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Nicktoons Unite! (PlayStation 2, GameCube)

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This page details pre-release information and/or media for Nicktoons Unite! (PlayStation 2, GameCube).

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  • Add beta footage seen in the trailer.
  • LOTS of early concept art is seen in a video in by Daniel Garcia, who worked on the game as an artist such as:
    • Early character models seen in the trailer.
    • Carl Wheezer (for only a few frames due to scrolling, very easy to miss)
    • Assets for the cut levels of Retroville and Casper High.
    • Art of enemies entirely absent from the final game.

Concept Art#

Inside the PlayStation 2 version of the game there is a hidden menu that can be accessed by owning 2 of 3 cross play compatible games. Notably, a lot of the concept art showcases ideas mentioned within the game that are never actually shown.

An early mech design for Plankton
An early mech design for Plankton
A SpongeBob style level section with lots of things that don't make sense, like cows, pigs, a giant squid, Jellyfish that don't resemble what is seen in SpongeBob, and a key object.
A SpongeBob style level section with lots of things that don't make sense, like cows, pigs, a giant squid, Jellyfish that don't resemble what is seen in SpongeBob, and a key object.
Likely a level based on Retroville
Likely a level based on Retroville
The exterior of a cut Casper High level
The exterior of a cut Casper High level
Vlad's castle built on Amity High. In game, Casper High can be seen WITHOUT Vlad's Castle on top of it in the background of Haunted Amity Park, which contradicts what Vlad says in the opening cutscene for Ghost Zone Prison
Vlad's castle built on Amity High. In game, Casper High can be seen WITHOUT Vlad's Castle on top of it in the background of Haunted Amity Park, which contradicts what Vlad says in the opening cutscene for Ghost Zone Prison
Fish NPCs for the first Bikini Bottom level. Only the one on the far left was used, and the opening cutscene uses different fish
Fish NPCs for the first Bikini Bottom level. Only the one on the far left was used, and the opening cutscene uses different fish
The SpongeBob clam with a red color scheme, not matching what is seen in the show. Scallops in the season 1 episodes Jellyfish Jam and Valentines Day are red, but the inside of their mouth is purple
The SpongeBob clam with a red color scheme, not matching what is seen in the show. Scallops in the season 1 episodes Jellyfish Jam and Valentines Day are red, but the inside of their mouth is purple
The Jellyfish harvester with a fish driving it. The generic goblin style enemy is in its place in the game
The Jellyfish harvester with a fish driving it. The generic goblin style enemy is in its place in the game
Calamitous with an animal-styled mech, likely intended for a solo boss fight when Retroville had its own level set
Calamitous with an animal-styled mech, likely intended for a solo boss fight when Retroville had its own level set
Full view of the Chum Bucket
Full view of the Chum Bucket
Two types of fairies (likely enemies) and Crocker without a mech suit
Two types of fairies (likely enemies) and Crocker without a mech suit
Multiple Fairy NPC concepts. None of them resemble the one used in the game
Multiple Fairy NPC concepts. None of them resemble the one used in the game
Two unused ghost concepts
Two unused ghost concepts
A bulky Amity Park NPC that wasn't used
A bulky Amity Park NPC that wasn't used
A meat enemy based on the Danny Phantom episode "Mystery Meat"
A meat enemy based on the Danny Phantom episode "Mystery Meat"
A quadruped animal ghost
A quadruped animal ghost
Timmy with a different Wanda pack and Cosmo as a radar
Timmy with a different Wanda pack and Cosmo as a radar
Timmy with Wanda as a headband + eye view lens and a different Cosmo gun. The gun itself matches what Timmy is seen with on the box art but it was colored red with Cosmo's face absent
Timmy with Wanda as a headband + eye view lens and a different Cosmo gun. The gun itself matches what Timmy is seen with on the box art but it was colored red with Cosmo's face absent

Early Screenshots#

Ghost Prison#

  • The HUD is different.
  • The pickups are different.
  • Jimmy Neutron's model appears to more closely resemble his design from the film instead of the TV show.
  • Timmy is holding the poofer pen from the first Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (called a Toy Zapper) instead of a Cosmo-shaped gun.
  • SpongeBob is holding a big brown bubble wand.

Retroville#

  • An image of Retroville. In the final game, this same level is a monochrome hologram.

Scrapped Xbox Release#

Alongside the PlayStation 2 and GameCube releases, an Xbox release was planned but for unknown reasons cancelled. This is evident on the IGN page, which still lists it to this day.