head to head
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League asks more than Super Mario World, and the gap is reads.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
Arcade soccer brawling where quick inputs and special-shot setups beat tactics.

Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario World leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Special shots, tackles and positioning need quick hands
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League leans clearly harder on reads.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Versus a friend, faking shots and tackles adds prediction
Super Mario World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Weather and wacky physics add mild chaos
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Super Mario World leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
Team picks and shot setups have learnable best answers
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.