Play Super Metroid Cliffhanger (easy version) Online

Super Metroid Cliffhanger (Easy Version) is basically the SNES classic, but with the sharp edges sanded down—just enough to keep you from rage-quitting. You still get that eerie, lonely vibe as Samus, creeping through Zebes’ twisting tunnels and stumbling on upgrades that make backtracking feel weirdly rewarding. The music’s just as haunting, the world just as dense, but enemies don’t hit quite as hard, and some of the trickier jumps are a little more forgiving.

I remember getting stuck for hours in the original trying to nail the wall-jump—here, it’s still satisfying to pull off, but way less finicky. If you’ve never played a Metroid game before, this is the one to start with. And if you’re a veteran? It’s like revisiting an old friend who finally stopped punching you in the arm so hard.

Honestly, it’s the same brilliant game, just without the occasional urge to yeet your controller across the room.