10 Hardest Mario Levels Of All Time

3. The Perfect Run - Super Mario Galaxy 2

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After locating all 240 Stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2, you will unlock The Grandmaster Galaxy. As soon as you enter, you will see your mission is called The Ultimate Test. This isn't just a title; it's a warning of the challenge to come. This stage hurls the hardest obstacles and toughest enemies at you. Mines, Bullet Bills, Sentry Beams, Hammer Bros. Boomerang Bros., electric rails - this galaxy has it at all.

As you die time and time again, you will probably think there is no way this course could be any harder. But when you complete The Ultimate Test, you will unlock the next phase: The Perfect Run. This time, you have to complete the level with one bar of health. If you hit anything, you're toast. If you even graze into a Goomba, you must start over. And with no checkpoints to help you out, The Perfect Run is inarguably the hardest mission in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Many devoted gamers obtained every single Power Star in Super Mario Galaxy 2, only to find themselves permanently stuck on this behemoth level.

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