SpongeBob's Boating Bash

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SpongeBob's Boating Bash
General information
Developer:	ImPulse Games (Wii version) Firebrand Games (Nintendo DS version)
Publisher:	THQ
Released:	March 2, 2010 March 26, 2010
Genre:	Racing
Ratings:	ESRB: PEGI: USK: ACB:
Platforms:	Wii Nintendo DS
Media:	Wii Optical Disc Nintendo DS Game Card

SpongeBob's Boating Bash is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game released for the Wii and Nintendo DS. The video game was developed by Impulse Games on Wii and Firebrand Games on Nintendo DS and published by THQ. It was released on March 2, 2010 in North America, and on March 26, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It is a SpongeBob SquarePants racing and derby game.

Synopsis

The game starts at Mrs. Puff's Boating School, where it's the last test of the year. SpongeBob prepares to take the test. Mrs. Puff tells him how to drive the right way, then she tells him to drive without assistance.

SpongeBob got worried and ended up crashing, making him fail the test. As a result, he is upset and is sitting outside of boating school. A bus stops near him, and a shark steps off and introduces himself as Seymour Scales. After SpongeBob explains he has failed his driving test, Seymour informs SpongeBob he was a driving instructor and about his D.R.I.V.E. course. Seymour explains his course consist of five classes: Destruction, Recklessness, Impairment, Velocity, and Escape the point of the course is to show what a bad driver is so SpongeBob could improve on it. Seymour offers to let SpongeBob take his course for 15 clams.

Soon, SpongeBob's friends learn what was going on and offer to help him pass. However, when SpongeBob got his license, Mrs. Puff arrives and informs him the license is not real and that he was tricked. Seymour enters his vehicle and tries to escape, but SpongeBob follows after him. SpongeBob bashes Seymour's vehicle, as random items fall out of Seymour's trunk, stopping/slowing SpongeBob down.

SpongeBob ends up winning, while Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy restrain Seymour. SpongeBob is upset that it was a scam, but Patrick tells him he can still take Mrs. Puff's driving school again.

Gameplay

The main genre of the game is a destruction derby, with racing as a sub-genre. Players can play as their favorite SpongeBob characters and drive boats to smash opponents. The main gameplay is divided into five sub-genres each forming the acronym D.R.I.V.E.

Game Modes

• Destruction - All participants must smash each other to collect the most fallen boat parts.
• Recklessness - Players must smash and perform different actions to obtain D.R.I.V.E points.
• Recklessness Velocity (Wii version only) - Same as Recklessness, however, the player must survive and finish the race to get their score to be recorded.
• Impairment - A "last one standing' mode where all participants must push each other into pits.
• Velocity - A standard "race to the finish" mode.
• Escape - Players must survive waves of enemies. Finishing a wave of enemies within the set time will receive a full boat repair for the next wave.

The game even features a multiplayer mode and a replay saving system so the player can watch their favorite replays. A maximum of only five replays can be saved.

Characters

Default characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Sandy Cheeks

Default in Wii version, unlockable in DS version

• Squidward Tentacles

Unlockable characters

• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (only usable with two seats at front of the boat for the Wii; completely usable on the Nintendo DS)
• Mrs. Puff (Wii version only)
• Seymour Scales (first and only appearance)

Non-Playable

• Anchovies
• Mrs. Puff (DS version only)
• Gary the Snail (title screen cameo)
• Jellyfish (hazards in Escape, "Jellyfish Time")
• Incidental 211 (cameo in Rock Bottom poster)

Unlocking criteria

Wii version:

• Eugene H. Krabs (unlock Class V)
• Sheldon J. Plankton (beat 3 Lessons in Class V)
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (beat Lesson 1 in Class E)
• Mrs. Puff (beat 3 Lessons in Final Exams)
• Seymour Scales (beat final boss)

DS version

• Squidward Tentacles (pay $25)
• Eugene H. Krabs (pay $100)
• Sheldon J. Plankton (pay $250)
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (pay $1,000)
• Seymour Scales (complete Story Mode)

Places

• Bikini Bottom
• Glove World! (Wii version only)
• Goo Lagoon
• SpongeBob's house (Wii version only)
• Rock Bottom
• The Flying Dutchman's graveyard (Nintendo DS version only)
• Jellyfish Fields (Nintendo DS version only)
• Mrs. Puff's Boating School (playable only in Driver's Test on Wii version, completely playable in Nintendo DS version)

Quotes

Plankton

• "How am I supposed to take over if I'm not doing anything?"
• "Let's get going already before I lose an antenna from sheer boredom!"
• "Ah, where's my mind control device?"
• "Come on and do something!"
• "I can't win it if I'm not in it!"
• "If I see this stretch of road one more time I'm going to set this controller to self-destruct!"
• "You can see me in here, can't you!"
• "My small moves provide better aerodynamics!"
• "I will have my revenge!"
• "I love to look down on people!"
• "NO! Go the other way!"
• "I went to college!"
• "I will rule the world!"
• "Watch out below! I never get to say that."

SpongeBob

• "This sponge is still mobile!"
• "I'm gonna knock you into next week! Or maybe just the next lane."
• "Get off the road, granddad!"
• "Should I put my head between my knees now?"
• "I've got you in my sights."
• "Hey, watch that speed limit!"
• "I am so fast!"
• "Excuse me, can someone please kiss my boo-boo?"
• "Aww, shucks! I think I ripped my pants."
• "Have you read the Highway Code?!"
• "Let the boat bits fly!"
• "That's the way you take them down!"
• "That tickles!"

