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SpongeBob SquigglePants, (known as SpongeBob SquigglePants 3D on the Nintendo 3DS port,) is an action video game based on the SpongeBob SquarePants series. It is the fourth game to be in the uDraw Series and borrows its elements from WarioWare games.
The game was published by THQ and developed by WayForward Technologies. It contains mini-games which require using the uDraw GameTablet. A version for the 3DS was made later, which added a brand new level, IconBob, which requires the circle pad.
Gameplay
Wii version
Similar to WarioWare games, players get to play mini-games, dubbed Nanogames, in quick succession in order to proceed. Each nanogame has a short time limit of less than 10 or 5 seconds, depending on the nanogame, and players would have to rely on quick thinking and reflexes to finish each nanogame. The game requires the use of the now-discontinued uDraw GameTablet by THQ.
3DS version
The gameplay on the 3DS version is almost identical to the Wii version, but instead of the uDraw Tablet (since the 3DS isn't compatible with it), the touch screen is used. The IconBob levels (which are exclusive to this version) are done using the 3DS Circle Pad.
How to play the Nanogames
- Tap
- Draw
- Drag 1 (Circle way)
- Drag 2 (Slide way)
- Flick
- Tilt
- Shake
- Tilt
- Hold
Nanogames
SketchBob
The art style in this stage is crudely drawn sketches, often with incomplete lines and coloring. When starting the stage, Mr. Krabs gestures to the Krusty Krab's doors. If a microgame is completed, customers enter the restaurant. If a microgame is lost, Mr. Krabs looks sad. If the stage is completed or a high score is obtained, Mr. Krabs jumps in the air as many customers enter. If the player runs out of lives, Mr. Krabs cries as the doors and windows to the Krusty Krab are boarded shut.
| Nanogame | Frame Goals | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Poorly Drawn Pineapple | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Draw | SpongeBob is hidden behind his pineapple and the player must erase most of it to reveal him. |
| Snail of a Trail | Bronze: 10 Silver: 30 Gold: 35 |
Draw | The player must connect a line between SpongeBob and Gary to reunite the two. |
| Muster Up Ketchup | Bronze: 10 Silver: 30 Gold: 35 |
Draw | The player must squeeze ketchup out of the bottle on top of the Krabby Patty for the top of the bun to cover it. |
| Three Cheers for Krabs | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 Gold: 15 |
Tilt | The player must tilt the uDraw Game Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS so that Pearl can pick up the pictures of the boy band Boys Who Cry. |
| Patrick-or-Treat | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 Gold: 15 |
Tap | The player has to help SpongeBob prevent Sandy, Patrick, and Squidward from taking the only cookie left on the plate. |
| Window of Opportunity | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 Gold: 30 |
Tap | The player has to look out SpongeBob's window to see who is coming to visit and can guess from either Patrick, Sandy, or Squidward. |
| Match Me if You Can | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 Gold: 15 |
Tap | There are six cards on a table and the player must match two of them. |
| Krabby Patty in Paradise | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Spin | The player must spin the vault handle as fast as they can to open it. After doing so, Krabby Patties fly out and fill the screen. |
| Make Like a Sponge | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Drag | Using SpongeBob as an eraser, the player must erase jellyfish poop off of the statue. |
| A Priceless Piece | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 Gold: 15 |
Tap | The player mustn't tap on the uDraw Game Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS Touch Screen until the nanogame ends. If they do so, SpongeBob will knock the vase over and Squidward will be angry. |
| Flying Disc of the Deep | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 Gold: 30 |
Flick | The player must flick to have SpongeBob throw a frisbee in Larry the Lobster's direction. |
| Say Snail! | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Tap | When Gary is in the middle of the screen, the player must tap to snap a photo of him. |
| Catcher in the Brine | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Drag | The player must drag SpongeBob's hand to catch a baseball thrown by his father. |
| Catch of the Day | Bronze: 8 Silver: 16 Gold: 25 |
Drag | The player must move Sandy to catch two falling acorns in a ten-gallon hat. |
| Feast with Jelly | Bronze: 8 Silver: 16 Gold: 25 |
