subdirectory_arrow_right Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Game)
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 has been noted as having almost zero similarities to the game it is a sequel to from a gameplay perspective. Gameplay and moveset designer and community manager Thaddeus Crews would address this disparity in a short Twitter thread shortly after the sequel's launch by reassuring fans who prefer the first NASB that the sequel was not intended as a replacement for the first game:
"You know the best part about NASB1 being/feeling so different from NASB2? They're not mutually exclusive!
The first game isn't suddenly rendered irrelevant by the sequel coming out; it's entirely possible to run/enter events for the core gameplay that remains entirely its own
I've seen plenty of people that prefer the first game's gameplay, and more power to them! I'm happy that they've found something they can latch onto and enjoy; surrounding circumstances be damned"
The first game isn't suddenly rendered irrelevant by the sequel coming out; it's entirely possible to run/enter events for the core gameplay that remains entirely its own
I've seen plenty of people that prefer the first game's gameplay, and more power to them! I'm happy that they've found something they can latch onto and enjoy; surrounding circumstances be damned"
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has an unconventional design mentality that contributed to the game's divisive reception. This was the result of the development team having very little time and resources to brainstorm due to tight deadlines, and the core gameplay implementer on the team early in development not wanting to retread their prior work on Slap City (a more conventional platform fighting game closer to the design mentality of Super Smash Bros. Melee). Community manager and game designer Thaddeus Crews noted that the absence of moves such as forward tilts, side specials, and back airs restricted what could be done with designing movesets. While he was initially upset by this, he came to accept the game's nature as it developed a small loyal fanbase, some of whom continued making unofficial patches for the game that Crews endorsed as the team was no longer allowed to continue updating the game in early 2023.
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When the email from Nickelodeon proposing a Nicktoons platform fighter was first sent to Ludosity, the company's CEO Joel Nyström initially dismissed it as spam mail.
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Originally, Reptar was going to spit cereal from his mouth, but Nickelodeon insisted that he shoot fire instead.
Time stamp: 00:33:49
https://www.twitch.tv/xbox/video/1169182887
https://www.twitch.tv/xbox/video/1169182887
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• April O'Neil, Ren & Stimpy, CatDog, Aang, Korra were revealed on a silhouetted box art provided to retailers and revealed on announcement day. April's silhouette was vague enough that some people mistook her other characters, such as Carly from iCarly and the live action version of Dora the Explorer from the film Dora & the Lost City of Gold, but most fans deduced that is was April ahead of the reveal.
• Ren & Stimpy's inclusion was further proven by the discovery of an ESRB rating for the game, mentioning moves known as "Log Toss" (referencing a fictional toy from their show) and "First Fart" (referencing an episode of their show).
• A model lineup featuring Garfield was discovered from an unknown source before launch, it was confirmed to be real following the official reveal of Ren & Stimpy, whose models lined up with those featured in the leak.
• Toph was leaked by a rogue developer along with the stage line-up and scribbled out images of Garfield and Shredder. Garfield was not identified, but some players did manage to identify Shredder.
• Garfield and Shredder, who were intended for base game but had to be delayed as free DLC, were found inside the game's code through datamining immediately after launch.
Silhouettes:
https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/korra-catdog-and-more-potentially-revealed-on-early-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-box-art
Toph:
https://gamerant.com/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-leak-toph-avatar/
Ren & Stimpy ESRB:
https://www.esrb.org/ratings/37984/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/
Shredder and Garfield:
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15285/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-datamine-garfield-shredder-dlc
Garfield model:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AllStarBrawl/comments/pdhssk/why_the_garfield_leak_might_actually_be_real/
https://dotesports.com/fgc/news/korra-catdog-and-more-potentially-revealed-on-early-nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-box-art
Toph:
https://gamerant.com/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-leak-toph-avatar/
Ren & Stimpy ESRB:
https://www.esrb.org/ratings/37984/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl/
Shredder and Garfield:
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/15285/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-datamine-garfield-shredder-dlc
Garfield model:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AllStarBrawl/comments/pdhssk/why_the_garfield_leak_might_actually_be_real/
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In Jenny's showcase, her neutral air light attack is referred to as a "lingair". This is a reference to a tweet made by developer Thaddeus Crews prior to her reveal, where he questioned the appropriateness of the "sex kick", a competitive fighting game term originating from the Super Smash Bros. series for an aerial attack that stays out for an elongated period and slowly becomes less powerful, and suggested "lingering air" as a sanitized alternative.
