Thunder Ceptor/Command 1

Welcome to the game. When the text "ATTACK ENEMIES AND GET TO CYGNUS BEFORE POWER LOST. TAKE CARE, CADET" appears on the screen, step on the pedal to accelerate the Thunder Ceptor as enemies appear from different sides of the screen (each bullet indicates that the next wave happens after the preceding has died or been dodged; additional notes are included with each wave):
 * Four Type A Formations approach from the left side of the screen - fire one shot at each of them.
 * Four more Type A Formations will come flying towards you, on the right side of the screen. Once you have fired a shot at each of them to kill them, four Type B Formations will come flying towards you from the left side of the screen - and once you have fired off a shot at each of them to kill them, four more Type B Formations will come flying towards you on the right side of the screen. Once you have fired a shot at each of them to kill them, four Tyepe A Zako will come a flying towards you, from the centre of the screen; once you have fired a shot at each of them to kill them, four Type B Zako will come flying towards you, from the centre of the screen. Once you have fired shot at each of them, to kill them, two Pillars will emerge from the "ground" on the left side of the screen - and once you have gone around them, two more Pillars will emerge from the ground, on the right side of the screen. Once you have gone around them, two more Pillars will emerge from the ground upon the left side of the screen; once you have gone around them, two more Pillars will emerge from that "ceiling", upon the left and right sides of the screen. Once you have gone between them, three more Pillars will emerge from the ground in that centre, on that left side, and on that right side of the screen - and once you have gone around them, two more Pillars will emerge from the ceiling, on the left and right sides of the screen. Once you have gone between them, two more Pillars will emerge from the ground on the left side of the screen; once you have gone around them, two more Pillars will emerge from the ceiling, on the right side of the screen. Once you have gone around them, you will come to twenty-two Turrets on the ground, that are firing green projectiles at you - and once you have fired a shot at each of them, to kill them, the text "CAUTION!" will flash up in the top-left corner of the screen, as a Gomorrah (that is surrounded by four Type 2 Omake) comes flying towards you while firing green projectiles at you. Once you have fired off single shot at each of the Type 2 Omake to kill them, and enough shots at the Gomorrah itself to kill it, you will come to six more Turrets on the ground, that are firing green projectiles at you; once you have fired a shot at each of them to kill them, four Meteors will come flying towards you on the left side of the screen. Once you have gone around them, four more Meteors will come flying towards you on the right side of the screen - and once you have gone around them, four more Meteors will come flying towards you on the left side of the screen. Once you have gone around them, six more Meteors will come flying towards you from the bottom of the screen; once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come aflying towards you, from the top of the screen. Once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come flying towards you from the bottom of the screen - and once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come flying towards you from the bottom of the screen. Once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come aflying towards you from the top of the screen; once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come aflying towards you from the top of the screen. Once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come flying towards you from the top and bottom of the screen - and once you have gone between them, six more Meteors will come flying towards you, from the top and bottom of the screen. Once you have gone between them, four Bosses and four Runners (the latters of which are palette-swaps of the Thunder Ceptor), will come flying towards you from behind while firing green projectiles at you; once you have fired a shot at each of them to kill them, the text "CAUTION!" will appear in the top-left corner of the screen for second time as a Sodom (which is surrounded by six Type 1 Omake) comes flying towards you while firing green projectiles at you. Once you have fired off single shot at each of the Type 1 Omake to kill them, and enough shots at the Sodom itself to kill it, you will come to six more Turrets on the ground, that are firing green projectiles at you - and once you've fired off shot at each of them to kill them, the Thunder Ceptor will fly off into the distance, and the text "CONGRATULATIONS! COMMAND 1 FINISHED." will appear on the screen. The texts "SHOT DOWN FRIGATES", "SHOT DOWN DESTROYERS", "SHOT DOWN CRUISERS" and "SHOT DOWN BATTLESHIPS" will then appear below it; for every star that appears below the four headings, you will receive 1000 bonus points (there is a total of twenty-four Frigates, thirty-eight Destroyers, four Cruisers and twelve Battleships on this introductory command, which means that the maximum amount of bonus points you can receive at the end of it is 78000). There are also a total of seventy-seven (usually) indestructible obstacles upon this introductory command, and the only way to kill one of them is to fly directly into it (but it is at the expense of having the Thunder Ceptor's power decrease by one when it is resurrected).