Nicktoons: Android Invasion

Nicktoons: Android Invasion
Alternative Name	Lightning Nicktoons/LNT (Codename) Nicktoons: Escape From Zim's Lair of Doom (Pre-release, v1.3) Nicktoons: Clone Invasion (Pre-release) Nicktoons Double Danger (Pre-release, November 27, 2007) Nicktoons: Invader Zim (Pre-release)
Release Date	June 29, 2008
Age Range	7-10 Years
Region	US
Game ID	500-93290-B
Developer	WayForward
Publisher	LeapFrog
Console	Didj Nintendo DS (Unreleased)

Nicktoons: Android Invasion is a Didj game developed by WayForward Technologies, and released in 2008.

Transcripts

• Intro Cutscene Transcript
• Cloning Machine Cutscene Transcripts
• Outro Cutscene Transcript

Credits

Role	Name(s)
?	Alex Potts (Producer, Content Development from 2007-2009)
Animation Lead	Ryan Hayes
?	Cameron McCaddon (Associate Producer, Game Designer from 2007-2008. Mentioned in LNT_UI_FuncSpec.doc)

Trivia

• During development, a few test builds for the Nintendo DS were made. It is unknown if this game was planned to ever get a release for DS systems.
• The box art used on WayForward's site is a pre-release design.
• Overall, the locations of the game would be generic like in Battle for Volcano Island, but decided to go with the world being "projected images of ZIM’s vision of how he will rule the world".
  • The original generic style is mentioned as early as May 21.
  • The earliest known use of the Invader Zim style being the main focus was on May 30 at 1:22pm, and was mentioned by Alex Potts.
• A piece of artwork from SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature From the Krusty Krab is used as an example for Round 4 - More Extreme ZIM treatment of the Background Style Exploration.
  • The specific file is named BellyTrouble_GooCavern.jpg.
  • Last known update to the background style was on July 20, at 3:06pm during Round 5 - Most Extreme ZIM treatment.
• Tak would have been a playable character, but was cut due to time restrictions.
• Originally there would have been 9 levels instead of the final's 5.
• One of the math mini-games was originally going to be of a 3D shape with numbers on it.
• Jones' Nicktoons Estimates which has the filename JonesEstimate8_21.doc has a few quotes for Star Wars. The quotes are as follows.
  • “All too easy” --Darth Vader From Sept 7 (LF Deadline – Gym)
  • “The probability of successfully meeting this deadline is 152,000 to 1” --C3-PO From Sept 28 (LF Deadline – Vertical Slice)
  • “Tough to see is the future, always changing” --Yoda From Oct. 30 (LF Deadline – Pre-Alpha)
• The game runs off of a in-house 2D engine from WayForward known as Southpark.

Gallery

Packaging

Pre-release box art

Gameplay

NickToons-AndroidInvasion-gameplay

Earliest title screen

Later early title screen

Development version of a Platform Junction Box (Rotating Circle Design) mini-game

External Links

• Hidden Palace September 14, 2007 Proto Article
  • Hidden Palace October 19, 2007 Proto Article
  • Hidden Palace November 5, 2007 Proto Article