Why is Battle for Bikini Bottom SO DANG GOOD!?

With Cosmic Shake approaching, we absolutely had to fire up the GOAT 3D platformer and see what's cracking. Spongebob Squarepants Battle For Bikini Bottom is way better than it has any right to be, but has it aged well? Following some slanderous reviews from the likes of IGN and Gamespot, I dug in (again) to find out!
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[@CalebHimself]

As a kid, being able to go into SpongeBob’s house, Squidward’s house, the Krusty Krab, and all those locations was just mind blowing. Great game and great memories attached to it.

[@retrorebound8887]

You know it!

[@isaiahcorona6198]

💯

[@rhyuu-bc8vl]

Not as many people talk about it but the spongebob movie game was really good too

[@prod.mysttt]

I loved the movie game

[@poy110]

The movie game was mostly just sliding and driving levels it wasn't that good

[@ChronicSynchronizer]

I played that before I played battle for bikini bottom. I actually got it for my birthday, a couple weeks before the movie came out.

[@yk2k_illustrations]

Very fun game but the back tracking got annoying

[@savannahdebose757]

I didn’t like that one as much. I still prefer battle for bikini bottom.

[@MonkeyspankO]

Its funny, back then I thought these games were too childish and never touched them. Now, I can appreciate their charm and simplicity: a very pure gaming experience without bs. Weird how things change or better said, how you change.

[@juliancuevas6728]

Battle for Bikini Bottom is an all time favorite of mine. I lost my mind when it was announced that it was being remade. One of the few gaming miracles to happen thanks to fans and social media. Now we just need a Metalarms remake.

[@matthewmajewski8719]

Man, seeing that ps2 copy with the camo helmet shot me right back to my childhood. I got this and the OG battlefront for ps2 for Christmas in 04.

[@ov3rwh3lm]

bfbb will and forever be apart of my childhood. just the way the games handles plus how nostalgic it feels anytime i boot up my ps2, this plus lights camera pants, cftkk and atlantis squarpantis (DS) will always be the best spongebob games in my opinion.

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

Same Battle For Bikini Bottom was my childhood and I still love it to this day

[@moderategamer3333]

My first experience with Spongebob BFBB was with Rehydrated on Switch. Other than the performance issues, the cult classic game held in high regard by fans was worth playing. I had a genuine fun time with Rehydrated. I'm excited for Cosmic Shake! Spongebob's moveset seems to have absorbed Patrick and Sandy's abilities, but as a result he looks and feels way more fleshed out. I do hope to see Patrick and Sandy playable again in the future with a new diverse moveset like Spongebob though. Either way just 4 more days until release. I hope the reviews will be more fair towards the game because it really looks like Purple Lamp put their heart and soul into what could be BFBB's successor. Spongebob's future in games looks bright!

[@Chronoflation]

If you really enjoy BFBB, check out the speed running for the original game. Rehydrated is a fine remake, but the original has some wacky, some nightmare fuel, things you can do in it that utterly break the way the game is played, including soloing Spongebob through everything, even Sandy's massive jump and glide or Texas swing sections

[@moderategamer3333]

@@Chronoflation During the release period of Rehydrated, I found out about Shift and the speedrunning community for the game. I wish I could utilize cruise boosting in the remake. The movement in the original looked better though.

[@PRATERVXEX]

It’s a very good game, but don’t sleep on the movie game either! I guess it was kind of like a sequel, you only get to play as SpongeBob and Patrick but damn it was so good.

[@csharp3884]

I loved seeing all the locations from the show, the controls, and the replayability of it! I really like when games make it so that you can revisit old levels with new abilities to open new areas and challenges. The game always feels fresh and never boring

[@moister3727]

Never played this game as a kid. I played the PS1 2D platformer one that is hard as nails. I'd love to pick up the Rehydrated version just for convenience in the future. And nice suit Matty, really classy.

