Line #57 VideoGame/NicktoonsMLB


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2	[[caption-width-right:296:[[QuirkyWork Yes, this is real. Yes, this was sold.]]]]
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4	''Nicktoons MLB'' is a baseball game for the Platform/{{Xbox 360}}, Platform/{{Wii}}, Platform/{{Nintendo DS}}, and [[Platform/Nintendo3DS 3DS]]. that features both Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s Creator/{{Nicktoons}} and [[RogerRabbitEffect real life]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} MLB]] players. It was developed by Creator/HighVoltageSoftware[[note]]The DS and 3DS versions were developed by Creator/BlackLanternStudios[[/note]] and published by [[Creator/TakeTwoInteractive 2K Play]]. It is pretty much a SpiritualSuccessor to 2K's arcade baseball game ''The Bigs'', to the point that it actually runs on ''The Bigs''[='=] engine.
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6	The game features [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball all 30 MLB teams]] and the following 23 Nicktoons characters[[note]]25 in the 3DS version[[/note]]:
7	* From ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=], Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Larry Lobster, Flying Dutchman
8	* From ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Danny Phantom
9	* From ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'': Dudley Puppy, Kitty Katswell
10	* From ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' and ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'': Jimmy Neutron[[note]]3DS-Only[[/note]], Sheen Estevez, Nesmith, Ultra Lord
11	* From ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'': Fanboy, Chum Chum
12	* From ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Aang, Katara, Toph, Prince Zuko
13	* From ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Invader Zim, Gaz Membrane
14	* From ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': Ren Hoek, Stimpy, Powdered Toast Man, Yak
15	* From ''VideoGame/MonkeyQuest'': Hiro Mightypaw[[note]]3DS-Only [[/note]]
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17	[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5wElu1vleE Here's the trailer for those who are interested.]]
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19	!!This game provides examples of the following tropes:
20	* AnnouncerChatter: Brought to you by [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Perch Perkins]] and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim GIR]]!
21	* AscendedExtra: Jimmy Neutron cameos on a loading screen in the Wii/360 versions, before becoming playable in the 3DS version.
22	* {{Backstory}}: The baseball cards for all the playable Nicktoons have a short explanation of what brought them to the game or what they are currently doing.
23	* TheCameo: Many of the Nicktoons from the represented series who didn't make the roster appear on in-game baseball cards. [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Other]] [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Nicktoons]] [[WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters characters]] [[WesternAnimation/HeyArnold whose]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers series]] [[WesternAnimation/CatDog didn't]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius make]] [[WesternAnimation/ElTigre the]] [[WesternAnimation/BackAtTheBarnyard cut,]] [[WesternAnimation/TheMightyB period,]] appear on the loading screens.
24	* CuckoolanderCommentator: [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim GIR]], naturally.
25	* ContinuityNod:
26	** One of the ads that can be seen in some of the stadiums says "Chum is Fum", a reference to the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Chum Bucket Supreme".
27	** When Dudley hits a turbo pitch, he frightfully asks "Was that thunder?", a reference to his fear of thunder in the ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' episode "Thunder Dog".
28	* CoolVersusAwesome: The perfect game for a boy who likes Nickelodeon and his MLB-loving dad. Or the perfect game for anyone of any age who loves both Nicktoons and Baseball.
29	%% * ElementalPowers: As expected, of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' characters, their characters' hits and pitches cover the ball in their respective element. They also bend in their intros.
30	%% ** BlowYouAway: Aang.
31	%% ** DishingOutDirt: Toph. Oddly, unlike the other Avatar characters, she doesn't use bending in her intro.
32	%% ** MakingASplash: Katara.
33	%% ** PlayingWithFire: Zuko.
34	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: [=SpongeBob=]'s hits and pitches cover the ball in bubbles, with a trailing rainbow.
35	* GoKartingWithBowser: You can play baseball with Zim and ''The Flying Dutchman!''
36	%% * GottaCatchEmAll: The baseball cards.
37	%% * GroundShatteringLanding: Ultra Lord's intro.
38	* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The three difficulties in order of easiest to hardest are Rookie, Pro and All-Star.
39	* LazyArtist: Almost all of the baseball cards reuse already existing artwork of the characters featured. This is also true for some of the characters who make cameos on the loading screens.
40	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gaz comments that he feels like he's in a video game: "This feels like a... {{video game}}... somehow."
41	%% * MassiveMultiplayerCrossover
42	* OriginalGeneration: Along with featuring every single MLB team and player active at the time, ''Nicktoons MLB'' has six Nicktoons-themed teams consisting of fictional players: The Goofballs, The Sonic Booms, The Raccoons, The Meteors, The Boppers and Comeback.
43	* PunnyName: The human players on the fictional teams, with such gems as "Billy Buntz".
44	* RogerRabbitEffect: One of the game's more interesting aspects.
45	* SayMyName: Subverted. Characters will say their own name when you select them on the character select, but they don't shout it. Also, Ultra Lord sometimes says "Ultra Lord!" (but not too loudly) when there is about to be a turbo pitch.
46	* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness: The game takes itself pretty seriously despite the concept. Except for the commentary.
47	* SpiritualSuccessor: As mentioned above. This may be due to ''The Bigs'' developer Blue Castle Games becoming Creator/{{Capcom}} Vancouver and thus unable to work with 2K ever again.
48	* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The commentators [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Perch Perkins]] and [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim GIR]], respectively.
49	* SuckinessIsPainful: One of the loading screens features [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward]] playing the clarinet and Jimmy Neutron singing, with some MLB players and Nicktoons holding their ears in pain.
50	* VocalEvolution: Due to it having been three years since ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' ended, Katara (Creator/MaeWhitman) and Toph (Creator/JessieFlower) sound older and noticeably deeper.
51	* YourSizeMayVary: Among other things, [=SpongeBob=] is leagues bigger than his canonical size (about half an ice cream sandwich).

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