Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (GBA) Surprisingly Isn't Terrible!

[@kylejones8289]

The reason that some GBA games still didn't use an in game save system and instead used passwords is probably cost. When it comes to game cartridges, battery backups (the way saving worked on most cartridge based consoles before the Switch) cost more than cartridges without the battery backup. This is also why it took so long for save files to be an industry standard even after the original Legend of Zelda came out on the NES, as NES cartridges that allowed saving were significantly more expensive at first. In other words, they were being cheap.

[@jaborsey_joseph]

**The More You Know*

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Didn't most GBA games use flash storage though? I know that a few of them used save batteries but a lot more used flash ram like the Sonic games and such...

[@kylejones8289]

@@JomasterTheSecond Maybe. I kind of assumed that most cartridge based systems used battery backups but I'm not an expert. It'd still require an extra hardware component that costs money, though, so the basic conclusion of my point would still stand.

[@TheRedCap]

@@JomasterTheSecond Yeah most GBA games used flash chips (some used SRAM+battery). Flash memory was still crazy expensive back then. There's a reason classic iPods used mini hard drives. Look up what the price of a 256/512mb thumbdrive was back in 2001-2004

[@Justice1Knight3]

Larry Lobster: "For the last time, I'm not giving away my extra bus ticket." Me: Now you're just asking for it.

[@fodv93]

Glad you're covering this version. I played the GBA version of this, super sponge, and battle for bikini bottom as a kid.

[@Ra3_ar1adnE]

This spongebob game for the GBA in particular gives me tons of nostalgia. I had this in a two pack cartridge with heropants but played this one more. Also the jellyfish jam mini game was fun.

[@akmaldanial67]

I have that 2-in-1 catridge as well. I believe the other game you were referring to is SuperSponge.

[@Quawnaime]

I recommend the DS version of Atlantis Squarepantis. I haven’t played that game since childhood and it would be nice for you to review it. I remember the game being very good so I think you might enjoy it too.

[@akmaldanial67]

Yea, man. I played the game when I was younger, and now I realised how good it is.

[@birdlegscass]

OH yes

[@andykishore]

I remember playing the DS version of SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis in 2011.

[@x5ilco]

@@andykishore i remember i played it around 2012-2014, never beat it though, but hearing all the sounds again like spongebob taking damage was a throwback

[@VaniRoyal]

I’ve always been a huge Spongebob fan, and since the DS was my first game console, I got nearly every Spongebob game for it. Here are my absolute favorites: -The yellow avenger I know you said you don’t remember this one too fondly, but neither did I before replaying 5 years ago. Now it’s one of my favorite spongebob games. I think it’s just a situation of “licensed game that doesn’t explain what to do clearly enough for a child” -Atlantis Squarepantis (DS) Unlike the console version (which is a top down puzzle game/minigame collection), the DS version is 3D platformer/puzzle game. I actually like it more than the console game. -Beach party cook off This game seems like a no-brainer for the DS, it’s a touch screen controlled game where you help make dishes in the Krusty Krab. One more thing: spongebob GBA/DS game songs are like a whole genre of their own, they have a very specific sound.

[@ShadowStreak]

Very good suggestions, thanks for sharing! I'm totally down to check these out at some point!

[@akmaldanial67]

Yea, I owned and played these SpongeBob games as well.

[@Danominator]

This was one of the first GBA games I ever owned! So glad people are talking about it again.

[@SeaHorseOfYoutube]

The save system was on the catridge rather than the console and it was powered by a small battery, therefore cutting it makes the catridges cheaper to produce.

[@commonsense5199]

Minish Cap is my favorite Zelda game. It the first Zelda game I beat on my own when I was a kid. Good memories. Vaati is most Underrated Zelda villain I don't know why he's not in Hyrule Warriors

[@TheLadyLiddell]

I feel the same! Vaati is one of my favorite Zelda villains, I wish he'd get more love.

[@xa447]

Reason for save being the way it is, is 2 reasons 1. It's quite a bit easier to program 2. Back in this time carts needed a battery to save wich increases manufacturing costs

[@apollorock3r244]

I remembered playing this game a lot as a kid and I loved it (especially with the soundtrack). 😊 Wonder if it was in response to Antdude saying it’s his least favorite GBA game.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

I still love this game. Especially the soundtrack. The gameified versions of all the music tracks from the show is so much fun ❤

[@koichidignitythief7429]

In levels like the Pizza Delivery and Snow Levels, you use the karate chop to destroy tumbleweeds and snowballs rolling towards you. That's how I figured out about the barrels when I was a kid.

[@corycivil5584]

I would recommend the grim adventures of billy and mandy fighting game. And the TMNT games turtles in time and hyperstone heist.

[@FuturesquashArchive4Concerts]

Turtles in time > hyperstone heist in my opinion

[@drybonesmunchakoopas5143]

I'm really enjoying these :D

[@TwoTailedSponge]

I've played this game before. Was hard in some places, but managed to complete it

[@mwelite1706]

Thinking about it. If the handheld version had their own exclusive content, then they would be at least equal to their home console version.

[@NintendoTV64]

You should definitely check out the DS version of Truth or Square. It's a pretty fun 3D platformer all things considered.

[@lordkalistos4124]

I've recently been getting back into GBA and PS2 games so this was a fun video.

[@NewTungsten]

16:51 Why does it look like the characters are all drawn differently, as if pulled from different games?

