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A series of multiconsole video games [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|combining multiple cartoons]] featured on the children's TV network [[Nickelodeon]]. Actually, only the first game in this series goes by the title ''Nicktoons Unite!'', but considering all the games are about Nicktoons characters joining forces, we might as well consider it the name of the series as well.
A series [[Massive Crossover|combining multiple cartoons]] featured on the children's TV network [[Nickelodeon]]. Actually, only the first game in this series goes by the title ''Nicktoons Unite!'', but considering all the games are about Nicktoons characters joining forces, we might as well consider it the name of the series as well.


'''Nicktoons Unite!''': [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Professor Calamitous]] joins forces with [[Spongebob SquarePants|Plankton]], [[The Fairly Odd Parents|Mr. Crocker]], and [[Danny Phantom|Vlad Plasmius]] to form an [[Legion of Doom|Evil Syndicate]]. They start stealing energy from their respective worlds in order to power a [[Doomsday Device]] to [[Earthshattering Kaboom|blow up the multiverse]]. To counter this, [[Jimmy Neutron]] recruits [[Spongebob SquarePants]], [[The Fairly Odd Parents|Timmy Turner]] (who is of course accompanied by Cosmo and Wanda), and [[Danny Phantom]] to help him venture into their worlds to stop the villains.
'''Nicktoons Unite!''': [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Professor Calamitous]] joins forces with [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Plankton]], [[The Fairly OddParents|Mr. Crocker]], and [[Danny Phantom|Vlad Plasmius]] to form an [[Legion of Doom|Evil Syndicate]]. They start stealing energy from their respective worlds in order to power a [[Doomsday Device]] to [[Earthshattering Kaboom|blow up the multiverse]]. To counter this, [[Jimmy Neutron]] recruits [[SpongeBob SquarePants]], [[The Fairly OddParents|Timmy Turner]] (who is of course accompanied by Cosmo and Wanda), and [[Danny Phantom]] to help him venture into their worlds to stop the villains.


'''Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island''': Spongebob, Timmy, and Danny reunite, accompanied by co-stars [[Spongebob SquarePants|Patrick, Sandy]], and [[Danny Phantom|Sam Manson]], having been picked by a [[The Obi Wan|Wise Old Crab]] to save Volcano Island from a new villain named the Mawgu. Jimmy notably sits this one out and communicates with the heroes behind the scenes.
'''Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island''': Spongebob, Timmy, and Danny reunite, accompanied by co-stars [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Patrick, Sandy]], and [[Danny Phantom|Sam Manson]], having been picked by a [[The Obi-Wan|Wise Old Crab]] to save Volcano Island from a new villain named the Mawgu. Jimmy notably sits this one out and communicates with the heroes behind the scenes.


'''Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots''': Professor Calamitous returns, this time planning to [[Take Over the World|take over the multiverse]] with his army of Toybots, fueled by Ghost energy combined with the fart gas of fairies having been fed Krabby Patties. Spongebob, Patrick, Jimmy, Timmy, Danny, Sam, and newcomer [[Tak and The Power of Juju|Tak]] team up to collect master models (collectibles said to hold data that Calamitous scanned from character around the multiverse that he kidnapped and then dumped (most of them) back to keep his plan secret) for the Chadbot, a robot servant of Calamitous' who claims he will help them. Along the way, they rescue starring characters from other Nicktoons, including [[Ren and Stimpy|Stimpy]] and [[Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko]] in the console versions, [[Invader Zim]], [[Catscratch|Mr. Blik]], and [[El Tigre]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] version, and [[My Life As a Teenage Robot|Jenny Wakeman]] and [[Invader Zim|GIR]] in both.
'''Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots''': Professor Calamitous returns, this time planning to [[Take Over the World|take over the multiverse]] with his army of Toybots, fueled by Ghost energy combined with the fart gas of fairies having been fed Krabby Patties. Spongebob, Patrick, Jimmy, Timmy, Danny, Sam, and newcomer [[Tak and the Power of Juju|Tak]] team up to collect master models (collectibles said to hold data that Calamitous scanned from character around the multiverse that he kidnapped and then dumped (most of them) back to keep his plan secret) for the Chadbot, a robot servant of Calamitous' who claims he will help them. Along the way, they rescue starring characters from other Nicktoons, including [[Ren and Stimpy|Stimpy]] and [[Rocko's Modern Life|Rocko]] in the console versions, [[Invader Zim]], [[Catscratch|Mr. Blik]], and [[El Tigre]] in the [[Nintendo DS]] version, and [[My Life as a Teenage Robot|Jenny Wakeman]] and [[Invader Zim|GIR]] in both.


