Play Mario The Ultimate Test Online

Mario The Ultimate Test is the kind of SNES romhack that makes you question your life choices after the third game over screen. It takes everything familiar—goombas, question blocks, those satisfying little jumps—and turns it into a gauntlet of pure platforming agony. The first level lulls you in with a few tricky jumps, but by world two, you're dodging fireballs while precision-bouncing off enemies just to reach a single coin.

What I love is how it plays with nostalgia—you'll recognize bits from older Mario games, but they're remixed into something brutal. That "secret" pipe you'd normally duck into? Might drop you straight into a pit of spikes. And the puzzles... let's just say I spent way too long staring at a wall of blocks before realizing the solution involved timing a shell kick just right.

This isn't for casual players, but if you've ever yelled at your TV after losing a 1-Up to a cheap hit, you'll feel right at home. Just keep extra controllers handy—you might need them.