The game is fully working. It’s the cartridge / disc only.
In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, there’s trouble bubbling up in Bikini Bottom, King Neptune’s crown is missing, and Mr. Krabs has been accused of stealing it! Together with his best pal Patrick, SpongeBob sets out to treacherous Shell City to reclaim Neptune’s crown and save Mr. Krabs, in a spectacular adventure filled with over-the-top, under-the-sea action and non-stop laughs! Play as SpongeBob or Patrick as they interact with characters from the movie, earn “manliness” points to gain power-ups, and explore vast environments in the “Patty Wagon.”
Product Details
UPC: 785138380346
Condition: Used
Genre: Action & Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Region: NTSC (N. America)
ESRB: Everyone
SKU: GC_SPONGEBOB_SQUAREPANTS_THE_MOVIE
This game is fully clean, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs. This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 video game base on the live-action/animated film of the same name (in turn base on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants) and publish by THQ and Nick Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance platforms. The PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube versions were develop by Heavy Iron Studios. The Game Boy Advance version was develop by WayForward Technologies. Most of the film’s cast reprise their roles.
According to Metacritic, the game receive mix to positive reviews. The game ship 2 million units.
Gameplay (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
Console versions
There are 18 levels in the game that loosely follow the storyline of the film. The player controls SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, both of whom have their own unique set of abilities. Each level contains a main objective and side tasks. Four levels involve a boss enemy that the player must defeat to progress to the next level. Boss enemies include the giant frogfish from the film, Dennis (who is fought twice), and King Neptune.
Each main level and side task will give the player a Goofy Goober Token once complete. And the player require these tokens to learn certain skills and proceed to the game. Although the player only needs to complete a level’s main component in order to unlock the next level. It is not possible to complete the game only doing the main levels (though the player does not need to do all of the side tasks).
There is also an upgrade system in the game. As the player collects “Manliness Points” (represent by glowing weights). They will learn new moves for SpongeBob and Patrick which are require to complete the game. Once the player collects enough manliness points. They get an “Upgrade Point” which can improve a skill’s effect (or be use to increase the player’s Max Health from three to up to six units). Although very helpful in progressing and completing the game, upgrades are not mandatory to doing so.
Game Levels
The game does not use a life system; if the player dies, they are return to their last checkpoint. The game does not count deaths.
Platforming – The main levels of the game, the player, playing as SpongeBob or Patrick, has to navigate the level. Several skills such as combat, careful movement, and most notably. The use of SpongeBob and Patrick’s move-sets are require to progress. Each level has side tasks which offer a Goofy Goober Token, including;
Sonic Wave Guitar – The player has to use SpongeBob’s Sonic Guitar (his fifth and last move) to guide the wave throughout rings without missing one.
Spongeball – The player must guide SpongeBob, who forms a ball. Through a platforming area, similar to the Super Monkey Ball series.
Floating Block Challenge – The player must guide Patrick by jumping from block-to-block to reach the Goofy Goober Token before time runs out. Each block has different attributes.
Combat Arena Challenges – Playing as either SpongeBob or Patrick, with only a few health units throughout the level, the player must defeat waves of enemies.
Driving – Using the Patty Wagon, sometimes the player will need to drive through an area. All of the driving levels have three identical side tasks: a time challenge, a ring challenge, and a “Macho” (harder) time challenge.
Sliding – Using a small bathtub (a shell and King Neptune’s crown) which acts almost like a sled with its movement. The player must slide through the area. The side tasks are the same as in the driving sequences.
Bosses – There are a total of four boss battles in the game, none of which contain side tasks.
Goofy Goober Token
However, each completion of a challenge or its side task grants the player a Goofy Goober Token. In order to learn the moves require to advance in levels and the stories, SpongeBob and Patrick will have to complete these side missions (like the extra driving and minigame challenges) to get these tokens. Also SpongeBob and Patrick have a few moves, and when they get a sufficient number of points. They can upgrade a move or increase their max health. Their health units are measure in Krabby Patties; they each contain only three. But can be upgrade up to six over time. The moves will improve in effectiveness when upgrade.
Throughout the game are cutscenes that are either in-game animations or FMV sequences that resemble slideshows and feature stills from the movie.
PC version
The gameplay has features that are reminiscent of point-and-click adventure games. Similar to that in SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month and the PC version of SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!. But it mainly follows around SpongeBob and Patrick in a various number of locations. Also the game consists of 8 chapters that loosely follow the plot of the film, with additional story details being describe in cutscenes between chapters that feature narration over still pictures.
GBA version
Moreover, the GBA game is a 2D platformer split between 6 worlds to progress through, plus many bonus levels. And a boss at the end of each world. Unlike the console versions, there is a life system, and there is no save feature; instead, players are given a variety of level passwords as they progress through the game. Like the PC version, the story is told through still pictures. But this time with on-screen text.
...The game is fully working. It’s the cartridge / disc only.
