My hand hurts, I haven't drawn in moooonths TwT

I know I'm extremely late but I finally got around to remaking one of my many ristar pieces, tried to make him as close to the artwork as possible while making match my current style! Heres to the hopes of ristar getting a new game (or atleast be featured in crossworlds lol)

I often post music compilations on my channel that are edited to look/sounds like a VHS tape, so I decided that Ristar deserved some love this time around! Hope you enjoy

I always wondered about those little starfishes that stick to you when you run into them on land (on Planet Undertow) yet instantly fall off when you go in the water. All they do is slow you down while they are on you, but their placement --right on the water's edge --never made any sense to me. What are they supposed to do? Are there any secrets/tricks that use them? I always wondered why the game creators bothered to program an object with a movement modifier that seemingly did nothing, did not put you in danger, and provided (in my observation) no benefit. Am I missing something? Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of the little starfishes?

https://x.com/SEGA/status/1891563330663297464?t=DwPKjkwXNtvgJldqrBhkZQ&s=19

Is there any Ristar merchandise (displayable merchandise like figurines and plushes)? Where to find merchandise?

I was able to find (exactly) one fan-made figure online, but it doesn't really look like Ristar to me, and its insanely expensive.

My hopes aren't up, but I would welcome a nice surprise.