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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, One Thing I've noticed is how People will often assume the Publisher is the One directly making the Games they publish! People often don't look up or even acknowledge the ACTUAL Developers behind said Games, unless They're Exceptionally Well-Known or Infamous like say, Sonic Team!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 22h

Same Video Game Developer!

Also, They're both now 20 Years Old....

Tak: The Great Juju Challenge

Release Date: September 19, 2005
Developer: Avalanche Software
Consoles: NGC, PS2 & XBOX

Disney's Chicken Little

Release Date: October 18, 2005
Developer: Avalanche Software
Consoles: NGC, PS2, XBOX & PC

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 1d

DAMN!!! And You got to play MOST of these before You were 18?!
Your Parents must've either been REALLY Rich OR You must've discovered Emulation at an Early Age, because I find it hard to believe that Kid/Teen You had a NES, GBA, DS, PS1, PS2, Wii AND Xbox 360 all at the SAME Time to try/play these!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 2d

#Popeye #PopeyetheSailorMan #Gertrude #IHateFairyland #Comics
The Crossover I Never Thought I Wanted, but I'm REALLY Glad We Got!

Drawing/Art by Jay Fosgitt & Coloring by Jean-Francois Beaulieu

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 2d

Nicktoons UNITE! (5/10)

The Pure Example of "Cool Concept, Mediocre Execution"!
While the Character Interactions are Cute and there's Some Neat Gameplay Ideas, it's ALL wasted on a Slow, Janky & Monotonous Beat'em Up with Tediously Long Levels & even Lackluster Presentation!

Nicktoons UNITE!

Release Date: October 26, 2005
Developer: Blue Tongue Entertainment
Consoles: NGC & PS2

A 2006 Review for the Game that I found on MobyGames...

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 2d

SpongeBob SquarePants Lights Camera Pants (7.5/10)

A Genuinely Solid Party Game that adapts it's Nicktoon IP into the Genre in a Pretty Clever Way! A Lot of the Minigames are Fun, The Cutscenes are Expressive, The Music is Great and Nearly 20 Years Later, it still holds up Fairly Well!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!

Release Date: October 19, 2005
Developer: THQ Studio Australia
Consoles: NGC, Xbox & PS2

Rock Bottom Minigame

Easily one of the Game's Highlights...

Concept Art/Designs for Gill Hammerstein

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 3d

Granted, Xiyouji [JP: Saiyūki] was already a fairly known work in Japan before 1952, but with the way Japanese Media (& Adaptations) usually tends to reference Journey to the West, it's pretty clear Osamu Tezuka & Nippon TV played a MAJOR role in popularizing this Chinese ShenMo Novel... (2/2)

A Cowgirl, Son Goku & Cho Hakkai - 1984

Aka, Akira Toriyama's Initial Draft Designs for Bulma (Bloomer), Goku & Oolong

Note: Notice how Goku's Proto-Design here is a Mixture of Osamu Tezuka & Nippon TV's Iterations of Sun Wukong

沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
ジープ [Jeep] as 龍馬 [Ryūma]
玄奘三藏 [Genjō Sanzō]
孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: Kazuya Minekura's 最遊記
Saiyuki (1997)
[lit. "Most-Journey-Record"]

Fun Note: The Clothes the Group are wearing in this Drawing are a Direct Reference to 1978's Saiyūki!

The Chinese Buddhist Monk
陳玄奘 (Male) / 陳玄娘 (Female)
[Chin Genjō] (Chen Xuanzang / Xuan'niang)

His/Her 妖怪 [Yōkai] (Yaoguai) Companions:
1) 孫悟空 [Son Gokū] (Sun Wukong)
2) 桔花公主 [Kikka Kōshu] (Jiehua Gongzhu)
3) 朱涼鈴 [Shu Ryorin] (Zhū Liangling)
4) 豬八戒 [Cho Hakkai] (Zhu Bajie)
5) 沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō] (Sha Wujing)

From: KOEI's 西遊記
Saiyuki (1999)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
三藏法师 [Sanzō Hōshi]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]

