Tropical Island cliché

Green Hill Zone, perhaps the most iconic of the tropical island cliche zones.

The Tropical Island Cliche is probably one of the most common of all the cliches, appearing in the majority of Sonic series games. Common features in levels like this include palmtrees, waterfalls, bright flowers, and badniks relating to the environment (i.e., monkeys, piranha, etc.). Furthermore, this is typically the first zone of the game when it does occur, with Sonic Advance 3 a notable exception.

First appeared: Green Hill Zone, Sonic 1

Also in:

• Emerald Hill Zone, Sonic 2
• Turquoise Hill Zone, Sonic Chaos
• Angel Island Zone, Sonic 3
• Great Turquoise Zone, Sonic Triple Trouble
• Mushroom Hill Zone, Sonic & Knuckles
• Palmtree Panic Zone, Sonic CD
• Green Grove Zone, Sonic 3D Blast
• Resort Island, Sonic R
• Emerald Coast, Sonic Adventure
• Emerald Coast, Sonic Shuffle
• Neo South Island, Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
• Neo Green Hill Zone, Sonic Advance
• Seaside Hill, Sonic Heroes
• Sunset Hill Zone, Sonic Advance 3
• Splash Canyon, Sonic Riders