Legendary Wings (アレスの翼) // NES // no deaths, all Danger and Lucky areas

This game is epic and not that hard! It reminds me a crappy game I even played here: Magic Carpet 1001, because in both games (that one and this one) when you lose a life, you lose every power-up turning the game unplayable, but Magic Carpet is ALWAYS unplayable, this one is playable in the first level and also in the last levels if you have reached the maximum power. At least in Legendary Wings, power-up locations are well studied, rather than Magic Carpet, that in that game power-ups come randomly. In every level you can access a DANGER area and a LUCKY area. The Danger one is simply an area with enemies to kill and a miniboss, while the Lucky one is just an area without enemies and with bonuses to increase you score, your power and hearts that allow you to continue after a game over. You reach DANGER area getting caught by getting sucked by a giant head in the ground, while a LUCKY area can be accessed by simply shooting the right cannon. Once done it, get caught by the whirlwind and you access the LUCKY area. At the end of every level, you must defeat a dragon and then you enter the building. Inside the building you have other enemies to defeat and then the boss. There's a total of 5 levels, but game isn't that short, it could last about half an hour. Enjoy!