[@Chronoflation]

Look up the original's speedruns. You'll see why this game was so special. Rehydrated is fun and fine, but that ones on steam and has a little more flare to it than the remake with the controls

[@joeslickback]

"DON'T ASK QUESTIONS YOU AREN'T PREPARED TO HANDLE THE ANSWER TO" O-O

[@gsleo2396]

Didn’t expect you to cover this game specifically. I think it would be cool if you covered revenge of the flying dutchman eventually

[@retrorebound8887]

There are so many Nickelodeon games I could go in on. Let's see how this does first!

[@TheBigBlueKnight]

@@retrorebound8887 This was a great video! Loved this game as a kid! Nickelodeon games have such a charm. I’d love to see Tak games if you do decide to play them!

[@Lucky_D3]

I loved this game as a kid, one of my only video games growing up too. I didn't know about the remake until it was free on PS+ and I was so happy. 100% the game in a month.

[@R9TR0]

Such a classic, I’m stoked for Cosmic shake

[@statesminds]

I’m almost 32 and totally agree that SpongeBob is still really good especially the earlier seasons. I think one reason SpongeBob is so big in meme culture is bc of how much it resonates with an older audience that grew up with it that still like it. I don’t think it’s the best platformer but it’s solid.

[@RockoEstalon]

It is! hope Cosmic Shake is as good or better.

[@bigcheffi]

Goated game, can’t wait for cosmic shake

[@ZiggyMangum]

Like you, this is one I grew up with and was probably among the first games I ever completed. After watching this video, I was inspired to go out and pick up a PHYSICAL copy of the game. It was only fifteen dollars, and that's game #45 for my physical Switch collection.

[@josuecervantes1757]

I never got to experience this one back in the day but I have been convinced. Finally gonna play this at the age of 25 idgaf

[@mr.goodboi2780]

This is one of the best 3D platformers ever (and sixth gen games!) and I refuse to hear otherwise. 😂 Like for real, this thing has open world, collectathon stuff, fast travel, sliding, weapons upgrades, epic bosses. The only one that I personally like more is Mario 64. I replay this game like once every year, it's just great.

[@koemon_exe]

I love how this review takes its time more than most other reviews! The Christmas story and the overview of the box art give your review a personal touch and I really liked that about it!

[@mechaotakugamer]

I never finished the original but I finished Rehydrated on my switch and it was so much fun. Can't wait to play The cosmic shake

[@Elinox696]

We need a retro rebound of Tak and the power of juju! love mostly all the titles, never played the handheld versions

[@yaboiflats6986]

Great game. Cautiously hyped for cosmic shake

[@christopherbassit2757]

Who’s ready for cosmic shake? Releases in 2 days and I’m super hyped

[@thebobbymft5805]

Remember when games had manuals ? Lmao

[@dallasdotson7477]

Just got into your channel and have binge watched just about everything! Great stuff. Please do Tak and the Power of Juju. I don't think you will be disappointed.

[@Official_RetroMania]

I love this game! I only played the remake but it was such a BLAST from start to finish!

[@anthonytitone]

Mario Galaxy is easily the best 3D platformer ever to me but this is a classic

[@danmulholland1634]

Spongebob has been there for me ever since 1999 and at this point I can say it's preety much the rest of my life

[@yup8865]

I enjoyed my time with cosmic shake. It was fun going back and collecting all the trophies and costumes.

[@caiusd.assassin1928]

We gotta talk about SpongeBob: Creature from The Krusty Krab

[@Kbmt55]

This, Ratchet and clank, and Tak and the power of juju were my childhood

[@happaxgamma]

The Simpsons Hit & Run is SO DANG GOOD too, and it was released around the same time, but never got a remake like BFBB.

[@Raul_Mandac]

I loved this game. I used to play it on my PS2 until it stopped working for some reason. It was fun while it lasted. Then there was the remake. They released the game on mobile too. I never thought of playing BfBB on mobile. The graphics were mind blowing. We are never too old to play SpongeBob video games or watch episodes. Overall, this is my favorite 3D platformer yet.

