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Tiles are hidden under ground targets, and must usually be revealed with Missiles. Other Armors such as Fire or Thunder have the ability to reveal the tiles which are hidden beneath ground targets. In order to collect a tile, you must simply fly the Syd over the tile. Below is a list of every available tile as well as their effects.

Tile Name Description
Speed Collect three Speed tiles to increase the speed of the Syd, up to two times.
Speed Down Collect one Speed Down tile to decrease the speed of the Syd. If the Syd is at the highest level of speed, all speed tiles will turn into Speed Down tiles.
Keep Speed If you collect this tile, your Speed will not reset to the lowest Speed after you die.
Laser Collect three Laser tiles to increase the offensive power of the Syd's lasers, up to two times.
Laser Down Collect one Laser Down tile to decrease the power of your lasers. If the Syd is at the highest level of lasers, all laser tiles will turn into Laser Down tiles.
Keep Laser If you collect this tile, your Laser will not reset to the first level of power after you die. tile, your
Missile Collect three Missile tiles to increase the number of launched missiles, up to three.
Missile Down Collect one Missile Down tile to decrease the number of your missiles. If the Syd is at the highest level of missiles, all missile tiles will turn into Missiles Down tiles.
Keep Missile If you collect this tile, your missiles will not reset to a single missile after you die.
Blue Energy Collect the Blue Energy tile to increase your energy store by one unit.
Yellow Energy Collect the Yellow Energy tile to increase your energy store by four units. If you have any armor activated, all Yellow Energy tiles will turn into Blue Energy tiles.
Red Energy Collect the Red Energy tile to increase your energy store by eight units. If you have any armor activated, all Red Energy tiles will turn into Blue Energy tiles.
Energy Down By collecting the Enery Down tile, your energy store will be reduced by four units.
Voltage Collect a Voltage tile to increase the number of energy units capable of being stored by one. You begin with the ability to store 16 units, and you can raise it to a maximum of 24.
Bonus Collect a Bonus tile to be awarded a number of bonus points ranging from 500 to 8000 points.
Flash Collect the Flash tile to instantly destroy and reveal all hidden tiles on the screen, or for several screens ahead.
Warp Touch the Warp tile to be sent immediately ahead in the current stage by several screens at a fast speed with no enemy interference. Tiles will also be made available for you to collect along the way.
Reverse Touch the Reverse tile to be sent backward though the stage, the opposite effect of touching a Warp tile. The reverse trip is quicker, and you do not gain the benefit of collecting tiles.
Player-up Collect the Player-up tile to earn one extra life. These tiles are extremely rare.
Cancel If you touch the Cancel icon, not only will your speed, lasers, and missiles be reduced in power, but you will also lose the benefit of any Keep tiles that you may have collected.