'''Spongebob Squarepants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom''': A slimy cyclops alien race known as the Morphoids and their strange orange goo envelops over the Nicktoons' worlds, enslaving all innocent bystanders, so the heroes (Jimmy, Spongebob, Patrick, Danny, and Tak) join forces with the Evil Syndicate (now made up of [[Danny Phantom|Technus]], [[Jimmy Neutron|Beautiful Gorgeous]], and [[Tak and The Power of Juju|Traloc]], with Plankton the only "veteran" member) to get to the bottom of it. In addition, [[Invader Zim]] lies his way onto the heroes' side (claiming he's "just curious"), prompting his nemesis Dib to join the Evil Syndicate. They eventually find out the cause of it all as a result of the [[Big Bad]], an alien named Globulous, continually [[Body Snatcher|body snatching]] Spongebob because he's sick of his life. In spite of having a new main character to accompany them, the ''Fairly Oddparents'' characters are oddly absent from this one. [[Franchise Killer|It killed the series.]]
'''Spongebob Squarepants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom''': A slimy cyclops alien race known as the Morphoids and their strange orange goo envelops over the Nicktoons' worlds, enslaving all innocent bystanders, so the heroes (Jimmy, Spongebob, Patrick, Danny, and Tak) join forces with the Evil Syndicate (now made up of [[Danny Phantom|Technus]], [[Jimmy Neutron|Beautiful Gorgeous]], and [[Tak and the Power of Juju|Traloc]], with Plankton the only "veteran" member) to get to the bottom of it. In addition, [[Invader Zim]] lies his way onto the heroes' side (claiming he's "just curious"), prompting his nemesis Dib to join the Evil Syndicate. They eventually find out the cause of it all as a result of the [[Big Bad]], an alien named Globulous, continually [[Body Snatcher|body snatching]] Spongebob because he's sick of his life. In spite of having a new main character to accompany them, the ''Fairly Oddparents'' characters are oddly absent from this one. [[Franchise Killer|It killed the series.]]


