SpongeBob and the gang are back for more with yet another HD remake (these really are the golden years of remakes, huh?)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated has a lot to enjoy, especially for hardcore Bikini Bottom fans.
The game is a remake of the original 2003 PS2 platformer, just with enhanced gameplay and graphics for some nice QOL updates.
As if anything SpongeBob isn’t already fun enough, a small modding community has emerged for this game, giving us even more ways to enjoy ourselves in the underwater sun.
BFBB is far from the only SpongeBob game ever released, as Heavy Iron actually developed The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as well back in 2004.
As you can guess, that game was based on the film released that same year.
And SpongeBob’s ripped pants are one of the more memorable moments of the show, which was featured in the SpongeBob Movie game, but it didn’t make an appearance in BFBB.
Well this next mod lets us truly be the fool who ripped his pants.
And what better crossover to have than with one of our other favorite platformers?
This time we get to play as Crash Bandicoot, and he comes complete with custom animations to match!
Now I’m not sure whether the modder is Japanese, or if he just couldn’t figure out how to include English audio for the skin, but the mod only includes Japanese voice lines for Crash.
This next mod is a unique option if you’re looking for a change of scenery.
And it’s simple enough: just makes it nighttime in Bikini Bottom.
Other areas of the game aren’t covered as of the moment, but the modder did mention that he would eventually get to including the rest of the game’s world.
Still, if you want a more comfy nighttime aesthetic, this is a mod worth trying. Gameplay should be identical.
Speaking of original ideas, this next one is pretty much as original as it gets.
Mac replaces SpongeBob with a retro Macintosh computer that runs around just as SpongeBob would.
No, I’m not kidding.
What makes this mod even more interesting is that the computer’s face comes complete with different animations to convey emotions – making it look like something out of a Pixar film.
I’m not exactly sure why you’d want to make a game like Battle For Bikini Bottom more realistic, but if realism is what you’re after – this is quite possibly the best mod you can get.
It replaces SpongeBob with an actual kitchen sponge.
Yes, you read that right.
The sponge even makes subtle movements when talking. I can’t imagine how much time this modder put in here, but this idea matches humorously well with the type of comedy we expect from SpongeBob.
And this is pretty much as realistic as it’s going to get.
