head to head
vs
RollerCoaster TycoonvsTIS-100
RollerCoaster Tycoon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); TIS-100 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
RollerCoaster TycoonTIS-100
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
RollerCoaster Tycoon leans harder on execution: Mouse-driven building with no time pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
RollerCoaster Tycoon leans harder on variance: Guest spawns and breakdowns barely matter
Optimization9 vs 10
TIS-100 leans harder on optimization: Pure program optimisation against cycle histograms
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.