From: Season 2, Episode 11 of Dr. STONE

Note: It's Basically a Cameo/Reference to 1978's Saiyūki

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 3d

#Xiyouji (Japanese: #Saiyuki) - #JttW
#西遊記 / #西游记 - #JourneytotheWest
Really thinking about it, it wasn't necessarily Journey to the West (specifically, the 1592 Novel) that influenced Countless Manga & Anime, but rather it's Adaptations by Osamu Tezuka, TOEI & Nippon TV that did... (1/2)

Osamu Tezuka's 1952 Manga
"ぼくのそんごくう" or "ぼくの孫悟空"
Hepburn: Boku no Son Gokū
[lit. "My Son Gokū"]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
龍子 [Tatsuko] or 白龍馬 [Haku Ryūma]
法师三藏 [Hōshi Sanzō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

Thier Names in Chinese/Pinyin...
孫悟空 [Sun Wukong]
沙悟淨 [Sha Wujing]
龍子 [Lóngzi] or 白龍馬 [Bai Lóngma]
法师三藏 [Fashi Sanzang]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Zhu Bajie/Wuneng]

孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
白馬 [Haku Uma]
唐三藏 [Tō Sanzō]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: TOEI's 西遊記
Saiyūki (1960)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

白龍馬 [Haku Ryūma]
玄奘三藏 [Genjō Sanzō]
孫悟空 [Son Gokū]
沙悟淨 [Sa Gojō]
豬八戒/豬悟能 [Cho Hakkai/Gonō]

From: Nippon TV's 西遊記
Saiyūki (1978)
[lit. "West-Journey-Record"]

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, I DID watch (& countlessly rewatched) The Unlikely Cyphers Video about Cereal Mascots by The Stupendium! Yes, it DID get me into watching Cereal Mascot Commercials! And NO, I (mostly) didn't regret it...

Seriously tho, his Cereal Cypher is FANTASTIC!!!

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, I recently replayed Nicktoons Unite (alongside SpongeBob: Light Camera Pants & Tak: The Great Juju Challenge, which are both MUCH Better Games) and I was fully reminded of just how Bland, Tedious & Utterly Lacking it was, even (or really, especially) for a 6th Gen Nickelodeon Game...

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 8d

That would be kinda Neat but given the Game's Ending + Fair Play Labs' Circumstances (you know, SpeedRunners 2 & All), it's clear that Dice of Destiny is a One-Time Deal! We'll probably get Some Patches & Updates (tho, likely not as much as NASB 1 or 2 got), but I'm not expecting a Direct Sequel...

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 8d

#Cyberchase #PBSKids #Comics #MotionComic
Is it weird that for Cyberchase, I honestly prefer the Artstyle of Monster Minutes over the Show's Actual Look! That's not to say I dislike the way the Show itself looks, I just really like how Loose & Expressive the Characters are here...

Hacker ESPECIALLY gets Some Good Expressions in this Motion Comic Series! Same with Digit/Didge...

I swear, the way Jackie & Matt's Eyes are drawn in these Comics really reminds me of Little Audrey & Casper the Friendly Ghost! Or I guess Harvey Street Kids now that I think about it...

Also, Inez having Velma-Shaped Glasses!

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 9d

#Nickelodeon #Nicktoons #Nick #VideoGames #NicktoonsUnite
After finishing Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny and having my Overall Thoughts on it fully settled in, I've decided to update my Nick #Crossover Game Tier List!
#NicktoonsandtheDiceofDestiny #DiceofDestiny #NatDoD

My Tierlist of EVERY Nickelodeon Crossover Video Game that I've played so far...
Nicktoons Racing (PC)
Nickelodeon Party Blast (NGC)
Nicktoons Freeze Frame Frenzy (GBA)
Nicktoons UNITE! (NGC + GBA & DS)
Nicktoons Battle for Volcano Island (NGC + GBA)
Nicktoons Attack of the Toybots (Wii)
Nicktoons Nitro (Arcade)
Nicktoons Globs of Doom (Wii)
Nicktoons MLB (Xbox 360)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers (PS4)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 Grand Prix (Steam + PS4)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Steam + PS4)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 Slime Speedway (Steam + PS4)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Steam + PS5)
Nicktoons & the Dice of Destiny (Steam + PS5)

And before you ask...
YES, the Ordering of Each Tier DOES Matter!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 13d

Well, in the Meantime, there is Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 & All-Star Brawl 2! Both of which usually go on sale with Big Discounts! Those will probably keep you busy until Price of Dice of Destiny goes down...

