History YMMV / NickelodeonKartRacers

** The fact that [[WesternAnimation/KampKoral the kid versions of SpongeBob and Patrick]] are playable alongside their regular, adult selves.

** With the introduction of Garfield, referring to this game as an honorary ''Garfield Kart'' game thanks to that duology's [[WatchItForTheMeme ironic fandom]] on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

-->"''Nice turbo, Nerdtron!''"

-->''[[MotorMouth Readysetvroooooom]]!''\\

** The fact that [[WesternAnimation/KampKoral the kid versions of SpongeBob and Patrick]] are playable alongside their regular, adult counterparts.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The fact that ''the Shredder'', specifically speaking, the DarkerAndEdgier 2012 version of him, is a playable character in a lighthearted racing game alongside [[GoKartingWithBowser his archenemies, the Ninja Turtles]].

** Due to ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' already having a whopping four characters in the original game, not many saw a fifth representative in Shredder joining the roster as well. In addition, even if a fifth ''was'' to be expected, an ally of the turtles such as [[TheMentor Master Splinter]] or [[ActionGirl April O'Neil]] would have made slightly more sense; Shredder, by contrast, is a NoNonsenseNemesis and one of the ''[[OutOfCharacterMoment last]]'' characters you'd expect in a racing game, [[GoKartingWithBowser especially alongside the turtles whom he's always trying to kill]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck on a wall before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. By the time Powdered Toast Man's done readjusting himself, you'll have too big of a lead for him to catch up.

* TheScrappy: [=JoJo=] Siwa was already this in ''Grand Prix'', but is now an even bigger Scrappy due to [[TheVoiceless having the odd distinction of being the only character without voicelines.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The cutscene for beating the Slime Time Cup on Normal difficulty sees [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]] steal the trophy meant for the winner of the race, prompting the other racers to give chase. Does this hint at Zim possibly being a boss racer (possibly the final one)? Nope! He's not a boss race and is unlocked from the start.

** There's also the fact that you can play as [[WesternAnimation/KampKoral the kid versions of SpongeBob and Patrick]] alongside their regular, adult counterparts.

** Some were surprised that WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy are in the game, especially in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Creator/JohnKricfalusi that resulted in Nickelodeon temporarily pulling reruns and merchandise of the show. Both characters appearing in the original ''Nicktoons Racing'' does mitigate this quite a bit, though not by a whole lot considering the game was released back in 2000, ''well'' before the allegations came to light.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Not only does Jimmy Neutron make his debut in this game, [[GoKartingWithBowser but also his academic rival Cindy Vortex]]. There's even a quote for Cindy that sums it up:

* TheScrappy: [=JoJo=] Siwa. It doesn't help that [[AdvertisedExtra she appears front and center in quite a few of the game's advertising, despite being an unlockable character]]. Many players believe that [[ExecutiveMeddling Bamtang was forced to include her in the game by Nickelodeon.]]

* TheScrappy: [=JoJo=] Siwa, for [[PeripheryHatedom obvious reasons]]. It doesn't help that [[AdvertisedExtra she appears front and center in quite a few of the game's advertising, despite being an unlockable character]]. Many players believe that [[ExecutiveMeddling Bamtang was forced to include her in the game by Nickelodeon.]]

* AntiClimaxBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck on a wall before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. By the time Powdered Toast Man's done readjusting himself , you'll have too big of a lead for him to catch up.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck on a wall before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. By the time Powdered Toast Man's done getting himself back on track, you'll have too big of a lead for him to catch up.

* BreatherBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck on a wall before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. By the time Powdered Toast Man's done getting himself back on track, you'll have too big of a lead for him to catch up.

* BreatherLevel: New York Rooftops is by far the easiest track in the game since the computer players keep falling off and never think to use the shortcuts, making it an easy win if you're planning to get three stars. Not to mention it's the last track in the Cowabunga Cup.

* ThatOneLevel: "Boost Patch!" the second challenge in Tier 5 of Challenge Mode requires you to go through 15 boost pads and win the race, and the AI racers can be pretty aggressive in this challenge, so you'll more than likely have some trouble trying to go through all 15 boost pads in two laps. Good luck trying to complete it.

* ThatOneLevel: The Boost Patch! challenge requires you to go through 15 boost pads and win the race. Good luck trying to complete it.

* BreatherBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. By the time Powdered Toast Man's done getting himself back on track, you'll have too big of a lead for him to catch up.

* BreatherBoss: Compared to Jenny and Gerald before him, the boss race against Powdered Toast Man in Challenge Mode can be considered this for one reason and one reason only: during the final turn of the course, Powdered Toast Man's A.I. will occasionally get stuck before he can reach the hill with the rolling garbage balls leading to the finish line, and it takes several seconds for him to get back into position. When this happens, you have already won the race.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: More than doubling the first game's small roster, including characters from shows not represented in the original, such as ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', as well as including many new features helped to inspire faith in the sequel.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The game's initial announcement explicitly mentions voice acting would be present for its playable cast, assuaging frequent complaints about the previous ''Kart Racing'' titles (and for the first few months of release, ''All-Star Brawl'') lacking it.
** The addition of the aforementioned Jimmy Neutron and Jenny Wakeman as playable racers was met with universal praise from fans, given that their absence from the previous two games was a major point of contention.

* BreatherLevel: New York Rooftops is by far the easiest track in the game. Since the computer players keeps falling off and never used the shortcuts, making it an easy win, if you're planning to get three stars. Not to mention it's the last track in the cup.

** With the introduction of Garfield, referring to this game as a honorary ''Garfield Kart'' game thanks to that duology's [[WatchItForTheMeme ironic fandom]] on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The ending of the intro cutscene sees [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]] steal the trophy meant for the winner of the race, prompting the other racers to give chase. Does this hint at Zim possibly being a boss racer (possibly the final one)? Nope! He's not a boss race and is unlocked from the start.

* ScrappyMechanic: [[spoiler:Helga]] is unlocked by playing enough races online. Problem is, [=GameMill=]'s marketing is extremely limited and the game lacks crossplay, resulting in their games having extremely small audiences which makes it hard to find even one player online.

* {{Narm}}: While there is voice acting in this game, it has the same issues with ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'' in that it only amounts to having the voice actors recycle lines that their characters said in respective shows rather than entirely new lines for the game. This leads to some awkwardness as the classic lines don't always fit with change of context to a kart racer. For example, one of Jimmy's lines is "I'm Jimmy Neutron. And you're an alien lifeform!" (taken from his movie), which would coincidentally fit against opponents like Zim or GIR, but not for everyone else in the playable roster.