Originally Posted by
SparTonberry
Yes, I'm fairly certain the "ramp" design came into use around the spring of 1993.
I can remember renting Yoshi's Cookie right after it came out (definitely before the summer), and I can remember I just thought it looked strange the first time I saw it.
Excluding Majesco re-releases (primarily kid/family stuff like Monopoly, Disney/Warner/Nickelodeon) and Player's Choice, the only games I can recall getting released in both were Super Mario World and StarFox. Maybe SimCity, but I don't know if later copies were just PC and ESRB-rated variants.