Super Pika Land Ultra - Vanilla Version feels like someone dug up a lost SNES gem from 1994 and polished it just enough to run smooth without losing that chunky-pixel charm. You’ve got this little electric rodent (not that one—more like if Pikachu had a scrappy cousin) bouncing between floating platforms, dodging spike traps, and collecting those shiny orb things that might just be candy. The first level tricks you into thinking it’s cute and easy… then suddenly you’re getting dive-bombed by angry toucans.

The controls are tight in that classic way—no floaty jumps here, just precise hops and a dash move that’ll save your butt if you time it right. Found a hidden warp zone behind a waterfall in World 2 that teleported me straight to a boss fight I was not ready for. Classic SNES move.

It’s got that "one more try" energy when you lose a life to some cheap pitfall, but in a way that makes you grin instead of rage-quit. If you’ve got a soft spot for 16-bit platformers with a sprinkle of weirdness, this one’s a solid weekend time warp.