Reaching the end of a world map in a classic JRPG game sends you to the opposite end of the map. This is how most world maps worked back in the 2D days, and this is why these worlds are actually donut-shaped (or more precisely, toroidal), as WolfieMarioās GIFs of Chrono Trigger show.
We might think itās a sphere or a globe, but thatās not correct.
If you guessed āsphereā or ācubeā, nope, itās a torus. Thereās no way to wrap a map like this onto a sphere and still retain the type of motion shown in the game. Actually, it can be any shape homeomorphic to a torus. I wonāt get in-depth on what that means, as Iām not a topologist or anything, but to give an idea: a coffee mug with a handle can also have this map projected onto it.
The only question is: Whatās in the middle?
Chrono Triggerās world map [WolfieMario, imgur via Reddit]
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