History Main / PalmtreePanic

** The non-UnderTheSea levels of World 3 in ''{{Super Mario Bros 3}}'' hinted at this, and the WorldMap gave off the theme with relaxing beach music, palmtrees and even a canoe.

** Plack Beach in ''MarioAndLuigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' has an inexplicable minor tooth-decay theme. (enemies in the area include Pokey variants made of teeth, obese [[TheGoomba Goombas]] with lollypops, and drill crabs)

** Fourth world in ''[[NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The original ''NewSuperMarioBros'' also has it as the third world.

** ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' combined several of its [[UnderTheSea water levels]] with a beach filled with a recurring cast of [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]] in a swimming class.
** ''SuperMarioGalaxy 2'' has the Starshine Beach Galaxy.

** Fourth world in ''[[NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The original ''NewSuperMarioBros.'' also has it as the third world.

* The TropeNamer comes from ''SonicCD, where it served as GreenHillZone. The first level of ''SonicHeroes'' and the tutorial of ''SonicRushAdventure'' count as well.

* The TropeNamer comes from [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic CD]], where it served as GreenHillZone. The first level of ''SonicHeroes'' and the tutorial of ''SonicRushAdventure'' count as well.
** Even the original GreenHillZone and its successors (Emerald Hill Zone, Sunset Hill Zone) have a coastline and palmtrees in the background.
** Emerald Coast Zone from ''SonicAdventure''.
** Super Sonic in the picture above is flying into ''Sonic 3'''s Angel Island Zone.
*** Which makes it an odd choice of picture when you consider that the beach section of that level lasts for all of two seconds, and the rest of that level is more of a [[JungleJapes jungle]] ([[HailfirePeaks on fire]]!) than a beach.
** Wave Ocean from ''{{Sonic the Hedgehog 2006}}''.
** Adabat from ''SonicUnleashed'' is [[HailfirePeaks a cross between]] [[PalmtreePanic this trope]], JungleJapes and TempleOfDoom.
** There is also Neo Green Hill Zone in ''[[SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance]]'', Resort Island in ''SonicR'', Emerald Coast and Balloon Park in ''Sonic Drift'', and Emerald Coast in ''Sonic Battle''. The list just never stops growing.
** Tropical Resort Zone from ''SonicColors''. The dirt even has the same texture as the ground in Palmtree Panic.

** Gelato and Sirena Beaches and the beach outside of Pinna Park from ''SuperMarioSunshine'', albeit the latter two to a much lesser extent than the former.

* ''Xenosaga'' gives us Pedea Island in the beginning of the third game, which really contrasts with the whole futuristic outerspace setting of the series.

* ''[Xenosaga]'' gives us Pedea Island in the beginning of the third game, which really contrasts with the whole futuristic outerspace setting of the series.

* Xenosaga gives us Pedea Island in the beginning of the third game, which really contrasts with the whole futuristic outerspace setting of the series.

* ''Xenosaga'' gives us Pedea Island in the beginning of the third game, which really contrasts with the whole futuristic outerspace setting of the series.

* ''ModNationRacers''' [[LevelEditor track editor]] can let you make tracks in a beach area if you chose to go with a Seaside Setting.

* ''RivalSchools: United By Fate'' has the Gorin High Training Camp stage, which takes place on a sunny beach.

* ''MapleStory'' has the Florina Beach area.

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Compare the just-as-tranquil GreenHillZone.

** SuperMarioGalaxy 2 has the Starshine Beach Galaxy.

* There's an entire Beach faction of {{Lemmings}} in ''Lemmings 2: The Tribes'', with appropriate MacroZone levels.

* Great Bay from ''[[TheLegendOfZelda The Legend of Zelda]]: [[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]''.
** ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''- at the start of the game you must return to the beach you washed up on and search for your lost sword. This can actually be a remarkably difficult area for first-time players, as, well, ''you have no sword'', and the use of the shield to push enemies is neither obvious nor explained.
** A good deal of ''[[TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker]]'' had this too.

* There are a few of these in ''StarWars Episode One Racer.'' They're a real pain, because sand noticeably slows you down (variable traction for antigravity generators?) and water just stops you outright.
** It's not antigravity per se; repulsorlifts are pretty much reverse tractor beams, so they need a firm surface to push against.

* The Big Blue stages in ''{{F-Zero}} GX''.
* Vice City in the ''GrandTheftAuto'' series.
* Reynard Beach and Zaylope Beach are two such examples in ''[[AirRivals Ace Online]]'', although the palm trees have probably been long vaporised by the ongoing war between Arlington and Bygeniou.

* ''RivalSchools: United By Fate'' has the Gorin High Training Camp stage, which takes place on a sunny beach.
* The MMORPG ''Wonderland Online'' makes use of this trope in the starting areas.
* The Cape Claw area in ''[[StarFox Star Fox Adventures]]''
* EarthBound has Summers, a beach resort town about midway through the game. It's quite a bit more relaxed in pace than the previous areas, though not safe - overzealous cops, muscled beach jocks, taxis and street signs are still out to get you, albeit at a low encounter rate. Also references overinflated prices at tourist resorts by jacking up the price on everything at shops.
* ''{{Shantae}}'' starts on the outskirts of the seaside village of Scuttle Town.
* The ScrappyLevel of ''{{Wizardry}} 8'' takes this form as Bayjin, a tropical-themed area inhabited by Rynjin, the local DemonicSpiders.
* ''MassEffect'': Virmire. A beautiful beach area, completely unlike the desolate or otherwise depressing locations in the other main-quest missions up to that point, yet it's also one of the most dramatic locations in the game.
* ''ModNationRacers''' [[LevelEditor track editor]] can let you make tracks in a beach area if you chose to go with a Seaside Setting.
* ''JettRocket'' begins in one of these, called the Atoll. Strangely, the second level of the Atoll is a DeathMountain instead.
* The Beach in ''WaterWarfare,'' where the copious damaging water and obstructions make the map difficult to navigate.
* Baroo Coast in ''StarWars: Episode 1 Racer''.
* The second world of ''DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', simply named "Beach", is set on DK Isle's tropical beach amid the wrecks of numerous ships (overlapping with GangplankGalleon). Crabs and squid abound.

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* The second world of ''DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', simply named "Beach", is set on DK Isle's tropical beach amid the wrecks of numerous ships. Crabs and squid abound.

** SuperMarioGalaxy 2 has the StarShine Beach Galaxy.

** The non-UnderTheSea levels of World 3 in ''Super Mario Bros 3'' hinted at this, and the WorldMap gave off the theme with relaxing beach music, palmtrees and even a canoe.

** Gelato and Sirena Beaches and the beach outside of Pinna Park from ''Super Mario Sunshine'', albeit the latter two to a much lesser extent than the former.

* The TropeNamer comes from [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic CD]], where it served as GreenHillZone. The first level of ''Sonic Heroes'' and the tutorial of ''Sonic Rush Adventure'' count as well.

** Emerald Coast Zone from ''[[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Adventure]]''.

** Wave Ocean from ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2006''.

** There is also Neo Green Hill Zone in ''[[SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance]]'', Resort Island in ''Sonic R'', Emerald Coast and Balloon Park in ''Sonic Drift'', and Emerald Coast in ''Sonic Battle''. The list just never stops growing.