This is amazing feedback, thank you! In response to the continues, I totally get where you're coming from - but I want everyone to be able to finish the game. To get a high score you'll need to do it without using a continue, because your score gets strongly punished for for using them. It's possible to do deathless, I actually think 200,000 score is within reach! Every time you use a continue, point collectibles are worth 50% less. After you've used 5, they are only worth a flat 1 point as opposed to scaling from 100 -> 10 based on the ring timer