diff --git a/th01/hiscore/scoredat.hpp b/th01/hiscore/scoredat.hpp
index 77c8aa0a..6de54d08 100644
--- a/th01/hiscore/scoredat.hpp
+++ b/th01/hiscore/scoredat.hpp
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ typedef StupidBytewiseWrapperAround<struct {
 // Returns 0 on success, 1 on failure.
 int scoredat_load();
 
-// Returns the high score for the difficulty previously loaded by
-// scoredat_load().
-uint32_t scoredat_hiscore_get();
+// Loads only the high score for the current [rank] into the resident
+// structure.
+void scoredat_load_hiscore();
 
 // Sets [str] to the null-terminated name at the given [place] for the
 // difficulty previously loaded by scoredat_load().
diff --git a/th01/main/bullet/laser_s.hpp b/th01/main/bullet/laser_s.hpp
index e74cfff2..0bfd09b5 100644
--- a/th01/main/bullet/laser_s.hpp
+++ b/th01/main/bullet/laser_s.hpp
@@ -91,3 +91,10 @@ public:
 };
 
 extern CShootoutLaser shootout_lasers[SHOOTOUT_LASER_COUNT];
+
+#define shootout_lasers_init(i) { \
+	for(i = 0; i < SHOOTOUT_LASER_COUNT; i++) { \
+		int id = i; \
+		shootout_lasers[i].id = id; \
+	} \
+}
diff --git a/th01/main/player/anim.hpp b/th01/main/player/anim.hpp
index a6734b63..eb181f4d 100644
--- a/th01/main/player/anim.hpp
+++ b/th01/main/player/anim.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class CPlayerAnim {
 	pixel_t h;
 	int bos_image_count;
 
+public:
 	// Loads all images from the .BOS file with the given [fn] inside the
 	// currently active packfile. Always returns 0.
 	int load(const char fn[PF_FN_LEN]);
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ class CPlayerAnim {
 	// multiple of 16 and inside the [-RES_X, RES_X[ range, and is pretty much
 	// broken otherwise.
 
-public:
 	// Precisely restores pixels according to the alpha mask of [image] from
 	// VRAM page 1, starting at (⌊left/8⌋*8, top).
 	void unput_8(screen_x_t left, vram_y_t top, int image) const;
diff --git a/th01/main/player/bomb.hpp b/th01/main/player/bomb.hpp
index 7a2885a1..38620819 100644
--- a/th01/main/player/bomb.hpp
+++ b/th01/main/player/bomb.hpp
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ bool16 bomb_update_and_render(int frame);
 // Returns `true` if an active bomb deals damage to the boss on the current
 // [frame].
 bool16 bomb_deals_damage(unsigned long frame);
+
+// Loads the kuji-in .GRC sprites used at the beginning of the bomb animation.
+void bomb_kuji_load(void);
diff --git a/th01/main/stage/stages.hpp b/th01/main/stage/stages.hpp
index 18755c82..f23397f1 100644
--- a/th01/main/stage/stages.hpp
+++ b/th01/main/stage/stages.hpp
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ extern unsigned int stage_timer;
 // scene_init_and_load().
 extern char default_grp_fn[15];
 extern char default_bgm_fn[15];
+
+// Specifies whether PTN_SLOT_STG contains the full set of sprites required for
+// card-flipping stages (`false`), or the trimmed-down version for boss stages
+// (`true`).
+extern bool ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites;
diff --git a/th01/main_010.cpp b/th01/main_010.cpp
index 3d020167..44c4fdd0 100644
--- a/th01/main_010.cpp
+++ b/th01/main_010.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,18 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "twobyte.h"
 #include "th01/hardware/frmdelay.h"
 #include "th01/hardware/input.hpp"
+#include "th01/formats/pf.hpp"
+#include "th01/formats/ptn.hpp"
+#include "th01/hiscore/scoredat.hpp"
 #include "th01/main/debug.hpp"
+#include "th01/main/player/anim.hpp"
 #include "th01/main/player/bomb.hpp"
+#include "th01/main/bullet/laser_s.hpp"
+}
+#include "th01/main/stage/stages.hpp"
+#include "th01/main/hud/hud.hpp"
+#include "th01/shiftjis/fns.hpp"
+extern "C" {
 
 extern const char esc_cls[];
 
