Building comparison
head to head
Gunman ClivevsSuper Mario World
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Gunman Clive
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Old-school platforming execution through short, fixed western levels.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Gunman Clive leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Gunman CliveSuper Mario World
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gunman Clive
Tight jumps and duck-shoot timing carry all sixteen levels
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gunman Clive
Bandits and bosses run fixed patterns
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Variance0 vs 1
Super Mario World leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Gunman Clive
Levels never change between attempts
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Gunman Clive
Boss pattern learning and weapon upgrades round out clears
Super Mario World
Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer
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.