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Fake surfaces

Other (objects, etc.) entity

Surfaces or other platforms that are not as tangible as they give the impression of.

9
games
8
platforms

Alternate names: Fake platforms, Illusory surfaces
Name variations: quicksand

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
WII 2006-12-07
Mega Man 9 (Xbox 360)
Mega Man 9
X360 2008-09-22
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
NES 1988-12
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
WIIU 2016-03-04
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars (MS-DOS)
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars
DOS 1990-12-14
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
GC 2006-12
Mega Man 9 (Wii)
Mega Man 9
WII 2008-09-22
I Wanna Be The Guy (Windows)
I Wanna Be The Guy
WIN 2008-02-30
Mega Man 9
PS3 2008-09-22
These exist either as traps, as fairly realistic quicksand, or access routes to secret areas much like illusory walls do.

Unlike disappearing platforms these offer no foothold even for a nanosecond, because they are not really there.
See also: quicksand, illusory walls, disappearing platforms

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Parent group

Surface variations

Games by year

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The first Fake surfaces video game was released on December 1988.

Nintendo and Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Wii 2
PS3 1
Wii U 1
NES 1
GameCube 1
MS-DOS 1
Windows 1
X360 1

Most common companies

Nintendo3
Capcom3