What was the first game to meld game and menu?

Matlock

Banned
Super Mario Sunshine has it.
Katamari Damacy has it.

...the hybrid between in-game and menu (for loading, at least).

Earliest I remember is Super Mario Land 2, with the seperate pipes.
 
probably one of the older classic games like asteroids or defender, where they may not have had enough memory to display any other screen.
 
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