head to head
vs
Dr. Mario 64vsMario Kart 8
Dr. Mario 64 leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); Mario Kart 8 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).
Dr. Mario 64Mario Kart 8
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Mario Kart 8 leans harder on execution: precise drifting and item timing matter
Reads2 vs 1
Dr. Mario 64 leans harder on reads: versus mode against human opponents somewhat
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.