Top 20 Hardest HARDEST Mario Levels (Ranked From Slightly Hard to Impossibly Hard)

[@SoluKissin]

"Mario 2 is a pretty easy game" Well thanks for making me feel stupid for not being able to get past world 3

[@Tomversal]

I beat the game but it certainly wasn't easy

[@ethancheng6734]

Yes, when I got to the Birdo on the first level I was like “WHAT DO I DO? I CAN’T GRAB HIM/HER!

[@craigratio]

It’s definitely one of the hardest mario games.

[@Panic_Attack420]

I can’t make it to world 7 ghost house and I’ve used a warp and some super guide and I’ve owned the game for 8-9 years

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I agree, I have trouble with it too. I've still never beaten it without save states or warps(actually, I don't think I've ever beaten it with warps either.) It was the only one of the original 3 NES super mario games I didn't have as a kid, and I always wanted to play it when I went to my friends house that had. It's probably the mario game I have the most nostalgia for. However, I just don't really like the game. I hate the awkward controls, which feel nothing like any other 2d mario game, the way I always seem to fall of(or fail to even grab) vines/ropes, how you can't jump on enemies like you can in every other mario game, those damn faces that chase you around when you get a key, and most of all(and the thing that makes this harder than more modern mario games) is the limited continues/permanent death(though I of course realize that was standard at the time.) Hopefully one of these days I'll take the time to sit down and learn the game and get good at it, but it's not exactly on the top of my priority list.

[@TR1PLE_6]

Oh man, I remember dying in Rainbow Ride with 99 coins, that was so agonising!

[@MeesterTweester]

I twice got to 99 coins before dying in Hazy Maze Cave :(

[@OmaidyMan]

@@MeesterTweester ME TOO! I HAVE DIED SO MANY TIMES ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS ON SOMEWHERE AROUND 90 COINS! al least i completed sm64 on super mario 3d all stars completly

[@BirbBoiYT]

Couldn't you just do a kick backflip dive into a mid-air BLJ to retrieve one last coin?

[@JR-me1so]

That happened to me too!

[@gabrspanksmen]

F

[@erakfishfishfish]

I think New SMB2 is highly underrated. A lot of people have a ho-hum response to it, but I loved the focus on mass coin collecting. The golden flower may be my second favorite Mario power up next to the Hammer Bros suit in SMB3

[@Dashiell777]

A lot of people hated it because it's too easy even though new Super Mario Brothers Wii and you are very easy to. But there are some hard levels in new Super Mario Brothers 2 as well.

[@magmatic_maniac8441]

@@Dashiell777 Personally I don't like Mario 2 bc it doesn't give me a Mario vibe. I feel like it's a different game almost. I love all Mario games though just never got into that one.

[@Burst644]

All the mario games I got as a kid are hated..(mario party island tour, nsmb2, super mario maker 3ds)

[@pedroivog.s.6870]

It was my first into the franchise, so I can't help being nostalgic about it, thought I never beat past the easy coin rushes, II need to face it again

[@arturocastroverde3349]

​@@Dashiell777they didn't hate cuz it was easy, they hated it cuz it was a boring recycle of previous games

[@BromanEntertainment]

2:34 "The original Super Mario Bros. is definitely harder than its sequel" You clearly aren't talking about the *real* sequel.

[@DonW15]

Super mario bros the lost levels. Or, SMB 2 in Japan. Only released in Japan until it was released in the US with Super mario bros all stars.

[@superpayaseria]

The originals really haven't got old. And probably never will. They were an incredible invention of modern technology no matter what year they have never lost any validity at all that's how krazy they are still 100% perfect new and fun as ever!!! Also everybody got a new hack up on my channel Super Mario World "The New Adventure DELUXE" hit me up, like and subscribe thx!!

[@The_Dragon-Human_hybrid]

Sequel in japan

[@FrankCostanza82]

I think Mario Bros 2 USA is harder than Mario 1

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

@@FrankCostanza82 no way man, you can beat it within 10 minutes using both warps..

