Nickelodeon Super Brawl

Nickelodeon Super Brawl, or simply Nickelodeon Brawl, is a series of crossover fighting video games, featuring characters from various Nickelodeon animated television series. According to the team at Nick Games, the series follows the play style of "popular fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros., Street Fighter, and Tekken, but with a comical twist."[1]

Nickelodeon Super Brawl
A logo from the 2014 update of Super Brawl 3, featuring some of the playable characters
Genre(s)Fighting
Developer(s)
  • MP Game Studio (Super Brawl 1-2)
  • Workinman (Super Brawl 3-4, World)
  • Playsoft (Super Brawl Universe)
  • Ludosity (All-Star Brawl)
  • Fair Play Labs (All-Star Brawl and All-Star Brawl 2)
Publisher(s)
  • Nick.com (1-4, World)
  • Playsoft (Super Brawl Universe)
  • GameMill Entertainment (All-Star Brawl and All-Star Brawl 2)
Platform(s)
First releaseJingle Brawl
December 26, 2009
Latest releaseNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
November 7, 2023

The first five Super Brawl games were browser games available on Nickelodeon's website.[2] After Nickelodeon removed its online games in 2018, the sixth game was instead released as a mobile app.[3] A console game follow-up to Super Brawl, called Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, was released in 2021.[4][5] and a sequel, called Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, was released in 2023.[6]

In the original series of browser games, the most-played title was Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil, which garnered 40-45 million plays on Nick.com.[7] Super Brawl 3 also won a Webby Award for Best Web Game in 2014.[8]

Games

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  • Jingle Brawl (later rebranded as Super Brawl) is the first game in the series, released on Nick.com on December 26, 2009[9] with a Christmas theme. The game was also updated with other seasonal themes, named Super Brawl Summer and Super Fall Brawl.
  • Super Brawl 2 was released in December 2010.[10] This game added a tag-team mode where two characters fight two others.
  • Super Brawl 3: Good vs. Evil was released on March 24, 2013.[11] It became one of the most-played games on Nick.com, with over 40 million sessions as of 2015.[7] This game pits Nickelodeon heroes against villains and introduces "fans" (human helpers dressed like Nickelodeon characters who assist the player).
    • An April Fools' version called Super Brawl 3: Just Got Real was added in 2014, featuring photorealistic versions of a few characters.
  • Super Brawl 4 (stylized as SUPER HERO BR4WL) was released in July 2015 and features superhero characters, including the franchise's first character from a live-action sitcom (Henry Hart from Henry Danger). A Halloween-themed update was added in October, called Scary Brawl.
  • Super Brawl World was released in January 2017.[12] It is the final online entry in the series.
  • Super Brawl Universe was released as a mobile app in March 2019.[3] Published by the Polish studio Playsoft, this game introduced the concept of color-coded classes, used to determine which character has advantage in a battle.[13]
  • All-Star Brawl was released as a console game in October 2021.[4]
  • All-Star Brawl 2 was released as a console game in November 2023.[6]

