And for the transition from flying to walking & vice versa there are multitudes of examples that predates #nintendo's idiotic claim.

JOUST from #atari being one of them from 1982
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(...

Jet Pac from #ultimateplaythegame (now #rare) from 1983
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac

If in computer age, the earliest I found with 5sec search was
Fantasy (1981), from #SNK an arcade game where the player's magic user could summon elemental creatures to fight alongside them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy...

Or Archon from #ElectronicArts in 1983
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon:...

Ah btw, the discord link on your profile is not working.

That would be the longest game jam I've ever joined.
Usually I attend 48h, 72h or week long jams.

Joined up, I'll see closer to the date if I am able to attend, but the idea of making a blind / accessibility featured game has intrigued me for a few years now.