[@MythToLegend]

2005 me knows exactly that awful feeling of replaying that final stage over and over again.

[@TheStarsTwilight]

I would love to hear a review for the Wii's Truth or Square game, as it was the only major Spondebob title I had as a kid and I haven't heard it get much attention. I never got past the halfway point because the difficulty got really amped up in the second act compared to the first (I remember it took forever to beat the first level and the Christmas Who inspired ice level had a nasty combination of ice physics and tough enemies too difficult for child me to handle). It didn't help that the game's levels were actually very long. That said, I also remember the game was incredibly fun despite that and filled with great references. The story is WAY better than the episode it's based on, too. It has next to nothing to do with that garbage fire other than the vague idea of looking back at old memories. Only this time, it's about Spongebob hosting a party and his friends suggesting some of his happiest memories, leading to levels actually inspired by events from the show's past - so that's cool. On a side note, in terms of "licensed Nickelodeon games where the handheld version is way better than the console one", the winner for that is the DS's rendition of the last Nicktoons Unite game, Globs of Doom, by a landslide. The console version of that game has an infamous save file corruption glitch that can strike at any time. However, the handheld version does not, making it OBJECTIVELY better. It also helps that the DS version panders more to the one audience that'd knowingly pick Globs of Doom over the other games of the series - fans of Invader Zim (while Attack of the Toybots has Zim and Gir as hidden unlockable player characters, Globs of Doom is the only game in the series where the Zim cast is part of the main story and the one of the only video games period to have Dib be playable).

[@jaborsey_joseph]

I believe the boardwalk is a location reference, I'm not entirely sure as to which, first thing that comes to mind is the Valentine's episode.

[@carterkirby10]

Another great video Shadow! I hope you do the Ed, Edd n Eddy games soon, those ones are a trip to say the least

[@intheflatfield2954]

SpongeBob GBA games were the greatest games I've ever played in middle school! Yeah, the games seem very simple now, but I 12 year old me had a blast! Helps that I was super into SpongeBob then.

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

That GBA game as simplistic looking as it may look, was an important part of my childhood too... Passwords were a gripe though.

[@drewbarton196]

Lights Camera Pants. It's one of the better SpongeBob video games

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

I would recommend reviewing Battle For Bikini Bottom GBA. It's short, but it's fun.

[@nostalgiaworks5999]

I recommend W.i.t.c.h. on the Game Boy Advance because it's one of the most underrated Disney franchises imo

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

Nowadays, would passwords even be an option in most modern games, in theory?

[@JomasterTheSecond]

You can tell this is gonna be good because it's got fucking *_Realistic Fish Head_* in it.

[@NCTStudio]

Flying Dutchman Rehydrated confirmed

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

Video Games are Fun.

[@DiegoNespolino]

Speaking of GBA licensed platformers developed by Vicarious Visions, as a child i deeply enjoyed the Penguins of Madagascar game! It seems to play pretty similar to this game, will you check it out in the future?

[@GhoulyRooly]

Now he’s P u r p l e

[@disgaealikerasapOG]

Boardwalk maybe the valentines ep?

[@amesstarline5482]

I suggest checking out Attack of the Toybots DS, Globs of Doom, or even that Doodlebob Drawn To Life game.

[@supersquidkidsofresh]

As a guy who grew up with this game, and the GBA version of creature of the krusty krab, this game (along with the rest of the GBA SpongeBob games) deserve more love. Well, except for GBA BFBB. That one is bad.

[@deandrewalker6824]

Can you review Cartoon Network Racing for the ps2?....its a cool game imo

[@AliciaInNevada]

This was recommended to me despite not being subbed

[@CheesyCore]

the original Gameboy did NOT contain savestates pokemon did, on the cartridge the pokemon cartridge contained a volatile ram chip with 4 banks of 8kb flash memory and a battery cell the first bank contains your HOF information, including 3 sprite buffers the second contain a bit by bit memory of the savestate of the game, including all the relevant location, items and npc interaction data the third and fourth slots contain data of the 1-6 boxes and 7-12 boxes of pokemon in the PC respectively savestate was NOT something the gameboy was capable of, and the gameboy did not contain the necessary storage to contain it. it was a feature of the cartridge. and inserting the same cartridge to a different gameboy would retain the savefile

[@jaxbartlett138]

Here’s something you might like that I will tell you: Tom Kenny (The voice of Spongebob) Actually voice acts two important characters from original Powerpuff Girls: The mayor, and the Narrator

[@mediamuncher6982]

Sonic Advance 1-3 are great gba games.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Can't believe a mobile version of a game is better than it's main console version!

[@ShadowStreak]

This won't be the last time either lol!

[@The_great_cultist]

Do the Morbucks in Love episode

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

Metroid Zero Mission is the best GBA game though

[@ShadowStreak]

Lol I can't deny that's a pretty good one, but I don't know nothing can top Wario Land 4 for me personally

[@lucavalente6620]

Maybe to not spend money on cartridges with battery a inside?

[@misterartist1603]

You retired your ppg avatar?

[@gracekim1998]

No game reviews involve mainly voice over anyway

[@RadshyguyRadish]

wario land 4 is raw but bro. mother 3's right there. best gba game EASY.

[@roykoopa58]

Hi

[@ivywt]

hi!

[@TSDamiano]

Too bad THQ go Bankrupt

[@maximojuega2172]

Wario land 4 is the worst game of all time!!!!!!!!

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

This game is just ok. Nothing memorable or exceptional in a level design front