Brutal Mario SNES is exactly what it sounds like—Mario, but cranked up to ridiculous difficulty. The first Goomba you meet will probably wreck you, and that’s just the tutorial. Jumps are tighter, pits are deadlier, and enemies hit like trucks. It’s the kind of game where you’ll die 20 times in the first level and still come back because, somehow, it’s fair in its cruelty.

If you’ve ever played a Kaizo hack before, you know what you’re in for: pixel-perfect timing, hidden blocks that laugh at your suffering, and that sweet, sweet relief when you finally nail a section. The controls are still classic SNES Mario, so at least you’re not fighting the game itself—just the sadistic level design.

Not for the faint of heart, but weirdly addictive if you like punishment. You’ll either rage-quit in five minutes or lose three hours without realizing it.