Insane Paradise is one of those Genesis platformers that looks cheerful but secretly wants to wreck you. The first level throws you into this bright, tropical mess—palm trees, weird little crab enemies, and platforms that vanish if you hesitate too long. I died like three times before realizing the pink coconutes were actually bombs.

It’s got that classic "easy to pick up, brutal to master" thing going on. The music’s weirdly catchy though, all bouncy synths that stick in your head even when you’re swearing at the screen. And the art? Super vibrant for a 16-bit game—like someone cranked the saturation up and then broke the knob off.

If you’re into old-school platformers that don’t hold your hand, this one’s a solid time capsule. Just don’t blame me when the waterfall level eats all your lives.