Jenny Showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WM3AoVxDFw?t=64
Lingering air tweet:
https://twitter.com/Repiteo/status/1512259022346412032
Confirmation of tweet's connection:
https://twitter.com/Repiteo/status/1525204198727593984
Sex kick SSBWiki page:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sex_kick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WM3AoVxDFw?t=64
Lingering air tweet:
https://twitter.com/Repiteo/status/1512259022346412032
Confirmation of tweet's connection:
https://twitter.com/Repiteo/status/1525204198727593984
Sex kick SSBWiki page:
https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sex_kick
subdirectory_arrow_right Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Game)
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When it was announced that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's paid DLC characters were due to be revealed, it was with a tweet reading "Back to the lab again". Some theorized this was a tease for either Jimmy Neutron or Jenny Wakeman, both highly-requested characters with a technology theme. However, this seems to actually be a reference to a livestream by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate YouTuber GimR from two days earlier. GimR advertised the livestream for days prior, promising a new technique that would change the game's competitive scene, only to fail to actually start the stream due to technical issues. During the time he was live, he played a looping intermission animation depicting him as Dexter from the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory and playing the song "Back to the Lab" by Prince Paul and Wordsworth for over an hour. This mistake would become a meme within the Super Smash Bros. community for a short while afterwards. Ultimately, Jenny, Rocko and Hugh Neutron, the latter two not being related to technology, were revealed, and GimR would separately reveal the promised new technique, the "Slingshot", two days after the failed livestream.
The tweet:
https://twitter.com/NickBrawlGame/status/1522599567966892032
The stream being referenced:
https://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gimr-tech
https://twitter.com/NickBrawlGame/status/1522599567966892032
The stream being referenced:
https://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gimr-tech
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Aang and Korra reveal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weJ-PbTFJNA?t=3874
Unreleased Korra reveal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Bslm0zB7M
NASB1 official playlist with all promo videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt8MANWd195gsSIWZkKG_XxzczuMtgxYm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weJ-PbTFJNA?t=3874
Unreleased Korra reveal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Bslm0zB7M
NASB1 official playlist with all promo videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt8MANWd195gsSIWZkKG_XxzczuMtgxYm
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Although Nickelodeon interfered signficiantly with the development of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, moveset and gameplay designer Thaddeus Crews has stated that he was surprised and grateful for the amount of creative control the game's teams were given:
"I'm just happy we had as much freedom as we did, because people can look at the game and very much see what feels like restrictions and make very, very valid criticisms based on that, which can be difficult from a developer view to not comment on, but it is at the same time, not entirely, wholly restrictive, the fact that movesets were able to be constructed by development team, and still would have to be approved through due process, but at its origin, were on our end, and then implemented by us - that is rewarding, that is more rewarding overall to work with these than it feels like pressure."
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According to voice director Douglas Carrigan, of the characters whose voices had to be recast for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Oblina was one of the hardest to find a replacement voice for after the death of her voice actress Christina Cavanaugh in 2014:
"If you really break down what Christina [Cavanaugh] did with that character originally, it’s so nuanced. She has such an interesting, bizarre range. That’s one of those characters that lives in an actor. [Soundalike] Alex Cazare did a really phenomenal job. She worked through the entire session to really make sure she did the character justice."
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ViacomCBS logo:
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Unused_Graphics
NASB credits:
https://youtu.be/Co3zlixup2o
NASB opening:
https://youtu.be/rteAJKWS_04
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Unused_Graphics
NASB credits:
https://youtu.be/Co3zlixup2o
NASB opening:
https://youtu.be/rteAJKWS_04
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In the files of the game, there is content implying two other potential appearances for the Krusty Krab Blimp: a texture for the Kids' Choice Awards blimp, and voice lines from the announcer referencing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' blimp, which is used in April's up special, as an item.
Items, wrench set's use is mentioned in replies:
https://twitter.com/diegotzee/status/1534679049007767553
Turtle and KCAs Blimp:
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl
https://twitter.com/diegotzee/status/1534679049007767553
Turtle and KCAs Blimp:
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl
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Models:
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl#Unused_Models
More info on Dangerous Pumpkin
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Unused_Graphics
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl#Unused_Models
More info on Dangerous Pumpkin
https://tcrf.net/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Unused_Graphics
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•Jenny Wakeman and Rocko, who would appear in the DLC.
•Jimmy Neutron and Raphael, who would appear in the sequel.
•Casey Jones, Krumm, and Angelica Pickles, who have not appeared in a NASB game.
•Wanda from The Fairly OddParents and Reggie from Rocket Power, two shows that have never been in a NASB game.
•Stimpy as a solo character instead of a team with Ren.
Interestingly, despite predating the game's development, it features 80s designs for Rapheal and Casey Jones despite the eventual developers of the game saying that Nickelodeon wanted the 2010s Turtle designs.
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