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Accessing the global map often requires either reaching the edge of the current location or interacting with a special transporter item or character, overlapping with [[Warp Whistle]] (though not all [[Warp Whistle|Warp Whistles]]s present themselves as world maps). When "traveling", the path may be tracked on the map to [[Dynamic Loading|conceal the level loading sequence]]. En route, the player can be optionally interrupted by a single [[Random Encounters]] (rarely more).

* ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' uses a "map" which is constructed by the player; as more locations are discovered, the player can add them as stamps anywhere on an empty sheet of paper, and even move them around. Clicking on a stamp instantly moves you there.

* Quite a few of the ''[[Reality -On -The -Norm]]'' games, such as ''Defender of RON''.

{{quote| '''Captain Dread''': "We can't go there, mon. That's the Forbidden Icosahedron!"}}

* ''[[The LegendofLegend of Zelda CDI Games]]'' had menus like this.

{{quote| '''Gwonam''': Here is the map. Where do you wish to go?}}

** ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': Every world has a map, and Hammer Bros. are often seen wandering around on it ([[media:SuperMario3_map1_4958SuperMario3 map1 4958.png|image]]).

** ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'': The maps are linear affairs that progress from one level to the next. ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' uses 3D rendered maps, similar to the 2D maps of ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'' (even including wandering Hammer Bros).

* Unlike many earlier installments, ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and [[Final Fantasy X -2|its sequel]] utilize a map selection-screen for traveling by your [[Global Airship]].

* ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'' also features this.

* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' used this for the main map, but you could actually still wind up in [[Random Encounters]] when crossing green (monster-filled) locations. ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' had you build a map in this fashion, with the random encounters replaced by wandering ones, and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics a 2A2]]'' had another predefined map.

** The ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]'' series had the maps of the Sword Coast and Amn (''I'' and ''II'', respectively). The first game's map had a rather obvious square grid structure, where if you wanted to unlock the location east of you, you had to reach the east edge of your current location, etc.. Also, the travel times were tracked on the [[In -Universe Game Clock]]: further destinations resulted in longer travel.

** ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall|Daggerfall]]'' [[Opening the Sandbox|opened up the sandbox]] with ''all'' cities and dungeons marked on the province map. However, you had to acquire corresponding quests to know where to go next. Travel was only possible from outdoors locations.

** Although ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|Oblivion]]'' is an (almost) seamless [[Wide Open Sandbox]], its in-game map of Cyrodiil functions like this for those who don't have time to enjoy the [[Scenery Porn]]. Apart from the main cities, you had to visit a place to be able to quick travel to it (although it was possible to get a given location marked on your map to make it easier to find).

** Ditto ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim|Skyrim]]'', although the main cities were only marked on the map and had to be visited before quick travel became available to them. There were also cart drivers who could be paid to take you to a given city you hadn't been to yet.

** ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' had the map of Kirkwall ([[In -Universe Game Clock|by day and by night]]), as well as the Wounded Coast region nearby. The random encounters were removed (there was only a single plot-triggered one).

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