[@the_silentwarlock2733]

SMR's "Make the Cut" was absolutely soul crushing to me, countless deaths and losing my mind but in the end I beat it and got 100% on the stages

[@dougwiggins9407]

"Do you like Super Meat Boy?" "No?" "Well too bad you're playing it"

[@Chillboi09]

Oh shit, like... I just heard that

[@lambachurro8790]

lmao i literally thought, "lol ive heard about it but haven't-" "well too bad ur playing it"

[@catomax26jeev]

Ehem... Chapter 7 Dark World....

[@animavro449]

Yes I love playing "Mairio"

[@luke-i1w]

The video is great...I just cant get over that name pronunciation. Call me petty if you want, I don't care.

[@cornholio8715]

@Chaser Blade Mario Sunshime was pathetic so don't give my breakfast ideas a hard time

[@chanceForNotBeingRapper]

meh-rio or mah-rio always insists as a problem

[@Pyro03333]

I mean, if we're going for the technically correct pronunciation, then it's not mah-rio or mar-rio. It should really be maaaah-rio, but that doesn't exist in English so we don't use it.

[@DittoGTI]

Better than "Maaaar ee oh"

[@danetendo2401]

I remember playing World 8-Airship in Mario 3 when I was a little kid. I was so happy because I thought I was about to beat the game, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't beat it. But despite the level completely desponding me, I still love how difficult it is. You just don't see that often in games anymore.

[@artbysam8165]

These videos have really good edits. You deserve a ton more subs and views.

[@Samarex_]

I agree

[@phillipc.nelson7748]

I remember being five-years-old and playing the original Super Mario Bros and making it to World 8. I had made it to Level 8-3, but I was on my very last life. I was Fire Mario and had just made it past two sets of Hammer Brothers when my mom asked me what I wanted for lunch. Since I was distracted, however, I didn't see the Green Koopa Troopa careen right into me. I was instantly reduced to Mini Mario. I was almost at the Home Stretch when I had one more Hammer Brother to deal with. Since I lacked Fire Power, I had to think of a way to not only avoid the hammers, but swiftly get through. He would jump up and that was my cue to dash under him. I timed it exactly and made a dash for it. But, the Hammer Brother came down on Mario's head a second too late and I could only stare at the Game Over screen in frustration (I had no idea if you held down A + Start, you could start again at World 8 in those days, either).

[@tonyp9313]

Yeah 8-3 is hard if you are small...That's what I don't like about retro games. Limited lives and continues.

[@NileR]

Hard mode in Mario Bros. makes goombas to beatles and all enemys move (and I think attack) faster

[@1up20x6]

I'm super late in responding to this comment, but it also makes the Hammer Bros chase Mario faster. In normal mode, 128 ticks of the timer after being spawned (~46 seconds), the Hammer Bros will move left to try to hit Mario instead of just standing in place. In hard mode, they do it after 80 ticks of the timer (~30 seconds)

[@Cohaki]

You are too underrated, I hope you get big someday

[@someoneinitaly9987]

He IS going to be be big

[@skepticaltile]

Seeing him at 1 million subs one day while being able to say I'm one of the OGs will be a good day.

[@blackcat_064]

I agree with this and this is the first video Ive ever seen from him

[@Cohaki]

SkepticalTile ikr

[@pitofdespair-seaonsonal359]

@@Cohaki hows it hanging! wasn't expecting to find anyone familiar here!

[@rowandunning6877]

i love how the hardest level is in the easiest game

[@jamesmerkel1932]

And as a dlc at that, I don't think it counts personally lol

[@CJPlaysBass]

@@jamesmerkel1932 Well it is a level so it counts

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@CJPlaysBass eh, to me it's like a last ditch effort to get elected after the polls close, but we can agree to disagree lol

[@kyliebateman5886]

Imagine how much damage little Timmy dealt to his 3DS?