Squidward

• "Wait, I'm flying?!"
• "I think I can see my house from up here."
• "In the event of an sudden decrease in counter-pressure, hold on tight!"
• "This is just like being in a hammock. I need some iced tea."
• "Why I oughta!"
• "If you ask me nicely, I might slow down!"
• "Next time, I'm driving the bus."
• "Is there something else holding this boatmobile up?!"
• "Back to the clarinet for me, then!"
• "I didn't realize we started yet."
• "Squidward is the king of the roads!"
• "This calamari is fresh!"
• "I needed a break anyway."
• "You're no match from my perfect aim!"
• "On three! One, two... D'oh, whoops!"
• "Good enough for an A?!"
• "Are you happy now?"
• "Would it help if I use the gas pedal?"
• "You can't catch me, I'm the Squidinator!

Patrick

• "It's a bird it's a plane it's a... sea star!"
• "I know a lot about head injuries."
• "Look at me, I'm flying!"
• "Oh yeah I rule!"
• "Oh, driving is so easy. You want me to give you lessons, pal?"
• "I'm the king of the castle, you're the dirty rascal!"
• "Aah! Don't knock my toes off! Oh, wait... I don't have toes."
• "I think I'll just sit here. Not!"
• "Is there a mechanic in the house?"
• "Go Patrick! Go Patrick! Yay!"
• "Dad always said to keep my feet on the floor. He never mentioned my car."
• "Ha! I'm good at this."
• "You're a cheater cheater, pumpkin eater."
• "Tell me you're coming back for me! Pleeeeease?"
• "I wanna go in your boatmobile next time!"
• "Is this thing on?"

Sandy

• "Prepare for a long, merciless whoopin'!"
• "Y'all better stay down now, ya hear?"
• "Your butt is uglier than homemade soup!"
• "My friends back in Texas would be jealous of that jump."
• "Yee-haw! This is rooting-tooting fantastic!"
• "That's one for the land critters!"
• "Don't you dare take the name of Texas in vain."
• "Just try and keep up with this land critter."
• "Y'all better look out!"
• "Get me back on dry land and we'll have a rematch!"
• "My beautiful boatmobile!"
• "Well, I'll be a dune bug in a madian meeting!"
• "Whoop! Whoop!"
• "Look! I'm a bird!"
• "Woo-wee! Now that was fast!"
• "Aw, darn it."
• "Hey! I think you need to slow down."

Mr. Krabs

• "Being this high won't make me any money!"
• "Is that a dime down there?"
• "Come back here and I'll make ya walk the plank!"
• "Hello. I'm Mr. Krabs, and I like money!"
• "It's not how fast you go. It's that I'm gonna get ya!"
• "Catch me if you can, silly landlubbers!"
• "How many times do I have to show you why I'm the boss?"
• "There's gonna be some changes around here."
• "I drive better sideways."
• "Hello? May I take your money?"
• "I've just been giving you a false sense of security."
• "That's coming out of your paycheck!"

Mrs. Puff

• "I'm so good at this."
• "Have you read the Highway Code?!"
• "I was just getting the hang of this!"
• "You'll never get anywhere driving like that!"
• "That was terrible driving."
• "No, you don't! You don't know who I am!"
• "Don't you know your stopping distances?"
• "Hey! That's not very nice."
• "No, you don't know me. You must have me confused with someone else."
• "You really should watch the road more carefully!"
• "I think I've blown my disguise."
• "Can I get your insurance details later?"

Seymour

• "1, 2, 3, smash! 1, 2, 3, smash! Again!"
• "Now driving like that will make a teacher cry."
• "That's a fine student, a fine student indeed."
• "This is why I teach these classes!"
• "Keep up the good work, son!"
• "This is how you jump! Now you try."
• "Alright class! Pay attention."
• "And this is how you floor it!"
• "Fantastic job, son!"

Walkthrough

SpongeBob's Boating Bash - Full Wii walkthrough

Trivia

General

• Both versions of this game have backwards compatibility.
  • The Wii version can be played on all Wii U units.
  • The DS version can be played on all 3DS/2DS/DSi units.
• Seymour's line "I would've pulled it off too, if it weren't for Mrs. Puff's meddling around!" is a reference to Scooby-Doo.
• This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to use the 2009-2023 Nickelodeon logo on the box art.
• This was the last SpongeBob SquarePants video game to have the PlayTHQ logo.
• This is the only SpongeBob SquarePants video game on Wii to use the Wii Wheel.
• Some of the game's soundtrack is reused from Creature from the Krusty Krab.
• There is an exclusive feature on the DS version that is only for the Nintendo DSi, which the player can take a picture and then add SpongeBob-themed stickers to it. However, the player cannot save the pictures. If the player has a regular DS, it is completely deleted.
  • This will also work with the Nintendo 3DS systems since they have cameras as well.
• The Wii and Nintendo DS versions have different gameplay styles.
• This, SuperSponge, and SpongeBob's Truth or Square are the only video games where Ernest Borgnine actually does the voice of Mermaid Man. In all other video games appearances of Mermaid Man, he was voiced by Joe Whyte or Joe Alaskey.
• Pearl Krabs was planned to be in this video game, but was cut and replaced with Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.

Disc/Cartridge

Wii disc

Nintendo DS cartridge

Video

SpongeBob's Boating Bash Trailer

References