Originally thought of in a metroidvania context, but now more broadly for any game with worlds/zones/areas, anything.
Maybe these are neighborhoods? Boroughs?
Ought to get a list of my faves, or at least some examples.
Norfair from metroid comes to mind.
A Dino game.
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I landed on 'HatBot' to name the entry for the Metroidvania Month (jam) 19.
Named after the main character, who runs around in a floppy mad hatter hat.
Also called: mvania19 (dino game) for the first half of the jam.
A Dino game.
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A beatemup game idea I've been kicking around.
Elevator levels are one of my favorite things in games.
A Dino game.
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A runner game with a day/night cycle.
Collect items/platforms from rooms, move them around to solve the puzzle.
By day, learn the ropes and prepare for night fall.
By night, be-ware the dreams and ghosts that haunt the rooms.
Break the loop-spell to proceed in the game.
A Dino game.
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Wordplay on tunic.
See also: Shirts and Skins
See also: shades (fun game item idea)
Maybe core: boomerang (game mechanic)