Fantasy Zone - Other Appearances in Media

Other Appearances in Media

• Opa-Opa appeared in the Japanese anime series called Zillion. The video-game Zillion that was based on this anime series was available on the Sega Master System console. This game also featured Opa-Opa, where it served as an item that boosted your character's abilities.
• One of the downloadable contents for Sonic Adventure 2 on the Dreamcast using its own Internet homepage was a new Kart Racing track named Fantasy Zone, a nod to the series. Omochao was also playable for this race, driving an Opa-Opa-shaped kart (which was the first and probably last time Omochao was ever playable in any Sonic game).
• One of the Gear in Sonic Riders is named the Opa-Opa, a reference to this game.
• In the Dreamcast game Shenmue, several capsule toys can be collected, including the Opa-opa, shop balloon and the stage 3 boss.
• In the arcade and Sega Master System versions of the game Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, the goal of the second stage is to find Opa-Opa.
• In the Sound test screen for the Sega Master System adaptation of Quartet (arcade game), Opa-opa can be seen flying horizontally across the top of the screen. Teddy Boy, Pit Pot and Alex Kidd can be seen in this screen as well.
• Several of the enemies from Fantasy Zone II appear as attack waves for the final boss in the cult Dreamcast game Segagaga.
• In the Muppet Babies episode, It's Only a Pretendo, Baby Gonzo, Baby Animal, and Baby Miss Piggy were playing Fantasy Zone. During their imagination in Fantasy Zone, Gonzo and Piggy both fought over the controls to Opa-Opa, while Animal spotted an enemy approaching and destroying Opa-Opa.
• In Arcade Gamer Fubuki one of the challenges Fubuki had to do was get a higher score than the opponent in Fantasy Zone.
• Intentionally making over one hundred strokes in the Sega Genesis game Arnold Palmer's Tournament Golf allows the player to play a short, one-screen-long version of Fantasy Zone as an Easter egg, albeit one which continually loops until the console is either reset or turned off. The Opa-Opa also appears as a cursor in some selection screens within the game.
• Phantasy Star IV has a remix of "Pao-Pao" playing when a group of dancing girls come on a stage in the Hunters Guild in Aiedo.
• In Phantasy Star Online, Opa-Opa is a rare mag.
• In Phantasy Star Universe, Opa-Opa appears in one of the random attacks from the cast SUV "Ascension Gift".
• In Phantasy Star Portable, Opa-Opa is a rare RCSM.
• The game Space Harrier, also by Sega and released the previous year, supposedly takes place in "the Fantasy Zone" as well (Space Harrier begins the phrase "Welcome to the 'Fantasy Zone'! Get Ready!"). It includes the same bright pastel color scheme, although the game scrolls into the screen as opposed to horizontally.
• There is an entry in the series titled Space Fantasy Zone that was to have been officially released on the NEC PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) around the year 1990 that was to have finally bridged the gap between the Fantasy Zone series and the Space Harrier series by having a gameplay similar to Space Harrier, but have the layouts of the stages directly based on their Fantasy Zone counterparts. The game was never released through official channels because NEC Avenue developed the game without Sega's permission to use the Fantasy Zone property; when the game was finished, they contacted Sega, who promptly told them not to go any further with it. Although the game was never released in stores as a result, the game was eventually leaked anyway and is now widely available online in ISO format. A gameplay video of a prototype of the game was also found.
• In the arcade game Planet Harriers, Opa-Opa appears above the head of the killed player while being queried on whether to continue or not. Opa-Opa is also a playable character after enabling a certain code at the character select screen.
• In Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity 80's Blvd course a Fantasy Zone character appears on the first jump and gives out rings.
• Opa-Opa appears as a playable character in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
• During a video in Bayonetta (another Sega game) Bayonetta says "Welcome to my fantasy zone " just before starting a mini game sequence similar to Space Harrier.
• In the Sega Genesis/Megadrive version of motorcycle game Super Hang-On, the music from Fantasy Zone's Shop Balloon plays during the bike customization screen in Original Mode.
• Opa-Opa appears in Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 R and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown as a Floating Clothing Item. He hovers of the character head in a circle formation.
• In Project X Zone, Ulala from Space Channel 5 summons Opa-Opa during her attack.