Characters

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Characters appearing in the Super Brawl series.
Character Jingle Brawl Super Brawl Super Brawl Summer Super Fall Brawl Super Brawl 2 Super Brawl 3: Good vs Evil Super Hero Brawl 4 Super Brawl World Super Brawl Universe Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Classic Spongebob Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No As a Brawl Call No No No
Fanboy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Otis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Timmy Turner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Rico Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
King Julien Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Aang Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Danny Phantom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No As a Brawl Call Yes Yes Yes
Dr. Blowhole No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Bessie Higgenbottom No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
Patrick Star No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sheen Estevez No No No Removed Yes No No No No No No
Spongebob Squarepants As Classic Spongebob As Classic Spongebob As Classic Spongebob As Classic Spongebob Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sheldon J. Plankton No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes
Kitty Katswell No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Chum-Chum Accompaining Fanboy Accompaining Fanboy Accompaining Fanboy Accompaining Fanboy Yes No No No No No No
Monkey No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Skipper Background cameo in Penguin Lair stage Background cameo in Penguin Lair stage Background cameo in Penguin Lair stage Background cameo in Penguin Lair stage Yes No No No No No No
Sandy Cheeks Background cameo in Krusty Krab stage Background cameo in Krusty Krab stage Background cameo in Krusty Krab stage Background cameo in Krusty Krab stage Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Jimmy Neutron No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes
Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason No No Background cameo in Playground stage Background cameo in Playground stage Yes No No No No No Yes
Dudley Puppy No No No No Yes No No No No No No
Abrasive Spongebob No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No
Leonardo No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Donatello No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Raphael No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Michelangelo No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Shredder No No No No No Yes No No No Yes As a boss
Denzel Crocker No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Bloom No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Korra No No No No No Yes Yes As a Brawl Call Yes Yes Yes
Amon No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Po Ping No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Master Junjie No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Gold Ranger No No No No No Removed No No No No No
Xandred No No No No No Removed No No No No No
Sanjay & Craig No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No
Leslie Noodman No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Remington Tufflips No No No No No Yes Cameo in the epilogue and ending, as well as Sanjay & Craig's disguise and a statue in the Hall of Heroes stage. No No No No
Tahno No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Rabbids No No No No No Yes No As a Brawl Call No No No
B.O.B. No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Squeep No No No No No Yes No No No No No
Breadwinners No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No
Red Ranger No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
Pink Ranger No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
Banana No No No No No No Yes No No No No
Goat No No No No No No Yes No No No No
Harvey Beaks No No No No No No Yes No No No No
Henry Hart / Kid Danger No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Sky Whale No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No
Tiger Claw No No No No No No As a boss No No No No
Lincoln Loud No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luan Loud No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Kyle McBride No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No
Phoebe Thunderman No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Alvin No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Zim No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Olly No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Bunsen No No No No No No No Yes No No No
Squidward Tentacles Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage No No No No Yes No Yes
GIR No No No No No No No As part of Zim's moveset Yes As part of Zim's moveset As part of Zim's moveset
Jenny Wakeman No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
CatDog No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No
Tommy Pickles No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Angelica Pickles No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Reptar No No No No No No Cameo in the Dino Jungle stage No Yes Yes Yes
Purple Reptar No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Arnold No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Helga G. Pataki No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No
Rocko Rama No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Heffer Wolfe No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Luna Loud No No No No No No No No Yes No No
Lucy Loud No No No No No No No As a Brawl Call No Yes Yes
Toph Beifong No No No No No No No No No Yes No
Ren & Stimpy No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes
Powdered Toast Man No No No No No No No No No Yes No
April O'Neil No No No No No No No As a Brawl Call No Yes Yes
Oblina No No No No No No No No No Yes No
Nigel Thornberry No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes
Garfield No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes
Hugh Neutron No No No No No No No No No Yes No
Azula No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Ember McLain No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Gerald Johanssen No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Grandma Gerthie No No No No No No No No No No Yes
El Tigre No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Angry Beavers No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Mr. Krabs Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage Cameo in the Krusty Krab stage No No No No No No Yes
Zuko No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Rocksteady No No No No No No No No No No Yes
Iroh No No No No No No No No No No Yes

References

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  1. ^ "Super Brawl World – Game Design and Development". Workinman Interactive. 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ Leatherland, Noah (July 19, 2021). "What Do We Know About Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl?". Comic Book Resources. Released between 2009 and 2014, these simple web games were well-received enough to warrant five releases
  3. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (March 18, 2019). "Nickelodeon's 'Super Brawl Universe' Enters the Mobile Ring". Animation Magazine.
  4. ^ a b Stanton, Rich (July 14, 2021). "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl may be the Smash Bros. killer". PC Gamer. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, interestingly enough, isn't a new thing, but the latest in a series of Nickelodeon 'Super Brawl' games that began on the company's website over a decade ago
  5. ^ "Listing For Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Appears Online". TheGamer. July 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Foster, George (July 27, 2023). "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Revealed, Adds Jimmy And Squidward As Fighters". PC Gamer. The leaks were real - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is back.
  7. ^ a b Rickman, Lisa Maria (31 July 2015). "His business is fun and games". Rochester Business Journal.
  8. ^ "Webby Awards - Super Brawl 3 - Honoree, Websites and Mobile Sites 2014". Webby Awards.
  9. ^ "Nick.com homepage news (The Latest)". Archived from the original on 2009-12-28.
  10. ^ "Nick.com - Super Brawl 2". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25.
  11. ^ "Nick.com - Super Brawl 3". Archived from the original on 2013-03-25.
  12. ^ "Super Brawl World launches worldwide". Workinman Interactive. January 2017.
  13. ^ Jones, Elton (December 6, 2020). "5 Super Brawl Universe Tips & Tricks You Need to Know". Heavy.