The _DS_MENU.DAT containing a sonic rush themed skin I made today.This .DAT looks nicer than the 4 .bmps+.ini, but you have to replace your existing _DS_MENU.DAT with this one
Or when your player dies, you can say in code, if enemy exists, do nothing, but if enemy does not exist, then create enemy at certain spot. (This would be a pain tho for lots of emeies)