History VideoGame / FlutterIsland

''Flutter Island'' is a series of games with an anonymous creator. They star Fluttershy traversing a dark and foggy maze, while an evil-looking Apple Bloom chases her down.

** In the remake, [[spoiler:the scene after the graveyard, with Princess Luna travelling on a grassy plain at night,]] is a clear shout out to VideoGame/LunaGame.

* When Fluttershy collects coins, they make the sound of collecting rings from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''. Her jumping sounds in the first game are also from this series.
* Along with [[RecycledSoundtrack using its music]], the way the first game starts is how the last level of ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' plays up: no other option other than jumping from the platform into the night sky, only for the protagonist to start flying.

* ShoutOut: When Fluttershy collects coins, they make the sound of collecting rings from VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Like the previous installments, it also has a song borrowed from ''VideoGame/NightsintoDreams'' during its innocent beginning: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZu_vunzEE Spring Valley ~Paternal Horn~]].

* RecycledSoundtrack: Both games use songs from ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' during their pre-MoodWhiplash moments: the first uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDy9sWhdr-o Growing Wings]], the second uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3pyN2fazA the instrumental version of the theme song, Dreams Dreams]].

** The first game begins with Fluttershy collecting coins in the night sky, set to cheerful music ([[labelnote:Specifically,]]It's "Growing Wings", the theme of the Twin Seeds level of ''VideoGame/NightsintoDreams''[[/labelnote]]). After collecting the last coin, a {{Jumpscare}} appears of Apple Bloom, setting the creepy tone for the rest of the game.
** In the second game, after walking past Apple Bloom at the gala, the cheerful music stops, and she turns around and disappears. Walking backwards after this reveals the other ponies have seemingly become evil as well.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Both games use songs from ''VideoGame/NightsintoDreams'' during their pre-MoodWhiplash moments: the first uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDy9sWhdr-o Growing Wings]], the second uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3pyN2fazA the instrumental version of the theme song, Dreams Dreams]].

** The first game begins with Fluttershy collecting coins in the night sky, set to cheerful music. After collecting the last coin, a {{Jumpscare}} appears of Apple Bloom, setting the creepy tone for the rest of the game.

* RecycledSoundtrack: Both games use songs from ''VideoGame/NiGHTSintoDreams'' during their pre-MoodWhiplash moments: the first uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDy9sWhdr-o Growing Wings]], the second uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3pyN2fazA the instrumental version of the theme song, Dreams Dreams]].

* RecycledSoundtrack: Like the previous installments, it also has a song borrowed from ''NiGHTS'' during its innocent beginning: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZu_vunzEE Spring Valley ~Paternal Horn~]].

[[caption-width-right:350:The Title Screen of the second game]]

Flutter Island is a series of games with an anonymous creator. They star Fluttershy traversing a dark and foggy maze, while an evil looking Applebloom chases her down.

There are 3 games in the series: Flutter Island 1 and 2, and a prequel, Apples Everywhere, which has Applebloom as the main character. The latter game has been remade.

* AmbiguousSituation: After Fluttershy goes to the gala and meets Applebloom, all the other ponies seemingly become evil. It isn't clear if the ponies were possessed, or if they were fakes the whole time.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: All the ponies get these after Applebloom turns around at the gala. [[spoiler:Dark Fluttershy]] also has them. [[spoiler:Fluttershy]] gets them as well, though they seem to be a result of injury rather than evil.

* CreepyChild: Applebloom, the main antagonist. [[spoiler: Subverted in that it is actually a dark Fluttershy in disguise.]]

* FacelessEye: The last scene of the first game has Applebloom's giant eye star at a crying Fluttershy.

* {{Jumpscare}}: There are a few, all of Applebloom's face in the shadows. One in particular has the image all in red.

** The first game begins with Fluttershy collecting coins in the night sky, set to cheerful music. After collecting the last coin, a {{Jumpscare}} appears of Applebloom, setting the creepy tone for the rest of the game.
** In the second game, after walking past Applebloom at the gala, the cheerful music stops, and she turns around and disappears. Walking backwards after this reveals the other ponies have seemingly become evil as well.
* NonStandardGameOver: The only way to get a game over in the first game is to let Applebloom catch Fluttershy when she starts chasing her, leading to a jumpscare of Applebloom's face in red, afterwards closing the game. There is no game over possible in the second game.

* CollectAThonPlatformer: The entirety of the game play consists of collecting apples.
* KilledOffScreen: This happens to [[spoiler:Applejack if Applebloom collects the rotten apple]] in the remake.
* GainaxEnding: After Applebloom finishes collecting all the apples, she meets up with Fluttershy. [[spoiler:A few seconds later, a wagon falls on top of her (a giant apple in the remake), transporting her to a dark and foggy place, much like the maze in Flutter Island. She meets Dark Fluttershy, and the game ends saying "And so it began...".]]
* {{Jumpscare}}: [[spoiler:PlayedForLaughs with creepy Applebloom wearing a birthday hat after finding the invitation in the graveyard. Played straight in the remake when Big Mac catches Applebloom after collecting the rotten apple.]]

** In the main ending, after Applebloom has collected all the apples, she comes across Fluttershy. [[spoiler:Then Applejack warns of a wagon falling (or a giant apple in the remake), hitting Fluttershy and bringing her to the familiar dark mazes.]]

** The secret ending as well, [[spoiler: in which while traveling too far from the acres, Applebloom comes across a graveyard, and after traveling through it, finds an invitation to a birthday party. And then a jumpscare of the creepy Applebloom appears, wearing a birthday hat. Even more so in the remake: before the jumpscare happens, the player takes control of Luna, right out of nowhere.]]
** The remake's other secret ending. If Applebloom collects the rotten apple, [[spoiler:she heads back to find Applejack ripped in pieces and with black eyes. Then Big Mac comes from behind and chases Applebloom, leading to another jumpscare.]]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: The secret graveyard is playing the theme of [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Lavender Town]], as well as having its color scheme.]]
** In the remake, [[spoiler: the scene after the graveyard, with Princess Luna travelling on a grassy plain at night,]] is a clear shout out to VideoGame/LunaGame.

Flutter Island is a series of games with an anonymous creator. They star Fluttershy traversing a dark and foggy maze, while an evil looking Applebloom chases her down. There are 3 games in the series: Flutter Island 1 and 2, and a prequel, Apples Everywhere, which has Applebloom as the main character. The latter game has been remade.