head to head
Super Mario WorldvsToree 3D
Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Toree 3D leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Super Mario WorldToree 3D
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Super Mario World leans harder on execution: Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Super Mario World leans harder on variance: Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Optimization4 vs 4
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.

