ooohhhh
this is a fun one
the gameplay is quite fun (when I'm not randomly dying to thin air)
the music is also nice
I also loved the visuals, they give me earthbound vibes (for some reason)

(also using 2 circles to make a moon is a cool way of doing it!)

Heyo thanks! The thin air death is the earth shadow I'm gonna guess. Bit of a more abstracted timer that kills you if you don't meet the quota...but it might be neat to add some more clarity via the UI (and reduce the quota scaling), hmm yes yes

Very cute and fun game!

I really love the visual effects when you get a bonus multiplier. They look so cool!!

I like the gameplay concept of deciding whether to hold out for a bonus multiplier or not. I almost think that alone was an interesting enough mechanic to not need the enemy which slowly follows you, although I didn't mind it.

I was also confused the first couple times I died because I didn't meet the quota, but I did figure it out pretty quickly. I do think the quota multiplier seems a bit high, but I know that kind of thing can be tricky to balance.

The palette changes are cool! Sometimes can be a bit jarring/confusing, but not that bad.

Lots of nice polish too! Here's a random unordered list of other little details I appreciated:
* "a new record" graphics
* all the palette changes
* the text telling you to press enter moving so it's more eye-catching
* in-game instructions

my high score: 9110

Yeah, the Moon Fly following Tico around is something I plan on tweaking (I was playing Domino Man a few weeks ago which has a very similar enemy). I'm thinking just having it wander around aimlessly would be better.

Tubular feedback. Many thanks!

i love the jingles!!

the effects are awesome too

oh the arcade aesthetics are ON POINT here

Okie dokie, I went ahead and put out a "final" version of the game. You can play it either here on itch.io

or on the TIC-80 site as linked above.

Changelog:
-Multiplier now only reduces by 1 if you get a crop not in the special (allows for more strategic spending of the Multiplier Touch).
-A prompt shows up if you're under quota near the end of a lunar month, for clarity!
-Quota made a lot a bit less harsh on the upwards scaling
-Altered enemy movement (aimless wandering instead of following player)
-Bonus lives every 30000 points instead of 5000
-More songs! (four new in-game themes)
-Various additional minor tweaks and improvements

As a result of these changes, high scores from the previous version have been reset! My highest so far has been 93534. Beat that, kid!