Play Game Boy Advance Video : Nicktoons Collection : Volume 2 Online

Nicktoons Collection: Volume 2 came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2005, published by THQ. This was a time when having a full cartoon episode play on a handheld felt like a small marvel, even if the screen was tiny and the audio compressed. It was part of that wave of GBA Video cartridges, a format that tried to bring TV shows on the go before smartphones made it simple.

You don't control a character; you navigate through menus to select episodes from shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, and Jimmy Neutron. The main objective is simply to watch, using the D-pad to play, pause, or skip to specific scenes. The signature mechanics are the chapter selection, which lets you jump around an episode, and the ability to save your place if you have to stop. The pacing is that of the original cartoons, so the difficulty is nonexistent; it's purely about portable viewing. It feels like carrying a little pocket television that only gets a few specific channels.