More importantly, have you beaten Mission 40? That mission is giving me Hell. I need... tips.

I learned long ago the only genre I can't beat is Shumps, so no I haven't played Mission 40 I didn't even get that far on the DS version...

This is my first Bangai-O, but I hear tell that it's the hardest so far.

I'm yet too far from mission 40, so, i can't share any tips with you.  But i agree that is quite hard. And other than this, i have played the Ds version. But i can't argue about which one is harder to beat (i sucked at the Ds Bangai-O, that's why).

How long did it take to reach Mission 40 btw?

Do you want an answer measured in time or in tears? It probably wasn't really that long.

What a good game, though. In terms of mechanics it's hard to find real fault with it.