Various items can be found throughout the stages to aid your journey. These include health restoration, extra lives, and temporary power-ups.
- Small Heart: Restores 1 heart.
- Large Heart: Restores 5 hearts.
- Money Bag: Adds points to your score. Comes in various denominations.
- Meat: Fully restores your health bar. Often hidden in breakable walls or found before boss fights.
- 1-Up: Grants an extra life. Extremely valuable and often well-hidden.
- Invincibility Potion: Grants temporary invincibility, making you immune to all damage for a short period. Very rare.
- Rosary: Destroys all minor enemies on screen. Does not affect bosses or larger enemies.
- Crystal Ball: Reveals hidden items or passages in the immediate vicinity. Very rare.
Always prioritize collecting Meat and 1-Ups. Hearts are essential for sub-weapon usage, so manage your supply carefully. Breaking every candle and suspicious block is the best way to find these crucial items.