Wow, I have to admit I'm impressed by this gameplay. I mean, I didn't know when to stop. 1-7 was when I knew to stop. It was the hardest okay! It was definitely unique. It looked a lot like Kirby.
I don't think I played the first one. I'm not good enough to earn any medals anyway. The music's fairly nice. That dying after getting the final coin is pretty annoying though. It's still worth playing.