Flick | As Stanley S. SquarePants, the player must throw jellyfish feed to four jellyfish above his head. Failure will result in Stanley getting his head stuck in a jellyfish's tentacles. |
| Body of Water | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Drag | The player must change the pictures to match full body shots of either SpongeBob, Sandy, or Patrick. |
| Seaworthy Slalom | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 Gold: 15 |
Tap | The player must get to the bottom of the screen without bumping into anything on the way. |
| That Takes The Spongecake | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 Gold: 35 |
Tilt | The player must move the Tablet or 3DS to make SpongeBob blow out all of the candles on his birthday spongecake. |
B-Movie
The art style in this stage resembles a horror movie, and is set in a theater showing a movie about Squidward and the hash-slinging slasher. When starting the stage, Squidward looks at the hash-slinging slasher with a scared expression. If a microgame is completed, Squidward runs farther. If a microgame is lost, the hash-slinging slasher gets closer to Squidward and smiles. If the stage is completed or a high score is obtained, the hash-slinging slasher collapses to reveal SpongeBob and Patrick in a costume. If the player runs out of lives, SpongeBob and Patrick, still in the hash-slinging slasher costume, approach Squidward with evil expressions.
| Nanogame | Frame Goals | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booty Burial Ground | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Draw | The Flying Dutchman places a treasure chest in the sand, and the player must tap and drag it to cover the chest in sand. |
| Signature Sponge | Bronze: 10 Silver: 30 |
Draw | The player must sign a paper that the delivery fish hands him or her. |
| Spatula Splat | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 |
Tilt | As Plankton, the player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to avoid being flattened by Mr. Krabs' spatula. |
| Boulder Me Over | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 |
Tilt | The player must have the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS remain absolutely still to avoid making the boulder fall on Squidward. |
| Plankton's Dreamy Revenge | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Shake | The player must shake the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to bring down the buildings in Plankton's dream. |
| The Pizza For You and Me | Bronze: 8 Silver: 16 |
Tap | There are six items, and the player must tap the three toppings to complete the pizza. |
| Pursuit of Planktoness | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 |
Drag | The player must use a searchlight to find Plankton in the dark. |
| Seas the Day | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Drag | The player must rip the days off the calendar to match the current date. |
| Against the Lawn | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 |
Drag | As Mr. Krabs, the player must chase three or four kids off his lawn. |
| Fill 'Er Up Krabby | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Tap | The player must fill a cup to the red line without going over. |
| Patties Up! | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 |
Flick | The player has to flip a Krabby Patty that lands on Robot SpongeBob's spatula. |
| Alaskan Bull Worm! | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Drag | The player must help SpongeBob run away from the Alaskan Bull Worm, avoiding any obstacles. |
| Walking the Planks | Bronze: 8 Silver: 16 |
Draw | The player uses a chainsaw to cut holes in both bridges to make Plankton fall off the bottom of the screen. |
| SpongeCastle SandyPants | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 |
Shake | SpongeBob is buried underneath a sandcastle and the player must shake the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to free him. |
| Rock On, Patrick | Bronze: 15 Silver: 25 |
Drag | The player has to make the antenna on Patrick's rock spin to have the rock fly away. |
| Hooky | Bronze: 5 Silver: 10 |
Tap | The player mustn't tap the tablet or the Touch Screen to make SpongeBob touch the hook. If done so, he will be pulled towards the ocean's surface. |
| Keep Boativated | Bronze: 10 Silver: 20 |
Tilt | The player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to make SpongeBob avoid hitting the rocks in the road. |
Simply Bob
The art style in this stage is made of silhouettes, referencing the early iPod advertisements. When starting the stage, Gary slithers in place. If a microgame is completed, Gary smiles. If a microgame is lost, Gary's eyes droop. If the stage is completed or a high score is obtained, Gary smiles while swaying back and forth. If the player runs out of lives, Gary looks sad.
