Building comparison
head to head
Comix ZonevsSuper Mario World
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Comix Zone
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Comic-panel beat 'em up notorious for punishing health drain and tough fights.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Comix Zone leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Comix ZoneSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Comix Zone leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Comix Zone
Brutal one-life brawling demands clean play
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.
Comix Zone
Enemies follow fixed attack scripts
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.
Comix Zone
Everything is placed and scripted
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization5 vs 4
Comix Zone leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Comix Zone
Panel routes and item use are memorizable
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.