SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month (PC) Walkthrough/Complete Guide Author: SuperOtakuAlex Version: 0.4 Console: Microsoft Windows PC Created: 7/21/12 Last Update: 7/24/12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents [1] Introduction [1.1] Game Overview/Intro [1.2] Version History [2] SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month Brief Information [2.1] Plot [2.2] Gameplay [3] Characters [3.1] SpongeBob SquarePants [3.2] Mr. Krabs [3.3] Squidward [3.4] Patrick Star [3.5] Sandy Cheeks [3.6] Mermaid Man [3.7] Barnacle Boy [3.8] Larry the Lobster [3.9] Plankton [3.10] Marty the Bus Driver [3.11] Marlin the Wizard [3.12] Gary Gulper [3.13] Jojo [3.14] Dame Mackerel [3.15] Familiar Looking Guy [3.16] SpongeBob’s Grandma [3.17] Jewelry Store Owner [3.18] Jewelry Girl [3.19] Cowfish Craig [3.20] Tony the Bouncer [3.21] Nelson [3.22] Ray Soakin’ Up Rays [3.23] Receptionists [3.24] Carlton Ritts [3.25] Eugene [3.26] Big-Mac the Bartender [3.27] Stella the Waitress [3.28] Timmy [3.29] Lisa the Coat Check Girl [3.30] Shapiro the Maitre’d [3.31] Waiter [4] Game Locations [4.1] Game Locations [5] Chapter 1- Employee of the Year [5.1] The Morning Shift [5.2] Two Broke Fools [5.3] Larry’s Secret [5.4] To Grandma’s House We Go! [5.5] Smart Shopper [5.6] The Dutchman’s Treasure! [6] Chapter 2- Hitting Rock Bottom [6.1] Stuck... in Rock Bottom?! [6.2] One Kelpsi Coming Up! [6.3] Respect the Tools, Man [6.4] Calm After the Storm [7] Chapter 3- Back to Square One [7.1] Somebody Order Ribs? [7.2] Whoa...Freaky, Man! [7.3] Sandy’s Rocket [8] Chapter 4- Bottoms Up! [8.1] No Jackets? No Service! [8.2] Dining Fancy Tonight! [8.3] To Neptune’s Paradise! [9] Videotapes [9.1] Videotape Locations [10] Final Word [10.1] Final Word [A] Email/Contact Information [B] FAQs [C] Credit [D] Copyright --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [1] Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [1.1] Game Overview/Intro Hello again, everyone! SuperOtakuAlex is back with another walkthrough, this time “SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month” for the PC! I’m lucky to actually have this game be able to run on my computer’s model, as a few of my games are no longer compatible! Anyways, SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month is a point-and- click adventure game developed by AWE Games and THQ. This game revolves around the characters that are prominent in Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants series. The game involves the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants and his journey to reach Neptune’s Paradise. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [1.2] Version History Version 0.1 [7/21/12] I started the walkthrough on this date. Version 0.2 [7/22/12] I finished the characters section and finished up the first two chapters of the game. Version 0.3 [7/23/12] I started the third chapter in the game and made it to the fourth chapter. Version 0.4 [7/24/12] I finished the entire game and completed the walkthrough on this date. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [2] SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month Brief Information --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [2.1] Plot SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends are shown at a photo shoot, in which they’re posing for their usual logo that is shown with the franchise most often. There’s a mail call for Mr. Krabs, in which he opens an envelope with two free tickets to Neptune’s Paradise, a local theme park. Because he’s not going to use them and who could never pass up something free, Mr. Krabs gives them to SpongeBob as a reward for being Employee of the Month again, which declares him “Employee of the Year”. Together with his best friend Patrick, SpongeBob can’t wait to get to Neptune’s Paradise. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [2.2] Gameplay On the main game screen, you use the mouse to move and pick up things by clicking around your surroundings. By clicking anywhere, SpongeBob will walk to that spot, but clicking multiple times makes SpongeBob run. The cursor is a yellow hand, which turns green and points a certain way if you are able to go inside a building or travel somewhere else. At the top left of the screen is a chest, which holds your inventory inside bubbles. Needed items can be dragged out and used. At the top right is a telescope, which shows you a map of the area you’re in and the area around it. When a new area is unlocked, the telescope moves to the center of the screen and the area unlocked becomes colored on the map. You can find out where SpongeBob is as represented by himself on the map. In point-and-click games, half the fun is exploring the environment. If an object in the area is interesting, the cursor will turn green. Left-click on it to hear what there is to say about it. Press the Esc key and you’ll be brought to a game menu. From here you can exit the game, resume the game, save the game, load the game, or start a new game. You can also view movies you’ve unlocked, change options (usually to enable/disable 3D shadows, text dialogue, and change voice, music, and SFX volumes), or you can also check out the Help section on some helpful “getting-started” hints. Sometimes an object in SpongeBob’s inventory can be combined with another object in the inventory, making a whole new object. These objects can be given to people to advance in the game, or can even interact with surroundings! When the inventory is open, you can access the menu also by clicking the notepad button, or there’s the Esc key. Or if you need a hint from the French narrator (the typical narrator heard in the series), he can provide you with one. When talking to people (you’ll have to in order to advance in the game), you can choose from a variety of things that SpongeBob could say. There are usually 2 to 4 options, with 1 of them usually working to advance the conversation. In reality, you can select any of the options, if you want to hear other things people will have to say. Some options can lead to new options in that particular context of the conversation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3] Characters --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.1] SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the game (and the show). He’s a funny, generous guy that loves to have fun with his friends and thoroughly enjoys his job. His chipper nature often annoys others, but he’s happy to be himself and have an optimistic outlook on life, regardless of any insults thrown at him. He’s won Employee of the Month every month since he started working at the Krusty Krab. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.2] Mr. Krabs Mr. Krabs is the greedy, penny-pinching boss of SpongeBob and Squidward, and is the owner of the fast-food establishment known as the Krusty Krab. He’ll do anything to get a quick buck (even if it means scamming people or overpricing menu items!) and often will find cheap, unsafe ways to do things. Mr. Krabs never passes up anything that’s free! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.3] Squidward Squidward is SpongeBob’s sarcastic and pessimistic neighbor and coworker. He has a good reason for his negative nature, after all, he’s SpongeBob’s neighbor. Squidward has a passion for the arts and is involved in nearly all forms of it. He dreams of becoming a famous clarinet-player and getting far away from the likes of SpongeBob. