Difference between revisions of "SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month"
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|borderless windowed = hackable | |borderless windowed = hackable | ||
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|anisotropic = unknown | |anisotropic = unknown | ||
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|60 fps = hackable | |60 fps = hackable | ||
− | |60 fps notes = | + | |60 fps notes = Possible with dgVoodoo2, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. |
|120 fps = hackable | |120 fps = hackable | ||
− | |120 fps notes = | + | |120 fps notes = Also possible with dgVoodoo2, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. |
|hdr = false | |hdr = false | ||
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Revision as of 00:44, 17 December 2023
Developers | |
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AWE Games | |
Publishers | |
THQ | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 22, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Series | SpongeBob SquarePants |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\THQ\SpongeBob 2\Settings |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\saved[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only unless hack is applied, see Widescreen resolution | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution, only possible if you have a 4k monitor | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Possible with dgvoodoo2, see Widescreen resolution. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | Possible with dgVoodoo2, see Widescreen resolution. | ||
120+ FPS | Also possible with dgVoodoo2, see Widescreen resolution. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
- Game only runs at 15 FPS by default and is locked to 640x480 fullscreen. Additionally, some users experience graphical/rendering issues. The following may resolve these issues.
Use dgVoodoo2[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Issues unresolved
Game crashes on launch
Continuously relaunch it until it works[1] |
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Try setting "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)" and "Run as Administrator" in compatibility mode settings |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | XP |
Processor (CPU) | 266 MHz | Pentium II 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16-bit graphics card 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | (3D Accelerator recommended) |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Hman360 on 2022-08-16
- Terrible workaround, but I was able to get it running randomly