Obstacle Odyssey: The Unusual SpongeBob Platformer

[@blu9821]

I was always scared of that "WARNING: You have the last 2 minutes before your free trial ends"

[@UberDustart]

So that wasn't a fever dream, i remember that scaring me as a kid.

[@goofygoober4901]

that shit was terrifying

[@ZanyCat]

Best Friends is now officially the Doki Doki Panic of SpongeBob

[@amongusamongus1055]

😂 I get it

[@jayden6538]

And wonderland

[@redwhiteandvibranium120]

This is one of those games that is oddly nostalgic enough to remember playing it all those years ago but before being reminded of it i couldn't tell you its name or that it even existed.

[@ShenDoodles]

Obstacle Odyssey is clearly inspired by Super Monkey Ball, which has you play levels in order from the beginning. Allowing you to start at any fifth level was probably mimicking the secret gates which passing through skips the next however many levels.

[@BinglesP]

The checkerboard floating platforms with the very-slightly-raised borders around them makes the inspiration more obvious in-the-know, I think. (I know checkerboards are a common thing to use to easily convey 3D perspective, but usually they're replaced in games with other textures post-prototype.) Not to mention the difficulty curve revolving way more on precision than more-traditional platformers, which tend to focus more on introducing new mechanics and unlockables instead of just more-of-the-same but stricter.

[@mr.goodboi2780]

I am now realizing how much of my childhood was just... SpongeBob lmfao. Had this one also through Big Fish Games. I remember the green jellyfish fields was like the first drawing I ever made as a child. Teacher asked me to draw a person... so I drew SpongeBob on a green checkerboard, lol. So many memories with these ones. Also, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GAME WAS A RESKIN, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. I also had the second one and I remember it always crashed for some reason at a certain point so I gave up, I remember thinking it was much more charming than the first one though, I loved the comic panels.

[@LovleyLemonade]

This game was HYPE in the elementary school computer lab. I remember it being super hard, and anyone who could complete the game was a beast.

[@rayganparksmitchell]

6:50 this image of four scary monsters-I mean the SpongeBob cast, as they celebrate your victory.

[@KrabbyPatty]

9:00 That artwork in the right top corner, of that skeleton, appeared in Lights Camera Pants for the prehistoric world's loading screen. Interesting. I wonder if it has had any other purpose. I don't think it ever appeared in the show.

[@GriffinWilliamson]

It was in the one where squidward goes to the past

[@SpongeVol93]

Fun fact: Obstacle Odyssey 2 was released on CD ROM alongside the SpongeBob vs. The Big One DVD in 2009. They came in a tin lunchbox and it was exclusive to Walmart.

[@dylanopium1874]

I used to play this all the time on my late aunt's computer when i was a kid. It was always this and the Diner Dash games. These games were so freaking fun for no reason. I dont remember odyssey deleting my save file, but i was always restarting anyway 😂😂😂

[@Real_Bossclips]

I can't believe Obstacle Odyssey was just Doki Doki Panic all along.

[@jayden6538]

and krabby quest

[@DonutTPOTer]

dude, i was legitimately reminded of this game a week ago by my mind itself, god i got so mad playing this, i lost my 2nd tooth from hitting my cheek lmao

[@Punykirby]

I never played the first, but I had Obstacle Odyssey 2: Time Trouble from the SpongeBob vs. The Big One Lunchbox bundle and loved the hell outta it One of the best PC games I had at the time (I didn't have many) I should try out the first some time

[@insidiousy]

Man, you just unlocked a memory in my brain! I remember playing so many Spongebob games back in the day. I remember one where you played golf in 3D, while shrunken down in large set pieces in Bikini Bottom. I really need to get my hands on some of these old games!

[@clay333]

I was OBSESSED with this game as a kid. I have detailed memories of this game. It always had such a bizarre vibe that I found intriguing.

[@Finny94]

Hey, this was one of my favorite games as a kid! Always did wonder what happened to Big Fish, LOL

[@brandotoonie]

Wow, I remember seeing that commercial for “have you seen this snail?” and being so freaked out by it

[@spongeenergy]

If I'm not mistaken, SpongeBob Obstacle Odyssey 2 was an exclusive Spongebob Square Box Gift Set. Buying this box set, I played the game

[@aaww1010]

I am personally amazed, how well an awesome this video was researched I knew nothing about this Games existence

[@thelyokomemelord]

I never really played Obstacle Odyssey, but I did play the 3D Pinball Spongebob game, plus the Spongebob Movie 3D game. Those I have fond memories of.

[@RodirodDude]

oh i played this once and thought it was a odd unofficial game

[@yoshihammerbro435]

4:42 dude i noticed that happens to me too when i play games

[@Fleaskull]

Holy crap, dude! I've been trying to remember that Time Trouble game for years! I played the absolute hell out of it back when I was like 6

[@Hugelag]

Great video! This game and that Lego one have been in the back of my mind for years!

[@tefnutofhoney2832]

I just had nostalgia for this game. Seems to be good timing!

[@Bowling4986]

Seeing the notifications for this brought back memories I never knew I had of getting games (including this one) off shockwave games, I fondly remember this one!

[@weirdproq]

I remember playing both the first Obstacle Oddyssey game and Best Friends as a kid. What a surprise that was!

[@nebulazz9298]

I REMEMBER THE NAME "BIG FISH GAMES" SO VIVIDLY. My older sister had a Dell laptop that came with a subscription to this service, and I remember playing the second Spongebob game on it. I had forgotten the name of this game for years, but I did remember that in one of the levels I somehow clipped out of bounds as Mr Krabs.

