man Toad in Mario Party is always like “oh no you don’t have 20 Coins, i’m so sorry but you can’t afford a Star” and it’s like. there’s no supply issue, you have infinite Stars, you don’t even need the money you could just hand them out freely and dismantle the capitalist system you’ve built if it distresses you so much. i think the next game should have some ruthless salesclerk character who has no sympathy if you can’t afford a Star, just doesn’t even give the time of day if you can’t pay up