Play Super Mario World 2 by Blackdai Online

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (or Blackdai’s version if you’re into the ROM hack scene) flips everything you know about Mario games—suddenly you’re the dinosaur, and Mario’s the helpless baby you’re lugging around. The first thing you’ll notice is how the whole world looks like a kid’s sketchbook come to life, all wobbly lines and pastel colors. It’s weirdly charming, even decades later.

Gameplay’s a mix of precision egg-throwing (you’ll miss a lot at first) and Yoshi’s awkward flutter jump that somehow feels perfect. There’s something deeply satisfying about turning into a helicopter Yoshi or a rumbling train mid-level—it shouldn’t work, but it does. And yeah, Baby Mario’s crying will either make you panic or mute the TV, no in-between.

It’s one of those rare SNES games where the art style and weird mechanics aged like fine wine. You’ll either adore it or wonder why you’re babysitting a plumber.