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Mario Kart 64 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Runbow leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Runbow leans harder on execution: Fast platform racing through vanishing platforms is pure reaction

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Mario Kart 64 leans harder on variance: Item draws swing every race

Optimization4 vs 2

Mario Kart 64 leans harder on optimization: Shortcut and line knowledge is fully mapped

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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