Retro games are often known for being more difficult than their modern brethren. Every now and then though you run into a game that is actually too easy. Which game would you prefer to have more of a challenge?

  • ditty@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Super Mario World is my fave video game ever, but I agree it would be awesome to have a slightly harder version. I explored several challenging ROM hacks of it a few years ago and they were impossible to play, like I had to use save states to get through the first level. Celeste is basically my favorite difficult platformer now

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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      5 months ago

      Haha I had exactly the same result. I tried kaizo Mario and couldn’t make it past the first 10-15 seconds.

      This GDC talk about the level design for Celeste is a pretty fascinating look at how were the nuts and bolts of making it come out so polished + good