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- Alternate Zero armors
Successfully complete the game under the easy, normal, and hard difficulty settings. Then, press Start and press L or R until you get to a menu with Zero's helmet with a different color. There are pink, black, and red versions.
- Buster Shield
Attach Buster Shot as your main weapon, and Sheild Boomerang as your sub-weapon. Enter attack mode B, then hold R and press B. Note: You can charge the Buster Shield.
- Crystal Caves: Secret area
When you start, go up the hill and destroy two robots. Then, go down but watch out for the spikes at the bottom of the hill. Start going up the second hill. Jump on the ledge but do not jump over the ledge. Instead, slide down the wall on the right in the pit and keep holding it. You should go into a secret area that has a cyber-elf capsule and a life. Note: When you get out, you will need the light-blue armor. If you do not have it, you will fall into the spikes.
- Defeating Bosses
For easy wins against most Bosses, charge the Z-Saber and attack the Boss. Keep hitting him and, with five or six hits, he will be destroyed.
- Easy lives
Keep returning to The Desert Ambush to gain more 1-ups.
- Final mastery
When battling the final Boss, try this strategy. When he rises slightly higher into the air, dash under him and use the Upward Slash technique, which requires the Fire Chip equipped and the "Tenshouzan" EX skill. Also, try using the Active Form, as it is the fastest form in the game. This lets you get in and out faster. This will do an excellent amount of damage, and is fairly safe if you know what you are doing.
- Forest Of Dysis: Rare elf
The rare elf "Zero" is found in Forest Of Dysis (the stage with the forest) when in easy mode. Once you are in the inside part of the stage where you fight the statue that raises water and throws purple beams, destroy the statue. Afterwards, jump the pit and slide on the left side wall through a secret passage. Keep sliding down and on the way you should find the rare elf. If you keep sliding down, you will reach a secret area with lots of crystals and an extra life.
- Graphics gallery
Successfully complete the game under the hard difficulty setting. Then, highlight the "New Game" option and hold Select + L + A. A sound will confirm correct code entry.