In The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, there’s trouble bubbling up in Bikini Bottom, King Neptune’s crown is missing, and Mr. Krabs has been accused of stealing it! Together with his best pal Patrick, SpongeBob sets out to treacherous Shell City to reclaim Neptune’s crown and save Mr. Krabs, in a spectacular adventure filled with over-the-top, under-the-sea action and non-stop laughs! Play as SpongeBob or Patrick as they interact with characters from the movie, earn “manliness” points to gain power-ups, and explore vast environments in the “Patty Wagon.”
Product Details
UPC: 785138380346
Condition: Used
Genre: Action & Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Region: NTSC (N. America)
ESRB: Everyone
SKU: GC_SPONGEBOB_SQUAREPANTS_THE_MOVIE
This game is fully clean, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs. This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 video game base on the live-action/animated film of the same name (in turn base on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants) and publish by THQ and Nick Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance platforms. The PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube versions were develop by Heavy Iron Studios. The Game Boy Advance version was develop by WayForward Technologies. Most of the film’s cast reprise their roles.
According to Metacritic, the game receive mix to positive reviews. The game ship 2 million units.
Gameplay (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
Console versions
There are 18 levels in the game that loosely follow the storyline of the film. The player controls SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, both of whom have their own unique set of abilities. Each level contains a main objective and side tasks. Four levels involve a boss enemy that the player must defeat to progress to the next level. Boss enemies include the giant frogfish from the film, Dennis (who is fought twice), and King Neptune.
Each main level and side task will give the player a Goofy Goober Token once complete. And the player require these tokens to learn certain skills and proceed to the game. Although the player only needs to complete a level’s main component in order to unlock the next level. It is not possible to complete the game only doing the main levels (though the player does not need to do all of the side tasks).
There is also an upgrade system in the game. As the player collects “Manliness Points” (represent by glowing weights). They will learn new moves for SpongeBob and Patrick which are require to complete the game. Once the player collects enough manliness points. They get an “Upgrade Point” which can improve a skill’s effect (or be use to increase the player’s Max Health from three to up to six units). Although very helpful in progressing and completing the game, upgrades are not mandatory to doing so.
Game Levels
The game does not use a life system; if the player dies, they are return to their last checkpoint. The game does not count deaths.
Platforming – The main levels of the game, the player, playing as SpongeBob or Patrick, has to navigate the level. Several skills such as combat, careful movement, and most notably. The use of SpongeBob and Patrick’s move-sets are require to progress. Each level has side tasks which offer a Goofy Goober Token, including;
Sonic Wave Guitar – The player has to use SpongeBob’s Sonic Guitar (his fifth and last move) to guide the wave throughout rings without missing one.
Spongeball – The player must guide SpongeBob, who forms a ball. Through a platforming area, similar to the Super Monkey Ball series.
Floating Block Challenge – The player must guide Patrick by jumping from block-to-block to reach the Goofy Goober Token before time runs out. Each block has different attributes.
Combat Arena Challenges – Playing as either SpongeBob or Patrick, with only a few health units throughout the level, the player must defeat waves of enemies.
Driving – Using the Patty Wagon, sometimes the player will need to drive through an area. All of the driving levels have three identical side tasks: a time challenge, a ring challenge, and a “Macho” (harder) time challenge.
Sliding – Using a small bathtub (a shell and King Neptune’s crown) which acts almost like a sled with its movement. The player must slide through the area. The side tasks are the same as in the driving sequences.
Bosses – There are a total of four boss battles in the game, none of which contain side tasks.
Goofy Goober Token
However, each completion of a challenge or its side task grants the player a Goofy Goober Token. In order to learn the moves require to advance in levels and the stories, SpongeBob and Patrick will have to complete these side missions (like the extra driving and minigame challenges) to get these tokens. Also SpongeBob and Patrick have a few moves, and when they get a sufficient number of points. They can upgrade a move or increase their max health. Their health units are measure in Krabby Patties; they each contain only three. But can be upgrade up to six over time. The moves will improve in effectiveness when upgrade.
Throughout the game are cutscenes that are either in-game animations or FMV sequences that resemble slideshows and feature stills from the movie.
PC version
The gameplay has features that are reminiscent of point-and-click adventure games. Similar to that in SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month and the PC version of SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!. But it mainly follows around SpongeBob and Patrick in a various number of locations. Also the game consists of 8 chapters that loosely follow the plot of the film, with additional story details being describe in cutscenes between chapters that feature narration over still pictures.
GBA version
Moreover, the GBA game is a 2D platformer split between 6 worlds to progress through, plus many bonus levels. And a boss at the end of each world. Unlike the console versions, there is a life system, and there is no save feature; instead, players are given a variety of level passwords as they progress through the game. Like the PC version, the story is told through still pictures. But this time with on-screen text.
