History YMMV / Scribblenauts

* ThatOneLevel: Constellation 8-5 in ''Super Scribblenauts''. It gets worse when you see that it's an ADVANCED level, meaning it's one of the levels you have to complete three times in a row to get an achievement.

** [[http://scribblenauts.wikia.com/wiki/The_@_Method The @ method in Unlimited]], which grants access to objects not normally available. Examples: Gender Blaster and Monster Gun (two rays that change NPCs into the opposite gender and a random monster, respectively), Maxwell and Lily's parents, different types of magic, and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121222053731/scribblenauts/images/b/bb/Developerfairywings.png a pair of wings identical to those Rarity wore in an episode of My Little Pony.]]

** It's even possible to ride Cthulhu if you use mind control on him. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu THAT'S RIGHT, YOU CAN RIDE CTHULHU.]]

!! The second game provides YMMV examples of:
* ThatOneLevel: Constellation 8-5. It gets worse when you see that it's an ADVANCED level, meaning it's one of the levels you have to complete three times in a row to get an achievement.

** Four words: LIVE INVINCIBLE RC PLANE.

** The @ method in Unlimited, which grants access to objects not normally available. Examples: Gender Blaster and Monster Gun (two rays that change NPCs into the opposite gender and a random monster, respectively), Maxwell and Lily's parents, different types of magic, and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121222053731/scribblenauts/images/b/bb/Developerfairywings.png a pair of wings identical to those Rarity wore in an episode of My Little Pony.]]

** The armed remote control car or armed remote control helicopter. You can't use adjectives on yourself, but you can use them on either of these and then directly control them. They're capable of doing anything you can (the armed adjective is necessary to pick things up). And even if they do fall in lava or something you can just make more.

** Also in ''Unlimited'', [[GrimReaper Death]] is joined by [[TheFourHorsemen Pestilance, War, and Famine]]. They even have their own mission. Problem is, Pestilence and War got their colors switched...

* ThatOneLevel: Constellation 8-5. [[ItGotWorse It gets worse]] when you see that it's an ADVANCED level, meaning it's one of the levels you have to complete three times in a row to get an achievement.

* PolishedPort / PortingDisaster: The PC version of ''Unlimited'' has elements of both. On the one hand, [[AndTheFandomRejoiced being able to type in words with the keyboard is a godsend.]] On the other hand, the user interface is basically unchanged from the WiiU version, there are minimal options for optimizing graphics, and if you get a framerate of less than 60 FPS, ''the entire game'' will slow down to compensate. That being said, it's still far from broken and quite enjoyable in the long run.

** WebOriginal/Boatmurdered much?

** [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress Boatmurdered]] much?

* ArchiveBinge: You thought ''SluggyFreelance'' was bad? Try archive binging ''the entire dictionary.'' [[http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2009/09/12/scribblenauts-dictionary-list-of-all-22802-words.htm Here's a 22,803-entry strong list of 'em...]] ''and it's not even a complete list!'' ('''MASSIVE SPOILERS,''' just in case it wasn't obvious.)

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The game is sometimes slyly subversive. For example, in ''Super Scribblenauts'', you have to cure one character of being scared and frightened. One solution? ''Give him a gun.'' ("[[{{Futurama}} Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang! No, world, you put YOUR hands up!]]")

* GoodBadBugs: One report mentions a case with an elephant and a rocket launcher. The elephant grabbed the launcher with its trunk and started firing away. [[ThrowItIn They didn't fix it]].
** [[DwarfFortress Boatmurdered]] much?

*** [[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]], amusingly enough, copped to both.
** And there were many complaints about the controls, especially for movement.

* SpoilAtYourOwnRisk: A massive {{GameFAQs}} crackdown resulting from an early release, in which hundreds of topics were moderated for discussing gameplay before the street date.

* ThatOneLevel: Constellation 8-5. [[ItGotWorse It gets worse]] when you see that it's an ADVANCED level, meaning it's one of the levels you have to complete three times in a row to get an achievement.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The announcement of controlling Maxwell with the directional pad. Even his touch-screen controls were improved, requiring the player to ''hold'' the stylus on a location rather than simply ''touch'' it (which got pretty messy sometimes).

