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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
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|RenderWare}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Granny 3D}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | SpongeBob SquarePants }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
 
|strategywiki = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
|mobygames    = spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom
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|mobygames    = spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom_
 
|wikipedia    = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
 
|wikipedia    = SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{disambig||the remake of the console game|[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated]]}}
 
{{series|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{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.
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{{ii}} It is not the same game as the console versions.
 
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/spongebob-squarepants-battle-for-bikini-bottom MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 
{{Image|SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps notes              = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|120 fps notes              = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
{{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 and there's currently no way to fix this.
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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.
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
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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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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minOS    = 98
|minCPU  = 333 MHz
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|minCPU  = Pentium II 300 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minHD    = 500 MB
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|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minDX    = 8
 
|minDX    = 8
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|minaudio = 16-bit SoundBlaster-compatible sound card
  
 
|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
 
|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
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|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 05:50, 18 December 2023

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
Granny 3D
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2003
Taxonomy
Series SpongeBob SquarePants
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

It is not the same game as the console versions.

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

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

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

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

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) Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
Sound (audio device) 16-bit SoundBlaster-compatible sound card


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