I was genuinely surprised that this is more than a simple pinball game with its solid concept of the ball being a particle that fuses with gold at the top (I wouldn't have thought of that). It's really satisfying to get points and the secondary gameplay style is innovative once you get the hang of its controls. The great Game Boy style visuals are just the cherry on the cake.
It admittedly does have pitfalls that a lot of pinball games have, like sometimes the ball falls into the pit (literally) out of your control, but it's a good thing the game is generous with lives. Plus, it would've benefitted with a soundtrack (though in space there is no sound, so yeah).
Overall, great job on subverting pinball. If you'd like, you could try my game about a goldfish.