Super Star Force/Walkthrough

Progress through Super Star Force is made in the following ways:
 * Saving up enough time pieces to travel to different time periods and purchase equipment
 * Performing an action that will reveal some of the dungeons in a later time period
 * Traveling forward to the affected time period to visit the dungeon and collecting the secret time stone
 * Repeat the process until all seven time stones are collected

Time pieces
The number of time pieces you have is indicated in the upper left corner of the screen next to the T. Time pieces serve a number of functions throughout the game. They are both your money and your life points. They can only be collected by destroying certain enemies while piloting the Neo Final Star. You can not earn time pieces by destroying monsters while in exploration mode. However, in exploration mode, you will lose time pieces when you are hurt by the enemy, and you will be expelled from the dungeon if you lose them all. It is important to collect as many time pieces as possible in order to make your progress through the game smoother.

The later time periods (e.g. 2010 and 1680) are the easiest to get time pieces in, since the enemy's offensive strength is considerably lower than in the earlier time periods. Enemies do not fire nearly as much in these later years. However, the earlier time periods (e.g. 0316 and 0001) make it possible to earn time pieces faster. Those time periods should not be attempted without bringing a supply of barrier capsules for the Neo Final Star. Every time you lose one of your ships, your time pieces are divided in half.

Warping between time periods also requires a particular number of time pieces. When you warp to a time period for the first time, you will have to pay a considerable sum of time pieces. After you have accessed a new time period one time, it will always be available to you from any other time period. The further you travel through time, the more expensive the trip will be. Traveling forward through time (where the enemies are weaker) is also more expensive than traveling backward (where the enemies are stronger).

Capture method
The table below present one possible method through the game, but does not represent the only method. It aims to direct you through the game with the fewest time jumps possible. Details about each instruction can be found on the respective time period's page.