[@Dashiell777]

Honestly I would have put world 9 Castle on the list. Just because of the moon coins. Trying to collect them all while the Koopa kids are turning you to Stone is really hard

[@thealientree3821]

Level: Hard Mario music: Cha cha real smooth!

[@lordroy88]

This guy is awesome. He puts so much effort into all his videos!

[@VoidVerification]

I don't remember Rainbow Road being this hard back on N64, but it was super hard on Switch because the timing for walljumping the blue coins was off the tiniest bit, making it almost impossible to get right.

[@lordroy88]

Special worlds from the NSMB series: I exist to make you suffer

[@superyoshiverde7911]

NSMB DS: well, I don't have one, but hey, want some Competitive Multiplayer (Mario vs. Luigi)

[@gdminus1726]

@@superyoshiverde7911 its more like the challenge mode xd

[@catomax26jeev]

Yeah, true, isn't it, World 9-7?

[@gdminus1726]

@@gettheleadoutaerosmith Yeah you are right I don't know why I commented it as it is. I think I was meant to say that because nsmbds doesn't have a special world, Challenge mode makes up for it

[@wolfaliceinchains]

“And some might even lead to a broken controller or two” Me, a Switch Lite user:

[@joshspencer1523]

No one cares

[@cryanide87]

@@joshspencer1523 Its a joke

[@joshspencer1523]

@@cryanide87 and you made the original comment did you?

[@cryanide87]

I didn't

[@joshspencer1523]

@@cryanide87 so stfu kid

[@goldengrat1066]

Surprisingly enough my dad was able to beat 4-2 SML which is impressive considering his aversion for Mario platforming and the fact it features here. Nice list, agree with mostly everything except perhaps that I found C-4 LL harder than D-4 because of the one narrow part with 2 firebars leaving you no space to duck and hide! It really depends on every player though...

[@dada129sm64]

Took me 8h but finally beaten the impossible pack

[@Incidius]

Great video but it is a shame that you disqualified “don’t touch anything” in nsmbu as that would easily be top 1/2

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

I don't remember that. Was that a level, or one of those extra challenges that you had to unlock? If so, I agree. Some of those challenges were freaking hard, especially the ones with super tight timers.

[@Incidius]

@@Mockturtlesoup1 yeah it was part of the extra challenges, I think it was one of the last ones you could unlock and it was definitely the hardest

[@gurrenlagannsc8658]

If only we werent able to *touch the ground* in NSMBU's "Don't. Touch. Anything." level...

[@Jared39480]

Champion Road as Toad may have been my most difficult. Peach was easy mode for that stage. Timing those red and blue blocks as the other characters was quite a challenge.

[@breadzeppelin2165]

Bullet Biff is truly the best Mario character. Sad to hear George McFly punched him in the face

[@samgreen6493]

Ok, this doesn’t make world’ A-D in SMBLL any harder, but in order to even play these dogsh*t levels, you have to beat the game EIGHT. TIMES. EIGHT TIMES! EIGHT FULL PLAYTHROUGHS OF THE MOST SADISTIC LEVELS NINTENDO HAS EVER CREATED!

[@lyndseybrendle2019]

and without ANY WARP PIPES

[@samgreen6493]

@@lyndseybrendle2019 Which makes it even worse!

[@ThePayneMaster98]

This guy deserves a lot more subs!

[@zooms7889]

In a way, Wario's Castle was like the bonus ultra-hard levels in new mario games; way harder than any other level in the game, five minutes long, with no checkpoints.

[@envar1]

I enjoyed this way more than Nathaniel Bandy’s video on the hardest levels honestly

[@sarahnovak3766]

Same, but I enjoyed that video too

[@tigertigger5]

I never realised how much I relied on luigi on super mario 64 ds until I went and played the orginal and the new switch version. There was a reason I would always unlock luigi as soon as possible. Luigi makes the game 100% more easy.

