SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Developer(s)	Heavy Iron Studios
Publisher(s)	THQ
Series	SpongeBob SquarePants
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	NA October 26, 2009 EU/AUS November 11, 2009
Genre(s)	Action, Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player, Co-op (2)
Input methods	Wii Remote + Nunchuk, GameCube Controller, Classic Controller, Wii MotionPlus + Nunchuk
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	R8IE78, R8IP78, R8IS78
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia page Debug Symbol Files

Spongebob's Truth or Square, is a video game based on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode with the same title. This video game is based on SpongeBob's 10th Anniversary. This is the first game developed by Heavy Iron Studios as a spun off company.

SpongeBob SquarePants has gotten himself into quite a predicament. After being entrusted by Mr. Krabs to keep the Krabby Patty formula safe, SpongeBob is overcome with grief for losing the recipe. He then relies on the help of the most unlikely companion, Plankton, who wants the secret Krabby Patty recipe for himself. With the help of his friends, SpongeBob must use Plankton’s memory machine to retrace the happiest moments of his life to find the Krabby Patty formula in time for the Krusty Krab’s Eleventy Seventh anniversary.

Emulation Information

Controller Map Overlap

SpongeBob's Truth or Square is capable of using both GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes. If a physical controller is set to emulate both a GameCube Controller and a Wii Remote concurrently, it will operate both devices at the same time. To fix, migrate controls to use separate physical controllers.

Problems

Controller Issues

You must uncheck "Enable Speaker Data" if you are using a real Wiimote, otherwise it will likely disconnect.

Garbled Text

If you have Texture Cache set to "Fast" then some text in the game will have missing letters or words. If you have Texture Cache set to "Safe" then the text will appear as it normally would.

Texture Cache set to Fast

Texture Cache set to Safe

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Texture Cache Accuracy	Position 1 (Safe)	Needed to display text properly

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with SpongeBob's Truth or Square since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

3.0-415

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5.0-19435 (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
3.0-415	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-2430m @ 2.9 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Fully Playable~ 30FPS	ACE013
3.5	Mac OS X 10.11.1	Intel Core i5-4260U @ 1.4 GHz	Intel HD Graphics 5000	Perfect. Cutscenes and Everything. Occasionally, one or two frames drop for a short time, but everything goes back to normal.	Ninjacop
3.5-1560	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430	Fully Playable ~25FPS (PAL)	Scootaloo
4.0.2	Windows 10	Intel Core i7-4710HQ @ 2.5 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M	Perfect, if correct settings are applied. 2-5 frame drop if too many objects (coins, particles, etc) are on screen, but after objects disappear, back to 60FPS.	SenpaiSoren

Gameplay Videos

SpongeBob's Truth or Square - Wii Gameplay 1080p (Dolphin GC/Wii Emulator)