In battle mode, play as the gold bomber simply by beating the standard course super blast. (This is easy to do if you set the computer's level to weak and give yourself a five heart handicap.)

In battle game mode when the word “ready” appears on the screen change the camera angle with the C button.

Once you earn all Lightning Cards in Normal Mode, go to the character select screenin Battle Mode. Press Z to play as Max (instead of Bomberman).

To unlock a new set of options, beat Normal Mode once. At the Battle Mode stage select screen, Group A (standard power-ups) and Group B (special power-ups) options will appear.

To unlock a Mini-Game option at the title screen, complete Level 4-3.