Einhӓnder Gameplay 04 (Stages 5 through 7 with Endymion II; Stage 7 with Astraea)

Did you know the Japanese version of the game has a Stage Select and Free Play feature? You had to get all 21 S Bonuses (cripes) to unlock it. It wasn't ported over to the English release...but you can still access it. Got a Gameshark?
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Having the code on at all enables Free Play, meaning no score but infinite continues (and maybe forced Easy difficulty?). The code also enables a fifth option in the Configuration screen where, if turned on, brings up a Stage Select screen before you pick a ship. It works as you'd expect!
Anyway, I recorded this one before Gameplay 03, so this is where I cut my teeth on Stage 5 for what little good that did there.
Stage 5 midboss ... 8:55
Stage 5 part 2 ... 11:44
Stage 5 endboss (finally) ... 16:19
Stage 6 ... 17:40
Stage 6 endboss ... 20:47
Stage 6 extraboss (one time) ... 26:48
Stage 7 ... 28:21
Stage 7 final boss ... 31:08
Final boss successful run ... 45:07
Astraea in Stage 7 ... 51:53
Also, it looks like rotated subtitles don't work at 7:52, but movement does. Neat!
Recorded on Steam Deck running Retroarch, Swanstation core.