Speaking of SNES, I enjoyed the top gear soundtracks. They were like eurobeat on a race before eurobeat, powerful yet soothing: https://youtu.be/sqF1nOdV7bY
P.S.: you might be missing some of the benefits stereo can provide: https://youtu.be/nGeyVf5kkjI
I found this video rather relevant. It made me enjoy some nice sunsets on the witcher 3 (started playing it recently):
Maybe it will enhance your play through as well. I agree sometimes not much happens, but it feels more rewarding than trying to min/max the run for whatever reason.
Depends how it’s handled. If its just a gag and you show investors a shiny graph with a line going up (# of toilet paper holders went up this week!), it could work.
E.g.: in some of the roller coaster tycoon games, you could fire staff, but it wasn’t necessarily a core mechanic.