Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
This isn’t like any ol’ Mario game. The Lost Levels released in Japan as ‘Super Mario Bros 2’. Weird, since our release was much different. Nintendo decided that Japan’s version of SMB 2 was too difficult for western gamers, hence our version being vastly different.
In 1993, we got a chance at Japan’s SMB 2, newly titled ‘The Lost Levels’. Admittedly, the game was very difficult and could have hurt the franchise if released in the West. The levels were extremely challenging and of course, when you died, you restarted the whole level. Brutal.
Honorable Mention – Dying Light –
It’s another game which punish you every time you die. It gives you a death penalty which results in your survival points being reduced and you respawn into a safe house. Not that harsh but still a penalty nonetheless.