Phelios/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 8-way joystick to direct Apollo and Pegasus around the screen; they're always moving forward, but you can direct them anywhere.
 * Firing Button: Use this button to make Apollo fire shots from his sword at the enemies; pressing it lightly will make the sword fire a small fireball, but holding it down charges the sword, and upon releasing the button the sword shoots a bigger fireball. Even the smallest enemies take multiple hits, so that standard shot is of little use - and holding it down after Apollo has collected that "B" powerup for that first stage will also make it fire continuously.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Apollo (アポロー)
The protagonist of the game; mounted upon the back of his legendary winged horse Pegasus, he is on a mission to save his lover and twin sister Artemis from the clutches of Typhon. He can take up to four hits before dying depending on what the arcade owner has set the "Life" setting in the game's options menu to, and can have up to four shots on the screen simultaneously depending on how many "O" powerups he has collected - but if he is crushed against any wall, or flies into one, the impact will kill him instantly. He will also receive an extra life at 50,000, 100,000, and 200,000 points, but this setting can be modified; the four Katakana characters making his name also read as: Aporō.

Item Flies (アイテムフライズ)
When one of these bird-like enemies is killed, he will leave a powerup behind, and announce its name in Japanese from the C140; each of the seven different types of powerups you will encounter in the game has a different letter on it, and here is a list of them and what they do:


 * [[File:Phelios Powerup S.gif]] S: Speed up (スピードアップ, literally Supīdo appu); this powerup will increase the flying speed of Apollo and Pegasus for a short period of time.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup O.gif]] O: Option (オプション, lit. Opushon); this one will cause a beam to appear adjacent to the right side of Apollo's sword, which allows him to have two shots on the screen simultaneously. Up to three of these beams can be adjacent to Apollo's sword, at any given time - which means that he can have a maximum of four shots on the screen simultaneously. However, if he should die, he will lose any Option beams he may have had at the time.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup B.gif]] B: Beam (ビーム, lit. Bīmu); this one is upon the first stage, and allows Apollo to fire enormous beams from his sword for a short period of time.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup A.gif]] A: Across (アクロス, lit. Akurosu); this is upon the second stage, and allows Apollo to fire boomerangs from his sword for a short period of time.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup H.gif]] H: Homing (ホーミング, lit. Hōmingu); this one is on the fourth stage, and will allow Apollo to fire homing shots from his sword for a short period.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup L.gif]] L: Life (ライフ, lit. Raifu); this one will restore one of Apollo's lost "life-hearts" in that bottom-right corner of the screen, or give him an extra one.
 * [[File:Phelios Powerup P.gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup H (S7).gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup E.gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup L (S7).gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup I.gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup O (S7).gif]] [[File:Phelios Powerup S (S7).gif]] P-H-E-L-I-O-S: These ones are only present on that seventh stage; when an item capsule (which looks like an orange bubble) gets destroyed it will leave either one of these or a bonus powerup (the values of which range from 50 to 5000 points) behind. All seven of them must be collected in order to upgrade Apollo's charged shot, which is vital for the final battling with Typhon, as he can only be injured by these upgraded charged shots - and if you miss any of them, you will be forced to crush yourself against a wall, so you can start the section over.

Babito (ばびっと)
These bats appear on the first and second stages, and attack by flying down towards Apollo from the top of the screen; they are worth 50 points.

Gauru (ガウル)
These birds appear in the first and second stages and attack by zigzagging down towards Apollo from the top of the screen; they are 100 points.

Dokuro-Hei (ドクロ兵)
These skeletal soldiers appear upon the first and fourth stages and attack by running into view from the left and right sides of the screen and throwing their axes up at Apollo (which can get blocked for 80 extra points apiece); they are worth 200 points, and come in white and turquoise varieties.

Kuro Kishi (黒騎士)
Three of these black knights appear on the first stage, and attack by firing shots from their swords at Apollo; they are worth 300 points, and once you have killed the last one of them, the three-script text ''Dirosu no oka ni ha Radōn ga sumitsuite iru wa. Radōn no kyūsho ha atama yo. Ganbatte, Aporō!'' (ディロスの丘にはラドーンが住み着いているわ. ラドーンの急所は頭よ. がんばって、 アポロー!), will appear at the bottom of the screen, as Apollo descends several thousand feet to the second section of the stage beneath him and the song changes as a result.

Radon (ラドーン)
Twelve of these red serpents appear upon that first stage, and they'll attack by flying down towards Apollo on the left and right sides of the screen while spitting fireballs at him (which can be blocked for 30 extra points apiece); their heads are their only vulnerable point, and they are worth 320 points. The "B" powerup that one of the Item Flies at the start of the second section leaves behind will also kill them quicker.

Papiyon (パピヨン)
These butterflies appear on the first stage, and attack by flying down towards Apollo on the left and right sides of the screen; they are 60 points.

Death Skulls (デス・スケルズ)
These skeletal heads appear on the first stage; as Apollo descends several thousand feet towards them, they will begin firing their eyeballs up at him, which can get destroyed for 60 extra points apiece. Once you have fired enough shots down at their core on the ground to destroy them for 1000 points, the three-script text Medyūsa no shinden (メデューサの神殿) will appear at the bottom of the screen as Apollo descends down to and enters the temple of Medusa, which forms the basis for the fourth and final area of the stage, and the music fades out as a result.

Yahei (矢兵)
These arrow soldiers appear upon the first and second stages; they will attack by walking onto bridges from the left and right sides of the screen then fire an arrow at Apollo and walk back off those left and right sides of the screen again, and are worth 220 points when knocked off a bridge.