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.4] Patrick Star Patrick is SpongeBob’s best friend and neighbor. While not the brightest star under the sea, Patrick is a loyal friend and is always there for SpongeBob when he needs honest advice. He does have his sheer strokes of genius and isn’t shy to put his ideas out there, even if they can be rather idiotic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.5] Sandy Cheeks Sandy Cheeks is a squirrel from Texas that lives in an air dome in Bikini Bottom. She’s so fascinated with sea-life that she chose to live down there (of course, not without her astronaut suit and air helmet). Sandy is a good friend of SpongeBob and the others and provides them with more logical answers to their everyday problems. She practices karate and the arts of science. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.6] Mermaid Man Mermaid Man is a retired, undersea superhero along with his “young” ward, Barnacle Boy. Over the years, Mermaid Man has packed on a few pounds and definitely shows his age, tending to forget things he was doing and often succumbs to tricks of old age. He misses the action of being a superhero. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.7] Barnacle Boy Barnacle Boy is Mermaid Man’s cranky sidekick who is also in retirement. While not as old as Mermaid Man, Barnacle Boy can definitely express his contempt for things that involve anything more than just being retired. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.8] Larry the Lobster Larry is a lobster that is usually found lifting weights at the local beach, Goo Lagoon. He’s very muscular and tends to show off his strength to others, including ladies. While he’s a friend to SpongeBob, he’d rather be viewed as an acquaintance, as being seen with SpongeBob could doom his reputation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.9] Plankton Plankton is a miniscule creature of evil. Or so he says. Plankton has an obsession with the formula for the Krusty Krab’s Krabby Patties, but has been unsuccessful in his attempts to get it. He wishes to sell Krabby Patties at his restaurant, the Chum Bucket, and steal all of his rival’s business. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.10] Marty the Bus Driver Marty is an easily irritable fish that works for Bikini Bottom Transit. He doesn’t seem to hate his job, but more rather the passengers he has to deal with, namely SpongeBob and Patrick. He drives the bus that goes to Neptune’s Paradise. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.11] Marlin the Wizard Marlin is a marlin wizard that resides in Rock Bottom. He’s responsible for the bad weather that seems to be brewing. Marlin has a personal dislike for Gary Gulper, the TV station’s weatherman. His name is a play on Merlin the Wizard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.12] Gary Gulper Gary Gulper is the weatherman for WSEA TV, the local TV/weather station located in Rock Bottom. He’s very arrogant about his fame. Gary’s responsible for a weather-controlling machine, which seems to infuriate Marlin the Wizard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.13] Jojo Jojo is the repairman at WSEA TV. He’s a pretty relaxed guy and seems to enjoy his line of work. Jojo has a hard time talking with the employees of WSEA TV, especially since they don’t believe his claims that the station’s antenna isn’t even broken. He loves Kelpsi soda. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.14] Dame Mackerel Dame Mackerel is a tourist fish from the English Channel that has come to Bikini Bottom. She is worried about too much heat at Goo Lagoon, which explains why she has a parasol. Dame is very kind and polite. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.15] Familiar Looking Guy A fish that is... oddly familiar. He seems to appear everywhere you go and claims that he doesn’t recognize you. Could he be following you? --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.16] SpongeBob’s Grandma SpongeBob’s Grandma is a sweet old lady that lives in Bikini Bottom. She loves her grandson, knitting, and baking. Especially pies. Homemade. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.17] Jewelry Store Owner This fish is the owner at Bikini Bottom’s local jewelry store. He speaks in a strange lingo, but is an all-around nice guy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.18] Jewelry Girl A little girl who spends most of her time at the jewelry store. She has a strange fascination with jewelry, to the point where that’s the only word she can say. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.19] Cowfish Craig A cowboy that lives in a shack called Ugly Shack located in Bottoms Up. He lives next-door to a wealthy fish who accuses him of stealing his golden coconuts. He’s a good friend of Sandy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.20] Tony the Bouncer Tony is the bouncer that guards the entrance to the classy sea-food restaurant, Sublime Seafoods, located in Bottoms Up. He’s usually hidden inside his booth, but you’re in for a surprise once you see him. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.21] Nelson Nelson is the psychedelic owner of Sardine’s Sundries, a knick-knack store with some pretty weird stuff. He’s a calm, level-headed individual that always has peace on his mind. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.22] Ray Soakin’ Up Rays A manta ray that has an unhealthy obsession with tanning. He’s always looking for ways to get a tan even faster. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.23] Receptionists There are two receptionists in Rock Bottom. There’s one at the bus station and one at the WSEA TV station. They’re twin sisters. The one working at WSEA TV is named Tiffany. Both of them tend to speak very sarcastically and monotone, and are especially rude to SpongeBob. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.24] Carlton Ritts A wealthy fish that lives in Bottoms Up, next door to Cowboy Craig and his Ugly Shack. He often accuses Cowboy Craig of stealing golden coconuts that fall from the tree in his yard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.25] Eugene Eugene is a fish that works as a cashier at the Barg-N-Mart. He’s obviously a bit nerdy and owns a rather filthy boat-car. Eugene’s willing to make a deal however. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.26] Big-Mac the Bartender Big-Mac works at the bar and restaurant, The Rusty Anchor, in Rock Bottom. He’s rather big and tough, but he’s a very nice guy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.27] Stella the Waitress Stella is a fish that works at the Diner in Bikini Bottom. She’s a sweet and spunky old lady that seems to know Sandy very well. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.28] Timmy Timmy is an entrepreneur that stands around the mezzanine outside Sublime Seafoods. He sells trinkets, gold, and money. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.29] Lisa the Coat Check Girl Lisa works as the coat check girl at Sublime Seafoods. She assures that all customers have a jacket before entry and that the jacket is returned upon exiting. She has a French accent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.30] Shapiro the Maitre’d Shapiro is a shrimp with a heavy French accent. He works at Sublime Seafoods. He’s very high class and wears elegant clothing. Monocle included! