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At the end of each stage, you get to play several mini-games which reward you with lives if you win. There isn't any skill involved, so just pick something and hope for the best.

• Choose the Path - You have to choose which of the four vertical paths the ball ends up at when it reaches the bottom. This one is hard to win since there are so many random chances here.
• Can-Can Girls - I have no idea what's happening in this game. Choose an option and hope for the best. You have a better chance of winning when you choose one of the lower amounts of lives.
• Lottery - Hold to make the wheel spin and a ball will fall out which determines what you get. You will probably get a few lives here and there and rarely the golden ball which gives you 7 lives.
• Skeleton in a Barrel - Put the swords in the holes and hope they don't hit the skeleton. If you get them all in without hitting it, you win. If you hit it, you lose.
• Roulette - Use the hand icon to choose the base number of lives that you want. You can press the base number several times to multiple that base number by the number above it and/or press other base numbers to increase your chances of winning. After you've decided, press the button on the far right to start the roulette. If the ball lands on that base number of lives, you win!