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'''''SpongeBob Cartoon Creator''''' was a 2008-2013 Nick.com Flash game in which users could create animations starring ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' characters. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' worked in similar fashion to drag-and-drop animation platforms such as ''Vyond''/''GoAnimate''. The user would drop ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' characters onto a scene with 27 available backgrounds. The user could then record the characters moving around and doing things like dancing or waving. The available characters were SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Gary, Sandy, Squidward, and exceptionally Jack Kahuna Laguna from the episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One". There was also an option to create your own fish avatar for use in your movies. | |||
Movies could be saved and published on Nick.com for others to watch, | Movies could be saved and published on Nick.com for others to watch, in similar fashion to the level sharing in [[Nickelodeon Level Builder (lost Flash game; 2010s)|''Nickelodeon Game Builder'']]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
''SpongeBob Cartoon Creator'' was released on the English Nickelodeon website around December 2009,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091224131016/http://spongebob.nick.com/cartoon-creator First available archive of the open ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' page.] Archived 24 Dec '09.</ref> although the game was spotted in the Netherlands' version of the website as early as April 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080409202601/http://www.nickelodeon.nl/cartooncreator/creator/ First available archive of the Dutch ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' page.] Archived 09 Apr '08.</ref> The game remained available till January 2013, when the creator was replaced with a picture stating that the game was "off-line right now".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121029095819/http://spongebob.nick.com/cartoon-creator/ Last available archive of the open ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' page.] Archived 29 Oct '12.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130115192839/http://spongebob.nick.com/cartoon-creator/ First available archive of the closed ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' page.] Archived 15 Jan '13.</ref> The picture also urges the user to check out old movies that were made, as they could still be watched. Although the picture implied that the Cartoon Creator would be eventually back, the page remained this way until atleast July 2014.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140723131650/http://spongebob.nick.com/cartoon-creator Last available archive of the closed ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator'' page.] Archived 23 Jul '14.</ref> The page was eventually removed as Nick.com got re-branded. | |||
==Remake== | ==Remake== | ||
A remake of the SpongeBob Cartoon Creator was released in 2017 | A remake of the ''SpongeBob Cartoon Creator'' was released in 2017 alongside a ''The Loud House'' version of the game.<ref>[http://www.nick.co.uk/shows/spongebob-squarepants/games/spongebob-squarepants-cartoon-creator/895y0n The remake of the ''Spongebob Cartoon Creator''.] Retrieved 12 Aug '19.</ref> However, this version is considerably more limited and watered-down compared to the original. For one, instead of being actual animated movies, the cartoons are now simply 1/4/8 panel comic strips. The asset selection is simpler, and the speech bubbles are now pre-made, as opposed to being able to write your own. You cannot publish your cartoon online anymore, either. | ||
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|description1 =Promotional video for the Cartoon Creator remake. | |description1 =Promotional video for the Cartoon Creator remake. | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
After the shutdown, the main creator was still secretly available at [http://cartooncreator.nick.com/indexCreatorFB.html cartooncreator.nick.com/indexCreatorFB.html] | After the shutdown, the main creator was still secretly available at [http://cartooncreator.nick.com/indexCreatorFB.html cartooncreator.nick.com/indexCreatorFB.html], although this was eventually patched sometime during 2016. Archived versions of the Cartoon Creator page still have some functionality; the game loads up to the Fish Builder menu, where one could make their own avatars. It doesn't go far beyond that though; selecting "Load Your Avatar" locks up the game, and "New Avatar" leads to the gender selection menu, which doesn't appear to work, as selecting either male or female doesn't do anything. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Video|perrow =4 | {{{Video|perrow =4 | ||
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|description1 =A video showcasing the "secret" leftover version. | |description1 =A video showcasing the "secret" leftover version. | ||
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|description2 =Another video showcasing the "secret" leftover version. | |description2 =Another video showcasing the "secret" leftover version. | ||
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|description4 =Earliest known video using the Cartoon Creator. | |description4 =Earliest known video using the Cartoon Creator. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (unproduced unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)]] | |||
*[[Astrology with Squidward (found series of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Nickelodeon animated shorts; early 2000s)]] | |||
*[[LittleBigPlanet PSP (found German "SpongeBob SquarePants" commercial; 2009)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants (partially lost deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Ain't Life a Beach (partially found Nickelodeon press kit; 1999)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants and the Nicktoons Gravjet Racing (lost build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade racing game; 2009)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Happiness Squared (lost video game based on SpongeBob SquarePants; late 2000s)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "Sailor Mouth" (lost uncensored version of animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2001)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Krusty Krab 3D (found computer game; 2002)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments; 2001)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "SpaceBob InvaderPants/Krabs' Army" (unfinished episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2015)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (found Xbox Live Arcade game; 2007)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob SquarePants "War Blowers" (found full version of animated series music; 1999)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square (found Nick Arcade party game; 2009)]] | |||
*[[SpongeBob Town (lost build of cancelled massively multiplayer online game based on Nickelodeon animated TV series; 2012)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 05:20, 26 January 2024
SpongeBob Cartoon Creator was a 2008-2013 Nick.com Flash game in which users could create animations starring SpongeBob SquarePants characters.