[@ImEnvious]

MAN I randomly had a thought about this and thought I'd never find it. Thank you, my little kid me remembers this completely differently but the frustration is still in the back of my mind, so it's right.

[@golden10ful]

The name of this game has escaped my mind forever, used to play it all the time on my computer as a kid

[@charcolor]

1:46 zooming in on spongebob squarepants diner dash (2006). I know that one (interesting that they made so few other games though...)

[@TheCoolJet64]

Great video bro! I love all the inside jokes that you carried thru out each chapter of the AWE saga!❤

[@justsomeguyontheinternet562]

I had golden childhood memories with this game and many other SpongeBob pc games. This game was really good and the music in it is beautiful. Edit: Damn I had no idea it was a reskin of another game.. But I forgive it for that because they're both made by the same company, plus it has better music and playing as SpongeBob characters is better than playing as some random ducks.

[@YourLocalMarylandCatLover]

11:32 I just got the exact same glitch when I was playing the WildTangent Games version of this game.

[@michaelway9714]

It's so nice to see someone talking about this game!

[@BobBillans]

You should do a retrospective on the SpongeBob flash games.

[@Cade_Squirrel]

3:11 I just got flashbanged by an unlocked memory.

[@BinglesP]

They should've called it 3D SpongeBob-Stacle Odyssey, but y'all ain't ready for that conversation

[@MiguelAMusic23]

this brings me back to the shockwave days of the internet, they did make a second one as well right?

[@LukeTheFantasticMii]

"Believe it or not, patrick is the only character that loves chum." That's a cool interested lore of the show... Until they retcon that when they made an episode where Mr. Krabs also eats chun

[@spongeenergy]

I like the first part better, but the only thing that scared me was the graphics in both

[@Jacob20250]

omg I finally found it after all these years I use to have this game. and all the other SpongeBob games. and my room for top to bottom was all SpongeBob.

[@flowingblaze]

I've been trying to find a spongebob game that I played when I was younger and holy shit this looks extremely similar. Like. the sequel and Sandy's Jumping, etc. This might be the game I was looking for. Thanks!

[@jessegartung294]

I remember a game on nick arcade called bleep the dinosaur

[@austinblack7991]

I got the sequel to this game with SpongeBob vs the big one but I lost the disc thanks for the nostalgia!

[@neptune-op4dj]

This game was a fever dream

[@skeleton819]

why is Nickelodeon so freaking weird

[@spongeenergy]

I'm still waiting for the continuation of the game SpongeBob SquarePants Obstacle Odyssey Three.

[@captainmatt-asmr]

I can just imagine young Luci raging to this! 😅

[@lucililium]

You wouldn't believe how much I used to rage at games in my youth

[@davindean6780]

Well it your reviewing the other SpongeBob Pc games I really hope you review krabby quest that was the SpongeBob game that was close to me

[@alvaro7529]

Another reskin but this time from Wonderland.

[@N.L-studios]

Anyone gonna talk about sponhebob krabby quest?

[@Goat0423]

Damn Mario Odyssey 2 looks different

[@stomper1232]

Used to play the demo of this game alot

[@OogyWoogy23]

i played this on our old home computer, i was young, can’t exactly remember but i wanna say 9 maybe, im 18 now and i can very… VERY much confirm that the same part you struggled on is SO FUCKING HARD. that slide and the jump fucking suck, never got past it. rage set in so deep i vividly remember what i was seeing.

[@vixenfox1910]

I actually own the physical copy of Obstacle Odyssey, never played it due to the fact we didn't have any PC, let alone internet, at the time

[@FuchsiaNeko]

I had Time Trouble as a kid, it came bundled with some Spongebob dvd i think. I played through the whole thing but i was kinda dissapointed by the limited visual design of the levels (tho i liked the comic cutscenes). Seeing that it originated from a reskinned game makes sense

[@2-Way_Intersection]

2:33 going mostly off anecdotal evidence here, but IME the main demographic for these kinds of services, at least these days, is gen x/boomers who fuckin *love* these things. i actually remember my parents having some big fish launcher on our old PC kids today have roblox, minecraft, steam, etc. so theres nothing really driving them there these days

[@TheCoolJet64]

Also good god poor squidward, I’m glad the 2nd game left the poor abomination live out what ever little time he has left 💀

[@Idiotbox186]

I didnt think you would actually cover it! I used to LOVE playing this game, but it definitely gave me my first taste of gamer rage lol Also, why they look like that??? They're so off-putting I never realized 😭😭

[@CelestinaakaClonaClox9999]

I reminder this one :D

[@emmericon]

the second game came with the dvd copy of THE BIG ONE that i bought a long time ago in a thrift store i love annoying my friends by streaming the game every few months or so without saying anything cuz they get so mad and beg me to play something else

[@gracekim1998]

Ooo 😮that is cool 😊

[@bobbinsthethird]

Would you ever review the mobile ports of Spongebob games? I was checking a video called " SpongeBob SquarePants Games for GBA " SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis 7 games for the GBA alone, not sure if there are any on the Gameboy Color, or DS/3DS

[@1337snake888]

woah 2 looks so much better than 1

[@SamInsaneGaming]

this is silly. This looks like spongebob monkey ball

[@PaperAiden]

This game kinda reminds me of super monkey ball

[@MyNameIsQuinn]

I'd play this but I'm awful at platformers

[@alexmaxwell3708]

even if the graphics looks lousy. real men enjoy the game for fun. not for graphics!

[@bignugget613]

the way u talk reminds me of Karen the computer wife, like ur dialect? accent? its gr8

[@lucililium]

Thank you!! And her actress is actually from the same city as me, so that might be why 😆