I should be able to fix this in the next build. Whew. > 999 games. We have a new record. No-one has ever reached that in the past.
Please try this version, and post a screenshot:
http://timelord.insomnia247.nl/zc-de...-04-35-GMT.exe
Replace zelda.exe with this, and rename it to zelda.exe. The new cap should be 99,999, but it should also reflect your true death count as soon as you run the new binary.