Bubbly Clouds: Difference between revisions

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A video game area that takes place on solid clouds in the sky. The characters may be seeking out a [[Floating Continent|landmass or building in the sky]], but they also might just be wandering through a huge field of solid clouds. Naturally, not [[Bottomless Pits|falling to one's death]] is the biggest challenge of such an area, which can be made worse by the presence of [[Goddamned Bats|annoying]] [[Airborne Mooks|flying enemies]]. [[Fluffy Cloud Heaven]] is often this. It's interesting to mention that already the first sidescrolling platformer - ''Jump Bug'', released in 1981, contained solid clouds.

 

* [[Mario]] seems to end up in the clouds often:

** Peach's stage in the unlicensed [[Fighting Game]] ''[[Kart Fighter]]''.

* [[Kirby]] finds himself in the sky a lot, what with his flying ability and all:

** Grape Gardens in ''[[Kirby]]'s Adventure''.

** Cloudy Park in ''[[Kirby]]'s Dreamland 2'' and ''3''.

** And in select stages of ''[[Kirby]] Squeak Squad''. Note: Do not attempt a [[Signature Move|final cutter]] when wielding a [[Flaming Sword|Fire Sword]] in one of these stages. Since fire burns away clouds and final cutter is uninterruptible, the result can only be described as an [[Epic Fail]] '''[[Disney Villain Death|Fall]]'''.

** Ring Man (''4'') also waited in a cloudy tower, although it reached to space and was filled with hippos, not snakes.

** Gyro Man from ''5'' had a base that fit this trope to a T.

** Wind Man's (''6'') has a variation; his level is semi-cloudy, but has more of a Chinese-motif.

** Cloud Man, naturally. His level in ''7'' was at a research institute, but clouds were major platforms in this level.

** His level in ''Mega Man & Bass'' was just a regular example of the trope.

** Finally, Tornado Man from ''9'' had the clouds in the level change from normal, to snow, to rain.

*** Also, [[Fake Difficulty|hang-gliders]].

* Several levels in the ''[[Adventure Island]]'' series. The sixth island in ''Adventure Island II'' was an entire ''island'' dedicated to this (even if there were only two levels in the clouds up there).

* Speaking of the angel, the third world and the final level in the first game of ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' take place in this trope setting. Most of the game in the Gameboy sequel take place here as well.

* Sky Tower in ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]''.

** Worse in Origins, perhaps? With the Cloudvents, the origin of that bunch of sugary-looking clouds, in that same nation.

* Chimpanzee Clouds from ''Donkey Kong Land''.

* The fourth and fifth ''[[Might and Magic]]'' games, ''Clouds Of Xeen'' and ''Darkside Of Xeen'', had these at the top of every tower. If your Levitate spell wore off while you were up there, you'd fall straight through the clouds and take a lot of damage.

 

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