At the main menu, highlight [New Game] and press L + R.

If you experience a lot of "lag" (slowdown, jerkiness etc) in the Menu area of Dead Man's Hand, we have discovered that it's due to large Friends list. If you play with an account that doesn't have a large Friends list, this will clear up the menu lag issues. If you don't wish to delete your Friends list or create another account try this at the menu screen: Hold down the d-pad in either up or down direction. The highlight will start moving. Once the slot is highlighted two (2) selections from your desired selection, simply release the d-pad. You will find it stopped where you wanted it to. Then hold down the "A" button" until it goes to the next screen.

In the level where the boss is playing an old phonograph, find the three hidden watermelons. They are found in the following locations: just before going down to the wall of adobe buildings on the left; hidden in a deep gully; and on top of the mountains. Shoot all three of them to play a shooting gallery mini-game.

Start the level where you have to go to the log mill to kill the "Twins". Enter one of the rooms in the three gin distilleries at the start of the level that has a "table" constructed from a wood plank laying across barrels. Use dynamite to blows up one of the walls in that room to find a hidden area. Inside is a glowing purple Runestone.