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [3.31] Waiter A lobster waiter that works at Sublime Seafoods. He’s got a French accent. He looks a lot like Larry, doesn’t he? --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [4] Game Locations --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [4.1] Game Locations =Bikini Bottom Map= Bikini Bottom is the hometown of SpongeBob and his friends. Also home of the Krusty Krab, Goo Lagoon, and various other landmarks. The Krusty Krab – The local fast-food restaurant and home of the Krabby Patty located in Bikini Bottom owned by Mr. Krabs. SpongeBob and Squidward work here! Downtown Bikini Bottom – Most of the city’s stores and industries are located here, as well as some housing. The bus stop can be found here. Goo Lagoon – Bikini Bottom’s local beach with an ocean of goo. Bodybuilders, tanners, and other residents can be found soaking up and enjoying the sun. There’s “Ray’s Organic Tanning Salon” as well as “Mussel Beach” for bodybuilders. Barg-N-Mart – The Barg-N-Mart is more-or-less a 99¢ store. You can get many different items here, ranging from everyday necessities to food all at a bargain price! Grandma’s House – SpongeBob’s Grandma’s house located in Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob’s Grandma can be found here, baking delicious homemade pies. =Rock Bottom Map= Rock Bottom is the city located in the bottom of the trench after Bikini Bottom’s drop-off. The residents here are pretty scary and prefer to live in the dark, murkiness that is Rock Bottom. Bus Station – The local bus station in Rock Bottom. Outside are restroom facilities, a candy machine, and a bus stop. WSEA TV Station – The TV and weather station located in Rock Bottom. There appears to be plenty of weather problems here to report. The Rusty Anchor Bar – A bar that sells cola and other beverages. They hold cola-drinking contests sometimes. Marlin’s Cave – A cave where Marlin the Wizard resides. Its exterior is shaped like a wizard’s hat. =Bikini Bottom Outskirts Map= The Diner – A warm and cozy diner that many people go to eat at. Besides the Krusty Krab, of course. This place likely offers healthier choices. Wait, a whitish thing with a bit of dark meat on the side? Er...maybe not so healthy. Sardine’s Sundries – A knick-knack store owned by Nelson. Most of the stuff here probably came from the 1960s and the era of peace and love. Home Lane – The street where SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick’s houses are located. This lane is also known as “Resident Row”. Sandy’s Treedome – Sandy’s house. When she decided to live underwater, Sandy had a dome filled with air that was placed in Bikini Bottom so that she could live there. Inside are a tree and a comfortable yard fit for a land creature. Jellyfish Fields – The local home of the jellyfish. Jellyfish Fields is often where SpongeBob and Patrick go to “jellyfish”, which involves catching the creatures in nets and releasing them. =Bottoms Up Map= Bottoms Up is an upscale city outside of Bikini Bottom. The residents here are wealthier and can afford some of the fancier ways of living. Rocket Crash – The crash site of Sandy’s rocket. Oxygen Springs – The hot springs located in Bottoms Up. Because they’re already underwater, these springs jet warm oxygen. Waverly Hills – The residential area of Bottoms Up. Rich people live in this area in large homes that suit their fancier living. Sublime Seafoods – A five-star restaurant that the people of Bottoms Up dine at. You must dress appropriately to get in. Luckily, they give you a jacket if you don’t have one. The employees are easily offended by cheap food, as expensive is the way to dine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5] Chapter 1- Employee of the Year --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.1] The Morning Shift The game starts outside the Krusty Krab with you in control of SpongeBob. Before SpongeBob can go to Neptune’s Paradise this afternoon, he must complete his morning work shift. Enter the Krusty Krab by clicking on the entrance. Inside, fortunately, there is only one customer! But first, pick up the dirty plate from the table at the left. At the right table is the only customer, who is waiting for his order to be taken. Talk to him and he’ll say that he’s been waiting to be served for what seems like ages. Select the second option and SpongeBob will begin a conversation on Neptune’s Paradise. The customer says he just came back from there and had a lot of fun. Click the new second option and SpongeBob will ask how the customer got there. The customer wants to be asked nicely, so select the new second option. After SpongeBob has pleaded, the customer will refuse to tell you because he’s starving and hasn’t been served yet. When he’s brought his Krabby Patty, he says that maybe he will tell you then. Walk to the back end of the restaurant and enter the kitchen, which is the first door on the right. Pick up the plain Krabby Patty from the grill, and then walk to the right side of the kitchen, which should be in front of SpongeBob from the angle you’re looking at. Here is the kitchen sink. Before we can serve the customer, we’ll need a clean plate. Take the dirty plate from your inventory and drag it to the sink, so that SpongeBob can clean it. With the clean plate in your inventory, drag the plain patty over to the clean plate for the main dish. However, we need some other ingredients. Exit the kitchen and go to the salad bar beside the cash register. Pick up the fixin’s, which consist of tomato, cheese, lettuce, etc. Add the fixin’s to the plain patty and you’ll finally have a Krabby Patty. Walk back to the front of restaurant and drag the Krabby Patty to the customer. Now that he’s got his food, maybe he’ll tell about how he got to Neptune’s Paradise. SpongeBob will ask, and the customer will reply that there’s a bus stop in Downtown Bikini Bottom where a bus travels to Neptune’s Paradise every day. With that information, Downtown Bikini Bottom will be unlocked on the map. Just click on Downtown when the map is accessed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.2] Two Broke Fools Now that you’re in Downtown, you’ll notice that Patrick is already waiting at the bus stop. Walk forward and go talk to him at the bus stop. When first spoken to, SpongeBob will comment on Patrick’s new camera, which he apparently won as first prize at the Bikini Bottom Bikini Contest. Click the first option and SpongeBob will reply in shock that Patrick had won a bikini contest. Patrick will explain that he was the only male contestant, but the judges had complimented him on his unique figure. Select the new first option and SpongeBob will ask if Patrick has any bus tokens for the bus. Patrick doesn’t have any and is worried about what they’re going to do now. Choosing not to worry, SpongeBob promises that he’ll find some, while Patrick saves their place in line. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask if Patrick knows where he could get some bus tokens. Patrick suggests he just buy them, but SpongeBob reminds him that neither of them have any money. At that point, Patrick suggests that SpongeBob just find some buried treasure, since the Flying Dutchman has buried treasure at the Goo Lagoon according to him. After that information is gained, Goo Lagoon is added to the map. You can talk to Patrick more or just end the conversation. But before you go to Goo Lagoon, head down the path to the left and you’ll come to a jewelry store. Enter the store and talk to the owner. SpongeBob will greet the owner and tell him that he has a very nice store. The owner will ask him if he’s “yanking his chain”, to which SpongeBob says no and that the store is really pretty. For being so kind, the owner will give you a videotape. This videotape is a movie that can be viewed at any time from the main menu screen. When you’re ready, leave the store and go to the map. Select Goo Lagoon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.3] Larry’s Secret It’s time to dig up some buried treasure! You’ll be brought to Goo Lagoon’s parking lot, which has pits of goo (SpongeBob can slip in it if he walks in it), as well as a ball and net for a quick game of soccer. You can play with the ball, if you want, but you won’t gain much from it. When you’re ready, walk towards the castle gate and go to the right to get to Mussel Beach, where you’ll find Larry the Lobster and other bodybuilders working out. You’ll notice that beside Larry is a shovel and pail set. Perfect for digging! However, if you try to take it, Larry won’t let you, as he’s not too keen about letting people use “Ole’ Shovely and Mr. Pail”. There has to be some way to convince him to let you use the shovel and pail. Talk to him and select the second option. SpongeBob will ask if the shovel and pail are Larry’s beach toys. Larry says they are, to which SpongeBob asks if he could borrow them. Larry refuses, getting very protective of them, as they mean a lot to him, apparently. SpongeBob tries to distract Larry by saying there’s a mermaid that is looking at him. However, Larry knows better than that! Pick the second option and SpongeBob will ask how Larry got to be so big and strong. Larry explains his weight training regimen, as well as his schedule, and his diet-plan, which consists of healthy foods and NO Krabby Patties. SpongeBob is shocked and decides that that type of diet is not for him. Pick the second option and he’ll find out an important piece of information. Larry will mention that the one thing he misses the most are “Grandma’s Homemade Pies”. This unlocks Grandma’s House on the map! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.4] To Grandma’s House We Go! Go to Grandma’s House via the map and enter her house. A cutscene will be triggered that shows Mr. Krabs on his way to the Barg-N-Mart. The narrator says that Mr. Krabs is apparently going there to find a bargain. Back at Grandma’s House, walk into the kitchen from the living room and talk to Grandma. Grandma will greet SpongeBob and mistake him for Patrick (a possible reference to the episode “Grandma’s Kisses”). SpongeBob exclaims that he’s not Patrick, but SpongeBob. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will continue to whine that he’s not Patrick, before finally giving up. He’ll then ask what Grandma is baking. Grandma says she’s baking a homemade Urchin Chip Pie that’s Patrick’s favorite, but she ran out of Sea Urchin Chips. Pick the first option, and SpongeBob will tell her that he could go to the Barg-N-Mart and get her some. Grandma doesn’t want him to bother and says she’ll just feed the pie to seagulls later. SpongeBob yelps and says that it’s no trouble, to which Grandma tells him to be careful. This unlocks the Barg-N-Mart! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.5] Smart Shopper As you stand in the Barg-N-Mart’s parking lot, a fish will exit the store wearing clothes that look very baggy on him and are oddly similar to Mr. Krabs’. Talk to him and SpongeBob will point out how big his clothes look. The fish will say that he has to get them altered. SpongeBob wonders where the fish got them, and the fish answers that he got them from Mr. Krabs for a great price and that he’s selling all kinds of other junk inside the store. Head inside to see for yourself. Walk past the registers to the back of the store. Mr. Krabs will be standing there, completely naked. Talk to him and pick the first option. SpongeBob will ask what he’s doing at the Barg-N-Mart. Mr. Krabs says that he’s moonlighting, which means he’s trying to get a quick buck by selling old junk. He asks why SpongeBob isn’t on his way to Neptune’s Paradise. SpongeBob answers that he’s working on it, and then asks if it would be alright to come in a bit late for work tomorrow. Mr. Krabs tells him that he can’t stand tardiness and that maybe he should’ve given Squidward “Employee of the Year” instead of him. In fear of losing the position, SpongeBob exclaims that he’ll get work on time tomorrow no matter what. Mr. Krabs says good and then tells SpongeBob to scram as he’s scaring away his business. Walk down the aisle in the far back and you’ll see the bag of Sea Urchin Chips on the right shelf. However, SpongeBob doesn’t have any money to pay for them! Go to the front of the store and talk to Eugene the cashier. Maybe you could make a deal. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask Eugene if they carry Urchin Chips. The cashier replies that they do. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will ask about the cost. Eugene says he doesn’t know and guesses a lot of money. SpongeBob knows he has no money to pay for them, in which Eugene just says that he simply won’t get any Urchin Chips. Select the first option and SpongeBob will explain that he really needs the Urchin Chips and he’ll do anything to get a bag. With that notion, Eugene says that if SpongeBob can wash his boat outside that he’ll pay for the Urchin Chips. This next part is simple. Go outside to the parking lot and click on Eugene’s boat, the only one outside. Using SpongeBob, move him around the surface of the boat to get the grime and algae off. When the boat’s clean, head back inside and let Eugene know that you’re done. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will let him know that his boat’s all clean. Eugene gives the a-okay and tells SpongeBob to grab a bag of Urchin Chips from the back aisle. Go to the back and get a bag of Urchin Chips, but before you leave, pick up the bottle of cooking oil from Mr. Krabs’ junk box. It will be useful later. Now that we have all we need, head back to Grandma’s House via the map. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [5.6] The Dutchman’s Treasure! Go into the kitchen at Grandma’s House. A pie will already be set on the table, but it really does need the Urchin Chips! Pick up the pie. Grab the Urchin Chips and move them to the Chipless Pie in the inventory. There you have it, Urchin Chip Pie! Head to Goo Lagoon and go see Larry at Mussel Beach. Take the Urchin Chip Pie from your inventory and give it to Larry. He will refuse to eat it at first. Unable to handle the temptation of the pie, Larry eats it, but then realizes he’s cheated on his diet and is probably going to get love handles. He runs off to take a jog on the beach, leaving “Ole’ Shovely and Mr. Pail” for your taking. Pick up the shovel and pail and head to the left out of Mussel Beach. Go back to the front of the castle. The sign says “Ray’s Organic Tanning Salon”. Enter and you’ll see that the castle is made of cardboard and that the “salon” is really just the beach. To the left is a fish holding a parasol. Talk to her and pick the first option. SpongeBob will ask why she’s standing in the shade on such a beautiful sunny day. She will reply that her skin is very sensitive, but she agrees that it is a beautiful day. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will mention that she talks funny and he wonders where she’s from. The fish replies that she’s from the English Channel and she’s definitely not used to the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean. SpongeBob asks why she chose to come to Bikini Bottom. She answers that she came to see the sights, to hear the undersea tales, and even find buried pirate treasure! It all seemed so quaint to her, but she has the hardest time being in the heat. Once again, pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask about the buried treasure she’s referring to. The fish says that the buried treasure belongs to the Flying Dutchman, who supposedly buried his most precious treasure on the shores of Goo Lagoon. Walk towards the beach and talk to Ray, the orange manta tanning in the sun. