SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Developer(s)	THQ
Publisher(s)	Heavy Iron Studios
Series	SpongeBob SquarePants
Platform(s)	Wii
Release date(s)	NA October 26, 2009 EU November 11 2009 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 Search Wikipedia 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.

Problems

Black/Blank Screen

Whenever you are playing (basically any area that has 3D objects, and isn't a menu) if you do not have EFB Copies enabled then the screen will either be black or appear to be frozen in place. As long as EFB Copies are enabled things should appear fine, and as a note it doesn't matter if you have EFB Copies set to "Texture" or "Ram" either will work.

File:Frozen screen.jpg

Without EFB Copies enabled.

Controller Issues

You can't play this game with a real Wii Remote/Nunchuk. (It disconnects) You have to either use a usb controller (As a Gamecube Controller) or use your keyboard (As a Wiimote or Nunchuk).

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

Audio Issues

In the current stable build (currently, 3.5) if you're using HLE for Audio when you go to start a new game you will hear a bit of garbled/glitched audio, but after the game finishes loading and starts it goes away completely. If you use a development release (anything over 3.5) then you won't hear any garbled/glitched audio while using HLE at all. If you're using LLE you shouldn't have many audio issues at all (assuming your system can handle LLE).

Configuration

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

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Texture Cache Accuracy	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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5.0-21401 (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 x64	Intel Core i5-2430m @ 2.9GHz	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Fully Playable~ 30FPS	ACE013
3.5-1560	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430	Fully Playable ~25FPS (PAL)	Scootaloo