This series has been "succeeded" in 2011 by '''[[Nicktoons MLB]]'''.
This series has been "succeeded" in 2011 by '''[[Nicktoons MLB]]'''.
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=== These games contain examples of: ===
* [[Be Yourself]]: How SpongeBob got {{spoiler|Globulous}} to do a [[Heel Face Turn]]. And then he shapeshifted into {{spoiler|1=a giant, slimy cyclops SpongeBob}}. [[Broken Aesop|Uh huh]].
* [[Be Yourself]]: How SpongeBob got {{spoiler|Globulous}} to do a [[Heel Face Turn]]. And then he shapeshifted into {{spoiler|1=a giant, slimy cyclops SpongeBob}}. [[Broken Aesop|Uh huh]].
* [[Blow You Away]]: Jimmy's main weapon in ''Nicktoons Unite'' is a tornado blaster, which shoots bursts of air.
* [[Blow You Away]]: Jimmy's main weapon in ''Nicktoons Unite'' is a tornado blaster, which shoots bursts of air.
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* [[Enemy Mine]]: ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Eternal Engine]]: The near-entirety of ''Attack of the Toybots'', Plankton's Jellyfish Factory in ''Nicktoons Unite''.
* [[Eternal Engine]]: The near-entirety of ''Attack of the Toybots'', Plankton's Jellyfish Factory in ''Nicktoons Unite''.
* [[Everythings Better With Spinning]]: Rocko attacks by spinning.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Rocko attacks by spinning.
* [[Fantastic Voyage]]: The final level of ''Nicktoons Unite'' is outright called "Fantyastic Voyage of Goddard"; there, the party shrink themselves to hunt down a giant fleabot inside Goddard that spies for and holds the coordinates to Calamitous' secret hideout.
* [[Fantastic Voyage]]: The final level of ''Nicktoons Unite'' is outright called "Fantyastic Voyage of Goddard"; there, the party shrink themselves to hunt down a giant fleabot inside Goddard that spies for and holds the coordinates to Calamitous' secret hideout.
** Also, the battle against the Girl-Eating Plant in ''Globs of Doom'' has you trying find a way to get swallowed by it so that you can beat up its innards.
** Also, the battle against the Girl-Eating Plant in ''Globs of Doom'' has you trying find a way to get swallowed by it so that you can beat up its innards.
* [[Five Bad Band]]:
* [[Five-Bad Band]]:
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Professor Calamitous]] as the [[Big Bad]]
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Professor Calamitous]] as the [[Big Bad]]
** [[Danny Phantom|Vlad Plasmius]] as [[The Dragon]]
** [[Danny Phantom|Vlad Plasmius]] as [[The Dragon]]
** [[Evil Genius]] is between the four
** [[Evil Genius]] is between the four
** [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|Plankton]] as [[The Brute]]
** [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Plankton]] as [[The Brute]]
** [[The Fairly Odd Parents|Mr. Crocker]] as the [[Dark Chick]].
** [[The Fairly OddParents|Mr. Crocker]] as the [[Dark Chick]].
''Globs of Doom''
''Globs of Doom''
** Plankton as the [[Big Bad]]
** Plankton as the [[Big Bad]]
** [[Tak and The Power of Juju|Traloc]] as [[The Dragon]]
** [[Tak and the Power of Juju|Traloc]] as [[The Dragon]]
** [[Invader Zim|Dib]] as [[Hero Antagonist]]
** [[Invader Zim|Dib]] as [[Hero Antagonist]]
** [[Evil Genius|"Evil" Genius]], [[Danny Phantom|Technus]] as [[The Brute]]
** [[Evil Genius|"Evil" Genius]], [[Danny Phantom|Technus]] as [[The Brute]]
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Beautiful Gorgeous]] as the [[Dark Chick]].
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Beautiful Gorgeous]] as the [[Dark Chick]].
* [[Five Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]] as [[The Hero]]
** [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] as [[The Hero]]
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Jimmy Neutron]] as [[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]
