Takahashi Meijin no Bug-tte Honey/Walkthrough

Flow of the game
The flow of this game, while unconventional, is straight forward. There are four stages in the game. The player controls Bugutte in the first stage, and Takahashi in the remaining three stages. To advance from one stage to the next, the player must first collect all eight letters (or numbers) that compose the stage password. Once the password is collected, the player can enter the final building and, if necessary, confront and defeat a boss to advance to the next stage.

To collect the letters of the password, the player must participate in the block breaking portions of the game play. In order to do this, the player must locate, reveal, and collect eight hidden eggs in each stage which transport the player to the paddle game play. Once the paddle game play begins, four different letters will drop out of broken blocks. Out of these four letters, only one is the correct letter for the password. The remaining three will destroy the player's paddle. Once all of the blocks in the upper playfield have been destroy, the gate in the ceiling will open up. If the player guides the ball through the gate, they will return to the action portion of the gameplay.

Hell
There are actually ten hidden eggs in each stage. Of those ten, eight lead to actual paddle stages where one of the password letters can be collected. Another egg is different because it flashes. Collecting the flashing egg allows you to view your progress in collecting the password. The tenth and final hidden egg actually takes you to a paddle stage that you should avoid if at all possible. It is known as the Hell paddle stage. In it, there are no blocks to be broken. A collection of unbreakable blocks form the word "HELL" in the upper playfield. The escape gate in the ceiling is opened up immediately, but it is extremely difficult to guide to ball through the gate. The set of blocks that compose the four letters will speed the ball up significantly. As a result, it's very easy to lose track of the ball and have it slip past your paddle. Once you identify which hidden egg in the stage leads to the Hell paddle stage, avoid collecting it ever again.