Building comparison
head to head
AudiosurfvsSuper Mario World
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Audiosurf
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A rhythm racer that turns any music file into a reflex puzzle track.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Audiosurf leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
AudiosurfSuper 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.
Audiosurf
Lane-switching to the beat tests reaction speed.
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.
Audiosurf
No opponent.
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Variance2 vs 1
Audiosurf leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Audiosurf
Track generated from song, then fixed.
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Audiosurf
Block-matching color strategy learnable per song.
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.