimated)
💀 Deaths: 00 (❣️)

🪙 1CC!
👁️ Blind 1CC
💚 No miss clear!

Desktop; non-Steam

Started playing. I bought this game from DLSite.

Desktop; non-Steam

Started playing. I bought this game from DLSite.

Desktop; non-Steam

Started playing. I bought this game from DLSite.

Desktop; non-Steam

Started playing. I bought this game from DLSite.

I tried this game on Linux while playing on hard mode and it's a same problem I had with Windows OS. Yet, I beaten the game again on normal mode. No known fixes found. ●●●● this game.

Started playing.

✅ Normal game beaten

▶ Hard mode (have to beat normal first. Grr)

✅ Easy difficulty clear
✅ Normal difficulty clear

Unfortunately, the game does not stack difficulty specific achievements, thus I have to finish the game four times per difficulty. Grr! 😠

Update: (03/17)
Looks like there is no multiple endings at all. Just one. It shows only if you're reading the story for the first time.

Started playing while on the go.

⚡Difficulty: Normal
💀 Deaths: 01

Freeware; Desktop (non-Steam)
🖥 Windows 95 version
Formerly commercial product.

(time taken from my iPhone's Clock app @ Stopwatch)

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 01 hr 23 min
💀 Deaths: 34 (estimated. Although I tried my best to keep track of lose count, I was too busy handling intense situations in the game.)

🌟 FINAL SCORE: 9,549,480

🪙 1CC!
👁 Blind 1CC (no game over; played all the way on my second attempt)

Before I did full blind 1CC, I was playing for a little while until stage 3 when I'm testing the game on Linux.

I'll go after hard mode clear later.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 41
💀 Loses (DC): 00 ❣️
👁🪙 Blind 1CC

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
▶️ Mode: Story
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 3 Hours 18 Minutes
💀 Deaths: 05

👁 Good ending seen.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 37 minutes
💀 Deaths: 00 (❣️)
🪙 1CC!!
👁 Blind 1CC

🌙 Finished at midnight

I've beaten the game on Normal difficulty without using a single continue on my first try! I also have no deaths too!

I'm attempting to 1CC Moderate next.

Freeware game; no achievements supported; Steam

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 32 minutes
💀 Deaths: 01

I'll attempt to do 1CC run on normal, hard, and death difficulties later.

First Playthrough
Game beaten on Hard difficulty.

I tried to 1CC Hard mode, but I failed. Two continues used.

Unfortunately, the achievements cannot be stacked. Looks like the developer did not learned his mistakes on achievement trigger. Guess I'll play each difficulty.

Second Playthrough
Game beaten on Normal difficulty + 1CC.

I lost a few lives while attempting to 1CC Normal mode. Yet, I managed to earn it.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
✅ All bosses defeated
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 2.9 Hours
💀 Deaths: 61

✴️ Post-game:
Clear every stage and have a tally of 50 million points.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
✅ Normal and Advanced modes beaten w/ no hints used.
✅ All bonus stages beaten.

🏆 All achievements earned.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
✅ Normal and hard beaten w/ no hints.
✅ All bonus stages cleared.

🏆 All achievements earned.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
✅ Normal and Advanced modes cleared w/ no hints used.

✅ All bonus stages cleared.

🏆 All achievements earned.

🎆 Game beaten! 🎆
⏰ Time Taken: 86 minutes
💀 Deaths: 03
⚡ Difficulty: Medium (normal)

👤 A.J.'s Route
● 26 out of 29 possible paths discovered.

👤 Max's route - all possible paths seen. Achievement earned.

I'm on A.J.'s route now. That's the last character to play as.

👤 Max's Route
Possible Routes Found: 21/25

I'm almost done with her route! After this, A.J.'s route is the last one to do.

👤 Max’s Route

👤 Kate route finished; all possible paths found. Achievement earned.

Endless:
15 VIPs rescued.

If only if I got 30 VIPs today, then I would just relax. I found the strategy on how to protect VIPs in a better way.

👤 Kate route beaten!
⚡ Difficulty: Normal
⏰ Time Taken: 01h 35m
💀 Deaths: 00 (❣️)
🪙 1CC!!
👁 Blind 1CC

I choose the path to all right. I'll do another run and focus only on left path. Also, I 1CC this game on my first try!