Line #42 JustForFun/NicktoonsVsSega


1	In 1997, {{Creator/Sega}} and Creator/{{Viacom}} started a partnership which lasts to this very day with an [=AM2=]-developed ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' 2D fighing game called ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=]: Defenders of the Krabby Patty'', which turned out to be a massive success in arcades both in the Western world and in Japan!
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3	The next year, a sequel called ''Nicktoons Zany Heroes'' was released, also achieving great success like it's prequel.
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5	Later in 1998 in Japan (and in Spring 1999), the first true crossover game was released, ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=] vs. Sonic the Hedgehog'', and while it did decently in the Land of the rising Sun, the game was a blockbuster in the West, and the rest is history.
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7	These fighters are zany, hyperactive slugfests in the vein of the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games, but turned up to eleven, with the Sonic and later, Sega characters (as well as the anime guest stars) gaining new properties to their moves to fit in alongside the Nicktoons characters, such as one of Sonic's hypers showing him being surrounded by a bluish air shield looking sphere while running towards the opponent for example.
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9	As of ''Nicktoons vs. Sega:Illusory Revival'', there have been 6 main entries in this series, with the spiritual prequel being ''Ren and Stimpy:Stimpy's Invention'' on the Platform/SegaGenesis.
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11	The main entries are as follows:
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13	* ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=]:Defenders of the Krabby Patty''.
14	* ''Nicktoons Zany Heroes''.
15	* ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=] vs. Sonic the Hedgehog''.
16	* ''Nicktoons Heroes vs. Sonic the Hedgehog''.
17	* ''Nicktoons vs. Sega:Crash of Stupor Heroes''.
18	* ''Nicktoons vs. Sega 2:New Age of Animation''.
19	* ''Nicktoons vs. Sega 3:Intertwined Destinies''.
20	** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ultra Nicktoons vs Sega 3]]''.
21	* ''Nicktoons vs. Sega:Illusory Revival''.
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23	!! This game series contains examples of the following:
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25	* AllOfThem:Every playable character from any game in the series is playable once again in ''Illusory Revival'', excluding certain main bosses from previous games.
26	* TheAnimeOfTheGame:More like the Anime/Cartoon hybrid of the game in the case of ''Nicktoons vs. Sega:The Animation'', an anime/Nicktoon adaptaton of ''Illusory Revival'', made by Nickelodeon and Creator/ToeiAnimation with the English dub done by {{Creator/Funimation}} no less! In addition, the original Japanese dub was done by {{Creator/Bushiroad}}.
27	* ArtEvolution:Despite going back to sprites, the sprite animations have been drastically improved in ''Illusory Revival'' in addition to more lively backgrounds ala ''VideoGame/SonicMania'', a major step up from the previous 2D games, almost as if it was a CPS3 game...
28	* BigBad:
29	** Plankton in ''Defenders of the Krabby Patty''.
30	** [[WesternAnimation/CatDog Rancid Rabbit]] in ''Zany Heroes''.
31	** [[BrainwashedAndCrazy King Neptune]] in ''SBSP vs. StH'' and ''NH vs. StH''.
32	** Plankton-Krabs in ''Crash of Stupor Heroes''.
33	** [[OriginalGeneration Wormwood]] in ''New Age of Animation''.
34	** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim The Almighty Tallest]] in ''Intertwined Destinies/Ultra 3'']].
35	** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Denzel Crocker]] and [[VideoGame/SonicForces Infinite the Jackal]] in ''Illusory Revival'']].
36	* BigDamnHeroes:[[spoiler:Rina Tennoji and [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Lincoln Loud]] both land the final blow in the Infinite Crocker fight at the end of the ''Illusory Revival'' story mode]].
37	* DarkerAndEdgier:The story mode in ''Illusory Revival'', ''End of the Age''. While the story presented there is still quite lighthearted and funny, [[spoiler:the portion surrounding the final boss is unnerving with Mr. Crocker showing off his most sadistic side right before him and Infinite merge using the Phantom Ruby, not to mention the sacrifice Ren, Stimpy and Powdered Toast Man perform in order to finally defeat Infinite Crocker for good.]] The rest of the game averts this however.
38	* DubNameChange:
39	** In the Japanese version, [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Peaches]] is called Lucifer among other examples.
40	** Rachel Bighead's first name is changed to Rika in the Japanese version of ''Illusory Revival''.
41	* GuestFighter:
42	** In ''Illusory Revival'', [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Neptune]], [[Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls Buttercup]] and last but certainly not least, [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros Donald Duck, José Carioca and Panchito motherfucking Pistoles]]!
43	* GunsAkimbo:It just wouldn't be Panchito without this trope!
44	* HeroicSacrifice:[[spoiler:The playable ''Ren and Stimpy'' characters perform this to defeat Infinite Crocker once and for all in the story mode in ''Illusory Revival''.]]
45	* MadScientist:Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, just like in his home series.
46	* MeaningfulName:Considering the powers of the Phamtom Ruby, the title of ''Illusory Revival'' comes off as this.
47	* OriginalGeneration:''New Age of Animation'' has the following examples:
48	** Luna Moonlight, an anime styled MagicalGirl representing {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} who is the "main character" (alongside Stanley S. [=SquarePants=]) of said game who also acts as a meditator for the Nicktoons, Sega and anime characters.
49	** Wormwood, a cartoonish sentient slime creature representing Sega whose noxious gases are causing the world's climate to go haywire.
50	* PowerCreepPowerSeep:A possible reason that the normal characters with no powers or fighting ability can last against and even defeat the likes of the ''Sonic'' characters, [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy Powdered Toast Man]], The Crimson Chin, the [[EvilCounterpart Nega-Chin]] and the other superpowered characters.
51	* PrecisionFStrike:Not in any of the games, even in the Japanese versions, but ''The Animation'' certainly has some examples of "Damn" and "Hell" being used in certain scenes, and the Japanese dub was able to get away with a couple of the characters dropping "F" bombs!
52	* {{Retraux}}:Since it goes back to using sprites, [[Platform/{{Dreamcast}} 64 bit style sprites]] to be exact, ''Illusory Revival'' plays this straight.
53	* ShoutOut:
54	** On the title screen of ''Defenders of the Krabby Patty'', [=SpongeBob=] imitates Sonic's animation and pose on the title screen of the original ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1991 Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' game though [=SpongeBob=] waves hello at the player instead of wagging his finger.
55	** In Eggman's ending in ''[=SpongeBob SquarePants=] vs. Sonic the Hedgehog'', he calls Plankton a "Protozoan [[Series/SanfordAndSon Dummy]]".
56	** One of Ren's win quotes in most games he appears in:
57	--> '''Ren''':[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar You are already dead!]]
58	** A sound effect Freya Jerbarn makes in the Japanese version of ''Illusory Revival'' when performing her Sen no Mahōtsukai hyper (Which is replaced with a more generic sounding grunt in the Western versions of the game.):
59	--> '''Freya''':[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure OraOraOraOraOraOraOraOra]]!
60	* SNKBoss:''DotKP''!Plankton by far!
61	* TheBusCameBack:Every Nicktoons, Sega and guest character who has ever been playable in a ''Nicktoons vs. Sega'' game is present and accounted for in ''Illusory Revival'', including secret characters from previous games! [[AvertedTrope Sadly, the main bosses excluding Plankton, Rancid Rabbit and Mr. Crocker aren't in said game]].
62	* ZettaiRyouiki: Luna Moonlight in ''New Age of Animation'' and joining Luna in ''Illusory Revival'', [[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival Rina Tennoji]].

Context JustForFun / NicktoonsVsSega