Building comparison
head to head
Super Mario WorldvsYoshi's Safari
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is optimization, and it is a single point.
Super Mario World
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Precise jump execution across fixed levels with secrets to memorise.
Yoshi's Safari
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Light-gun aim speed against fixed enemy waves on Mario-themed rails.
Super Mario World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Yoshi's Safari leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Super Mario WorldYoshi's Safari
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 World
Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
Yoshi's Safari
Super Scope aim speed and accuracy is the entire test
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
Yoshi's Safari
Enemies attack on fixed choreography
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 World
Levels are fixed; nothing hidden survives one playthrough
Yoshi's Safari
Stages play identically every run
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
Yoshi's Safari
Memorising boss weak points and wave order helps
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.