[@nathannininger2498]

Bro you just teleported me to my 9th birthday in the back of my moms caravan reading the game guide on the way home from EB games. Big fan of retro rebound, you’re doing it right putting emphasis on those manuals

[@al_my_pal]

I loved this game. Im the same age as ya boy matty. Its so crazy to me, growing up playing these games and hearing everyone as adults talk about enjoying similar experiences. Take care yall

[@genehayes]

You may have just sold me on this!! I want to play it so bad. Though I'm wondering if Cosmic Shake will just be a better version? Guess we'll see

[@birdmann7520]

as a kid i remember this game but never played it but after watching this video decided to play it and wow this game still holds up years later, but as good as this game is my favorite still has to be the spongebob movie game on ps2 mainly due to childhood nastalgia

[@APeterson95]

I never played bfbb as a kid, although I did play a bit of ‘revenge of the Flying Dutchman’😅, but grew up with the show like you so playing this last year with my 6 year old niece was an absolute blast. I forgot that this was a remake of a 2003 game bc I was just enjoying it so much. The humor and dialogue was like a time capsule of classic SpongeBob that hit me in the perfect nostalgia spot for a show I also religiously watched. And the fact that I got to share it with my niece who also loves SpongeBob made it super memorable with so many laughs and frantic moments playing. I’m super grateful they remade a game I probably would never have gotten to experience otherwise💛💙

[@joeortiz5177]

Hey Matty, great video I love this game and I just passed the remaster a few months ago. I was wondering, do you collect all 8th and 9th gen games for PlayStation? I've noticed that all ur 7th gen games are almost all for 360 and 8th and 9th gen for PlayStation, is there a reason?

[@everythingedits4918]

I love your vids so much I recently found your channel and just enjoy watching you so much. And your GBA game reviews are the best vids in my opinion 😊

[@Litldrmmrboy]

I love Battle for Bikini Bottom. It is so solid. Glad you agree Matty! SpongeBob is the G.O.A.T.!!

[@Tecrus]

2:27 that's why I still have my copy of Jak 3. It's sooo scratched up and it's greatest hits and I have a great condition black label copy of the game but I'll never give up the copy my great aunt gave me.

[@salmedina2450]

Battle for Bikini Bottom gets all the love but the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Game played very similarly and I remember having a lot of fun with it as well. You should play that one too if you haven’t yet. I’d love for that one to get a port on modern consoles as wel!

[@braxtonrichins]

This game is going to be 20 years old this year. Man I feel old. I played this when I was 5-6 and it is my second favorite video game of all time. I have 100% rehydrated 10 times since it came out and I remember where the socks are by heart.

[@plutonianmoon4805]

This game is peak

[@Bytesthedust]

Man’s a suit coat away from agent 47

[@andrewmcdowellmillenial4209]

Oh damn my grams mimi too shitt Haha I love your content man keep it up oh do you have a lets play of kotor 1 or 2? Have yo uh tried the mmo? It's good bro as long as you focus on gameplay and story equally

[@PragmaticAddict]

The sentimental value between you and the game is so special man, great video

[@that_videogameguy]

Glad to know I’m not the only one who appreciates this game! I don’t remember why or where I got it but man I loved it ❤

[@alphaop4459]

I feel the same way about not only this game, but SpongeBob Revenge of the Flying Dutchman for PS2 and GameCube. I loved that game more than BFBB. But both great games nonetheless.

[@mattskinner846]

Thank you for this honest, accurate breakdown 🙂 Have you played any of the 3D Super Mario games besides 64? You really ought to play Sunshine, Galaxy, Galaxy 2, and Odyssey

[@trollingboy9729]

Revenge of the Flying Dutchman was not bad, i actually enjoyed the exploration more there. But i do agree that Battle for Bikini Bottom is the prefect balance, but i would never consider Revenge of the Flying Dutchman bad. It was slower gameplay yes, but it still had a big world and still is immersive

[@RedWingCody]

I have a golden spatula that I earned but it is glitched and won't let me pick it up. It is frustrating to run into this kind of thing, because my son and I have had a lot of fun playing this together.