Gameplay
Spongebob Cartoon Creator worked in similar fashion to drag-and-drop animation platforms such as Vyond/GoAnimate. The user would drop SpongeBob SquarePants characters onto a scene with 27 available backgrounds. The user could then record the characters moving around and doing things like dancing or waving. The available characters were SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Gary, Sandy, Squidward, and exceptionally Jack Kahuna Laguna from the episode "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One". There was also an option to create your own fish avatar for use in your movies.
Movies could be saved and published on Nick.com for others to watch, in similar fashion to the level sharing in Nickelodeon Game Builder.
History
SpongeBob Cartoon Creator was released on the English Nickelodeon website around December 2009,[1] although the game was spotted in the Netherlands' version of the website as early as April 2008.[2] The game remained available till January 2013, when the creator was replaced with a picture stating that the game was "off-line right now".[3][4] The picture also urges the user to check out old movies that were made, as they could still be watched. Although the picture implied that the Cartoon Creator would be eventually back, the page remained this way until atleast July 2014.[5] The page was eventually removed as Nick.com got re-branded.
Remake
A remake of the SpongeBob Cartoon Creator was released in 2017 alongside a The Loud House version of the game.[6] However, this version is considerably more limited and watered-down compared to the original. For one, instead of being actual animated movies, the cartoons are now simply 1/4/8 panel comic strips. The asset selection is simpler, and the speech bubbles are now pre-made, as opposed to being able to write your own. You cannot publish your cartoon online anymore, either.
Availability
After the shutdown, the main creator was still secretly available at cartooncreator.nick.com/indexCreatorFB.html, although this was eventually patched sometime during 2016. Archived versions of the Cartoon Creator page still have some functionality; the game loads up to the Fish Builder menu, where one could make their own avatars. It doesn't go far beyond that though; selecting "Load Your Avatar" locks up the game, and "New Avatar" leads to the gender selection menu, which doesn't appear to work, as selecting either male or female doesn't do anything.
Gallery
{
See Also
- A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (unproduced unauthorized direct-to-DVD mockumentary film; 2011)
- Astrology with Squidward (found series of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Nickelodeon animated shorts; early 2000s)
- LittleBigPlanet PSP (found German "SpongeBob SquarePants" commercial; 2009)
- SpongeBob: Re-Hydrated (partially lost "SpongeBob SquarePants" animated short; 2003)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (partially lost deleted scenes of Nickelodeon animated series; 1999-present)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Ain't Life a Beach (partially found Nickelodeon press kit; 1999)
- SpongeBob SquarePants and the Nicktoons Gravjet Racing (lost build of cancelled Xbox Live Arcade racing game; 2009)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Happiness Squared (lost video game based on SpongeBob SquarePants; late 2000s)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Sailor Mouth" (lost uncensored version of animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Krusty Krab 3D (found computer game; 2002)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "Shanghaied/You Wish" (lost English audio from alternate "Patchy the Pirate" segments; 2001)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "SpaceBob InvaderPants/Krabs' Army" (unfinished episodes of Nickelodeon animated series; 2015)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (found Xbox Live Arcade game; 2007)
- SpongeBob SquarePants "War Blowers" (found full version of animated series music; 1999)
- SpongeBob's Truth or Square (found Nick Arcade party game; 2009)
- SpongeBob Town (lost build of cancelled massively multiplayer online game based on Nickelodeon animated TV series; 2012)
References
- ↑ First available archive of the open Spongebob Cartoon Creator page. Archived 24 Dec '09.
- ↑ First available archive of the Dutch Spongebob Cartoon Creator page. Archived 09 Apr '08.
- ↑ Last available archive of the open Spongebob Cartoon Creator page. Archived 29 Oct '12.
- ↑ First available archive of the closed Spongebob Cartoon Creator page. Archived 15 Jan '13.
- ↑ Last available archive of the closed Spongebob Cartoon Creator page. Archived 23 Jul '14.
- ↑ The remake of the Spongebob Cartoon Creator. Retrieved 12 Aug '19.