Congrats on your first submission! Thanks for sharing even though you didn't get to accomplish as much as you wanted. imo, it's worth it to submit whatever you've got, because then you still get to play other people's games and see what cool stuff they came up. We're all here to learn, share, and get better!
I do like the concept and I thought the art and music was very on-theme. That carpet man, took me back to birthday parties at the bowling alley!