In Stage 1, the player runs along the top of an express train, jumping between carriages while avoiding enemy knives and obstacles.

Enemies, known as "redmen", initially pursue from the rear on the roof of the train, and the front once inside, and will throw knives which the player must dodge by ducking under, or jumping over, them.

In addition, once inside the train, the player can jump up and hang from the overhead straps out of the way of the redmen.

However, ghosts flit up and down the carriages making it extremely dangerous to stay there too long.

When on the roof of the train, he can catch birds that fly overhead and then release them to run along the carriage and knock the redmen off, as well as high kicking them.