[@XjonnytightlipsX]

Did you happen to play 3d world? I found luigi was my go to. Once I got rosalina I found myself using them both and no one else. Also 64 ds was my favorite ds game but too bad I lost it. I miss the minigames

[@kdkdkkdkdfdudifdiddyd7208]

Talk about dedication this dude beat the impossible pack just for a video

[@ReelFilm2016]

Memories. I have completed the majority of these over the course of my Mario playing life 😀

[@thesmellofadventure5370]

Hardest level in each game: SMB: 8-3 (So many Hammer Bros!) Lost Levels: C-3 (The game is hard so…) SMB 2: 5-1 (Log jumping is hard) SMB 3: 8-Airship (Infamously difficult) Land: 4-3 (Last level is the hardest) World: Tubular (I hate the P Balloon) Land 2: Mario Castle (I love this!) 64: Rainbow Ride (Made to be impossible) Sunshine: Pachinko Machine (I still can’t win it) NSMB: 8-7 (Has a bowser boss fight) Galaxy: Ultimate Test (It’s a test) NSMB Wii: 9-7 (Ice, ice, and ice) Galaxy 2: Perfect Run (Too much enemies) 3D Land: 8-Crown (Only hard part of the game) NSMB 2: Impossible Pack (Has impossible in the name) NSMB U Deluxe: Firebar Spring (Ugh!) 3D World: Champion Road (Easy to fall off) Run: Make the Cute (Stupid saws!) Odyssey: Darker Side (Tests you)

[@Scriixer]

i said this last time but you're still WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too underrated. I agree with the Impossible Pack from NSMB2, but honestly for for Special-8 Crown, I would've put it a bit lower, as it really isn't that challenging, although I also disagree with SM3DW last stage, I would've put that lower, same wth the Special-8 Crown.

[@Miyuki_thecat]

Yeah and if we got smo out of the list it be perfect!

[@xanderkiela]

This channel is dramatically underrated

[@angiectoan4543]

If you miss the red coins in the poison river, you can actually climb back up the river's edge and there'll be a new pad waiting for you. You forgot to mention the trollish pipe that sends you back btw lol.

[@gagesanchez2041]

I love That You Added NSMB 8-Tower. Thanks Man!!

[@draco4569]

In Super Mario Bros. 3, I personally found 8-Fortress to be much worse than 8-Airship. 8-Airship was still hard, but at least I didn't have to deal with a crazy hard maze on top of difficult platforming like I did in 8-Fortress. That level was a nightmare, and I still can't beat it without a video guide.

[@MattyS54]

i always clouded over that one, seemed insanely hard.

[@johncaste5330]

This is the first time I've ever heard anyone describe SMB 2 as easy.

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

In my opinion, SMB2 USA is HARDER than the lost levels. I haven't beaten World 3 of SMB2, but I have reached World 4 in Lost Levels.

[@Real1Gaming]

I've beaten all of these except for 3DLand and NSMB2 as they are the only Mario games I don't really vibe with... But I deserve a little medal for beating The Lost Levels 100% on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for Game Boy Color.. That means I played with the game ZOOMED IN and still managed to 100%. Anyway, you got me interested in NSMBU2 now, I wanna challenge the Impossible pack!

[@andrewbara3507]

Champion's Road gave me so much rage! I counted all of my attempts based on all the lives I lost. 136 tries it took me!

[@notthatntg]

How many game overs?

[@andrewbara3507]

@@notthatntg None. I stocked up on all 1110 lives before I attempted this.

[@DivineChanneling6]

Props for taking the time out to include Kaitsu Hono or whatever it was called , never knew that !! Thank you for the great work !!

[@reillywalker195]

I'd argue that 7-2 is harder than 5-1 in SMB2. You need to fight Birdo at least once as well as the Hawkmouth before Wart, and there are loads of regular enemies to deal with along the way. I've beaten 20, 19, 18, 15, 14, 13, 8, 4, and 2.

[@topwargear]

Soda Lake and Tubular on SNES Mario World were the hardest of them all.

[@Turbs94945]

I wouldn't call mario games "easy" at all. Some are easy, most of them are medium, and a few are brutally hard.

