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Crash Bandicoot: Warped cover artvsSuper Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version cover art

Crash Bandicoot: WarpedvsSuper Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version

Crash Bandicoot: Warped leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Crash Bandicoot: WarpedSuper Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version

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Execution8 vs 7

Crash Bandicoot: Warped leans harder on execution: Precise platforming plus time-trial mastery

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Super Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version leans harder on optimization: Star routing and movement optimization fuel the speedrun ceiling

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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Crash Bandicoot: Warped

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Super Mario 64: Shindou Pak Taiou Version