Battle Boss With Weapon Select
Press Start to pause game play. Then hold: Up/Left + A + B and press Select to change weapons. Press Start to resume game play at the Boss of the current level.
Maxed Passwords
These passwords are so named because they max out your gas (2), shield (3), engine (3), missiles (3), lasers (3), lives (9), and continues (2), while getting you to the designated area. (Gas is not filled, as maxing out everything freezes the game.)