https://onezero.medium.com/the-masochistic-gaming-ecstasy-of-super-mario-kaizo-hacks-e8b21504cb5f

Erik HintonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJun 28Illustration: Erik HintonEvery night for the past several weeks, a cheerful, plump plumber arrives at my apartment and brutalizes me. Sometimes, his overalls are blue, other times red, but his cruel smile is constant. His mustache never changes. Something has gone bad with this version of Nintendo’s enduring, pipe-diving mascot Mario. He’s been modified, his game hacked into a nightmarishly difficult torture chamber that I have foolishly dedicated myself to successfully navigating.

I have decided to learn how to play “kaizo” Mario.