SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
Developer(s)	Heavy Iron Studios
Publisher(s)	THQ
Series	SpongeBob SquarePants
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	AUS October 31, 2003 NA November 10, 2003
Genre(s)	Action, Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GQPP78, GQPE78
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

In an effort to cause the kind of global mayhem he has always dreamed of, the evil Plankton has set in motion his most diabolical plot ever to take over the world in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. The fate of Bikini Bottom has been put in the hands (or small tentacles) of three unsuspecting heroes. Put your platform skills to the test as SpongeBob, Patrick, or Sandy Cheeks, with an array of insane new maneuvers and power-ups at your disposal. Explore a huge 3D world, encounter familiar friends, and finally put an end to Plankton's evil scheme.

Problems

There are no reported problems with this title.

Enhancements

Red Triangles

Translucent red flat planes appear on the ground in many areas /w IR >1x. This minor graphical glitch doesn't affect game play. This effect can be fixed by disabling Scaled EFB Copy. If playing at higher resolutions, enable Vertex Rounding. Resolved by enabling Vertex Rounding in 5.0-14810.

Red Triangles

Box Outline

The outline of a box appears over the upper left corner of the screen /w IR >1x. Prior to Hybrid XFB in 5.0-5874 XFB Real must be enabled to remove it at IR 1x.

Blue Box

Resolved in 5.0-14810 by adding a patch to all versions of the game that fix the offset rendering.

16:9 Aspect Ratio Fix

The Widescreen Hack has clipping issues in this game that can be fixed with a Gecko Code. This is an updated version of the code that fixes the previous issue where the shadow would disappear.

NTSC

$16:9 Widescreen
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d0010008 480bceb4
040c05bc 4bf43144

PAL

$16:9 Widescreen
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04003704 EC010032
04003708 D0010008
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Configuration

This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r3949

r4598

4.0-4963

4.0-7528

4.0-8301

5.0-5874

5.0-11518

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5.0-21785 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r4492	Windows 7	Intel Core i3 @ 2.53 GHz	Intel GMA X4500HD	Freezes at "Loading..." screen	CoolKirby
r7719	Windows 7	Intel Core i3 @ 2.53 GHz	Intel GMA X4500HD	Playable, minor graphical and sound issues	CoolKirby
3.0-235	Mac OS X 10.7.3	Intel Core i5 @ 2.7 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6770M	Graphical errors render the game virtually unplayable. That is, if you're lucky enough to even get the game past the main menu.	Swiftwinter
3.0-651	Windows 7	Intel Core i5 @ 2.9 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Cutscene audio cuts out. Otherwise runs playably at 18-30FPS. (14-30FPS During Boss Fights)	ACE013
3.0-692	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 810	ATI Radeon HD 4600	Works fine, but a lot of lag spikes. Cutscene audio is out of sync, maybe because of the FPS issues that I'm getting.	Goldtex
3.5-1344	Windows 7	AMD Phemon II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6850	Menus run normally and at full speed. Upon entering game, constant rhythmic lag spikes. Otherwise running fine.	WinCamXP
4.0.2	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.4 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7970	D3D9 & OGL cause the top left of the screen to be chewed up by a black & white rendering of Spongebob. Red triangles do not appear at 1x Resolution + No AA, but I'd personally take red triangles over 480p any day. AA reduces the effect on higher resolutions, but causes it on 1x. Otherwise, it plays like a charm.	WinCamXP
4.0.2	Mac OS X 10.11.2	Intel Core i5 @ 2.4 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Lots of problems even if you do the lowest settings you can have for playable gameplay it mostly averages 30 fps (which causes stuff like audio so slow hard to hear) it makes it hard to hear music and dialogue but thats minor, its playable if you use a low tech pc like me.	mgracer48
4.0-4963	Xubuntu 14.04	AMD A10-5800K @ 3.8 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 7660D	1440x900 Full Speed, Sometimes drops to 48FPS in cutscenes. Be very careful with settings and game settings, turn speed up disc transfer rate off and skip EFB access from CPU off.	iBloodLust
4.0-9175	Mac OS X 10.11.2	Intel Core i5 @ 2.4 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Game doesn't even start	mgracer48
5.0	Windows 10	AMD FX-8320 @ 3.8 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti	Game runs perfectly. No issues if you can get past the weird red triangles.	Joshe343
5.0	Windows 10	Intel Core i5-3470 @ 4.0 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970	Runs perfectly at 1080p. Enable real external frame buffer to remove the blue box and disable Scaled EFB Copy to fix the red triangles	MISSINGNO.
5.0-5874	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.5Gghz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 x2	Blue box in top left corner with IR >1	Kolano

Gameplay Videos

Dolphin Emulator 4.0.2 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom [1080p] - Nintendo GameCube

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV - Dolphin Emulator - GCN

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom GameCube HD Gameplay (Dolphin 5.0-16162)