Recovering from every checkpoint in the THIRD loop of Gradius (Arcade), with subtitle commentary

Описание: Turn on CC for commentary about the strategies. I considered making a fancier commentary with video editing to break down the strategies, but it would be too much work!

The most interesting recoveries in my opinion are the ones in Stages 1, 4 and 7, as well as the final checkpoint in Stage 2 (the Zub rush of infamy). Because enemies in the higher loops shoot revenge bullets when you kill them, a common strategy is to dodge the Zubs without shooting at all.

The second loop is similar to the third loop, but rank is lower in some parts and there's a lower chance of enemies shooting revenge bullets. I haven't tested yet if all these strategies work in the second loop as well (and there are probably easier strategies for certain checkpoints).

Timestamps:
0:00 1-A
0:55 1-B
1:51 1-C
2:52 1-D
4:04 2-A
5:07 2-B
6:03 2-C
6:33 Zub rush
7:13 3-A
8:20 3-B
9:14 3-C
10:21 4-A
11:17 4-B
12:14 4-C
12:45 4-D
14:06 5-A
14:44 5-B
16:12 5-C
18:17 6-A
19:17 6-B
20:17 6-C
21:17 7-A
22:26 7-B
23:07 7-C
24:07 7-D
25:09 7-E

Useful Gradius resources:

K-LASER's video of higher loop recoveries:    • グラディウス　高次周全箇所復活　ROM版　アーケードアーカイブス　Gradius  
I learned the 4-C strategy from here, and part of the 7-D strategy (dealing with the hatches).

Hazedong's Gradius playlist:    • グラディウス  
Lots of in-depth videos about Gradius. I forget if I borrowed any recovery strategies from their videos, but I found this clear of the first loop to be a useful reference for high-scoring play:    • グラディウス1周ノーミス58万点達成！＆祝35周年！  

Replay Burners, 10 million points run by bandit:    • 1985 [60fps] Gradius 10000000pts Loop20  
In Loop 20, the player intentionally dies on every checkpoint and recovers. There are also timestamps in the descriptions noting the locations of other deaths.

Gamest's Zub rush pattern: https://bsky.app/profile/sylviefluff....
I found the scan posted by user stake_solid on Twitter, but I don't know which issue of Gamest it is from.
Update: It's from issue 13! On page 67.

Cakestial's Zub rush video:
   • Gradius Arcade Zub Rush Tutorial 🔥🔥🔥 #retr...  
I learned part of the 2-C recovery from this.

PEG's video of loop 3 checkpoint recoveries:
   • Gradius (Arcade) - Every Checkpoint Recove...  
This was posted after my video, but it's a great reference for alternate strategies. In particular I like the 4-D boss safespot here better than the one I found, and used it in my 3-ALL.