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! style="text-align: center;"| Nanogame
! style="text-align: center;"| Frame Goals
! style="text-align: center;"| Action
! style="text-align: center;"| Description
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|Sub Sponge
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Hold
|The player must make an orange submarine pop three bubbles.
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|Spin for the Win
|Bronze: 10
Silver: 20
Gold: 30
|Drag
|The player must spin four sections of the disc to make all of them match.
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|Gone Jellyfishing
|Bronze: 10
Silver: 20
Gold: 30
|Flick
|The player has to flick to make SpongeBob catch the jellyfish just as it appears in the white outline.
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|Match Mixer
|Bronze: 8
Silver: 16
Gold: 25
|Tap
|The game shows the player what buttons to tap in a sequence. The player then repeats back what they were shown.
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|Water You Waving For
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Flick
|As SpongeBob, Patrick, or Squidward, the player must flick to keep in tune with the waving fish.
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|Dance Your Pants Off
|Bronze: 10
Silver: 20
Gold: 30
|Tap
|The player must tap in rhythm to the red bubbles in the bar.
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|A Line Aligned
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Tilt
|The player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to match up the silhouettes of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward.
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|Sponge: Bound of Bravery
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Tilt
|The player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to set the angle of the ramp so that SpongeBob can jump over the chasm.
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|The X-Ray Factor
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Drag
|The player must drag the x-ray to find a Krabby Patty in Patrick's body.
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|Counting Sponge
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Draw
|The player must connect the three dots in order without touching the jellyfish.
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|Balancing bob
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Tilt
|The player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or the Nintendo 3DS to help SpongeBob keep his balance on the tightrope.
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|I Herd Patrick
|Bronze: 5
Silver: 10
Gold: 15
|Draw
|The player must prevent Patrick from being zapped by the jellyfish by drawing lines that he can bounce off.
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|Patty Catch
|Bronze: 8
Silver: 16
Gold: 25
|Tap
|The player must catch a Krabby Patty in SpongeBob's hand before it falls off the screen.
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|Squidward's Fancypants Pencil
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Tap
|As SpongeBob, the player must waste the lead stored inside Squidward's mechanical pencil. He will then grab it in confusion.
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|Pineapple Pogo
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Tilt
|The player must tilt the uDraw Tablet or Nintendo 3DS to make SpongeBob bounce on three targets.
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|Sea Sorting
|Bronze: 10
Silver: 15
Gold: 20
|Tilt
|The player tilts the uDraw Tablet or Nintendo 3DS to sort the Krabby Patties according to their color.
|-
|Fit for a Krabs
|Bronze: 10
Silver: 20
Gold: 30
|Drag
|The player must spin Mr. Krabs' silhouette to match up with its outline.
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|This is Patrick!
|Bronze: 15
Silver: 25
Gold: 35
|Flick
|The player has to help Patrick answer the phone when it rings. Doing it too early will result in a loss.
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- This is Patrick!
Comic Book (Sandy)
The art style in this stage resembles a comic book. When starting the stage, Sandy (dressed as Miss Appear) chases Plankton, who is carrying a Krabby Patty. If a microgame is completed, Sandy goes faster as Plankton looks worried. If a microgame is lost, Sandy falls behind. If the stage is completed or a high score is obtained, Sandy takes back the patty. If the player runs out of lives, Sandy stops running as Plankton smiles with the patty.
- Sea is for Coloring
- No. 2 Panic
- Patrick's Party Trick
- Flying Squirrel
- Nautical Narcissist Neighbor
- Pop Star
- Trash It
- A Maze-in' Atlantis
- Blow, Baby, Blow!
- Capers of Cardboard
- A Bridge Abridged
- Launch Time
- SpongeBall Slingshot
- Fighting Dirty
- Bikini Bottom's Bravest
- Did You Say CHOCOLATE?
- To the Boatmobile!
Punk (Patrick)
The art style resembles rock album drawings.