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Maxwell can actually be controlled by the d-pad in the sequel, but even the stylus controls have been vastly improved -- which means he will finally stop diving into the [[LavaPit lava]] long enough for you to fix the complicated mechanism he just rammed through. Also, Feep's experience with the game ''instantly'' persuaded a lot of people to buy it.
** ''Scribblenauts Unlimited'' is bringing an open world experience to both the WiiU and 3DS!
** Not to mention Maxwell is finally getting a backstory!

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The game allows you to make a lot of these, but in particular, [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16184727&postcount=217 Feep's post.]], (which unfortunately, cannot be reproduced in the final version of the game.)
** Well, with super scribblenauts, [[BarackObama yes,we can]]
** One of the trailers had a battle between God and Cthulhu. [[spoiler: It was a tie.]]
** Try God on a velociraptor. Then give God a bazooka and a [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking top hat]].
*** [[http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5420/godvsgiantenemycrab.png How about God on a velociraptor, with a bazooka and a top hat, fighting]] a GiantEnemyCrab [[RecycledInSpace IN SPAAAAAAACE]]?
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: One level has you in an ice world with mines, warriors, and a monster all frozen in ice that you have to break to reach the Starite. Your hint? [[spoiler:"Good luck with that."]]
** [[http://scribble.wikia.com/wiki/Action_10-9 The hint in Action Level 10-9]]. Best hint ever.
** Another level has a wall of explosive barrels to your right, a wall of explosive barrels to your left, a wall of explosive barrels above you, and all of them make a cage of [[StuffBlowingUp Explodium]] if you touch one the wrong way. The hint? [[spoiler: Lol!]]
** Putting hats on various creatures, upon which one will discover that a hat can be placed on each of the hydra's heads.
*** Try three LOLWUT's
** Spawning multiple opposite-colored Maxwells and leaving an item nearby. They constantly steal it from each other, eventually leading to the whole group fighting each other to the death over something as worthless as a ball.
** In the sequel, if any baddie gives you trouble, try spawning an Indestructible Evil Baby.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: If you spam Start during the opening cutscene of the level where the guy gets eaten by zombies, then immediately open the notepad, make Repellent, and give it to the man, ''you can actually save him.''
** Not a blatant lie! IT IS TRUE! [[VideogameCrueltyPotential but if you want to kill the dog...]]

*** Yahtzee, amusingly enough, copped to both.

* NightmareFuel: One level takes place in a zombie apocalypse: you see zombies devour a man, then you are instructed to "save the woman and child." Which is easy enough to do, if you can overlook the fact that you didn't get a chance to intervene in time before ''they watched Daddy die.''
** If you skip the assignment briefing, you actually ''can'' save Daddy, although it's ''very'' difficult to do. [[hottip:*:Give him Zombie Repellent.]]
** The war zone level is pretty unsettling too.
** That level with three samurai. And then, from out of nowhere, GiantEnemyCrab falls from the sky and starts slaughtering the guys (and you, if you don't get away fast enough). Got creeped? I did.
** Spawn Death Worm. I dare you. [[hottip:*:It makes a FUCKING TERRIFYING giant skeletal worm thing with some red skull looking thing for a head. Oh by the way it one hit kills most things. Hell, this borders on High Octane because, well, there's no real worm called a Death Worm as far as I know (and I sure as hell am not going to find out) so someone just put it in just to be scary.]] Sand Worm in Super Scribblenauts is also scary, and in Scribblenauts 1 it spawns the aforementioned DEATHWORM.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Spawn a Daughter. Then spawn a ''delicious'' mother next to the daughter. The result? ''The Daughter EATS THE MOTHER.''
** Type in "Pregnant Canniballistic Mother." She will devour her child as soon as she gives birth to it.
* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The announcement of controlling Maxwell with the directional pad. Even his touch-screen controls were improved, requiring the player to ''hold'' the stylus on a location rather than simply ''touch'' it.