On that note... I have a question for everyone. Everywhere I've read, I always see that the red stage (red in the original, ruby in the second) is supposedly the easiest. Is that true for others here? I actually always find the blue stages to be easier to use and be successful with. o_O
I feel the exact same way you do, although I've never heard anything about one board being harder than the other.
I barely remember the game, since it's been years...but I loved the bonus stages. I thought they were a really cool feature.
Second only to the rumble, that is.