Worlds

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.

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 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.

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…

One of only a small number of Donkey Kong-themed tracks in Mario Kart 8, DK Jungle feels like you’re going on a jungle adventure, as you zoom through deep underbrush, past huge waterfalls, and into an ancient temple.

The Hobbit Calendar 1976 focuses, as its name suggests, on illustrations made to accompany The Hobbit. The five watercolour paintings that Tolkien created for the book were once again reproduced in this calendar, but, for the remaining seven months, H.E. Riddett was invited to colour Tolkien’s original black-and-white pen…