[@SpongeBobSquarePants-jf8gv]

1:49 Super Mario Bros 2 2:31 Super Mario Bros 3:29 New Super Mario Bros 4:23 New Super Luigi U 5:15 Super Mario Land 6:10 Super Mario World 6:52 Super Mario Galaxy 7:35 Super Mario Sunshine 8:34 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 9:17 New Super Mario Bros U 10:13 Super Mario 64 11:04 New Super Mario Bros Wii

[@eksmad]

This will be a big channel someday! I was here before. Nice list :)

[@marleonka.]

I sure love the 'Super Merio' series

[@stefanos_maragkakis]

Hardest merio levels

[@Robbnoxx]

1:44 oh man that brought back so many memories... 😢

[@andy.burbulis1899]

A lot... :,(

[@SpongeBobSquarePants-jf8gv]

11:57 Super Mario Bros 3 12:59 Super Mario Odyssey 14:06 Super Mario Run 15:12 Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels 17:11 Super Mario 3D Land 18:32 Super Mario 3D World 19:59 Super Mario Galaxy 2 21:29 New Super Mario Bros 2

[@alienredditor8536]

NSMB2 was my first ever mario game then it was 3D land and I can’t believe there so high

[@kaszabalint3465]

Man, I struggled with the Long Journey's end for about a week and seeing it this low on this list is weird

[@Samarex_]

It’s hard. Until you find out you can skip half the level

[@kaszabalint3465]

@@Samarex_ how exactly?

[@voodoocustompickups2547]

Tubular was so hard when I was a kid... now as an adult its pretty easy

[@switchmaster5860]

Great video! Makes me want to play some Mario now

[@GamingFanactic911]

The Perfect Run gave me so much stress when I first played but now I love trying to beating it now lol

[@sparklymop]

I still haven't beaten it

[@thiscommenter180]

Dude, these lists are awesome!

[@jurassicmatt2796]

Props. I didn't think you'd have my hardest three but you did. Never finished the perfect run or the Mario Run one.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Man, I remember playing Mario Land 2 as a kid, having a great time with it up until the final stretch, and then always losing ALL my lives in Wario's castle and consequently losing all the Golden Coins. That was always so brutal. Why did it have to be that way? A Game Over isn't punishing enough? (The concept of farming lives didn't occur to 6-year-old me, of course)

[@electron2601]

That was the one mario game actually gave up on. When I saw all those Golden coins go away on a game over and realized I had to take the time to beat all those bosses again, I was like fuck it!

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

@@electron2601 I actually beat the game last year on the 3DS just to tie up that loose end haha. Wario's Castle was still pretty tough, even as a grown-up, and it's an INSANE difficulty spike from the rest of the game. I think the problem is that you can tackle the worlds in any order, so there is no real difficulty curve before that to prepare you for what's about to hit you.

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

Top 15 hardest Mario levels (that I've played): #15 - Rolling Gizmo Galaxy (Super Mario Galaxy) #14 - Amogn Feet (???) #13 - World 6-4 (Super Mario Bros) #12 - The Watermelon Festival (Super Mario Sunshine) #11 - Cosmic Cannon Cluster (Super Mario 3D World) #10 - Wario's Castle (Super Mario Land 2) #9 - Luigi's Purple Coins (Super Mario Galaxy) #8 - Petey Piranha Strikes Back (Super Mario Sunshine) #7 - Lava Spire Daredevil Run (Super Mario Galaxy) #6 - Tower of the Wing Cap (Super Mario 64) #5 - Red-Hot Purple Coins (Super Mario Galaxy) #4 - Darker Side of the Moon (Super Mario Odyysey) #3 - Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark (Super Mario 3D World) #2 - Champion's Road (Super Mario 3D World) #1 - Mystery Box Marathon (Super Mario 3D World)

[@shinza.rblx1]

jamiethepayne: 20 Hardest Levels in Mario Kosmic: I got you mate

[@16bitSteven]

I would argue Outrageous is more difficult than Tubular, although you can fly over it, which you can’t do with Tubular.