** [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron|Jimmy Neutron]] as [[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]
** [[Danny Phantom]] as [[The Big Guy]]
** [[Danny Phantom]] as [[The Big Guy]]
** [[The Fairly Odd Parents|Timmy Turner]] as [[The Chick]]
** [[The Fairly OddParents|Timmy Turner]] as [[The Chick]]
** [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]] privileges vary: from [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|Patrick Star]], [[Danny Phantom|Sam Manson]], and [[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|Sandy Cheeks]] in Volcano Island, to [[Invader Zim|GIR]] and [[My Life As a Teenage Robot|Jenny Wakeman]] in ''Attack of the Toybots'', and (finally) [[Invader Zim|ZIM]] (himself) in ''Globs of Doom''.
** [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]] privileges vary: from [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Patrick Star]], [[Danny Phantom|Sam Manson]], and [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]] in Volcano Island, to [[Invader Zim|GIR]] and [[My Life as a Teenage Robot|Jenny Wakeman]] in ''Attack of the Toybots'', and (finally) [[Invader Zim|ZIM]] (himself) in ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Everyone in ''Nicktoons Unite'', and everyone but the final boss in ''Globs of Doom''. Crocker even shouts out for mooks to appear.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Everyone in ''Nicktoons Unite'', and everyone but the final boss in ''Globs of Doom''. Crocker even shouts out for mooks to appear.
* [[Franchise Killer]]: Globs of Doom
* [[Franchise Killer]]: Globs of Doom
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* [[King Mook]]: The giant fleabot in ''Nicktoons Unite'', which led the flea robots populating the stage you find it in.
* [[King Mook]]: The giant fleabot in ''Nicktoons Unite'', which led the flea robots populating the stage you find it in.
* [[Large Ham]]: Globulous.
* [[Large Ham]]: Globulous.
{{quote| '''Zim:''' HEY! [[Lampshade Hanging|You will not imitate ME!]]}}
{{quote|'''Zim:''' HEY! [[Lampshade Hanging|You will not imitate ME!]]}}
* [[Legion of Doom]]
* [[Legion of Doom]]
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: The unlockable Mr. Huggles in ''Attack of the Toyboys''; he can kill all enemies in one hit.
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: The unlockable Mr. Huggles in ''Attack of the Toyboys''; he can kill all enemies in one hit.
* [[Living Toys]]: ''Attack of the Toybots'', duh.
* [[Living Toys]]: ''Attack of the Toybots'', duh.
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]
* [[Market Based Title]]: The first three games were named in Europe as ''SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends'' rather than ''Nicktoons''.
* [[Market-Based Title]]: The first three games were named in Europe as ''SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends'' rather than ''Nicktoons''.
* [[Original Generation]]: Every NPC except Tucker, Squidward and Jimmy in ''Battle for Volcano Island'', and Globulous.
* [[Original Generation]]: Every NPC except Tucker, Squidward and Jimmy in ''Battle for Volcano Island'', and Globulous.
* [[Power Creep Power Seep]]: Not only does Danny get screwed big time by this trope but Calamitous, mostly an ineffectual ''Jimmy Neutron'' villain, gets bumped on the [[Sorting Algorithm of Villain Threat]] to a Multiuniversal Threat (At first with his Evil Syndicate, and then by himself, with an army of living toys. Really.)
* [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]: Not only does Danny get screwed big time by this trope but Calamitous, mostly an ineffectual ''Jimmy Neutron'' villain, gets bumped on the [[Sorting Algorithm of Villain Threat]] to a Multiuniversal Threat (At first with his Evil Syndicate, and then by himself, with an army of living toys. Really.)
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Calamitous and his pseudo-[[Boss Rush]] in ''Nicktoons Unite'', Cujo the Ghost Dog and the mutated Girl-Eating Plant in ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Calamitous and his pseudo-[[Boss Rush]] in ''Nicktoons Unite'', Cujo the Ghost Dog and the mutated Girl-Eating Plant in ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Rewarding Vandalism]]: Lampshaded in ''Globs of Doom'' by the character you're controlling when you do such things.
* [[Rewarding Vandalism]]: Lampshaded in ''Globs of Doom'' by the character you're controlling when you do such things.
* [[Roof Hopping]]: The second Amity Park stage in ''Globs of Doom'' is set entirely atop roofs.
* [[Roof Hopping]]: The second Amity Park stage in ''Globs of Doom'' is set entirely atop roofs.
* [[Spotlight Stealing Title]]: The series is titled ''~SpongeBob SquarePants~ and Friends'' in Europe.
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Title]]: The series is titled ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]] and Friends'' in Europe.