Just AVOID the Switch Version of either Game...

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 13d

One Thing I appreciate about Dice of Destiny's Story (& to a lesser extent, NASB2's Campaign) is how well utilized the Side Characters (aka, NPCs) are & how Most of Them are given a Fun Presence throughout the Game! An Aspect that was honestly Underutilized or Pretty Lacking in the Unite Games...

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 13d

Exactly, I always avoid ANYTHING Mind Pulp uploads, no matter how much it appears on my Recommendations! Mainly because just looking at their Video Thumbnails & Titles alone makes it blatantly clear they have NO Respect for any of the Games they play, it's literally just for the Views!

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 14d

Personally, I still think NASB2 & NKR3 are the BEST Nicktoons Games!
That being said, NatDoD is in 3rd Place & easily a Step Up from the Console Unite Games! And I do agree that Nick Crossover Games are back & better than ever in terms of Quality with This Game, NKR2, NASB1, NKR3 & NASB2!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 14d

#KingdomHearts #キングダムハーツ #SpongeBob #KingKong
The Holy Trinity of 6th Gen Licensed Games!

#Disney #SquareSoft #Nickelodeon #THQ #Universal #Ubisoft

Disney + SquareSoft's キングダムハーツ [Kingdom Hearts]

Developers: Square & Disney Interactive
Release Date: JP - Mar 28, 2002 & NA - Sept 17, 2002

SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom

Developer: Heavy Iron Studios
Release Date: Oct 29, 2003

Ubisoft's King Kong, based off Peter Jackson's 2005 Movie of the Same Name

Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
Release Date: Nov 17, 2005

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 15d

I gonna guess Zhu Wuneng made a bet with Sun Wukong to drink a Calabash that is filled with Poison & then Wukong chucklingly went "Heh, Idiot! This is NOTHING to Old Sun!" with Sha Wujing being worry for his Elder Brother, while Tang Sanzang & White Lóng Horse are just curious to see what happens...

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 16d

#Nickelodeon #THQ #NickGames #TierMaker
So, I've decided to make a Tier-List of EVERY 2000s Nickelodeon Game (specifically the Console & Standalone Handheld Games) that I've played so far, because honestly why not...
#2000s #Nicktoons #VideoGames #Nick

And before you ask...

YES, the Ordering of Each Tier DOES Matter!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 17d

The Developers (Toys for Bob) were clearly Horny for Gloria when making the Game! One of Her Unlockable Moves is literally called "Hip Check" & the Devs even made an Original Warthog Character (named Wilbur) who immediately falls in love towards Gloria when He literally sees Her Body!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 20d

#NickelodeonAllStarBrawl2 #NicktoonsandtheDiceofDestiny
80s Splinter would've been very proud of what you said, SpongeBob!

#NASB2 #NatDoD #DiceofDestiny #Nickelodeon

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 23d

I'm not gonna lie...
I was SHOCKED seeing Madagascar Escape 2 Africa at Bottom Tier, until I read the ALT & it mentioned "Licensed Kids Games for the PS2"! And then I realized that You played the Ugly as Sin, Botched PS2 Port by Idol Minds & not the Flagship 7th Gen Console Version by Toys for Bob!

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londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 28d

Though, Matt Black (who later composed the OST for SpongeBob Creature from the Krusty Krab) did help with the Former Two Games' Soundtracks...

londonjack2002.bsky.social @londonjack2002.bsky.social · 28d

#FairlyOddParents #FOP #deBlob #THQ #Nickelodeon

Same Video Game Composer: John Guscott

Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules

Release Date: November 10, 2003
Developer: Blitz Games
Consoles: NGC, PS2 & Xbox

Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown

Release Date: September 9, 2004
Developer: Blitz Games
Consoles: NGC & PS2

de Blob, Japanese Title: Blob Colorful na Kibou

Release Date: September 22, 2008
Developer: Blue Tongue Entertainment
Console: Wii

de Blob 2

Release Date: February 22, 2011
Developer: Blue Tongue Entertainment
Consoles: Wii, PS3 & Xbox 360

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