[@lilianv3252]

In tubular. Get a blue yoshi. Get a cape feather. Eat a koopa troopa and fly through the level

[@technogamer1686]

Ok honestly Luigi’s Purple Coins isn’t even that hard, you just need to plan out where you’re going. Purple coins in the bone pen is harder.

[@sparklymop]

You are 100% correct

[@flickcentergaming680]

every KZbinr ever: "Mario is a really easy game." Me: *sucks* "for grinders, speesrunners, and other hardcore gamers, maybe."

[@gamerofbraveryytp]

Imma gonna say. I have the Gold Edition of New Soup 2 and if you die in the Gold Edition, it just takes you to the next level.

[@chrisbrochu3663]

Wot

[@YankeesLife]

I beat the Impossible Pack. It didn’t take hours, or days of attempts. It took me weeks to beat this level.

[@stupidperson8780]

I beat it too, it didn't take hours or days either. It took lying, I didn't beat it...

[@studioarentain3960]

So happy I found this channel! Please upload again :)

[@petebrad2971]

Amazing vid! Although I thought the first 2 Mario games were a lot harder lol

[@andy.burbulis1899]

Same!

[@spacemario]

Champion's Road easier than The Perfect Run? No way. The Perfect Run is actually easy except for the fact that you cannot get hit. At least for me, I only struggle at the last part. But Champion's Road is most of it hell-like.

[@tjz3158]

But at the same time you can also take advantage of power-ups and multiplayer and just rush through the stage until the last part

[@spacemario]

@@tjz3158 I say that even with powerups, but yeah, there's multiplayer too...

[@callinater6133]

Champions road seems to be designed around the assumption that you’re using power ups. It becomes easier than the perfect run when you have the tanooki for instance.

[@lordofthefreshwater]

Perfect Run took me forever to complete, when compared to Champions Road even with all collectibles it’s Literally Hell.

[@ThorHC11]

I personally had much more trouble with the perfect run - but I was also younger when I finished smg2 than I was when I finished 3D world, as it took me years to even get to champions road - mystery house marathon probably took me more tries than both of them.

[@bigheartproductions5603]

The amount of times I almost sent that wii remote through the wall because of the “the perfect run”.

[@SuperJM9]

In Lost Levels D-4 thre's a hidden mushroom just after the long fire bar. This helps immensely with the hammer brother. For the second powerup, lure Bowser to the left, then quickly run under him and hit the powerup before he can get back.

[@GanondorfKingofEvil]

I honestly think Champion's Road and The Perfect Run should be swapped. Perfect Run is hard yes, but, like you said, its just a remixed version of Ultimate Test. You already have general knowledge on what to expect. It did kill me a good fifty-odd times back in then sure. Champion's Road however? It's true that separately the sections are mostly not too awful, but they aren't separate. It's a continually building never-ending stretch with no checkpoints and no power-up replacements. And those previously "not awful" sections become daunting and the most anxiety-induced experience with Mario that I've ever had. What little leeway you have depends entirely on the power-ups you came into the level with. And how long you managed to keep them for. Of course as a result of this difficulty there is little that can top the sheer high you get from reaching the "Thank You" message at the end. You kind of just have to take a moment, breath, and release the tension. Just don't screw up getting the top of the flagpole.

[@sergraphix]

def not ive played both an got champions road within like 10 tries an thats not even using peach. I've still have yet to beat the perfect run 10 years later -_- the ending without getting hit once is unbelievable literally the hardest part in any mario level history imo.

[@GanondorfKingofEvil]

@@sergraphix Might just be a difference in what we're better at. Part of what can make Champion's Road tough is the camera. Which isn't a dig at it, but just a comment on the fixed camera in parts. Perfect Run really only becomes absurd at the inclusion of both Hammer and Boomerang Bros at the last section. With some luck and mindful routing it isn't too bad. Just stressful.

