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B.C.'s Quest for Tires cover artvsDonkey Kong Junior cover art

B.C.'s Quest for TiresvsDonkey Kong Junior

B.C.'s Quest for Tires leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
B.C.'s Quest for TiresDonkey Kong Junior

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

B.C.'s Quest for Tires leans harder on optimization: Memorising the obstacle layout underneath

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Donkey Kong Junior