[@DisMan42]

Please review Tak: and the Power of Juju. it's a great game and it's one of my favorite platformers on Ps2.

[@shizuru-2809]

I like to note that in the German Version, we used to have Game specific voice actors, and they always used the same ones. With Rehydrated we got the actually TV show voice actors for the first time. Thought that's a cool fact

[@cubansupreme]

One of my nieces had this game for the Gamecube. I don't know if she still has it or not though. I did play the entirety of the Rehydrated remake for it on PS4 and managed to get every trophy for it, including the Platinum trophy....that was very frustrating -_- (I'm looking at you Kelp Forest).

[@thebobbymft5805]

just replayed this game for the thousandth time again doesn’t get old absolutely love it

[@vinnyhydeSWT]

I love this game. Idc how old I get. This game is goated. Much love for plucking at my nostalgic heartstrings with your videos, man! I can’t wait to see you make it huge eventually!

[@mr.d5247]

This is considered to be one of the top licensed games of all time along side Simpsons Hit & Run, and if you're a woman, Bratz Rock Angelz. I also know the PC and GBA versions of the original are completely different games, Same title, Same cover art, Same story of Plankton's robots disobeying him, but Totally different gameplay. the PC version is a Minigame collection while the GBA version is a 2D puzzle platformer

[@Wade_Tyler]

The original BFBB will always be better than the remaster/remake.

[@anchorage9562]

Got it on the Switch just for fun. SO MUCH NOSTALGIA ❤

[@Cam9915]

This and Scooby Doo night of 100 frights were my favorite THQ kids games back in the day

[@Chronoflation]

Battle for Bikini Bottom is an amazing game. Rehydrated is okay enough. The remade graphics are fine, but almost a bit too clean. It lost the old art style and some of the charm that came with it. Like how new Spongebob episodes have a somewhat different art style to the 90s and early 2000s Spongebob show. I'm okay with it, but I think they overdid it with a few things, like the shiny objects don't really sparkle anymore, they're more like a slightly glowing smudge in a flower shape. They're a lot less florescent than they used to look. That said, my main issues with Rehydrated are the controls. It's so subtle. But there are some differences in the way Spongebob and the others move and control. For example, Spongebob's standard net attack no longer has the slight deceleration effect it used to have to slow your decent after jumping. It's minuscule, but just enough to where you won't make some jumps you feel like you should. His viking helmet bash also has some different physics that throw me off. Like you drop like a rock after using it. Maybe some of these things were patched since I played, but it just didn't feel as good as the original and I actually went back to play the first stage of the original again right before Rehydrated came out. My wife enjoyed it. I loved it and had trouble putting it down. Rehydrated came out and my wife put it down within an hour and I put it down by the end of Jellyfish fields and had no interest in going back. There's nothing tremendously different, other than the removal of some glitches that I didn't use anyways, but in just the basic controls and look of the game that take away some of its specialness and make it more generic and less good feeling

[@JBM1428]

You should cover the PS1 SpongeBob game!

[@trollingboy9729]

Yes! That one was amazing too! My favorite side scroller hands down

[@MaliJayTV]

I remember wanting the SpongeBob movie game but I got this and I’m not even mad now that I’m older lol then I asked again for the movie game and got lights camera pants 😂

[@MrMywishlist]

I didn’t have a lot of legendary games growing up, but I’m glad I had this gem.

[@TheHillyard44]

Glad you dressed for the occasion.

[@ringfitmaster3079]

I am little late to comment but I just wanted to say how much I loved the original Battle for bikini bottom on my GameCube along with the SpongeBob movie game. Both were such fantastic games I could replay over & over again. Growing up in that time was just an amazing time. I grew watching the show along with Scooby Doo which also had a very fun game by the same developers Heavy Iron studios. The remake is a very solid remake & I think it's worth noting all the extra stuff that was included that was scrapped from the original release like the multiplayer & several stages & boss battles.

