Building comparison
head to head
CommandovsSuper Mario World
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Commando
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Pure arcade twitch survival against memorisable enemy wave patterns.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Commando leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
CommandoSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Commando leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Commando
Dodging bullet streams while shooting is pure twitch
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.
Commando
Soldiers spawn in fixed scripted patterns
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Variance2 vs 1
Commando leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Commando
Minor spawn timing noise across runs
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.
Commando
Grenade conservation and pattern memorisation aid survival
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.