@@ -199,4 +209,32 @@ void pascal stage_num_animate(unsigned int stage_num)
 	printf(esc_cls);
 }
 
+void load_and_init_stuff_used_in_all_stages(void)
+{
+	extern const char mask_grf[];
+	extern const char miko_ac_bos[];
+	extern const char miko_ac2_bos[];
+	#undef PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN
+	extern const char PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN[];
+	extern const char miko_ptn[];
+
+	int i;
+
+	scoredat_load_hiscore();
+	hud_bg_load(mask_grf);
+	player_48x48.load(miko_ac_bos);
+	player_48x32.load(miko_ac2_bos);
+	ptn_load(PTN_SLOT_STG, PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN);
+	ptn_load(PTN_SLOT_MIKO, miko_ptn);
+	ptn_new(PTN_SLOT_BG_HUD, (PTN_BG_last - PTN_BG_first));
+	/* TODO: Replace with the decompiled call
+	 * 	bomb_kuji_load();
+	 * once that function is part of this translation unit */
+	__asm {
+		nop; push cs; call near ptr bomb_kuji_load;
+	}
+	shootout_lasers_init(i);
+	ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites = false;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/th01/main_19.cpp b/th01/main_19.cpp
index 3a6dcb7a..eddbf8c0 100644
--- a/th01/main_19.cpp
+++ b/th01/main_19.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ extern char rank;
 #define scoredat_close() file_close()
 #include "th01/hiscore/scorelod.cpp"
 
+// Returns the high score for the difficulty previously loaded by
+// scoredat_load().
 uint32_t scoredat_hiscore_get()
 {
 	return scoredat_points[0];
diff --git a/th01/shiftjis/fns.hpp b/th01/shiftjis/fns.hpp
index a5e5d7fa..4530ea91 100644
--- a/th01/shiftjis/fns.hpp
+++ b/th01/shiftjis/fns.hpp
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #define MISSILE_FN "boss3_m.ptn"
 #define SE_FN "zigoku.mde"
+#define PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN "stg.ptn"
+#define PTN_STG_BOSS_FN "stg_b.ptn"
diff --git a/th01/sprites/main_ptn.h b/th01/sprites/main_ptn.h
index fdda9d45..3f778daa 100644
--- a/th01/sprites/main_ptn.h
+++ b/th01/sprites/main_ptn.h
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ typedef enum {
 } main_ptn_slot_t;
 
 typedef enum {
-	// stg(_b).ptn
-	// -----------
+	/// stg(_b).ptn
+	/// -----------
 	PTN_HUD = PTN_ID(PTN_SLOT_STG, 0),
 	PTN_SHOT,
 	PTN_BLAST, // ???
 	PTN_ORB,
 
+	// stg.ptn exclusives
+	// ------------------
 	PTN_CARD_UNUSED = 7,
 	PTN_CARD_3HP, PTN_CARD_3HP_HALF, PTN_CARD_3HP_EDGE,
 	PTN_CARD_2HP, PTN_CARD_2HP_HALF, PTN_CARD_2HP_EDGE,
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 	PTN_ITEM_BOMB,
 	PTN_ITEM_POINT,
-	// -----------
+	// ------------------
+	/// -----------
 
 	// miko.ptn
 	// --------
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	// HUD (snapped backgrounds)
 	// -------------------------
 	// The usage code doesn't really cap either of these, though...
-	PTN_BG_LIVES = PTN_ID(PTN_SLOT_BG_HUD, 0),
+	PTN_BG_first = PTN_ID(PTN_SLOT_BG_HUD, 0),
+	PTN_BG_LIVES = PTN_BG_first,
 	PTN_BG_LIVES_last = last_for_quarters(PTN_BG_LIVES, LIVES_MAX),
 	PTN_BG_STAGE,
 	PTN_BG_STAGE_last, // But the original game only need a single quarter?
@@ -114,5 +118,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	PTN_BG_TIMER_last = last_for_quarters(PTN_BG_TIMER, (TIMER_DIGITS / 2)),
 
