Karland Universe

The Karland Universe is the setting of the Zackulback and Laser Industries games. It is a shared universe that consists of the majority of imaginations and stories I created during my childhood. Essentially, almost everything that Karl created from 1997 to 2008 would fall into this setting.

Karland is the first ever shared universe I created. Starting near the turn of the millennium, it was originally represented primarily by a collection of drawings done with both pencil and Microsoft Paint as well as animated cartoons created with PowerPoint.

Media

Zackulback series

Zackulback is a cat that more often than not finds himself on many adventures. He protects the peaceful citizens of Mamphibireptile from the evil mouse Luggsina who repeatedly tries to invade and take over the world.

• Zackulback Adventures Classic (2005)
• Zackulback 2: Revenge of Luggsina (2005)
• Zackulback 16 (2006)
• Zackulback Adventures Deluxe (2006)
• Zackulback: The Tail of a Cat (2007 – Unreleased)
• Zackulback Adventures (2014)

Rusty series

Rusty is a brown ragdoll cat and the monarch of an ancient kingdom. He is a strange, yet wise ruler. In his spare time, he plays with Karl, a demi-god and creator of the Karland Universe.

• Talking Rusty (2006)

Laser Industries series

An important power plant on planet Mamphibireptile known as Laser Industries comes under attack by a hostile race of Gophers from another world. As Lazer-742 and Dr. Scroorup fight back, they discover a conspiracy that puts the entire universe at risk.

• Laser Industries (2006)
• Laser Industries 2: The Depths (2006)
• Laser Industries 3: Gophertopia (2006)
• Laser Industries 4: The Planet Graveyard (2008 – Indefinite hiatus)

Trophy Tower series

The Middle Ages of planet Mamphibireptile was a time of knights, magic, castles and dragons. The evil king Jamgem has come close to conquering the world and only Henry, the last hero of medieval times, can stop him.

• The Trophy Tower (2005)
• Ultimate Quest (2016)

Cyberworld series

The Cyberworld is the computer network that the citizens of Karland use to log onto the Internet. With it coming under threat with spam and viruses, a few brave programmers must stand up to the task.

• Spam Zapper (2005)
• FireWall (2006)

Miscellaneous

These games are set within the Karland Universe continuity but are not part of any series.

• Gweeky’s Journey Through the Sky (2005)
• River Cannons (2006)

Canon

The Karland Universe did not have a strict continuity due to the ever shifting nature of my younger self’s imagination. However, in 2021, I made an effort to commit to organizing the games and stories into a more consistent, coherent timeline.

Content rating

Most of Karland should be fairly family friendly, but the recommended age rating is 12 and up due to crude humor and comic mischief. After all, this world was thought up by a child that grew up on 2000s Internet Flash games.

Getting started

• Karland
• Zackulback
• Luggsina
• Mamphibireptile
• Gopher
• Gophertopia

Lore

Karland Universe

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