SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance, released on November 5, 2001 in the US, August 13 in Europe, and January 15, 2002 in Australia.
Brief description
SpongeBob wants to give Patrick a signed autograph of the superheroes MermaidMan and BarnacleBoy, but they give SpongeBob challenges, SpongeBob goes around Bikini Bottom to do the challenges for Mermaid Man and BarnacleBoy.
Chapters
Chapter One: Bikini Bottom
Bikini Bottom's path way is going down the neighborhood into the Jellyfish fields around Sandy's dome across the Fish Hooks Park and around Downtown Bikini Bottom to fight a mother jellyfish.
- Level 1: Jelly Fields
- At the start of the game, Squidward instructs you about the controls and how to use the jellyfish net. The objective of the level is to get the Jellyfish Jelly.
- Level 2: Sandy's Tree Dome
- The second level and rising in difficulty because you need to refill your water helmet that has sprung a leak. The objective of this level to get the Seanut Butter.
- Level 3: Fish Hooks Park
- The third level you must traverse the landscape using fish hooks and some spiky pits make for obstacles in your way. The objective of this level is to get the Bread.
- Level 4: Downtown Bikini Bottom
- The final level which has medium difficult laid out, at the end you must face the Mother jellyfish who will try to sting you and your only way to defeat her is to throw jellyfish at her. The objective of this game is to get the Kelp Lettuce.
Chapter 2
- Level 1: Cavernous Caverns
- Level 2: Thermal Tunnels
- Level 3: Acrid Air Pockets
- Level 4: Lava Fields
GameBoy Advance Version
The GameBoy Advance version of SuperSponge has less detail than the PlayStation version. Also, the spatulas are not a measurement of health. The health is separate, with 100 hp. Some enemies are redesigned, such as those cone-shaped enemies (they are yellow in the PS version and are happy looking; while in the GBA version they are red and orange with an angry-looking face).
Some details and power-ups from the PS version are absent in the GBA version (such as the squeaky boots).
Chapters
Chapter 1
- Jellyfish Fields
- Sandy's Treedome
- Fish Hooks Park
- Downtown Bikini Bottom
Boss: Mother Jellyfish
Chapter 2
- Cavernous Canyons
- Thermal Tunnels
- Acrid Air Pockets
- Lava Fields
Boss: Robot Fish
Chapter 3
- Precipice Canyon
- Desert Wasteland
- Kelpazoic Jungle
- Inside the Whale
Boss: Robot Sea Snake
Chapter 4
- Road to the Bottom of Rock Bottom
- Lonely Souls
- Graveyard
- Last Stop
Boss- Flying Dutchman
Chapter 5
- Jelly Fields
- Man Ray's Lair
- Oil Rig
- Canning Factory
Boss- Iron Dogfish
The Ending
Here is the dialouge of the ending:
SpongeBob: Happy Birthday Patrick from all your friends in Bikini Bottom!
Patrick: Today's my birthday? Hmm. I thought I was born a long time ago in a hospital. Thanks for the signed photo of my favorite superheroes anyhow. This is the best birthday ever!!
SpongeBob: Happy Birthday!
Mermaid Man: Happy Birthday!
Barnacle Boy: Happy Birthday!
Gary: Meow Meow Meow Meow (saying Happy Birthday!)
Plankton: Happy Birthday!
Patrick: Happy Birthday!
Mr. Krabs: Happy Birthday!
Squidward: Happy Birthday!
Sandy: Happy Birthday!
Narrator: Stand still while I take your picture.
General Info
Rated: E (for Everyone)
Producer: Nickelodeon
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Climax Group
Reception
Since its release, SuperSponge received mostly mixed reviews. GameRankings gave the game 96% for the PS1 version and a 67.83% for the GBA version. Despite the mixed reviews, it made greatest hits for the PS1.