 	PTN_BG_HP,
+	PTN_BG_last = PTN_ID(PTN_SLOT_BG_HUD, 26)
 	// -------------------------
 } main_ptn_id_t;
diff --git a/th01_reiiden.asm b/th01_reiiden.asm
index 34daa64f..dae82d76 100644
--- a/th01_reiiden.asm
+++ b/th01_reiiden.asm
@@ -125,47 +125,7 @@ main_011_TEXT	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
 	extern _input_reset_sense:proc
 	extern TRAM_X16_KANJI_CENTER_REVERSE:proc
 	extern STAGE_NUM_ANIMATE:proc
-
-; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
-
-; Attributes: bp-based frame
-
-sub_BC87	proc far
-
-@@i		= word ptr -2
-
-		enter	2, 0
-		push	si
-		call	sub_14BD2
-		call	 @hud_bg_load$qnxc stdcall, offset aMask_grf, ds
-		call	@CPlayerAnim@load$qxnxc stdcall, offset _player_48x48, ds, offset aMiko_ac_bos,  ds ; "miko_ac.bos"
-		call	@CPlayerAnim@load$qxnxc stdcall, offset _player_48x32, ds, offset aMiko_ac2_bos, ds ; "miko_ac2.bos"
-		call	_ptn_load stdcall, PTN_SLOT_STG, offset aStg_ptn, ds	; "stg.ptn"
-		call	_ptn_load stdcall, PTN_SLOT_MIKO, offset aMiko_ptn, ds ; "miko.ptn"
-		call	_ptn_new stdcall, (26 shl 16) or PTN_SLOT_BG_HUD
-		add	sp, 24h
-		nopcall	sub_BEB1
-		xor	si, si
-		jmp	short loc_BCF1
-; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-loc_BCE1:
-		mov	[bp+@@i], si
-		mov	bx, si
-		imul	bx, size CShootoutLaser
-		mov	al, byte ptr [bp+@@i]
-		mov	_shootout_lasers[bx].SL_id, al
-		inc	si
-
-loc_BCF1:
-		cmp	si, SHOOTOUT_LASER_COUNT
-		jl	short loc_BCE1
-		mov	byte_34AA4, 0
-		pop	si
-		leave
-		retf
-sub_BC87	endp
-
+	extern _load_and_init_stuff_used_in_all_:proc
 
 ; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
 
@@ -314,8 +274,8 @@ sub_BCFE	endp
 ; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
 
 ; Attributes: bp-based frame
-
-sub_BEB1	proc far
+public _bomb_kuji_load
+_bomb_kuji_load	proc far
 		push	bp
 		mov	bp, sp
 		call	_grc_load stdcall, GRC_SLOT_BOMB_KUJI_1, offset aKuzi1_grc, ds
@@ -323,7 +283,7 @@ sub_BEB1	proc far
 		add	sp, 0Ch
 		pop	bp
 		retf
-sub_BEB1	endp
+_bomb_kuji_load	endp
 