[@callinater6133]

@@GanondorfKingofEvil what makes it even harder is that since you can’t get hit at all it means you’re forced to keep the cloud power up after you get it for the remainder of the level. Because you’re much floatier with the cloud suit it actually makes dodging the hammers a lot more difficult as your vertical mobility is compromised.

[@JB-mm5ff]

The 2 Gameboy games were actually even harder because the dot matrix screen would "blur" whenever Mario moved. If you play them on the original hardware instead of by emulation you will see that they deserve to be higher on the list.

[@neidoodle]

My God, I remember that Mario Galaxy 2 level and just how much time I spent on it :D Once I finished it and managed to die in the star-collect area trying to walk around the planet 🥴

[@aurastick1]

Ouch ;-;

[@neidoodle]

13 year old me strongly disagrees

[@aurastick1]

@Rick Astley Hello Rick

[@itzamia]

I remember beating Mario Bros 3 when I was 6. I played it everyday at the baby-sitters house from school until my mom picked me from there after she got out of work. I'm 35 now and looking back that was impressive even though I didn't do shit in school.

[@tonyp9313]

At 6 years old if you pretty much beat any retro game it's amazing. Just because you lack knowledge, the games feel a whole lot harder or impossible

[@wolfhanzo]

0:24 Just as you say "about", Champions Road is on the screen and now I'm gonna have nightmares😅✌🏾

[@danandtab7463]

how I beat Tubular: grab a blue yoshi from the nearby water level and come back and eat a koopa shell. fly through the whole level. eat another shell somewhere before the end.

[@lordroy88]

For those who didn’t know, hard mode in SMB1 is basically after you beat the game, you can replay it but it replaces goombas with buzzy beetles and the lifts are smaller.

[@gamertim8179]

NO WAY YOU WILL PUT FIRE BAR SPRINT AT 17!!!

[@IrenePeaceNlove]

Jamiethepayne: Too hard there's kids playing. Me :do you understand the amount of skill I have

[@codymacdermid8225]

0:43 "I watched a Nathaniel Bandy video and said - Well I can do this."

[@xxbad_acidxx0079]

The Mario run buzzsaw level took me sooo many tries. I did it with Mario and got all the coins.

[@frizzyrascal1493]

I remember 8-2 being one of my favorite levels as a kid. Time to replay the DS version.

[@ChikaJihyo]

super interesting and well researched video! subbed!

[@manueltapia1859]

That air ship in Super Mario Bros 3 brutal you must need a P wing Tubular too

[@topwargear]

I am happy to have beaten Tubular and #8 on this video in my childhood because no way would I submit myself to that torture now at my age!

[@libertines24]

Kinda upsets me that Mario odyssey’s final level gives you so many hearts. Champions road and galaxy 2 final level had such fun challenges but mario odyssey kinda is too easy It was the only recent “final level” Mario game I beat within a few attempts. I love the game but it sucks the final stage isn’t even the hardest level in the game. At least imo

[@troywright359]

Maybe SMM2's kazio levels would be better for you?

[@timothypitcher7996]

19: It's probably worth noting that if you don't keep hold of the Fire Flower, World 8-4 will be harder to complete with that lone Hammer Bro appearing before you face Bowser. 17: Fire Bar Sprint can be cheesed by playing as Nabbit. But if you think that Nabbit can help you get through Impossible Pendulums, just be aware that he can be knocked back by the Spinners. 15: Blue Yoshi + a Koopa Troopa shell, equals an easy clear on Tubular. 14: I don't know. Purple Coins in the Bone Pen seems to be the harder Power Star to get, simply because the timer is more strict (only 1 minute) when compared to Luigi's Purple Coins. 13: While the Lily Pad Ride course can be a pain, it is possible to get back to the starting point without losing a life. But you do need to tread carefully to avoid falling into an abyss, or the toxic water. 11: No need to argue about Pendulum Castle being the hardest NSMBU course, but the Challenge Mode challenges that involve that course really adds insult to injury. 7: Long Journey's End may be the final challenge, but Invisible Road: Rush! just feels downright absurd. You expect me to go through that without Cappy? What was Nintendo thinking there!? 5: The SNES version of The Lost Levels is not as hard as its original Famicom counterpart, and it actually makes World D-4 more forgiving by making each Hammer Bro advance toward Mario (or Luigi), instead of just staying at one spot. Also, Bowser only throws hammers, so you don't have to worry about him spitting fire as well. 3: The Super Leaf makes Champion's Road easier to overcome, which is good when you realize that you have to complete it as every playable character to achieve 100% completion. 2: The Perfect Run truly is the hardest base game course that I've ever come across. The Ultimate Test is tame (thanks to having Checkpoint Flags) when compared to that. 1: White Raccoon Mario does make the Impossible Pack more manageable, but even then, you still have to watch out for the fatal hazards.

