Super Metroid Hard takes the already tough SNES classic and cranks it up to brutal. You still play as Samus, blasting through alien tunnels and hunting for power-ups, but everything hits harder here—enemies take more shots, energy drops are stingier, and some rooms feel downright unfair at first. I remember getting stuck in that early vertical shaft with the flying things for way too long.

The atmosphere is just as moody as the original, though. That eerie soundtrack, the way your footsteps echo in empty corridors—it still gives me chills. But now you’ve got to really master wall jumps and bomb tricks just to survive. If you’ve beaten vanilla Super Metroid blindfolded (or just hate yourself a little), this mod turns it into a whole new beast. Good luck finding those hidden missile tanks when you’re sweating just to reach the next save room.

Fair warning: your controller might not survive this one.