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Donkey Kong Junior cover artvsSuper Breakout cover art

Donkey Kong JuniorvsSuper Breakout

Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Breakout leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Donkey Kong JuniorSuper Breakout

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 2

Super Breakout leans harder on variance: Ball deflection angles add minor unpredictability

Optimization2 vs 3

Super Breakout leans harder on optimization: Tunnelling strategies and brick priorities are quickly learned

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

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