** Additionally, Spongebob gets top billing for the fourth game, which is justified by him being a focal point of the game's story rather than a part of an ensemble cast.
** Additionally, Spongebob gets top billing for the fourth game, which is justified by him being a focal point of the game's story rather than a part of an ensemble cast.
* [[Shout Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** ''Attack of the Toybots'' contains "off-screen" cameo appearances by characters from almost all Nicktoons, including those that no longer air regularly (with the exception of ''[[Doug]]'' (due to legal issues with Disney), ''[[Ka Blam]]'' (which will always get the short end of the stick with Nick)), ''[[Pelswick]]'' (incredibly obscure), and ''[[The Brothers Flub]]'' (Probably considered far poorly made, and also some rights issues with Sunbow), and any and Nicktoons made after the game was released, in the form of Master Models (in layman's terms, collectible items. In-universe, they're the data Calamitous has gathered from his multiversal scannings.).
** ''Attack of the Toybots'' contains "off-screen" cameo appearances by characters from almost all Nicktoons, including those that no longer air regularly (with the exception of ''[[Doug]]'' (due to legal issues with Disney), ''[[KaBlam!]]'' (which will always get the short end of the stick with Nick)), ''[[Pelswick]]'' (incredibly obscure), and ''[[The Brothers Flub]]'' (Probably considered far poorly made, and also some rights issues with Sunbow), and any and Nicktoons made after the game was released, in the form of Master Models (in layman's terms, collectible items. In-universe, they're the data Calamitous has gathered from his multiversal scannings.).
*** Patrick being the character necessary to claim the Aang master model might be a nod to the famous "sea sponge" line in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)/The Siege of the North/Recap/Part 1|The Siege of the North, Part 1]]".
*** Patrick being the character necessary to claim the Aang master model might be a nod to the famous "sea sponge" line in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender/Recap/Book 1/19 The Siege of the North Part 1|The Siege of the North, Part 1]]".
*** Kablam! may actually be hidden in there somewhere, this troper just played the GBA version of the game and saw Kablam listed in the copyright messages. I also saw a character resembling Loopy's older brother Larry. (I may be wrong, though.)
*** Kablam! may actually be hidden in there somewhere, this troper just played the GBA version of the game and saw Kablam listed in the copyright messages. I also saw a character resembling Loopy's older brother Larry. (I may be wrong, though.)
** GIR: "[[Zero Wing|All your data are belong to MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!]]"
** GIR: "[[Zero Wing|All your data are belong to MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!]]"
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** Zim: "[[Altered Beast|Welcome to your doom!]]"
** Zim: "[[Altered Beast|Welcome to your doom!]]"
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy'' (plot-wise, at least).
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy'' (plot-wise, at least).
** And ''Nickelodeon Party Blast'', which was released in 2003, with [[The Wild Thornberrys|Eliza Thornberry]], [[Rugrats|Tommy and Angelica Pickles]], [[Rocket Power|Otto and Reggie Rocket]], Jimmy Neutron, Spongebob (duh), and ZIM as playable characters. [[Cat Dog]] are also in the game, but as non-playable characters.
** And ''Nickelodeon Party Blast'', which was released in 2003, with [[The Wild Thornberrys|Eliza Thornberry]], [[Rugrats|Tommy and Angelica Pickles]], [[Rocket Power|Otto and Reggie Rocket]], Jimmy Neutron, Spongebob (duh), and ZIM as playable characters. [[CatDog]] are also in the game, but as non-playable characters.
* [[Take Your Time]]: The Evil Syndicate starts up their Doomsday Machine in the pre-boss cutscene of ''Unite!'', but no timer is ever present during the fight that follows.
* [[Take Your Time]]: The Evil Syndicate starts up their Doomsday Machine in the pre-boss cutscene of ''Unite!'', but no timer is ever present during the fight that follows.
* [[Teamwork Puzzle Game]]: Each version of ''Unite'' is one in its own different way. Also, the GBA version of ''Battle for Volcano Island'' and the DS version of ''Globs of Doom''.
* [[Teamwork Puzzle Game]]: Each version of ''Unite'' is one in its own different way. Also, the GBA version of ''Battle for Volcano Island'' and the DS version of ''Globs of Doom''.
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Notice how it's SpongeBob who's mugging for the camera?


