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New Super Mario Bros.vsToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
New Super Mario Bros. leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
New Super Mario Bros.ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
New Super Mario Bros. leans harder on execution: Jump timing and momentum control carry every level
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron leans harder on variance: Earthling hiding spots are unknown until searched
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.