The tractor beam is a great suggestion! We were also thinking of adding a mechanic letting you teleport/warp to the gun instead.
Love the twists on keeping the timer challenging. The bank one stumped me, though, can't figure out how to beat that.
Gotta strain a bit to see the connection to the theme, but on its own merits I love your game! Had to tear myself away so I can play other submissions. The sound and visuals are brilliant, and I love how you teach the mechanics through the puzzles.
Yeah, the hitbox definitely needed to be bigger 馃槄
It was a lot of fun learning to write music in PICO-8!