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Donkey Kong Junior cover artvsWild Gunman cover art

Donkey Kong JuniorvsWild Gunman

Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Wild Gunman leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Donkey Kong JuniorWild Gunman

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

Wild Gunman leans harder on variance: Which gunman draws and when is randomised

Optimization2 vs 1

Donkey Kong Junior leans harder on optimization: minimal route memorization needed

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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