Medusa Shugo-Hei (メデューサ守護兵)
Eight of these guardian soldiers stand around the slumbering Medusa, at the end of the first stage; they will not move, and are worth 100 points.

Medusa (メデューサ)
Once you have fired a charged shot from your sword and all beams adjacent to it at that last of Medusa's Shugo-Hei to kill him, the "boss" theme will start to be heard from the Yamaha YM-2151 as Medusa wakes up, her head flies into the air and she begins firing laser beams out of her eyes at Apollo; once you have fired enough charged shots from your sword (and all beams adjacent to it) at the head, to defeat her, it will explode and the three-script text Aporō ha, Medyūsa wo taoshita. (アポローは、メデューサを倒した.) will appear at the bottom of the screen as her body crumbles. Apollo will now proceed to the enchanted mirror at the back of Medusa's temple as Artemis's theme starts to be heard from the Yamaha YM-2151 - and once it has faded in, Apollo's twin sister will speak the three-script text ''Aporō, watashi ha Dyūpon no shinden ni iru wa. Hayaku tasuke ni kite!'' (アポロー、 私はデュポンの神殿にいるわ. 早く助けに来て!) from the C140, as it appears at the bottom of the screen. Once the mirror fades back out again, the game will segue into the second stage; if you can go all the way without dying, the game will give the impression that it is comprised of one long stage as opposed to seven normal ones, as after the start, it will only display the current stage's number if you are unfortunate enough to get killed. This boss is worth 20000 points - and those five Katakana characters making her name read as Medyūsa (Dyūpon also means "Typhon").

Other enemies

 * [[File:Phelios Cannon Flower.gif]] Cannon Flower (大砲) - 60 points
 * [[File:Phelios Magician.gif]] Magician (マジシャン) - 120 points
 * [[File:Phelios Doragon Knight.gif]] Doragon Knight (ドラゴン兵) - 70 points
 * [[File:Phelios Vase.gif]] Vase (壷) - 280 points
 * [[File:Phelios Utsuboto.gif]] Utsuboto (ウツボット) - 200 points
 * [[File:Phelios Isogin Chaku.gif]] Isogin Chaku (いそぎんちゃく) - 130 points
 * [[File:Phelios Flower.gif]] Flower (妖花) - 260 points
 * [[File:Phelios Enormous Mukade.gif]] Enormous Mukade (巨大ムカデ) - 700 points
 * [[File:Phelios Hyudora.gif]] Hyudora (ヒュドラ) - 240 points
 * [[File:Phelios Topo.gif]] Topo (トポ) - 400 points
 * [[File:Phelios Ropa.gif]] Ropa (ローパー) - 90 points
 * [[File:Phelios Guraia.gif]] Guraia (グライア) - 150 points
 * [[File:Phelios Doragon.gif]] Doragon (ドラゴン) - 400 points
 * [[File:Phelios Will-O-The-Wisp Blue.gif]] Blue Will-O-The-Wisp (ウィル・オー・ザ・ウィスプ・青) - 100 points
 * [[File:Phelios Gurifon Black.gif]] Black Gurifon (グリフォン・黒) - 120 points
 * [[File:Phelios Gurifon Green.gif]] Green Gurifon (グリフォン・緑) - 180 points
 * [[File:Phelios Phoenix.gif]] Phoenix (フェニックス) - 170 points
 * [[File:Phelios Himaira.gif]] Himaira (ヒマイラ) - 360 points
 * [[File:Phelios Will-O-The-Wisp Red.gif]] Red Will-O-The-Wisp (ウィル・オー・ザ・ウィスプ・赤) - 100 points
 * [[File:Phelios Bee.gif]] Bee (毒蜂) - 320 points
 * [[File:Phelios Statue.gif]] Statue (石像) - 460 points
 * [[File:Phelios Debiru.gif]] Debiru (デビル) - 160 points
 * [[File:Phelios Scylla's Minion.gif]] Scylla's Minion (スキュラの子分) - 400 points
 * [[File:Phelios Tekyuu Black.gif]] Black Tekyuu (鉄球・黒) - 530 points
 * [[File:Phelios Tekyuu Red.gif]] Red Tekyuu (鉄球・赤) - Self-destructs when hit by another Tekyuu
 * [[File:Phelios Kagerou.gif]] Kagerou (かげろう) - 100 points
 * [[File:Phelios Rock Man.gif]] Rock Man (ロックマン) - 230 points
 * [[File:Phelios Kumo.gif]] Kumo (クモ) - 150 points
 * [[File:Phelios Leaf.gif]] Leaf (葉) - 150 points
 * [[File:Phelios Enormous Hand.gif]] Enormous Hand (巨大腕) - 100 points
 * [[File:Phelios Mini Hand.gif]] Mini Hand (ミニ腕) - 200 points
 * [[File:Phelios Uni.gif]] Uni (ウニ) - 100 points
 * [[File:Phelios Turning Eye.gif]] Turning Eye (ターニングアイ) - 600 points

Other bosses
STAGE 2: Graeae (グライアイ) - 260 x 6 points (hands), 300 x 3 points (heads), 20000 points (crystal)

STAGE 3: Siren (セイレン) - 60 points (feathers), 20000 points

STAGE 4: Antaeus (アンタイオス) - 100 points (fireballs), 20000 points

STAGE 5: Scylla (スキュラ) - 100 points (crystals), 20000 points

STAGE 6: Cerberus (ケルベロス) - 3000 x 3 points (heads), 20000 points

STAGE 7: Typhon (デュポン) - 3000 x 7 points (Phase 1), 80000 points (Phase 2)