I’ve noticed there’s nothing detailing when the timer should stop.

On one hand, the game starts over after Earth’s chance stage. On the other hand, the second “3 Warp to Neptune” stage is faster and harder than the first time around (only returning to normal after that).

When would one have to stop the timer? After Earth’s chance stage? Or after the second rodeo of the “3 Warp to Neptune” stage?

I have added timing rules. It will take a few minutes for the site to update them. Nice to see someone interested in running this version! The timing rules are below, if we do get a submitted run, and it is verified, I may add a 2nd loop category.

Timer begins after 2 Warps to Neptune text disappears from 1st level screen. Timer ends after final score is tallied in stage 23.

I don’t think there is a second loop for the arcade version. After the “3 Warps to Neptune” stage, the game pretty much begins from normal all over again, rendering a second loop unnecessary.

I guess you can say “3 Warps to Neptune”, or Stage 24, is the final stage, since the game begins at “2 Warps to Neptune”.