This page details one or more prototype versions of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Game Boy Advance).
This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.
An earlier build of the game with some minor differences. This prototype notoriously has issues running in certain GBA emulators; VisualBoyAdvance, for example, will not run it at all. Therefore, it is recommended you run the prototype in a more accurate emulator, such as No$GBA.
General Differences
- In the prototype, boss battles have a 600 second time limit. This time limit was removed in the final, due to the superfluous nature of a 10-minute time limit in a game where boss battles last about a minute.
Cinematics
- Photographic and Cinematics are extremely buggy in the prototype, often being corrupted, miscolored, or not displaying at-all.
- The logos at the beginning stay on-screen for twice as long in the prototype.
- The copyright information at the beginning, and the title screen are missing.
Main Menu
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The bubbles in the prototype are animated and scroll to the top right, while in the final it's just a static image. The shading on SpongeBob's pants is also different, the bamboo poles in the background are darker, and the colors are more dithered.
Difficulty Selection
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SpongeBob on the difficulty selection screen was in a pirate outfit in the prototype. It was changed to generic clip-art of SpongeBob in the final. The sign also had a thicker shadow.
Password Entry
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SpongeBob's tie was discolored as blue in the prototype, and all the icons are defaulted to Mindy instead of SpongeBob.
Continue Screen
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A proper "continue" window wasn't implemented yet, so for now it's just the pause window. Exit continues the game, and resume ends it.
Dialog Box
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The prototype uses a small, white page indentation as a continue prompt when the final uses a more fitting A button. Additionally, in the prototype, the continue prompt will not appear after a character's dialog is finished.
Thug Tug Thug
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The Thug Tug Thug actually resembles Victor, one of the thugs seen in the movie, in the prototype. In the final game, he was changed to a generic green thug. It's possible that the reason is the eye patch, which in sprite mirroring causes it to change eyes depending on which direction he is facing.
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His icon on the password screen was changed too.
King Neptune
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He's missing his Chum Bucket helmet in the prototype.
Early Dialogue
Some of the game's dialogue is different in the prototype. Most of it is a change of punctuation.
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Press A Button when you're done shopping. |
Press the A Button when you're done. |
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Patrick we better get to the Krusty Krab, lets go! |
Patrick we better get to the Krusty Krab! Let's go! |
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You did it, thanks for savin' me boys, or shall I say men? |
You did it, thanks for savin' me boys... or shall I say men? |
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It's. SHELL CITY!! |
It's... SHELL CITY!! |
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All hands on deck. |
All hands on deck! |
Level Differences
| To do: Check for any other differences. |
Management Material
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The left side of this pit was changed, probably so that the player could use Patrick's simpler gliding ability rather than forcing the player to use the speed boost ability and jump midair with it.
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Patrick's rock has a thinner outline in the prototype.
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Game Boy (Color) | Legend of the Lost Spatula |
Windows | Operation Krabby Patty • Employee of the Month (Demo) • Battle for Bikini Bottom • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • Lights, Camera, Pants! • Nighty Nightmare Collapse! • Typing • Krabby Quest • 3D Obstacle Odyssey (Prototype) • Obstacle Odyssey 2 • Bubble Rush • Atlantis SquarePantis SquareOff • Truth or Square • Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated • The Cosmic Shake |
PlayStation | SuperSponge (Prototypes) |
Game Boy Advance | SuperSponge (Prototypes) • Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (Prototype) • Battle for Bikini Bottom The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Prototype) • Lights, Camera, Pants! (Prototypes) • Creature from the Krusty Krab • Atlantis SquarePantis (Prototype) |
GameCube | Revenge of the Flying Dutchman • Battle for Bikini Bottom • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Lights, Camera, Pants! • Creature from the Krusty Krab |
PlayStation 2 | Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (Prototype) • Battle for Bikini Bottom (Demo) • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Lights, Camera, Pants! • Creature from the Krusty Krab • Atlantis SquarePantis |
Xbox | Battle for Bikini Bottom • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie • Lights, Camera, Pants! |
Nintendo DS | The Yellow Avenger • Creature from the Krusty Krab (Prototype) • Atlantis SquarePantis • Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition • Truth or Square Boating Bash • Surf & Skate Roadtrip • Plankton's Robotic Revenge |
Nintendo 3DS | Plankton's Robotic Revenge • SpongeBob HeroPants |
PlayStation Portable | The Yellow Avenger • Truth or Square |
Wii | Creature from the Krusty Krab • Atlantis SquarePantis • Truth or Square • Boating Bash • Plankton's Robotic Revenge |
Xbox 360 | Underpants Slam! • Truth or Square • Surf & Skate Roadtrip • Plankton's Robotic Revenge • SpongeBob HeroPants |
PlayStation 3, Wii U | Plankton's Robotic Revenge |
PlayStation Vita | SpongeBob HeroPants |
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated • The Cosmic Shake |
V.Smile | A Day in the Life of a Sponge |
Google Stadia | Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated |
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | The Cosmic Shake |
iOS | SpongeBob Kart • SpongeBob Moves In! • Sponge on the Run |
Plug & Play | SpongeBob SquarePants • The Fry Cook Games |
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Web Games |
Adobe Flash | 2002: Bikini Bottom or Bust • Bumper Subs • Squeaky Boot Blurbs
2003: Pizza Toss
2004: SpongeSeek • Bubble Bustin' Game
2005: Trail of the Snail • Where's Gary? • Bubble Trouble Cereal Game • SpongeBob Square Off
2006: SpongeBob SnowPants! • Patty Panic! • Anchovy Assault • Ship O' Ghouls
2007: Dutchman's Dash • Boo or BOOM • Plankton's Krusty Bottom Weekly! • Flip & Grab • Delivery Dilemma • Plankton's Fun House
2008: SpongeBob and Patrick: Dirty Bubble Busters • Atlantis SquarePantis Bus Rush • WhoBob WhatPants? • Invasion of the Lava King • Pest of the West Showdown! • Gone Fishing
2009: Love Hurts • Dancin' Tentacles • Kitchen Encounter • Tighty Whitey Tumble • Chum is Fum • Bags Away! • Fiery Tracks of Fury
2010: Boat-o-Cross • DoodlePants • Clash of Triton • Legends of Bikini Bottom
2011: A Log Way From Home |
HTML5 | 2011: Squidward's Sizzlin' Scare
2013: Fiery Tracks of Fury
2014: Bikini Bottom Brawlers
2015: Plankton's Patty Plunder • Belly Bounce
2017: Krabby Patty Crisis
2019: SpongeBob Saves the Day! |
Adobe Shockwave | Jellyfishin' • Bubblegram Game • Flip or Flop • Crater Crossing • SpongeBob SquarePants Saves the Krusty Krab • 3-D Pinball Panic • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 3D Game |