Play The Ninji Saga Online

Ever wondered what it's like to be one of those giggling blue Ninjis from Super Mario World? This weird little SNES gem lets you find out—and it's way more fun than it has any right to be. You'll bounce between platforms, dive through gaps, and generally cause the same kind of chaos you remember from being on the receiving end in Mario games.

The controls are surprisingly tight for a game about clumsy little enemies, and the levels have that perfect "just one more try" energy when you barely miss a jump. The pixel art pops with bright colors, and the whole thing feels like someone took a joke enemy and accidentally made a great platformer out of it. It's short, but packed with personality—like if Mario's B-team got their own weirdly charming side adventure.

Definitely worth a play if you stumble across it, especially if you've got a soft spot for forgotten 16-bit oddities.