I've not played the later editions yet, but I had a suspicion, or rather thought on what was going to happen with the candy the girl(or imp in disguise?)used to give out. Especially when I caught sight of the doll house that was within the bedroom of the girl that tells us to get it for her in the old version of the game.
This is just theorising but it felt to me like those candies were going to lead to shrinking the player down.Potentially getting kept as prisoner within the shop by the girl? and the brainwashed mother. Or as a doll for my favourite pink haired girl. What were other people thinking that the candy could eventually lead up too?