Not to be confused with Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing or Nicktoons Nitro.
Video game
Nicktoons Racing is a Nicktoons crossover racing video game released for the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, PC, and PlayStation. It was also released as an arcade cabinet.
Plot[]
Characters from various Nickelodeon franchises come together for a race to win the Krusty Krab Big Bun Award.
Characters[]
Playable[]
- Tommy Pickles
- Angelica Pickles
- Arnold Shortman
- Helga Pataki
- Eliza Thornberry
- Darwin Thornberry
- CatDog
- Norbert and Daggett Beaver
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Patrick Star
- Ickis
- Stimpy
- The Mystery Rider
Non-playable[]
- Squidward Tentacles (pictured)
- Mrs. Puff (name only)
- Jellyfish
Tracks[]
Arcade, PlayStation, and PC[]
Cup 1[]
- Reptar Raceway
- Dam Prix
- Rancid Raceway
- Bikini Bottom Blowout
Cup 2[]
- Race Madness
- Beaver Fever
- Nearburg Rally
- Safari Speedway
Cup 3[]
- Monster Mania
- Pickles Parkway
- Gritty City Circuit
- Bongo Bangup
Game Boy Advance[]
Cup 1[]
- Mrs. Puff's Driving School
- Ahhh... Real Racing
- Reptar Raceway
- Jazz Mattazz
Cup 2[]
- Race Madness
- Bikini Bottom Blowout
- Safari Speedway
- Beaver Fever
Cup 3[]
- Nearburg Rally
- Gritty City Circuit
- Pickles Parkway
- Congo Bongo Bang Up
Reception[]
While the PC and PlayStation 1 versions were never reviewed, the game has received mixed to positive reviews elsewhere. IGN gave the Game Boy Color version a 3 out of 10,[5] and the Game Boy Advance version an 8 out of 10.[6]
Walkthrough[]
Arcade version[]
Game Boy Advance version[]
Game Boy Color version[]
PC version[]
PlayStation version[]
Trivia[]
General[]
- Most versions of this game have backwards compatibility.
- The arcade version does not have backwards compatibility.
- The Game Boy Advance version can be played on all DS and DS Lite units.
- The Game Boy Color version can be played on all Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP units.
- The PC version can be played on all older computer units.
- The PlayStation 1 version can be played on all PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 units.
- Software Creations also developed multiple Rugrats games.
- Mr. Krabs and Pearl's house appears in the Game Boy Color version.
- Sandy's treedome appears in the arcade and PC versions.
- One of the dialogues the mystery rider says is "Come back here, you swine!" from "Plankton!"[8] However, the word swine is offensive in some countries.
- The PC and PlayStation 1 versions have the same gameplay, while the arcade, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Color versions each have their own gameplay style.
- A sequel on PC called Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing was released in 2006 exclusively in North America and includes later Nicktoons characters, such as Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents, Jimmy Neutron from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, and Danny Fenton from Danny Phantom along with all of the main villain characters from those shows. There's also an arcade-only sequel entitled Nicktoons Nitro that was released in 2009. Eventually, GameMill Entertainment started up a new line of sequels for video game consoles beginning with Nickelodeon Kart Racers in 2018 which was followed up by Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix in 2020 and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway in 2022.
- This is the first store-bought merchandise of the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
- This is the first video game SpongeBob ever appeared in. However, Legend of the Lost Spatula is the first video game to revolve solely around the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise itself.
Discs/Cartridges[]
Game Boy Advance Game Pak
Game Boy Color cartridge
PC disc version 1
PC disc version 2
PC disc version 3
PlayStation disc
Print advertisement[]
Print advertisement for the arcade version
Print advertisement for the Game Boy Advance version
Another print advertisement for the Game Boy Advance version
Print advertisement for the Game Boy Color version
Video[]
References[]
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20181230071340/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/916596-nicktoons-racing
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20181215061946/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gbc/915827-nicktoons-racing
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20181230071316/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/577034-nicktoons-racing
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20181126031743/https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gba/569332-nicktoons-racing
- ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/21/nicktoon-racers?amp=1
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140315210418/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/20/nicktoons-racing
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180805233639/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/08/27/acclaim-closes-offices
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_2NODAxwY
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