History VideoGame / NickelodeonPartyBlast

''Nickelodeon Party Blast'' is a 2002 party video game developed by Data Design Interactive that was released for PC, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} (a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 port was planned, but cancelled). Like most party games, it draws heavy influence from the ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series and features various minigames.

* PowerUpLetdown: Considering how difficult it is to get a full GOOOZE meter to begin with, the actual GOOOZE power-up is actually surprisingly weak. The idea is that collecting all six letters is supposed to buff your character to be extremely powerful for a short time, with invincibility and the ability to shoot powerful globs of GOOOZE at your opponents. The main problem, however, is that it doesn't seem to have been [[ObviousBeta playtested properly]]: the invincibility works just fine, but the GOOOZE doesn't actually deal any damage to opponents and doesn't earn the player any points for hitting them with it while removing their ability to attack normally, ensuring it's actually more of a glorified InvincibilityPowerUp that turns the player into a StoneWall than the game-changer it was presumably supposed to be.

* OffModel:
** Jimmy Neutron's gameplay model lacks eyebrows, despite his model on the results screen actually having them.
** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]'s in-game model lacks irises, making it look like he has BlankWhiteEyes instead. Bizarrely, the image for his boss minigame actually does depict him with irises, and it looks much closer to his actual appearance as a result.

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: The Squirt-N-Splash boss minigame is played against both [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib and Gaz]]. As if dealing with a 2-to-1 matchup wasn't hard enough as-is, they run on different rules from the player: if the player character falls off the main platform or into any of the holes in the centre of the arena, they'll lose the challenge instantly, but if Dib or Gaz fall off anywhere, they'll merely respawn a second later. To actually get them to stay down, they have to be knocked off approximately 20 times in total[[note]]the counter applies to both of them together, meaning both will despawn if one gets knocked off enough[[/note]].
* OffModel: [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]]'s in-game model lacks irises, making it look like he has BlankWhiteEyes instead. Bizarrely, the image for his boss minigame actually does depict him with irises, and it looks much closer to his actual appearance as a result.

** Angelica Pickles from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' also appears as a playable character despite regularly being a enemy to Tommy and his friends in her show.

** Angelica Pickles from WesternAnimation/Rugrats also appears as a playable character despite regularly being a enemy to Tommy and his friends in her show.

* GoKartingWithBowser: WesternAnimation/InvaderZim appears as a playable character, despite being a VillainProtagonist who wants to [[TakeOverTheWorld take over Earth]] in his home series.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The Squirt-N-Splash boss minigame is played against both [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib and Gaz]]. As if dealing with a 2-to-1 matchup wasn't hard enough as-is, they run on different rules from the player: if the player character falls off the main platform or into any of the holes in the centre of the arena, they'll lose the challenge instantly, but if Dib or Gaz fall off anywhere, they'll merely respawn a second later. To actually get them to stay down, they have to be knocked off approximately 20 times in total[[note]]the counter applies to both of them together, meaning both will despawn if one gets knocked off enough[[/note]].

The following shows are represented in this game:

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZIM'': ZIM[[note]]Dib and Gaz appear as non-playable boss opponents[[/note]]

* PowerupLetDown: Considering how difficult it is to get a full GOOOZE meter to begin with, the actual GOOOZE power-up is actually surprisingly weak. The idea is that collecting all six letters is supposed to buff your character to be extremely powerful for a short time, with invincibility and the ability to shoot powerful globs of GOOOZE at your opponents. The main problem, however, is that it doesn't seem to have been [[ObviousBeta playtested properly]]: the invincibility works just fine, but the GOOOZE doesn't actually deal any damage to opponents and doesn't earn the player any points for hitting them with it while removing their ability to attack normally, ensuring it's actually more of a glorified InvincibilityPowerUp that turns the player into a StoneWall than the game-changer it was presumably supposed to be.

* BottomlessPitRescueService: [=CatDog=] will rescue any player that falls into a bottomless pit during certain minigames. They also yank players out of the arena when they run out of health in the Food Fight minigames. Oddly enough, there can actually be up to three [=CatDog=]s in a minigame at once, since every player except the winner will get yanked away if they're still standing but have less points in the Food Fight or Pipe Challenge minigames.
* BurgerFool: The first Food Fight minigame takes place in [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants the Krusty Krab]], while the second Food Fight minigame takes place in [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZIM McSpanky's]].

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The Squirt-N-Splash boss minigame is played against both [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib and Gaz]]. As if dealing with a 2-to-1 matchup wasn't hard enough as-is, they run on different rules from the player: if the player character falls off the main platform, they'll lose the challenge instantly, but if Dib or Gaz get knocked off, they'll merely respawn a second later. To actually get them to stay down, they have to be knocked off approximately 20 times in total[[note]]the counter applies to both of them together, meaning one will despawn if the other gets knocked off enough[[/note]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=][[note]] Mr. Krabs appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Jimmy Neutron[[note]] Goddard appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Tommy and Angelica Pickles[[note]] One of Stu Pickles' inventions titled the Robo-Juicer appears as a non-playable boss opponent[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZIM'': ZIM[[note]] Dib and Gaz appear as non-playable boss opponents[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'': Otto and Reggie Rocket[[note]] Raimundo and Tito appear as non-playable boss opponents[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}}'': [=CatDog=][[note]] Serves as the host and [[BottomlessPitRescueService rescues players]] if they fall behind in the racing minigames[[/note]]

''Nickelodeon Party Blast'' is a 2002 party video game developed by Data Design Interactive that was released for PC, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} (a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 port was planned, but cancelled) Like most party games, it draws heavy influence from the ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' series and features various minigames.

* BirthdayEpisode: The final Pipe Challenge minigame takes place during [[WesternAnimation/Rugrats Tommy's birthday party]].