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
Radiohead - Kid A, 2000
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David Rudnick - Stem NFT, 2021
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Xerox Alto, 1973
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Risograph printing, 1980s
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Neon Genesis Evangelion, 1995
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Final Fantasy III, 1990
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HYperCAstle, 2021
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Mother 1+2 GBA Box Set, 2003
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GREMPLIN - CrypToadz, 2021
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The Everglades, Florida
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Magic: The Gathering - Juzam Djinn, Arabian Nights, 1993
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Jadeite - precious stone and kitchenware
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Seiken Densetsu 3, 1995
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Re:Zero - Rem & Ram, 2012
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Re:Zero - Rem & Ram, 2012
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Ms. Pac-Man, 1982
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Akira, 1988
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James Jean - Aurelians, 2016
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Tyler Hobbs - Fidenza, 2021
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Magic: The Gathering - Liliana, Dreadhorde General, 2019
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XCOPY - Guzzler, 2021
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My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, 1991
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Magic: The Gathering - Shahrazad, Arabian Nights, 1993
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Potentially lost
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Special private / personal reference
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Special private / personal reference
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Twin palette - light mode of Treasure
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Twin palette - dark mode of Shiro
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Classic anime / isekai - ~2 decades before Re:Zero
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TempleOS - Terry Davis, 2003-2019
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Bubble Bobble NES boxart / Bubblicious / Hubba Bubba?
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BloodRayne, 2002?
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Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori, 1999?
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South Park?
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Kanye West - The Life of Pablo, 2016
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Rocket Pop (ice lolly)?
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Pastel QT palette by polyphrog (Lospec)
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Minecraft - The End dimension
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Transformers G2 'Watermelon' Mirage (~1994 unreleased toy)
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GrafxKid's Oil 6 palette (Lospec)
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Final Fantasy X, 2001
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Osamu Tezuka / Takarazuka Revue
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Kairo, 2012
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Yves Klein - monochrome trinity (IKB + Monopink + white)
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FLCL (Fooly Cooly) - Gainax anime, 2000
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Warp Records
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Pepo - botanical term for pumpkin / gourd berries (Cucurbitaceae)
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Sepolia - Ethereum testnet
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Arc System Works - Guilty Gear Strive, 2021
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SimCity - Will Wright / Maxis, 1989
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Toad - Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
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Aquilegia (columbine flower) - Ranunculaceae
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Aria the Animation, 2005
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V for Vendetta - Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th)
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CUR2 - White Magic spell, Final Fantasy, NES, 1987
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Pokémon TCG holographic foil
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Nervous System - Hyphae
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Dark, 2017
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Blood, 1997
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C-MOULD microbial art collection
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Zarin - Persian for golden
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The Matrix, 1999
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Mori - Japanese forest
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Yozakura - cherry blossom at night
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Calyx - Greek for flower bud
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Sharp X1, 1982
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Twin palette with [NEON] - moonlight over dark green
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Twin palette with [MOON] - neon glow over dark green
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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.