Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario 64vsThe Terminator
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Super Mario 64
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A test of 3D movement control with a deep routing layer underneath.
The Terminator
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Memorising punishing side-scroller layouts and executing them without mistakes.
Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Terminator leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super Mario 64The Terminator
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario 64
Perfect analog inputs trivialise precise jumps, dives and wall-kicks
The Terminator
Stiff jumps and enemy gauntlets demand precise platform timing
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario 64
Solo platformer - no adaptive opponent anywhere
The Terminator
Enemies are fully scripted patterns with no adaptation
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario 64
Star locations and level layouts are fixed once seen
The Terminator
Nearly everything is fixed once levels are memorised
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Super Mario 64
Star routing and movement tech form a deep solvable layer
The Terminator
Memorising layouts and ammo spots is most of the progress
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.