Building comparison
head to head
Spider-ManvsSuper Mario Land
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Spider-Man
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Classic action execution through fixed levels and scripted boss patterns.
Super Mario Land
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Mario's compact Game Boy debut with odd physics, shooter stages, and Sarasaland instead of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Spider-Man leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Spider-ManSuper Mario Land
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Spider-Man
Swinging, combat and timed escapes need real dexterity
Super Mario Land
Tiny screen and slippery physics demand careful jumps
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Spider-Man
Villains repeat fixed boss patterns
Super Mario Land
Fully scripted patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Spider-Man
Level events are scripted and quickly known
Super Mario Land
Minor secret rooms, quickly mapped
Optimization4 vs 4
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Spider-Man
Boss patterns and level routes are fully learnable
Super Mario Land
Short levels with simple optimal routes
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.