checked-no =>Hard Mode: On the title screen, hold <SELECT> until the words "Hard Mode" appear. =>Stage Select/Sound Test: When the opening demo plays and you see a house in the rain, press <SELECT>x3, hold D+L and press <I> or <II>. The stage select screen will appear. To switch to the sound test, hold <SELECT> for a few moments. You can switch back and forth between the stage select and sound test by holding <SELECT>.