zone references

The Terraforms creators embedded a rich mix of pop culture, media, and artistic references into the collection's zones and biomes. The community has been cataloguing these Easter Eggs for years, and much remains undiscovered. We have used LLMs to aggregate what we already know and extend the search. Some plausible suggestions have been included here.

23 confirmed  ·  32 LLM suggestions  ·  13 uncertain  ·  7 unknown  ·  75 total zones

75 results

Hypermage
music

Radiohead - Kid A, 2000

Nightrose
crypto art

David Rudnick - Stem NFT, 2021

Alto
technology

Xerox Alto, 1973

Riso
print media

Risograph printing, 1980s

Mecha
anime / film

Neon Genesis Evangelion, 1995

[MENU]
video game

Final Fantasy III, 1990

[HYCA]
architecture

HYperCAstle, 2021

Palace
video game

Mother 1+2 GBA Box Set, 2003

Wastelands
crypto art

GREMPLIN - CrypToadz, 2021

Everglades
nature

The Everglades, Florida

Ouallada
card game

Magic: The Gathering - Juzam Djinn, Arabian Nights, 1993

Jadeite
nature

Jadeite - precious stone and kitchenware

Promiselands
video game

Seiken Densetsu 3, 1995

Uwo
twin paletteanime / film

Re:Zero - Rem & Ram, 2012

Gemina
twin paletteanime / film

Re:Zero - Rem & Ram, 2012

Killscreen
video game

Ms. Pac-Man, 1982

Tetsu
anime / film

Akira, 1988

Radiant
crypto art

James Jean - Aurelians, 2016

Avidana
crypto art

Tyler Hobbs - Fidenza, 2021

Dread
card game

Magic: The Gathering - Liliana, Dreadhorde General, 2019

Aetherking
crypto art

XCOPY - Guzzler, 2021

[SOON]
music

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, 1991

Shahra
card game

Magic: The Gathering - Shahrazad, Arabian Nights, 1993

Grove
uncertain

Potentially lost

Kippsunn
twin paletteuncertain

Special private / personal reference

Greysunn
twin paletteuncertain

Special private / personal reference

Shiro
twin paletteuncertain

Twin palette - light mode of Treasure

Treasure
twin paletteuncertain

Twin palette - dark mode of Shiro

Blushing
anime / filmuncertain

Classic anime / isekai - ~2 decades before Re:Zero

Angel
uncertain

TempleOS - Terry Davis, 2003-2019

Bubble
uncertain

Bubble Bobble NES boxart / Bubblicious / Hubba Bubba?

Dhampir
uncertain

BloodRayne, 2002?

Intro Forest
uncertain

Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori, 1999?

Venmon
uncertain

South Park?

[SUN]
uncertain

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo, 2016

Rocket
uncertain

Rocket Pop (ice lolly)?

First Earth
LLM suggestion

Pastel QT palette by polyphrog (Lospec)

Ender
LLM suggestion

Minecraft - The End dimension

Mirage
LLM suggestion

Transformers G2 'Watermelon' Mirage (~1994 unreleased toy)

Royal
LLM suggestion

GrafxKid's Oil 6 palette (Lospec)

[YUNA]
LLM suggestion

Final Fantasy X, 2001

Mt Zuka
LLM suggestion

Osamu Tezuka / Takarazuka Revue

Kairo
LLM suggestion

Kairo, 2012

Exduo
LLM suggestion

Yves Klein - monochrome trinity (IKB + Monopink + white)

Antenna
LLM suggestion

FLCL (Fooly Cooly) - Gainax anime, 2000

Warp
LLM suggestion

Warp Records

Pepo
LLM suggestion

Pepo - botanical term for pumpkin / gourd berries (Cucurbitaceae)

[SEP]
LLM suggestion

Sepolia - Ethereum testnet

Arc
LLM suggestion

Arc System Works - Guilty Gear Strive, 2021

Linosim
LLM suggestion

SimCity - Will Wright / Maxis, 1989

Toad
LLM suggestion

Toad - Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

Akileaf
LLM suggestion

Aquilegia (columbine flower) - Ranunculaceae

Aria
LLM suggestion

Aria the Animation, 2005

[NOV]
LLM suggestion

V for Vendetta - Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th)

[CUR2]
LLM suggestion

CUR2 - White Magic spell, Final Fantasy, NES, 1987

Holo
LLM suggestion

Pokémon TCG holographic foil

Hyphae
LLM suggestion

Nervous System - Hyphae

[DARK]
LLM suggestion

Dark, 2017

[BLOOD]
LLM suggestion

Blood, 1997

Mould
LLM suggestion

C-MOULD microbial art collection

Zerinia
LLM suggestion

Zarin - Persian for golden

Xleph
LLM suggestion

The Matrix, 1999

Mori
LLM suggestion

Mori - Japanese forest

Blossom
LLM suggestion

Yozakura - cherry blossom at night

Calyx
LLM suggestion

Calyx - Greek for flower bud

Muxtai X1
LLM suggestion

Sharp X1, 1982

[MOON]
twin paletteLLM suggestion

Twin palette with [NEON] - moonlight over dark green

[NEON]
twin paletteLLM suggestion

Twin palette with [MOON] - neon glow over dark green

[BOSS]
unidentified
[HOME]
unidentified
Cradle
unidentified
[WEN]
unidentified
Dynacrypts
unidentified
Pfpfpfpbbx80
unidentified
Valeria
unidentified

submit a reference

There are 75 zones in total. Many references are still unidentified. If you have a theory - confirmed or speculative - submit it here. Accepted submissions will be added to the catalog.