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{{disambig|the minigame collection|the remaster of the console game|[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Coverart.png
 
|cover        = SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Coverart.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Heavy Iron Studios}}
 
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|AWE Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|AWE Games}}
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Vicarious Visions}}
 
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|RenderWare}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
|wikipedia    = SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom
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|strategywiki = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
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|mobygames    = spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom
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|wikipedia    = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
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|winehq      =
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{series|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
{{series|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
  
'''General information'''
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'''Key points'''
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom MobyGames entry]
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{{ii}} Despite being called "SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom", '''this game is not a port nor has anything to do with the PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube game of the same name'''.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00009ZLJW | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 800x600 only. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|fov                        = na
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed                  = false
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = na
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
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|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|high frame rate            = false
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|60 fps                    = hackable
|high frame rate notes     = Capped at 15 FPS.
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|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 15 FPS. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|120 fps                    = hackable
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|120 fps notes              = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{ii}} Game only runs at 15 FPS by default and is locked to 800x600 fullscreen.{{cn|date=June 2017}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Hhtv|date=2016-05-16}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2].
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# Extract <code>D3DImm.dll</code> and <code>DDraw.dll</code> to the installation folder, where <code>sb3.exe</code> is located.
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# Open <code>dgVoodooCpl.exe</code> and go to DirectX and configure your settings.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} This removes the frame rate cap and allows the game to be played at modern resolutions. The only downside is that the game is stretched at non-4:3 resolutions and there's currently no way to fix this.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =
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|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Only available in the german release
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|fan      =
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}}
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}}
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==Improvements and Fixes==
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===No-CD Fix===
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{{ii}} To launch the game, the CD must be inserted. This causes problems on modern devices that do not have a CD drive. {{cn|date=June 2021}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Remove CD-Check|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Hhtv|date=2016-05-16}}</ref>|fix=
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# Open <code>sb3.exe</code> in [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD].
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# Press ''CTRL+R'' and go to the ''Hex-Value'' tab
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# Search for <code>84 C0 75 07 6A 04 E9 55 01 00 00</code> and replace it with <code>90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90</code>
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# Set ''Search Direction'' to ''All'' and press ''Replace All''
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# Save the result as a new file called <code>sb3p.exe</code> (or anything other than sb3.exe)
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} While this does remove the CD-Check it's still unstable on modern systems. You might need to open the patched file multiple times until the game launches.
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos 32-bit app      =
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|macos 64-bit app      =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
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|minGPU  =
 
|minDX    = 8
 
|minDX    = 8
  
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|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
}}
 
}}
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{{References}}

Revision as of 11:51, 25 April 2021

This page is for the minigame collection. For the remaster of the console game, see SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom cover
Developers
AWE Games
Publishers
THQ
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom guide on StrategyWiki
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom on MobyGames
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom on Wikipedia
Subseries of Nickelodeon
SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty 2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month 2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants Collapse 2003
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Typing 2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! 2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Diner Dash 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Nighty Nightmare 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants: Clash of Triton 2011
SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit 2020
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated 2020
SpongeBob SolitairePants 2022
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake 2023

Key points

Despite being called "SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom", this game is not a port nor has anything to do with the PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube game of the same name.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 1]

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Game only runs at 15 FPS by default and is locked to 800x600 fullscreen.[citation needed]
Use dgVoodoo2[1]
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll to the installation folder, where sb3.exe is located.
  3. Open dgVoodooCpl.exe and go to DirectX and configure your settings.

Notes

This removes the frame rate cap and allows the game to be played at modern resolutions. The only downside is that the game is stretched at non-4:3 resolutions and there's currently no way to fix this.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Only available in the german release

Improvements and Fixes

No-CD Fix

To launch the game, the CD must be inserted. This causes problems on modern devices that do not have a CD drive. [citation needed]
Remove CD-Check[2]
  1. Open sb3.exe in HxD.
  2. Press CTRL+R and go to the Hex-Value tab
  3. Search for 84 C0 75 07 6A 04 E9 55 01 00 00 and replace it with 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
  4. Set Search Direction to All and press Replace All
  5. Save the result as a new file called sb3p.exe (or anything other than sb3.exe)

Notes

While this does remove the CD-Check it's still unstable on modern systems. You might need to open the patched file multiple times until the game launches.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) 333 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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

  1. Verified by User:Hhtv on 2016-05-16
  2. Verified by User:Hhtv on 2016-05-16