A series combining multiple cartoons featured on the children's TV network Nickelodeon. Actually, only the first game in this series goes by the title Nicktoons Unite!, but considering all the games are about Nicktoons characters joining forces, we might as well consider it the name of the series as well.

Nicktoons Unite!: Professor Calamitous joins forces with Plankton, Mr. Crocker, and Vlad Plasmius to form an Evil Syndicate. They start stealing energy from their respective worlds in order to power a Doomsday Device to blow up the multiverse. To counter this, Jimmy Neutron recruits SpongeBob SquarePants, Timmy Turner (who is of course accompanied by Cosmo and Wanda), and Danny Phantom to help him venture into their worlds to stop the villains.

Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island: Spongebob, Timmy, and Danny reunite, accompanied by co-stars Patrick, Sandy, and Sam Manson, having been picked by a Wise Old Crab to save Volcano Island from a new villain named the Mawgu. Jimmy notably sits this one out and communicates with the heroes behind the scenes.

Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots: Professor Calamitous returns, this time planning to take over the multiverse with his army of Toybots, fueled by Ghost energy combined with the fart gas of fairies having been fed Krabby Patties. Spongebob, Patrick, Jimmy, Timmy, Danny, Sam, and newcomer Tak team up to collect master models (collectibles said to hold data that Calamitous scanned from character around the multiverse that he kidnapped and then dumped (most of them) back to keep his plan secret) for the Chadbot, a robot servant of Calamitous' who claims he will help them. Along the way, they rescue starring characters from other Nicktoons, including Stimpy and Rocko in the console versions, Invader Zim, Mr. Blik, and El Tigre in the Nintendo DS version, and Jenny Wakeman and GIR in both.

Spongebob Squarepants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom: A slimy cyclops alien race known as the Morphoids and their strange orange goo envelops over the Nicktoons' worlds, enslaving all innocent bystanders, so the heroes (Jimmy, Spongebob, Patrick, Danny, and Tak) join forces with the Evil Syndicate (now made up of Technus, Beautiful Gorgeous, and Traloc, with Plankton the only "veteran" member) to get to the bottom of it. In addition, Invader Zim lies his way onto the heroes' side (claiming he's "just curious"), prompting his nemesis Dib to join the Evil Syndicate. They eventually find out the cause of it all as a result of the Big Bad, an alien named Globulous, continually body snatching Spongebob because he's sick of his life. In spite of having a new main character to accompany them, the Fairly Oddparents characters are oddly absent from this one. It killed the series.

This series has been "succeeded" in 2011 by Nicktoons MLB.


Tropes used in Nicktoons Unite! include:
  • Be Yourself: How SpongeBob got Globulous to do a Heel Face Turn. And then he shapeshifted into a giant, slimy cyclops SpongeBob. Uh huh.
  • Blow You Away: Jimmy's main weapon in Nicktoons Unite is a tornado blaster, which shoots bursts of air.
  • Continuity Nod: When Timmy flirts with her in the first game, Cindy replies, "Hi Timmy. I didn't know you were back in Retroville." She's of course referring to their encounters in the three Jimmy Timmy Power Hours (Judging from her reaction, one could presume that Nicktoons Unite takes place after the third one.).
    • Additionally, Globs of Doom features a boss fight with Bubble Bass, a SpongeBob character not seen since the first season.
      • And that game's hub is a gigantic nod to Battle for Volcano Island.
  • Crisis Crossover
  • Dual Boss: The DS version of Globs of Doom has the infected Almighty Tallest as the penultimate bosses.
  • Dueling Games: Compare the plot of Globs of Doom to that of rival Cartoon Network's MMORPG Fusion Fall (which was released three months later).
  • Enemy Mine: Globs of Doom.
  • Eternal Engine: The near-entirety of Attack of the Toybots, Plankton's Jellyfish Factory in Nicktoons Unite.
  • Everything's Better with Spinning: Rocko attacks by spinning.
  • Fantastic Voyage: The final level of Nicktoons Unite is outright called "Fantyastic Voyage of Goddard"; there, the party shrink themselves to hunt down a giant fleabot inside Goddard that spies for and holds the coordinates to Calamitous' secret hideout.
    • Also, the battle against the Girl-Eating Plant in Globs of Doom has you trying find a way to get swallowed by it so that you can beat up its innards.
  • Five-Bad Band:

