History VideoGame / NickelodeonKartRacers

''Nickelodeon Kart Racers'' is a MascotRacer featuring characters and locations from various Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} shows. It was developed by Peruvian studio Bamtang Games, published by [=GameMill=] Entertainment, and released on October 23, 2018 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

A spirtual successor of sorts called ''VideoGame/DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing'' was released in November 2023.

A spirtual sucessor of sorts called ''VideoGame/DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing'' was released in November 2023.

A spirtual secessor of sorts called ''VideoGame/DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing'' was released in November 2023.

A spirtual secessor of sorts called ''[=DreamWorks=] All-Star Kart Racing'' was released in November 2023

A spirtual secessor of sorts called ''DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing'' was released in November 2023

A spirtual secessor of sorts called ''DreamWorksAll-StarKartRacing'' was released in November 2023

A spirtual secessor of sorts called ''DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing'' was released in November 2023

* MultiSlotCharacter: The third game in the series has in its roster both the regular versions of SpongeBob and Patrick from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and their younger selves from ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral''. Additionally, Raphael appears alongside his Eastman and Laird counterpart, as does Reptar and his purple counterpart.

* MultiSlotCharacter: The third game in the series has in its roster both the regular versions of SpongeBob and Patrick from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and their younger selves from ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral''.

* NeverTrustATrailer: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFF0rpjeehI Early trailers for the first game]] depicted the characters actually making vocal sounds while racing, while the final game has them completely mute and only speaking through text.

* BreakoutCharacter / WolverinePublicity: A studio wide example, but after their positive reception in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'', Gamemill had the advertizing put heavy emphasis on Jenny and Garfield being playable in ''Slime Speedway''. Notably in Jenny's case, she needs to be unlocked late into challenge mode to play as her.

* BreakoutCharacter / WolverinePublicity: A studio wide example, but after their positive reception in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarsBrawl'', Gamemill had the advertizing put heavy emphasis on Jenny and Garfield being playable in ''Slime Speedway''. Notably in Jenny's case, she needs to be unlocked late into challenge mode to play as her.

** The ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' characters are a unique variation on the trope; the Nickelodeon-made ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' incarnations are playable in the first two games, but ''Slime Speedway'' instead uses the versions from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 series]] despite said series predating the franchise's acquisition by Nickelodeon in 2009 by several years (and Nickelodeon doesn't actually own the copyrights to that series, which still belong to original series producer Fed Wolf Films.)

* BreakoutCharacter / WolverinePublicity: A studio wide example, but after their positive reception in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarsBrawl'', Gamemill had the advertizing put heavy emphasis on Jenny and Garfield being playable. Notably in Jenny's case, she needs to be unlocked late into challenge mode to play as her.

* BreakoutCharacter / WolverinePublicity: A studio wide example, but after their positive reception in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarsBrawl'', Gamemill had the advertizing put heavy emphasis on Jenny and Garfield being playable. Notably in Jenny's case, she needs to be unlocked late into challenge mode to play as her.

** The ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' characters are a unique variation on the trope; the Nickelodeon-made ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' incarnations are playable in the first two games, but ''Slime Speedway'' instead uses the versions from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 series]] despite said series predating the franchise's acquisition by Nickelodeon in 2009 by several years.

* JustifiedTutorial: The tutorial for ''Slime Speedway'' has the in-universe justification of it actually being [=SpongeBob=] practicing for his boating exam, with Sandy, Squidward and Patrick all piping in to offer advice. Interestingly, the tutorial takes place at Kamp Koral rather than Mrs. Puff's Boating School,

* GuideDangIt: Unlike ''Grand Prix'', ''Slime Speedway'' doesn't provide hints on how to unlock any of the characters, kart parts or crew members. While most of the unlockables are available through the garage, some aren't, like the secret racers Cindy[[note]]Win 15 Slime Scrambles on any difficulty[[/note]], Helga[[note]]Win 18 online races[[note]], Donatello[[note]]Beat all Time Trial staff ghosts[[/note]] and Raphael[[note]]Win 80 Arena battles[[/note]], as well as various vehicle parts, paint jobs, chiefs, and crew members.

* GuideDangIt: Unlike ''Grand Prix'', ''Slime Speedway'' doesn't provide hints on how to unlock any of the characters, kart parts or crew members. While most of the unlockables are available through the garage, some aren't, like the secret racers Cindy, Helga, Donatello and Raphael, as well as various vehicle parts, paint jobs, chiefs, and crew members.

* BlindDriving: ''Slime Speedway'' features [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Beifong]], a blind earthbender who 'sees' by sensing vibrations in the ground with her feet, as a playable driver. Exactly how she drives when her feet aren't touching the ground goes completely unexplained.

* AnimationLeadTime: The game uses the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 turtles]], even though it was released after ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' had already begun. [[TheArtifact Curiously]], the sequel still uses their 2012 designs rather than updating them to tie in with ''Rise''. The third game averts this by using their designs from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 series]].

* TheArtifact: While the first game justified it via AnimationLeadTime, ''Grand Prix'' still uses the designs and characterizations from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' despite that show having since ended and ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' taking over as the most recent incarnation of the franchise. Averted in ''Slime Speedway'', which uses the designs from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 series]].

A third installment, ''Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway'' released on October 2022.