Underwater cliché

From Sonic Retro

Labyrinth Zone, the first example of the Underwater cliché.

Another of the common clichéd zones. All or most of the level takes place underwater and the use of air bubbles is critical. You'll find plenty of piranha badniks as well.

First appeared: Labyrinth Zone, Sonic 1

Also in:

• Aqua Lake Zone, Sonic 2 (8-bit)
• Aquatic Ruin Zone, Sonic 2 (16-bit)
• Aqua Planet Zone, Sonic Chaos
• Hydrocity Zone, Sonic 3
• Tidal Tempest Zone, Sonic CD
• Dry Lagoon and Aquatic Mine, Sonic Adventure 2
• Ice Mountain, Sonic Advance
• Ocean Base Zone, Sonic Advance 3
• Water Palace, Sonic Rush
• Coral Cave Zone, Sonic Rush Adventure

An interesting note is that the cliché has been dropped in some recent games, where falling into water causes the player to lose a life, preventing underwater play - like in Tropical Jungle (Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game))