Globs of Doom

  • Legion of Doom
  • Lethal Joke Character: The unlockable Mr. Huggles in Attack of the Toyboys; he can kill all enemies in one hit.
  • Living Toys: Attack of the Toybots, duh.
  • Massive Multiplayer Crossover
  • Market-Based Title: The first three games were named in Europe as SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends rather than Nicktoons.
  • Original Generation: Every NPC except Tucker, Squidward and Jimmy in Battle for Volcano Island, and Globulous.
  • Power Creep, Power Seep: Not only does Danny get screwed big time by this trope but Calamitous, mostly an ineffectual Jimmy Neutron villain, gets bumped on the Sorting Algorithm of Villain Threat to a Multiuniversal Threat (At first with his Evil Syndicate, and then by himself, with an army of living toys. Really.)
  • Puzzle Boss: Calamitous and his pseudo-Boss Rush in Nicktoons Unite, Cujo the Ghost Dog and the mutated Girl-Eating Plant in Globs of Doom.
  • Rewarding Vandalism: Lampshaded in Globs of Doom by the character you're controlling when you do such things.
  • Roof Hopping: The second Amity Park stage in Globs of Doom is set entirely atop roofs.
  • Spotlight-Stealing Title: The series is titled SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends in Europe.
    • Additionally, Spongebob gets top billing for the fourth game, which is justified by him being a focal point of the game's story rather than a part of an ensemble cast.
  • Shout-Out:
    • Attack of the Toybots contains "off-screen" cameo appearances by characters from almost all Nicktoons, including those that no longer air regularly (with the exception of Doug (due to legal issues with Disney), KaBlam! (which will always get the short end of the stick with Nick)), Pelswick (incredibly obscure), and The Brothers Flub (Probably considered far poorly made, and also some rights issues with Sunbow), and any and Nicktoons made after the game was released, in the form of Master Models (in layman's terms, collectible items. In-universe, they're the data Calamitous has gathered from his multiversal scannings.).
      • Patrick being the character necessary to claim the Aang master model might be a nod to the famous "sea sponge" line in the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Siege of the North, Part 1".
      • Kablam! may actually be hidden in there somewhere, this troper just played the GBA version of the game and saw Kablam listed in the copyright messages. I also saw a character resembling Loopy's older brother Larry. (I may be wrong, though.)
    • GIR: "All your data are belong to MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!"
    • Rocko: "A wallaby's gotta do what a wallaby's gotta do... Whatever that is."
    • Timmy compares Volcano Island to Lost at one point.
    • Zim: "Welcome to your doom!"
  • Spiritual Successor: To Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy (plot-wise, at least).
  • Take Your Time: The Evil Syndicate starts up their Doomsday Machine in the pre-boss cutscene of Unite!, but no timer is ever present during the fight that follows.
  • Teamwork Puzzle Game: Each version of Unite is one in its own different way. Also, the GBA version of Battle for Volcano Island and the DS version of Globs of Doom.
  • Tim Curry: The voice of Calamitous.
  • Token Evil Teammate: Zim in Globs of Doom. And inverted with Dib on the evil team.
    • An interesting variation of this occurs in Attack of the Toybots. An unlockable feature allows you to play as Dark Danny (Dan Phantom). Yes, that Dark Danny instead of Danny Phantom. It's presented as an alternate costume. But, still, why would Dan be helping... Oh, never mind...
  • Under the Sea: All levels set in Bikini Bottom.
  • Voices Are Mental: In the case of Globulous!SpongeBob, first averted and then played straight after Zim's Town.