The first Kaizo game, colloquially known as “Asshole Mario,” was released 2007 by a Japanese ROM hacker known as T. “Kaizo” Mario games are made to test even diehard Mario experts with precise jumping challenges where a misjudged pixel can mean the difference between life and death. Dying hundreds of times in a row is a part of the experience. Surviving a player-created Mario hack, though? Good luck surviving the literal first second, never mind crossing the end of the introductory level.
Beating a Mario game is one thing - countless number of people have cleared an entry in Nintendo’s flagship franchise.
