Building comparison
head to head
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsSuper Mario 64 FPS
Super Mario 64 FPS asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is execution.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.
Super Mario 64 FPS
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Familiar SM64 routing and movement re-tested with a gun in hand.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 FPS leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasSuper Mario 64 FPS
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 6
Super Mario 64 FPS leans clearly harder on execution.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Super Mario 64 FPS
Platform movement plus aiming carries every star
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
Super Mario 64 FPS
Recreated SM64 enemies follow original scripts
Variance2 vs 1
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
Super Mario 64 FPS
Levels are known quantities from the source game
Optimization6 vs 5
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
Super Mario 64 FPS
Star routing and movement tech are well-mapped territory
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.