History Main / Wackyland

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* Despite not being a videogame, Wackyland from ''[[LooneyTunes Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday]]'' is the TropeNamer. Much like its appearances in the cartoons "Porky Pig in Wacky Land" and "Dough for the Do-Do", it's surreal to the point of NightmareFuel.
** Wackyland was a major part of ''TinyToonAdventures'', as well. Gogo Dodo was from there, and it seemed to be comprised largely of surreal, Dali-like imagery and free-floating objects that obeyed no laws of standard physics.
* Another non-Game example: In the ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' episode "Revenging Angel", a lot of the story takes place in an imaginary {{LooneyTunes}}-style cartoon world.

** A more classic version is featured in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', a level made entirely of toys and other stuff straight out of a children's bedroom (which incidentally, is what the background is). It's also the MacroZone to an extent. It even got the honor of being the TropeNamer of ToyTime.

* The 'Toybox' alternate universe in ''[[DonkeyKongCountry Donkey Kong Jungle Climber]]''

* ''Zool: Ninja From The Nth Dimension'' and its sequel were both set in numerous Wackylands.

* ''StarWars'' is used to single biome planets. The Marvel comics took this UpToEleven, with Zeltros, a ''disco'' planet!

* ''VideoGame/{{Zool}}'' is FULL of this. Stage 1 and Stage 3 are [[LevelAte Sweet and Fruit-themed]], Stage 2 is [[BandLand music-themed]], and Stage 5 is [[ToyTime toy-themed]].

** Wackyland was a major part of ''TinyToons'', as well. Gogo Dodo was from there, and it seemed to be comprised largely of surreal, Dali-like imagery and free-floating objects that obeyed no laws of standard physics.
** Wackyland ''did'' become an actual level in the first ''Tiny Toons'' video game for the NES, however.

* Live TV example: the Living Island of ''[[{{HRPufnstuf}} HR Pufnstuf]]''.

** The Casino Night Zone in ''Sonic 2'', which is a GoldenSaucer combined with a pinball machine.

* PinballZone: A level that takes place inside a pinball machine, or at least features elements of one like flippers and bumpers. Sometimes combined with GoldenSaucer.

* Magicant, the former TropeNamer, from ''{{Earthbound}}'' is a surreal world made up of [[spoiler:Ness's subconscious]]. There's also a Magicant in EarthboundZero. This one counts as full-on {{Nightmare Fuel}}, [[YourMileageMayVary possibly]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Unleaded]], as this one is, in fact, [[spoiler:a world created by the protagonist's dead great-grandmother because she couldn't understand she was dead until the protagonist sings her a lullaby, and thus all of Magicant is destroyed as she finally finishes dying.]]

* ''VideoGame/Zool'' is FULL of this. Stage 1 and Stage 3 are [[LevelAte Sweet and Fruit-themed]], Stage 2 is [[BandLand music-themed]], and Stage 5 is [[ToyTime toy-themed]].

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** A more classic version features in Super Mario Galaxy, a level made entirely of toys and other stuff straight out of a children's bedroom (which incidentally, is what the background is). It's also the MacroZone to an extent. It even got the honor of being the TropeNamer of ToyTime.

* Some of the levels on ''EarthwormJim 2'' fall ''straight'' into this trope, presenting some of the most surreal and bizarre levels ever concieved by a video game designer on an acid trip. These levels include an intestine level, a level entirely composed of paperwork, and a meat level appropriately named "LevelAte".

* The food/theme park level of ChameleonTwist 2.
* Palette's castle level in ''Graffiti Kingdom''. Elevators are giant pancakes and on the stage there are giant bottles of milk, salt shakers, ice cubes, snowmen, and the main areas are completely made up of shades of pink.

* Inside Genie's lamp in the SNES ''Aladdin'' game.

* The EasterEgg level "Out of This Dimension" in the original ''{{Star Fox}}'' was full of paper airplanes and other bizarrities, and the final boss was a Slot Machine. And then you are stuck flying and shooting at the credits and thus, you must reset the game.

* Another non-Game example: In the {{Farscape}} episode "Revenging Angel", a lot of the story takes place in an imaginary {{LooneyTunes}}-style cartoon world.

* Pretty much everywhere, to a greater or lesser extent, in ''{{Rayman}}'', but particularly Band Land.
** Between Band Land, Starlight Speedway, Music Plant, and Planet Sonata, there seems to be sub-trope of Inexplicable Giant Musical Instruments Worlds. (Well, not all of ''Rayman'', but the first one included levels that were.)

An especially whimsical, surreal, or nonsensical area in a videogame. May be comprised of dream logic, music, [[ToyTime toys]], [[LevelAte living food]], etc. Generally, the theme is something "fun" and "cute", except enormous and [[AnimateInanimateObject come to life]] (and, that's right, [[EverythingTryingToKillYou out for your blood]]). The general theme is something approaching the setting of the original ''{{Alice in Wonderland}}'', where everything is large, colorful and alive, and little makes sense. A WidgetSeries like ''KatamariDamacy'' may never leave Wackyland.

* The final level of ''{{Bug}} Too!'' which is one entire MushroomSamba.

* Many of the mental worlds in ''{{Psychonauts}}'', but the ones that fit best are probably Waterloo and Black Velvetopia.

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* Another non-Game example: In the [[Farscape]] episode "Revenging Angel", a lot of the story takes place in an imaginary [[LooneyTunes]]-style cartoon world.

* ''Zool: Ninja From The Nth Dimension'' and it's sequel were both set in numerous Wackylands.

* Magicant from ''{{Earthbound}}'', a surreal world made up of [[spoiler:Ness's subconscious]]. There's also a Magicant in EarthboundZero. This one counts as full-on {{Nightmare Fuel}}, [[YourMileageMayVary possibly]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Unleaded]], as this one is, in fact, [[spoiler:a world created by the protagonist's dead great-grandmother because she couldn't understand she was dead until the protagonist sings her a lullaby, and thus all of Magicant is destroyed as she finally finishes dying.]]

** Wackyland was a major part of ''TinyToons'', as well. Gogo Dodo was from there, and it seemed to be comprised largely of surreal, Dali-like imagery and free-floating objects that obeyed no laws of standard physics.

* The Isle of Wonder in ''[[KingsQuest King's Quest VI]]''.