Level skip:
Highlight the "Normal" selection on the "Start Game/Difficulty" screen. Press A to cycle through the difficulty selections, and hold A when the "Normal" selection appears again. Continue to hold A, and hold C + Start. While holding all three buttons, repeatedly tap Up the same number of times as the level to be played. A sound will be played for each level that was skipped. Note: Pressing Up(7) will display the ending sequence when game play begins.