Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario WorldvsVVVVVV
VVVVVV asks more than Super Mario World, and the gap is execution.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
VVVVVV
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A brutal minimalist platformer where flipping gravity replaces jumping.
Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario WorldVVVVVV
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 9
VVVVVV leans clearly harder on execution.
Super Mario World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
VVVVVV
Pixel-perfect gravity flips through spike gauntlets
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 World
Scripted Koopas adapt to nothing
VVVVVV
No opponent
Variance1 vs 0
Super Mario World leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Super Mario World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
VVVVVV
Every hazard is fixed and visible
Optimization4 vs 3
Super Mario World leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Super Mario World
Secret exits and route knowledge add a modest solvable layer
VVVVVV
Routes are short and obvious; execution is everything
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.