DS Wario Stadium
Like Mario Kart Stadium, this track feels like it was always meant to be a racetrack. There are large stands full of spectators, huge billboards and spotlights, and Mario Kart TV camera vans filming the action.
The Lord of the Rings Calendar 1977
.R.R. Tolkien made several drawings for The Lord of the Rings, almost all in coloured pencil, using a muted palette, but it seems very likely that none of these were ever intended to be published.
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Mount Wario
Mount Wario is one of a small number of tracks in the game to be divided into three sections rather than three laps. It’s literally all downhill from when you start, a continuous track winding down a mountain.
Crimson Heads
In Resident Evil Remake, zombies that are seemingly killed can, over time, undergo a secondary mutation and ‘resurrect’ as stronger, faster creatures called Crimson Heads. This means that when you’re backtracking through a part of the mansion you think is safe because you’ve cleared all the zombies there, it might now be home to new, deadlier surprises…
Electrodrome
Welcome to Electrodrome, an ultra-futuristic, neon-lit stadium-turned-nightclub filled with giant mirrorballs, pulsing speakers, and dancing Koopa Troopas and Shy Guys. There are even headbanging techno Piranha Plants… because why not?
Karazhan (Part 1)
Karazhan is one of the best raids – and locations, full stop – in World of Warcraft. It is a vast, sprawling feast of exploration and intrigue, magic and enchantment. It is haunted by innumerable spirits. phantoms and spectres, most of which don’t actually realise they are dead.
Dolphin Shoals
Dolphin Shoals is an underwater paradise. In the shallow, sunlit waters, dolphins, manta rays and other aquatic creatures can be seen. There’s even an undersea cave with a gigantic Maw-Ray.
Sand Kingdom
The Sand Kingdom is a vast desert of rusty sand, crumbling ruins, and poisonous pools. It draws inspiration from many real-world places, including Mexico, Japan, Egypt, and even Easter Island.
Sunshine Airport
Sunshine Airport is themed – and named after – Super Mario Sunshine. It is located on Isle Delfino, where Super Mario Sunshine took place, and Shrine Sprites can be seen throughout the course.
Cerberus
For players of the original Resident Evil, there is a scene that seems to define most players’ first recollections of the game: the infamous ‘Cerberus hallway’. As the playable character is moving down an innocuous-looking corridor, with no enemies in sight, a zombified dog suddenly crashes through a window behind you.