I love them. I remember quake 3 had something similar too. It lets you challenge yourself a bit more, and in the case of Smash play equitably with players of different skill levels, so that everyone experiences a fun challenge.
Basically solves the problem of being “too good” to play with your friends
Body Harvest on N64 was great, and doesn’t get the usual praise. Used to just leave this playing on loop back in the day
I couldn’t get the piped link to work. 🤷♂️
Sounds like he’s doing great.