6. Super Meat Boy
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Super Meat Boy is the brainchild of Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes, who have stated that the game is “a big throwback to a lot of super hardcore NES classics” including some on this very list. It stars a little mound of meat, named Meat Boy, who has to traverse platforms, spikes, lasers, saw blades, and more to save his girlfriend Bandage Girl from a fetus in a top hat.
Most levels can be beaten in under a minute, but that can be after 50 and upwards tries. The game shows a replay of every life lost in one run once completed, and it is cathartic to watch a half hour condensed into twenty seconds. The controls are absolutely tight too, so all you can do is blame yourself for every life lost.
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