- Blackout Bob
- Selfish Shellfish
- Puffy Patrick
- Squidward Bound
- Whoop-a-Worm
- The Show Off Show
- Kah-Rah-Tay Sandy
- Brake it Down
- Coral Chorus
- Sing a Song of SpongeBob
- Barnacle Bowling
- Undersea B-Ball
- Paper Plane Pitch
- Treedome Training
- Stage Diver
- Deep-sea Rock Star
- Yes We Karen
PixelBob (SpongeBob)
The art style resembles an 8-bit game, like those seen on the NES.
- Sting or Swim
- Getting the Drift
- Sponge Xing
- Three To Go
- Mr. Krabs Cash Grab
- Plankton's Epic Escape
- Krushty Krab
- Ping Pong Pals
- Pulley Dinner
- Sergeant Sponge
- Made to Order
- SpongeBooster 3000
- Jelly Alley
- Ready, Set, Sponge!
- Seavaders
- Super Krabby Quest
- The Legend of SquarePants
Remix and Hyper Remix (SpongeBob)
One of the nanogames listed above from different art styles is randomly selected here. There's also Hyper Remix, which is basically the same as standard Remix but goes at twice the speed than normal.
IconBob (Plankton, Nintendo 3DS version only)
The designs in this are stylized.
| Nanogame | Frame Goals | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary is Going Places | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | Using the Circle Pad, the player must keep Gary from coming in contact with the Lion fish. |
| SpongeBob Says | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | As Patrick, the player must slide the Circle Pad to match SpongeBob's arms. This must be done twice in order to win. |
| Chum is Fum | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | The player must slide a Krabby Patty and the Krusty Krab logo onto the hand and the Chum Bucket logo to attract customers. |
| Jellyfish Joy Ride | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | The player must avoid bumping into any jellyfish that will knock SpongeBob off his bike. |
| Candid Krabs | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | The player must move the camera onto Mr. Krabs to get a clear shot of him and the Krabby Patty. |
| To Dive For | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | The player must move the Krabby Patty just as Plankton dives for it. |
| Bikini Bottom on Ice | Bronze: 10 Silver: 15 Gold: 20 |
Slide the Circle Pad | The player must move the Circle Pad to make SpongeBob skate the figure-8 shown on the ice. |
Minigames
Showboating Shower
The Showboating Shower minigame has an art style that resembles an animation beach item. You have to wash as many boats as possible.
Rattle and Roll
The Rattle and Roll minigame has an art style that resembles baby products. You have to tilt the ball down and you have to make the baby versions of the main characters happy.
RetroBob
The RetroBob minigame has an art style that resembles an animation from the 1950s. You have to pop balloons while avoiding jellyfish.
Seasons of Sandy
The Kah-Rah-Tay Sandy minigame has an art style that resembles a western style. You have to karate chop as many logs as possible and avoid bombs.
Reception
Metacritic gave this game a 64%, meaning "mixed or average reviews." Some minorities disliked the game for "ripping-off" the WarioWare franchise, as well as the Wii version's required use of the uDraw GameTablet, which has a high price especially since the discontinuation of the peripheral's production.
Trivia
- The Wii version of this game has backwards compatibility.
- The Wii version can be played on all Wii U units.
- This is the first SpongeBob game for the 3DS.
- This is the first SpongeBob game to use the new THQ logo.
- The Wii version is the only SpongeBob game that requires a third-party peripheral in order to be played.
- The Wii version is also one of the few games made exclusively for the usage of the uDraw GameTablet.
- The 3DS version was released on Craig Ferguson's 49th birthday and nine years after "Party Pooper Pants" premiered.
- The IconBob level on the 3DS uses the same music as the SimplyBob level.
- The Nintendo 3DS version is the only version of this game to not be released in Australasia.
Cultural references
- The game is similar to the WarioWare games. Both contain minigames that are split into sections, each of the sections on both games contain themes, and a main character associated them, and both games contain lives.
- Also, both WarioWare games and SpongeBob SquigglePants were released exclusively for Nintendo systems.
- The game Patrick-or-Treat gets its name from the popular Halloween phrase "Trick or Treat!"
Videos
3DS trailer
German trailer, made by Muthmedia GmbH.