 
 ; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
@@ -2536,7 +2496,7 @@ loc_D795:
 		call	_coreleft
 		mov	word ptr dword_36C1A+2,	dx
 		mov	word ptr dword_36C1A, ax
-		call	sub_BC87
+		call	_load_and_init_stuff_used_in_all_
 		call	_z_graph_init
 		push	0
 		call	_graph_accesspage_func
@@ -2756,22 +2716,22 @@ loc_D9CA:
 		mov	_first_stage_in_scene, 1
 		call	@items_bomb_reset$qv
 		call	@items_point_reset$qv
-		cmp	byte_34AA4, 0
+		cmp	_ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites, 0
 		jnz	short loc_DA2A
 		call	_ptn_free stdcall, PTN_SLOT_STG
 		pop	cx
 		call	_ptn_load c, PTN_SLOT_STG, offset aStg_b_ptn, ds ; "stg_b.ptn"
-		mov	byte_34AA4, 1
+		mov	_ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites, 1
 		jmp	short loc_DA2A
 ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 loc_DA06:
-		cmp	byte_34AA4, 0
+		cmp	_ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites, 0
 		jz	short loc_DA2A
 		call	_ptn_free stdcall, PTN_SLOT_STG
 		pop	cx
-		call	_ptn_load c, PTN_SLOT_STG, offset aStg_ptn, ds	; "stg.ptn"
-		mov	byte_34AA4, 0
+		call	_ptn_load c, PTN_SLOT_STG, offset _PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN, ds	; "stg.ptn"
+		mov	_ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites, 0
 		jmp	short $+2
 
 loc_DA2A:
@@ -3567,7 +3527,6 @@ SHARED	ends
 
 ; Segment type:	Pure code
 PTN_GRP_GRZ	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
-	extern _ptn_new:proc
 	extern _ptn_load:proc
 	extern _ptn_free:proc
 	extern _grp_palette_load_show_sane:proc
@@ -5824,8 +5783,8 @@ main_19__TEXT	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
 ; =============== S U B	R O U T	I N E =======================================
 
 ; Attributes: bp-based frame
-
-sub_14BD2	proc far
+public _scoredat_load_hiscore
+_scoredat_load_hiscore	proc far
 		push	bp
 		mov	bp, sp
 		call	main_19:_scoredat_load
@@ -5839,7 +5798,7 @@ sub_14BD2	proc far
 		call	_scoredat_free
 		pop	bp
 		retf
-sub_14BD2	endp
+_scoredat_load_hiscore	endp
 
 main_19__TEXT	ends
 
@@ -5847,7 +5806,6 @@ main_19__TEXT	ends
 
 ; Segment type:	Pure code
 main_20_TEXT	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
-	extern @CPlayerAnim@load$qxnxc:proc
 main_20_TEXT	ends
 
 ; ===========================================================================
@@ -5980,7 +5938,6 @@ main_24_TEXT	ends
 ; Segment type:	Pure code
 main_25_TEXT	segment	byte public 'CODE' use16
 	extern @hud_score_and_cardcombo_render$qv:proc
-	extern @hud_bg_load$qnxc:proc
 	extern @hud_lives_put$qi:proc
 	extern @hud_bg_snap_and_put$qv:proc
 main_25_TEXT	ends
@@ -30217,7 +30174,8 @@ _orb_prev_left	dw ORB_LEFT_START
 _orb_prev_top 	dw  ORB_TOP_START
 word_34A92	dw 0
 include th01/main/player/orb[data].asm
-byte_34AA4	db 0
+public _ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites
+_ptn_slot_stg_has_reduced_sprites	db 0
 unk_34AA5	db  0Fh
 		db  0Fh
 		db  0Fh
@@ -30277,11 +30235,12 @@ aHard		db 'HARD',0
 aLunatic	db 'LUNATIC',0
 public _esc_cls
 _esc_cls		db 1Bh,'*',0
-aMask_grf	db 'mask.grf',0
-aMiko_ac_bos	db 'miko_ac.bos',0
-aMiko_ac2_bos	db 'miko_ac2.bos',0
-aStg_ptn	db 'stg.ptn',0
-aMiko_ptn	db 'miko.ptn',0
+public _mask_grf, _miko_ac_bos, _miko_ac2_bos, _PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN, _miko_ptn
+_mask_grf	db 'mask.grf',0
+_miko_ac_bos	db 'miko_ac.bos',0
+_miko_ac2_bos	db 'miko_ac2.bos',0
+_PTN_STG_CARDFLIP_FN	db 'stg.ptn',0
+_miko_ptn	db 'miko.ptn',0
 _esc_color_bg_black_fg_black		db 1Bh,'[16;40m',0
 _esc_cursor_to_x0_y0		db 1Bh,'[0;0H',0
 _space	db ' ',0