Super Metroid: Reverse Boss Order (Insane) is exactly what it sounds like—a brutal, backwards run through Zebes where you fight Kraid first and Mother Brain last. And yeah, it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.

You start with all the late-game power-ups, but somehow that doesn’t make it easier. The level design wasn’t built for this, so you’ll be wall-jumping through hell to sequence break in ways the devs never intended. That first fight with Kraid? Absolute chaos when you don’t even have the Ice Beam yet.

If you’ve played Super Metroid a dozen times and think you know every corner of Brinstar, this mod will humble you. The routing alone will melt your brain before the bosses even get a chance. Just don’t blame me when you’re stuck in Maridia for three hours trying to clip through a wall that was never meant to be clipped through.

This is the kind of challenge that separates the speedrunners from the rest of us mortals.