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    No it started in R&D as a new Mario game. They wanted to explore vertical scrolling. Similar to how Breath of the Wild was prototyped as a Zelda 1 game. They needed something for the festival so they used it for that instead of Mario.

    That’s why they chose to use it for Mario 2 USA. It was at it’s core a new Mario game anyways.

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      Similar to how Breath of the Wild was prototyped as a Zelda 1 game.

      What’s a “Zelda 1” game and how is it/BotW similar to the vertical scrolling thing?

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        The legend of Zelda (Zelda 1) on the Nintendo entertainment system was the first game in the Zelda franchise.