head to head
vs
Donkey Kong Jr. MathvsSuper Mario 3D Land
Donkey Kong Jr. Math leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Donkey Kong Jr. MathSuper Mario 3D Land
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Super Mario 3D Land leans harder on execution: 3D jumps and special-world remixes need clean control
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Super Mario 3D Land leans harder on variance: Star coin locations hidden on first pass
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.