Earthbound's Itoi thought Mario's frog suit was "basically useless," and Miyamoto says he "forced" it into Super Mario Bros. 3:

https://gonintendo.com/contents/58470-earthbound-s-itoi-thought-mario-s-frog-suit-was-basically-useless-and-miyamoto-says

We're hoppy he did

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