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The early half of last decade was a great time to be a fan of Spongebob Squarepants! The cartoon show was arguably at its best, as it featured plenty of fun-filled scenarios and jokes delivered by talented writing and creativity. It got so big that its supposed series finale in 2004 was a full-on theatrical movie featuring the jovial yellow sea creature! So what about the video game adaptation? Well, apparently, the project was left to none other than Heavy Iron Studios, who were behind the fan-acclaimed Battle for Bikini Bottom released the previous year.With all that in mind, The Spongebob Movie game features most of the same things that have made its predecessor shine among many other platformers of its time. The game runs on the same engine, Spongebob and Patrick run, jump, and perform nearly identical attacks, and the focus is on collecting tons of the same key item to progress (a la Super Mario 64’s Power Stars – In this case, Goofy Goober Tokens). Added to the mix are Floating Block challenges that give off a serious Mario Sunshine vibe, Spongeball challenges where Spongebob becomes a rollable ball like in Super Monkey Ball, Combat-orientated challenges where Spongebob fights off dozens of enemies, and most importantly, driving/steering stages. I’ll get to those in a moment.Despite being built around the storyline of the movie, the game’s level design still manages to be wildly grand and spectacular in size. I mean, seriously! I bet the developers put in those Sonic Wave Guitar challenges just to show off how big they are, because your sonic boom has to float around probably the entire place! And just as impressively, the levels still manage to be engaging and interesting in several ways even when traveling far into each. The art direction is just as imaginative; the ice cream place in “I’m Ready…Depression” is probably the factory that you wish came alive in reality, and I honestly didn’t think they could do a level set in Shell City, but they managed to do it (albeit a sliding level, but still), and it looks amazing.Can I just talk about the soundtrack for a second, too? Battle for Bikini Bottom’s OST is great in its own right, but I think they went all-out here! From a few atmospheric pieces to bouncy cartoon-like tunes to flippin’ rock music! This game has it all, and if the worlds haven’t already conveyed their liveliness enough, then the music finishes the job beyond well.Admittedly, I do have a few issues with the game; particularly in the driving/steering stages. They are fine by themselves, but since the game’s Goofy Goober Tokens come in to play for the overall structure, the developers applied this to these levels, and I wish they didn’t. I mean, considering this is a movie-based game, I’d rather just continue following the plot of the movie to begin with, but its implementation in these parts is worse; why do I have to replay them twice more to beat shorter times? Why are there ring challenges? The timings on these things are surprisingly strict, especially when you’re steering a tub! This isn’t a good thing when you have to make precise turns and head to places you wouldn’t expect to have to go! And for the love of god, please don’t lose, or else you must restart the entire mission over…Another thing I noticed is that the game gets pretty difficult later on. Like, VERY difficult. As in “probably die a hundred times” difficult. If the enemy placement didn’t annoy you that much in “Shell City, Dead Ahead”, then it totally will anyway in “Welcome to Planktopolis”. It’s not impossible, mind you, but I can’t say I was expecting to have my palms sweat from a game with Spongebob’s face on it!All things considered, even if there is some bad in the game in a few areas, it’s hard to deny the imagination and effort that went into making the game how it ended up being. You’d be hard-pressed to find a better licensed game than Spongebob’s offerings. I may prefer Battle for Bikini Bottom over The Spongebob Movie, but even if you own the former, I highly recommend the latter to you, anyway; this is a gem in the Gamecube library, like its predecessor.
4 people found this helpful
The story of the game is great. I loved the action.I dont think much of the graphics.This game is fun.The problem is once you have beat the game, and you play it again its not as fun as it was the first time.It takes a smart person to play this game.This game is easy to get bord of. It requires the ability to read and move your hands fast.
3 people found this helpful
once you get pretty far in this game it gets VERY DIFFICULT. I hope this review isn’t deceiving. If you enjoy Spongebob and have seen the movie, you will really like this game as I do, as hard as it tends to become. Perhaps it’s because getting near the end of the game is the toughest challenge. Then the levels will seem almost impossible to beat. You’ll see what I mean if you’re planning on getting this game. Anyway, it’s pretty good. You get the idea that it follows the exact same story, though. The game has realistic graphics and it could get involved if you let it. 4 and half stars overall.
11 people found this helpful
Great game
Would buy again
This might be a great game, but my son will never know. After taking forever to load, it won’t run on Win98. Gives the very descriptive error message “this program has performed an illegal operation and is closing”. The CD case says it will work with Win98, and two other Spongebob games he has work just fine. At least this was a gift so I wasn’t the one who forked over $40 for a frisbee.
This game is a lot like Battle for Bikini Bottom. Great graphics, great sound effects, and challenging levels. My kids love Spongebob and they love playing their gamecube. It’s a perfect combination.
2 people found this helpful
I bought a pre-owned copy of the game, claiming “good” quality and received it in a dirty case, with smudges and light scratching. Still playable, which was all I cared about, but I would argue that the seller overestimated the quality regardless. Still very pleased with the game and with the purchase over all.
One person found this helpful
Waste of money. Before I bought it, it said it was in a used–very good condition. Meaning that it does have light scratches but is playable. Tried to play it today when it came in the mail but my system doesn’t recognize it.
I had this game when I was little, but I wasn’t able to finish the story line. I’ve been playing it on my Wii since the day I got it. Thanks so much