Seriously, fifty. The star icons span exactly the full length of the health bar with exactly fifty lives.
Okay, so it's really 49 but the 0th life counts too -w-
I'm thinking of "As Long As It Sounds Foreign" (TvTrope it!) names for the next few people. I'll gladly take ideas for some, and give credit of course.
Maybe the final boss will really have 49 stars. It depends on how evil I'm feeling when I get there D:
In any case, I'm glad to actually get some reception here.
At the other forum I go to I recieved "Have you been playing Touhou lately, *?
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