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>>1878680
No, the pause option was made to allow someone to pause, get up and do something that must be done, and then return to the game.

In the same time, pausing is not the same as seeing what's ahead. Many games would have you make guess or leaps of faith and only through trial and error would you be able to figure out the safe route. Pausing in those instances would not do the same as being able to take in the obstacle before you make your guess/leap of faith.

Many instances in Mario would force you to choose which platform on a track to use, pick the wrong one and you're gonna have a bad time.