Man, Alex Kidd in Miracle World takes me back. This was basically the Sega Master System’s answer to Mario back in the day—you’re this little dude with big ears punching rocks, riding motorbikes, and playing weird rock-paper-scissors boss fights. The controls feel a little stiff now, but there’s something charming about how janky it is. One minute you’re hopping across floating islands, the next you’re getting wrecked by a teleporting enemy you didn’t see coming.

Also, random tip: if you lose all your lives, the game just hands you a free continue. No codes, no begging—just pure ’80s mercy. You can totally play this in a browser now, but fair warning, that jump physics will test your patience.