My goal when making the game was actually to make players feel like they missed out, but let them complete the game anyway.  If I remade the game, however, I think I&#x27;d create another category of item to collect (trophies &#x2F; coins &#x2F; stars &#x2F; whatever) which have no gameplay value but allow you to keep score, and then I could put the hearts and weapons farther out in front, where they&#x27;re easier to get.