Play Super Mario World Hack by The Claw Online

Super Mario World Hack by The Claw takes everything great about the original—Yoshi, those satisfying cape spins, the secret exits you probably missed the first time—and cranks it up. The levels look familiar at first glance, but then you realize the ground crumbles faster, the enemies show up in meaner combinations, and those hidden blocks? Yeah, good luck.

It’s not just difficulty for the sake of it, though. The Claw clearly gets what made the original work—the pacing, the secrets, the way levels teach you mechanics before throwing curveballs. Some sections feel like they could’ve been scrapped ideas from Nintendo’s own dev team, in the best way. I died a lot more than I’d like to admit, but it never felt cheap, just… demanding. Like the game’s grinning at you saying, "Oh, you thought you were good at this?"

If you’ve replayed Super Mario World enough that you can hear the music in your sleep, this hack gives you a reason to sweat through it all over again. Just maybe keep a controller nearby that you don’t mind throwing.