Building comparison
head to head
AlleywayvsSuper Mario World
Super Mario World asks more than Alleyway, and the gap is optimization.
Alleyway
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A pure paddle-precision breakout test with nothing hidden beneath.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Alleyway leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AlleywaySuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Alleyway
Paddle precision and angle control decide every screen
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Alleyway
Bricks cannot fight back
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Alleyway
Ball physics are deterministic with minor bounce uncertainty
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization2 vs 4
Super Mario World leans clearly harder on optimization.
Alleyway
Brick-clearing order barely matters beyond basics
Super Mario World
Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.