Another classic of the arcade era, albeit one having aged much worse then it's predecessor in Donkey Kong. It's important for a number of reasons - mainly it's introduction of Luigi and much of the aesthetic that would go on to define platformers for literal decades - but playing it now is something of a chore and only goes to highlight how far games have changed and come in the years since it's release. Controls and jumping are a bit too slow for their own good, and the further the game goes you begin to see it less as an addictive loop and more of a tedious grind.

That is, unless you play it in small bursts, and then it that case it's actually pretty fun all things considered. There is a reason why this game was bundled with basically every single GBA Mario remake - as a small timewaster for around 15-20 minutes, it's really fun and gives you serotonin in spades. Just don't play it for longer.