[@AlanKey86]

I really like your sign off at the end "Have fun playing video games" Simple. Direct. Didn't ask me to ding the bell. Subbed and dinged the bell.

[@19Szabolcs91]

If Super Mario Run counts, then I think the story modes of Super Mario Maker 2 and Super Mario Maker 3DS should, as well. Anyway, fun list. I personally think that in Odyssey, the bunny boss rush in Dark Side is harder than the challenge gauntlet of Darker Side, and in Lost Levels, C-3 can go f itself. Two small tips, in Lost Levels D-4 I found it easiest to jump when the hammer bro does, best by lining up the windows of the hammer bro's jump and the piranha plant not being there. The wind actually helps you somewhat, as you'll get momentum quickly to make the jump in time. And in SMG2's Perfect Run, you can duck below the boomerangs at the very end. This was extremely helpful as it gave me some time to gather my thoughts.

[@lewthegamer8474]

I’m surprised this didn’t trigger my anxiety on the harder levels. I’m now hesitant on playing Super Mario Sunshine

[@catomax26jeev]

Literally the Perfect Run took me almost 230 attempts and counting, with a side of 1UP farming, and my dad says "it is easy it just takes concentration and timing, it is easy" Then i smashed countless times my controller, smashed the wall, literally gone berserk over the HARDEST level of all 3d games, and my dad still says it's a piece of cake NSMBW's world 9-7 made me cry. I almost kick my Wii off the window.

[@Imparity]

Even though it wasn't the most difficult, I really hated the swimming for 8 red coins in the bottle shine sprite in Noki Noki Bay. FOH with those swimming mechanics.

[@michaelmorris4515]

A more accurate title would be "hardest levels not in Mario Maker 2". Some of the stuff at super expert is just insane.

[@jkanelol4397]

‘Hard Mode’ in SMB1, if you’re talking about the game that runs once you beat it once, replaces all goombas with buzzy beetles!

[@sb6482]

holy shit. Super Mario Land was my first ever video game and probably favourite. I had no idea there’s a hard mode Id just turn it off after completing it

[@thebossthusiast1960]

Great video! Where's Galaxy 1 though? Personally my most nightmarish Mario memories are Tubular, Rainbow Ride, and SMB3's World 8 airship-fest. And...like half of Lost Levels/SMB2.

[@atheismcrew1524]

SURPRISING that only two Lost Levels stages are here.

[@LizardDude]

That's not how this list works.

[@tommybakes5972]

the hardest for some in TLL is 1-1

[@sup2pop]

I remember crying when I could it beat The perfect run.

[@notthatntg]

3:21: The Hammer Bros. follow you in Hard Mode.

[@MarkyBoyTV]

He should have more subs on his channel and more views. He puts in an astonishing amount of effort in these videos.

[@familyguyepicfan2636]

The spring launches you 50 million feet in the air in the original Super Mario Bros.

[@radjag0426]

You should do the hardest Mario kart tracks ranked

[@rainfeather2997]

I think hard mode in SMB1 is the second time through the game where all the Goombas have been replaced by Buzzy Beetles.