[@andykishore]

7:28 Yeah, I was disappointed with the backside of Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated's case compared to the backside of the original game.

[@DrHiplop1]

so glad you made this video - I ignored the remake because of the reviews despite being interested (I just assumed it was broken or unfinished or something). Can't believe they bombed it like that just for not being a ground up remake?

[@GenericNord]

This game slaps! Grew up with this one and played it all the time!

[@jacobschreck3405]

I wish this game got the MCC treatment, you press a button and you can play the game in the original graphics and press the button again and see the rehydrated version

[@morkgin2459]

That could be great

[@xDeath35]

KZbin walk throughs is what helped me get the platinum trophy

[@tyronetnj79]

YOOO this take me way back!!!! Love this channel!!!

[@Baratinha]

Another banger of video. Very much tnks for this awesome content.

[@TheJuice70]

A truly excellent 3D Platformer - just as good as others of that gen like Jak, Sly, Mario and many others.

[@blairwilliams3311]

Would you ever consider doing one of these style videos on the tekken series or the thq wwe games?

[@senord2429]

such a wholesome memory :)

[@xDeath35]

I platinum trophy this game and don't regret it

[@massdefection]

I love the original, but for several reasons I really just hate the remake. The jumping feels off and there's some other physics issues I'm not a fan of like the balance rocks in jellyfish field being nearly impossible to jump off of. Also there are so many new animations which are good but there's missing animations too, like the box transport animation where it closes and cuts to the other box now just fades to black and doesn't even close the box. Like why?

[@user-lt3op3uy1w]

I agree this game is very good, although I kind of prefer the original over rehydrated. I was surprised you said it’s your favorite 3D platformer. As a huge fan of 3D platformers, I would definitely recommend trying the Jak trilogy, any Mario 3D platformer, especially Galaxy 2, the Ratchet PS2 trilgoy, the Sly games, and the Ape Escape trilogy.

[@govianthefemaleinspector1517]

did anyone play that one rocket power game? shit was cool i never even saw the show

[@alicyjinx8923]

Dont be ashamed of liking SpongeBob Being an adult doesn't mean you're not allowed to have fun and like stuff

[@aaronvasseur6559]

Revenge of the Flying Dutchman was the one I played first love that game so much it’s not a bad game just has not aged well if they were to do a remake or remaster tho yes please

[@ryan7625]

Tak is a banger you should definitely look into it

[@adamrielh]

My 2 year old is obsessed with the remaster lol takes over on my ps5 every time I turn it on 😭😂

[@adamrielh]

Update: we were only missing a few socks, we just 100%’ed this mf lol

[@Croftyhere]

Loved jet fusion! Great Jimmy Neutron game

[@jacoblea2200]

You have to do a review on the tak franchise you’re missing out!

[@-dreks-]

Yes

[@Elinox696]

love this game, i played the ps2 version and the PC version, which is completely different! wish you would of covered that one as well!

[@adrianodelapaz1396]

PLEASE give voodoo Vince a try

[@vhg8976]

Please review the SpongeBob movie game. An iconic platformer.

[@ricioly]

I think you’ll like the The Incredibles PS2 game, it’s really really good!!

[@cerebro1996]

men that game is good

[@gracekim25]

Don’t worry you can talk about Spongebob whenever 😂👍

[@Phillylove100]

12:57-13:24 What are you talking about?! You can only pick 2 characters in each level SpongeBob and Patrick or Sandy. There’s not a single level where you can pick all 3. You definitely can’t play as Sandy in jellyfish fields. Did they change that in the remake? Edit: Yeah no I just looked it up. Outside of glitches you’re not supposed to be able to do that. What are you on about?

[@ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

It's crazy how this got a 2, for what it does, it's pretty much perfect. I just finished Scrat's Nutty Adventure and that's the definition of half assed, buggy licensed game worthy of a 2, not this.

[@justinrivera4527]

Bro love the content. Love your choices on the games you talk about. You can tell you worked hard to get here