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will ask if he can borrow Ray’s sunscreen, as he doesn’t really think it’s working for him. Ray responds that he doesn’t use it anymore and would rather amplify the sun’s rays and continue to achieve the highest level of tan. SpongeBob suggests he use cooking oil, to which Ray finds that to be a great idea. He says that if you give him cooking oil, he’ll trade you his sunscreen for it. Give him the cooking oil from your inventory and Ray will be eager to get his tan on. Take the sunscreen and bring it to Dame Mackerel, the lady by the entrance. Give her the sunscreen and SpongeBob will let her know that it’s industrial-strength SPF 100. Dame thanks him and takes it, letting him know that he can borrow her parasol. SpongeBob says he wants to borrow her “umbrella”. Dame corrects herself and lets him have it. Return to the beach and walk towards the left. You’ll come to the Flying Dutchman’s ship that is mostly buried under the sand. In front of it are patches of sand that look like they’ve been moved. Use the shovel and pail to dig up those patches until you find the Dutchman’s treasure. Drag the shovel and pail to those spots and SpongeBob will dig. Click on the treasure chest once you’ve found it and inside will be... bus tokens? So much for treasure. But at least you can ride the bus now! A couple will be added to your inventory! Go to the map and head to Downtown to meet up with Patrick again. At the bus top, drag the bus tokens from your inventory and give them to Patrick. Patrick will thank SpongeBob and wonder where the bus driver is at. Marty the bus driver will have come out of the bathroom and mention that he shouldn’t have eaten those burritos for breakfast. Talk to Marty and pick the first option. SpongeBob will ask where this bus will take them, to which Marty answers that it goes to the Ancient Mariner Valley where Neptune’s Paradise is. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will ask if they can board since they have bus tokens now. Marty will say no on account of the weather. SpongeBob counters that it’s a beautiful day, but Marty points to the clouds in the distance, saying that the weather is just waiting to get him and he doesn’t even have an umbrella to use in case of rain. Give him Dame’s parasol and that should be enough to convince him about driving the bus. Marty says that the wind is picking up and it’s unsafe, besides the umbrella is actually a parasol. SpongeBob will beg and plead to Marty to take them to the park. Marty sighs, having a bad feeling about this, but decides to let them board anyway. The cutscene shows SpongeBob and Patrick boarding the bus. Patrick falls asleep and is snoring incredibly loudly, while SpongeBob just gets out of his seat and starts being silly. The bus driver notices that the weather has gotten worse, and before they know it, they get caught in a whirlpool and spiral away from Neptune’s Paradise. The whirlpool tosses them down into Rock Bottom, delaying the trip further. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [6] Chapter 2- Hitting Rock Bottom --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [6.1] Stuck... in Rock Bottom?! The storm has really stirred up. Rain is pouring and SpongeBob has to find out when the next bus will be available. Walk into the bus station at the right. Inside you’ll find Marty sitting on one of the benches and a notice on the bulletin board that says “All buses cancelled until further notice”. Walk over to the receptionist window and talk to her. Select the second option and SpongeBob will ask when the next bus is scheduled to leave. The receptionist says that all buses are cancelled due to inclement weather. SpongeBob exclaims that he has to get to Neptune’s Paradise, but the receptionist just tells him too bad. Pick the new second option and SpongeBob will ask for some information on Rock Bottom. The receptionist would be glad to help, however she’s hungry and wants a Kelp Bar. SpongeBob groans and says that he’s not some delivery boy and that he’s been running errands all day. The receptionist ignores it and asks for a Kelp Bar and not to let it get mushy. Unfortunately, we don’t have any money for the vending machine and the bus tokens would be useless. Head back outside and walk down the road in front of you towards the restrooms. By checking the manhole, it seems like a quarter might be down there. Enter the restroom and SpongeBob will flush himself accidently, but at least he’ll get the quarter after emerging from the manhole. Walk back up the road and keep going to the left where you’ll see the bus stop as well as the Kandy machine across the street. Hurry to the Kandy machine and deposit the quarter by dragging it to the machine. You’ll receive a Kelp Bar from the machine. Return to the bus station and drag the Kelp Bar to the receptionist. She’ll thank you and then asks what you want to know. SpongeBob will ask if there’s anything to do in Rock Bottom. The receptionist says that there’s not much, but there’s the WSEA TV station where her sister works and that they give a free tour. According to her, the station is down the street. This unlocks the WSEA TV station on the map. Via the map, go to the station. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [6.2] One Kelpsi Coming Up! When you arrive at the station, enter the building. Inside the lobby is Tiffany the receptionist, as well as the control room, the broadcast room, and the newsroom upstairs. A funny side note is that there’s a poster for SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty which was SpongeBob’s first video game. Anyways, go talk to the receptionist. SpongeBob will greet her, to whom Tiffany replies by welcoming him to the station, but unfortunately, SpongeBob is not the repairman and due to some problems caused by the weather, the tours are cancelled until tomorrow. Click the first option and SpongeBob will say he just wants to check things out. Tiffany shakes her head and says no one is getting past her without means of station business, and seeing as SpongeBob has no tools, he doesn’t mean business. Go back outside and walking around to the back of the building. A cutscene is shown involving Patrick and Mermaid Man at the local restaurant. They appear to be having a cola-drinking contest. You’ll see how that unfolds later. Behind the building is a fish that appears to be the repairman. He seems to be having some trouble with the satellite. Talk to him and SpongeBob will greet him. The repairman named Jojo greets him back and SpongeBob asks what he’s doing. Jojo says he’s trying to fix the antenna, which SpongeBob comments that it looks hard. Jojo says the hard part isn’t fixing the antenna; the hard part is that it isn’t even broken! Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask why he’s fixing something that isn’t broken. Jojo replies that he’s argued with the employees inside the station that the antenna is working perfectly fine, but they beg to differ and say that it isn’t working, which means Jojo is stuck outside trying to figure out how to get them to believe it works. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will ask if the tools in the toolbox belong to Jojo. Jojo says that he doesn’t own anything because possessions drag a person down, and that the tools are merely temporary companions that he has mutual respect towards. SpongeBob asks if he can respectfully borrow them, which doesn’t sit too well with Jojo. Jojo thinks it’s because he’s thirsty, but he’s willing to make a deal. If you bring him a Kelpsi, he’ll let you borrow the tools for awhile. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask where he can get a Kelpsi. Jojo suggests you go to the Rusty Anchor, as that’s where he goes after work. This unlocks the Rusty Anchor location on the map. But first, head back to the bus station and walk all the way up the road to where a fish is kicking a can by the bus stop. Say, doesn’t he look familiar? Talk to him and pick the second option. SpongeBob will ask if he’s met the fish before. The fish replies that he’s never seen SpongeBob in his life, however, he seems to know SpongeBob’s name. He tells you to quit badgering him about it. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will comment on the can. The fish says it’s a Kelpsi can, which is great for kicking. SpongeBob asks if he can have it, which the fish says that he’d have nothing to do while waiting for the bus. SpongeBob tells him that he can talk to him, but the fish sarcastically says he’d sooner watch paint dry. Click the second option again and SpongeBob will ask what he thinks of the weather. The fish replies that he believes it’s voodoo and then tells of a wizard named Marlin who controls the weather in Rock Bottom. Unfortunately, nobody knows where the wizard lives. With all the information needed, pick up the can. Go to the Rusty Anchor via the map. In the parking lot, you’ll notice that Barnacle Boy, Mermaid Man’s sidekick, is standing there. Upon closer inspection, Mermaid Man is sitting on the ground. Talk to Barnacle Boy and SpongeBob will say hello. Barnacle Boy says that he and Mermaid Man are a little busy at the moment, seeing as Mermaid Man apparently bit off more than he could chew. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask what happened and that maybe he could help. Barnacle Boy is confident that SpongeBob could take a bad situation and make it worse. Select the first option and SpongeBob begs to know what happened so he can help. Barnacle Boy says that somebody challenged Mermaid Man to a cola- drinking contest and that Mermaid Man can’t hold cola like he used to. He’s suffering from terrible gas and is unable to even stand up. Barnacle Boy threw out his back dragging him to their “Invisible Boatmobile” which is just behind Mermaid Man. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will suggest he help in getting Mermaid Man into the boatmobile. Barnacle Boy explains that it’ll take a lot more than their strength to get someone of Mermaid Man’s size off the ground. Enter the Rusty Anchor and pick up the mug on the table by the wall- mounted pictures. Talk to the bartender named Big-Mac and pick the second option. SpongeBob will ask for a mug of Kelpsi; however Big- Mac says he’s fresh out on account of the cola-drinking contest from earlier. He says all they have is diet, caffeine-free Coral Cola with a lemon twist. SpongeBob says that will do. Big-Mac says it costs a dollar, but as usual, SpongeBob doesn’t have any money. Looks like you won’t be able to get the soda with Big-Mac standing there. Pick the third option and SpongeBob will tell Big-Mac that Barnacle Boy is having trouble lifting Mermaid Man into their boatmobile and needs some help. Big-Mac says he’ll help, since he doesn’t want his customers scared off. He’ll ask if you can watch the bar, and allows you to have as much of Coral Cola as you want, since it doesn’t sell well. Awesome, now there’s no need to be a thief! Head to the kegs behind the bar and take the mug from your inventory. Drag it to the keg on the left and it will be filled with Coral Cola. Grab the mug and combine it with the Kelpsi can in the inventory. Big-Mac will return, which means you can take the beverage to Jojo. Return to the WSEA TV station and go to the back. Give the Kelpsi can to Jojo and he’ll remark that that was the best Kelpsi he’d ever had and thanks you. SpongeBob asks if he can borrow the tools, to which Jojo accepts and reminds him to respect the tools. Pick up the toolbox and you can now pose as a repairman! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [6.3] Respect the Tools, Man Now that you’ve got the tools, Tiffany will let you in the back areas of the station. Enter the building and drag the toolbox to SpongeBob. SpongeBob will talk to Tiffany and let her know that the antenna is fixed. Tiffany is delighted and tells you to head upstairs to the newsroom to talk to Gary. But first, enter the broadcast room at the left and you’ll find another door leading to where the filming is done. Inside is Plankton. Talk to him and he’ll be less than amused to see SpongeBob. However, he’s trying to advertise the Chum Bucket, but there isn’t a cameraman around. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will say he would help, but isn’t sure if he should aide the competition. Plankton quickly lies and says that he’s filming a Public Service Announcement to encourage kids to stay in school and get a college education. SpongeBob questions it, but eventually falls for Plankton’s lie, especially since he’ll get something in return. Go back into the other room and click on the controls. Move the camera by moving the mouse in different directions to focus on Plankton. By helping him film the commercial by focusing the camera on him, the “Public Service Announcement”, or the Chum Bucket advertisement rather, will be recorded. Go back inside the broadcast room when you’re done and SpongeBob will confront Plankton. Plankton argues his point and rewards SpongeBob with a videotape to get him off his back. With that, he leaves. Afterward, head upstairs. The fish inside the newsroom is the weather reporter for WSEA TV, Gary Gulper. Talk to him and he’ll go on bragging about his fame and that SpongeBob is lucky to meet him. SpongeBob then returns to the point at hand and says he needs to ask Gary something. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask if Gary knows when the weather is supposed to clear. Gary exclaims that it’s his lucky day as the station has just built a weather-controlling machine. He declares that once the machine is running the weather will always be clear in Rock Bottom. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will say that if the machine controls the weather then why does the station need him. Gary can’t find an answer for that. Select the second option and SpongeBob will ask if Gary knows why the weather is so bad. Gary mentions that people in Rock Bottom believe the weather is controlled by a wizard named Marlin, but he refuses to believe such nonsense. SpongeBob wonders why the wizard would conjure such bad weather, but Gary suggests that maybe he feels threatened by their weather-controlling machine. Click the first option and SpongeBob will ask why they have Jojo working out back. Gary groans and says that their weather viewing machine, the Mega-Screen 2000 isn’t working correctly. It’s showing a perfect weather zone without a single drop of rain. SpongeBob thinks that maybe it IS a perfect weather zone. Gary believes it’s a glitch in the system despite Jojo’s claims of their equipment working properly. Go over to the Mega-Screen 2000 and take a look. The perfect weather is shown to be near a strange-looking cave. This adds Marlin’s Cave to the map. Go there via the map. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [6.4] Calm After the Storm You’ll arrive a bit close to the cave. Walk to the left from the skull to where the sign is pointing. Enter Marlin’s cave, which is shaped like a wizard’s hat. Inside are a huge curtain and a slot machine. Approach the slot machine and click on the handle. The three slots will eventually show three arrows after pulling the handle a few times. These arrows show you the directions you need to take, so be sure you right them down or memorize them. The curtains will open. Head through them and you’ll come to a maze. Apply those arrow directions in this maze. You’ll come to Marlin’s lair, not only is Marlin here up the stairs, but also... Patrick?! Head up the stairs and talk to Marlin. SpongeBob will say hello and ask if the fish is Marlin. Marlin in turn asks SpongeBob if he is Marlin, thus spiraling into a confusing conversation. He then asks if Patrick is Marlin, in which SpongeBob corrects him. Marlin claims that he’s the only one that can possibly be Marlin and that he’s not too happy about it, seeing as Marlin’s a grouch. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask why Marlin is so grouchy. Marlin replies that the reason is Gary Gulper. SpongeBob thinks he’s a genuine guy, but Marlin says that Gary is responsible for the weather-controlling device and that controlling the weather is his job. In order to get back at Gary Gulper, Marlin has sealed the vault door to the machine with his magic. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will ask if Marlin is responsible for all the bad weather. Marlin responds that he’s purposely clouding up the area to teach Gary a lesson for trying to steal his job. SpongeBob exclaims that he really has to get out of Rock Bottom and the buses are delayed until the weather gets better. Marlin refuses to fix the weather until that weather-controlling machine is destroyed. Select the first option and SpongeBob offers to help, anything to get out of Rock Bottom. Marlin says that he’ll give SpongeBob his magic wand so he can get in the control room and destroy the machine. He’d do it himself, but the receptionist won’t even let Marlin inside anymore. SpongeBob asks how to break it, but Marlin has a hunch that SpongeBob is pretty good at breaking things. Click the first option and SpongeBob will ask about the wand. Marlin will give you the wand. Return to the WSEA TV station via the map. Once inside, use the magic wand on the door. SpongeBob will break the spell on the door and enter. The weather-controlling machine is to the left. Approach it and click the lever to tamper with the machine. A cutscene will activate involving SpongeBob and Patrick wrecking the machine. Peeking out the back door, they find that the weather’s cleared up and they can now get back on the bus! Back on the road, Marty gets sick of their antics and claims that the bus is running out of gas, lying about the near full tank. He quiets Patrick with a candy bar and parks somewhere in Bikini Bottom on the outskirts of the city. Marty directs Patrick to the gas station near the diner, and then drives off while SpongeBob and Patrick aren’t looking. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [7] Chapter 3- Back to Square One --------------------------------------------------------------------- [7.1] Somebody Order Ribs? It looks like you’ll be on foot for awhile. Walk along the path you’re on and you’ll approach the Diner. Enter and you’ll find Patrick eating a sandwich at one of the booths. At the other side is a dart board, which you can play darts on, as well as jukebox, which can change the background music. Talk to Patrick and SpongeBob will tell Patrick that maybe they’re not meant to go to Neptune’s Paradise and that they should just go home. Patrick shouts that the person he’s speaking to isn’t the SpongeBob he knows. Click the first option and SpongeBob will ask what he’s talking about. Patrick gives SpongeBob the pep talk of a lifetime, raising SpongeBob’s crushed spirits. Patrick says he’s willing to help as soon as he finishes his sandwich, at which point he then mentions that he saw Sandy working on a rocket the previous week and that could be their source of transportation to the theme park. Click the first option and SpongeBob will agree that it’s a great idea and they’ll have to go ask her. Patrick tells him that he’s going to finish his sandwich and catch up later. Seeing as Patrick won’t budge until he’s done, SpongeBob decides to go ahead and go. The waitress named Stella will come out from the back and place a bag with Sandy’s picture on the counter. Talk to her and SpongeBob will say hello and ask how long she’s been working here. Stella says that she’s worked at the Diner for going on 25 years and that they have the best grilled cheese sandwiches in town. SpongeBob comments that she must be old, to which she isn’t too impressed. Click the first option and SpongeBob will ask if she knows a squirrel named Sandy. Stella apparently just got off the phone with her. Sandy had needed a “recharge” and ordered a slab of baby back ribs. SpongeBob remarks that he doesn’t like Texas food, but offers to deliver her lunch as he needs to go see her anyway. Stella tells him that Sandy’s in Jellyfish Fields, which unlocks that area on the map. Pick up Sandy’s lunch and then head to Jellyfish Fields. When you arrive you’ll have to walk to the right. There are three jellyfish swimming around, and they can sting you. They won’t deplete any health from you, so keep walking to the right. Head right again to find Sandy. Give her lunch to her and she’ll thank you for delivering it to her. She tells you to come to her house to talk about the rocket, but reminds you to bring a water helmet. This unlocks Home Lane on the map. Go there via the map. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [7.2] Whoa...Freaky, Man! Once you arrive, you’ll be standing in front of SpongeBob and Squidward’s house. Go inside SpongeBob’s house and walk to where the chair is. You’ll find that SpongeBob’s water helmet is being guarded by a large sea snake. Yikes! It looks like it’ll have to be charmed out by music. But first, walk over to the closet at the right and you’ll get another videotape. These can be viewed via the main menu screen or also the TV in SpongeBob’s house. When you’re ready, exit his house and enter Squidward’s house. Go over to the TV and you’ll view an ad for Sardine’s Sundries, a knick-knack store in Bikini Bottom where they’re selling FREE Dream Glasses, which let you enter someone’s dreams. After viewing the commercial, Sardine’s Sundries will become available on the map. Go ahead and go to the store via the map. Enter the store and talk to Nelson, the owner. He’ll ask how your journey has been, in which SpongeBob says that he tripped on a rock out in front and the items in the store are making him dizzy, but he’s okay. Nelson says he meant his journey through life. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will explain his Neptune’s Paradise problem and how wound up right back where he started. Nelson will explain that SpongeBob’s aura reads very yellow and asks if he’d like him to read the bumps on his head. SpongeBob says no thank you and asks what kind of store Nelson runs. Nelson says his store is here to provide a car for the brain to drive in the fast lane of the universe music. SpongeBob says it sounds dangerous. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will tell him about how he needs to get Squidward’s clarinet, but Squidward is fast asleep. Nelsons suggests he use the Dream Glasses to enter Squidward’s dream and get the clarinet and that the Dream Glasses are at the other side of the store. SpongeBob asks how much he needs to pay, but Nelson says that his store doesn’t accept money. Finally! Anyways, head to the other side of the store. Here you’ll find the free Dream Glasses on the counter, but you’ll also see someone oddly familiar. Go and talk to him. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will exclaim that he just saw him at the Bus Stop in Rock Bottom and ask him why he’s pretending to not know him. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will continue to antagonize the man, who claims that he’s been mistaken for a movie star lots of times. Well, anyway, pick up the Dream Glasses and head back to Home Lane. Enter Squidward’s house and make your way upstairs where he is in a deep sleep. Put on the Dream Glasses and get ready for a freaky experience. You’ll enter Squidward’s dream. For some odd reason, SpongeBob resembles Squidward, but at the same time doesn’t. You’ll be standing on a road lined with variations of SpongeBob’s house, leading up to a large temple at the end of the road. Run towards the temple. When you reach the temple, click on the stairs to make your way up. Inside is an auditorium where a huge audience is watching a performance. Walk towards the stage and you’ll find Squidward. Talk to him and SpongeBob will convince Squidward that he’s another Squidward and that he’s currently in the left side of the brain, where dancing is being held and that the clarinet recital is in the right side of the brain. Squidward says he’ll just go over there, but SpongeBob says no and that he’ll go over there, as he just needs the clarinet. After Squidward gives up the clarinet, he’ll immediately begin to dance, allowing SpongeBob to get the clarinet and leave. Now that you’re out of the dream and have the clarinet, hurry back to SpongeBob’s house. Approach the sea snake in the water helmet and use the clarinet to charm him out of it. With the snake out, you can pick up the water helmet. When you do, this unlocks Sandy’s Treedome. Hurry on over there! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [7.3] Sandy’s Rocket Approach the front door to Sandy’s Treedome and put on the water helmet before entering. Talk to Sandy inside and SpongeBob will ask Sandy how she’s doing. Sandy says things are going fine except she can’t find her oxygen tanks. SpongeBob asks what she needs oxygen tanks for. Sandy replies that the oxygen fuels her rocket and that it’s a much cleaner fuel. SpongeBob says he’ll find the tanks for her, so they can go to Neptune’s Paradise. Walk to the other side of the dome by heading to the bottom left. Check behind the flipped over picnic table and you’ll find the oxygen tanks! Go back to the front and enter Sandy’s tree. Give her the oxygen tanks and Sandy will prepare the rocket. The cutscene starts which shows Patrick finally showing up. SpongeBob is making sure the oxygen is making it into the rocket, but doesn’t notice Patrick standing on the pump, stopping the oxygen and building up pressure. SpongeBob says to hurry into the rocket while it’s fueling. When Patrick gets off the pump, it jets off, meaning the rocket didn’t get enough fuel. As they take off, SpongeBob is already asking if they’re there yet and Patrick needs to use the restroom. Unfortunately, the rocket runs out of gas, causing them to crash land far from their desired stop! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [8] Chapter 4- Bottoms Up! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [8.1] No Jackets? No Service! Well, it appears that the rocket won’t be going anywhere until it’s fixed. Talk to Sandy and SpongeBob will ask if there’s anything he can do to help. Sandy instructs him to head down the road and fill up the oxygen tanks at the Oxygen Springs. The Oxygen Springs will be unlocked on the map. Go there via the map. At the front gate, talk to the intercom, which is the camera up above. Select the first option and SpongeBob will say that he wanted to use an oxygen spring for a moment. The intercom says he would be more than welcome to, but SpongeBob is not up to par with the dress code, which requires wearing a jacket. Pick the first option again and SpongeBob will exclaim that people inside would be wearing swimsuits and not jackets. The intercom says yes, but that they must wear a jacket to enter, and then they may change. He suggests SpongeBob not think about it too much and come back when he’s dressed appropriately. Go ahead and return to the crash site to talk to Sandy. A cutscene shows a fish garbed in cowboy clothing being yelled at by another fish, most likely about the golden coconut he is tossing up and down. Talk to Sandy and SpongeBob will ask if the rocket can be fixed. Sandy says it’s nothing she can’t handle. Pick the third option and SpongeBob will let Sandy know that the Oxygen Springs have a strict dress code and they won’t let him in. Sandy says he’s wearing a tie, but SpongeBob says he needs a jacket to get in. She suggests he go visit her friend Cowfish Craig and see if he has a jacket SpongeBob can borrow. He lives in the residential district, Waverly Hills. Waverly Hills becomes unlocked on the map. Go there via the map. Near the fountain in the front are two coconut trees. Click on the right tree and pick up the coconut that falls. Approach the front gate. You’ll notice that there is a pressure plate in front of the gate, which requires some heavy weight to open it. Turn on the water pump at the right. This will get the fountain running again. Click on the fountain and SpongeBob will absorb the water. The added water gives him some extra weight! Return to the pressure plate and stand on it. Once the gate opens, enter and make your way towards the house made of gold. Talk to Carlton Ritts, the owner. Apparently, Carlton is very angry. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask why, seeing as it’s a nice day and Carlton’s house is made of gold. Carlton gets defensive and claims that it is HIS gold and no one elses. SpongeBob says that he doesn’t want any of his gold. Carlton apologizes for yelling and explains that his neighbor, Cowfish Craig, takes golden coconuts from his yard, which has driven Carlton to stay outside and guard his property. Pick the first option and SpongeBob says that he’ll get the coconut back for him. Carlton says he’ll give SpongeBob a King’s Ransom for getting it back. Return to the road and head north towards Cowfish Craig’s shack. Enter and you’ll find him on the couch. Talk to him and pick the second option. SpongeBob will ask why Craig is taking Carlton’s coconuts. Craig gives his side and says that the tree hangs over his yard and he decided to prove a point and take it. He refuses to give it back because he’s put it to good use. As a paperweight. SpongeBob says he’ll find a new item to replace it with, which Craig agrees and tells him the coconut is down the hall. Pick the third option and SpongeBob will ask Craig if he has a jacket he can borrow. Craig says he doesn’t, but he would lend him one if he did. He mentions that Sublime Seafoods gives a jacket to their customers, but it must be returned after the meal. Enter the room at the back and SpongeBob will walk cautiously. The floor near the entry will give, but SpongeBob safely makes it to the pedestal where the golden coconut is. Swap the golden coconut with the normal coconut and head outside of the shack. Return to Carlton’s place and give him the golden coconut. As a reward for returning it, Carlton gives you a quarter. A quarter, really? Apparently, Carlton doesn’t carry a lot of cash on him. With that, return to the crash site. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [7.2] Dining Fancy Tonight! Walk down the road to the right of the crash site and click on the sign the rocket crashed through. The advertisement shows a phone number for the restaurant, Sublime Seafoods. The number is 555-4444. Walk back to wear Sandy is and enter the phone booth. Deposit the quarter and dial the number. Someone at the restaurant will answer and SpongeBob will ask for directions to the place. The person on the other line answers that the restaurant is located on a cliff above the Kelp Forest and it’s a breathtaking view. He also mistakes SpongeBob for a woman twice before finally getting correct. They both hang up afterward after he apologizes. Sublime Seafoods will be unlocked on the map. Go there and you’ll be at the security gate. Talk to Tony the Bouncer inside the booth. He says that SpongeBob isn’t allowed in without an invitation, since the restaurant is hosting an exclusive party to celebrate their new catchy slogan. After some back-and-forth talk, the Bouncer will get angry and decide to come out. Sure, he’s small, but he means business. No invitation, no entry to the restaurant. Go to the right and you’ll find Timmy, an entrepreneur walking around in the mezzanine. Talk to him and SpongeBob will notice business is slow. Timmy says it should pick up at the party tonight and he was given an invitation as a prize to one lucky winner. However, they have to answer a trivia question for Timmy. Click the second option and SpongeBob will ask what’s required in the contest. Timmy says that SpongeBob must find out Sublime Seafoods’ new slogan and tell him what it is. Head to the right of the mezzanine and you’ll find Look Out Point. You can use the binoculars to get a good look at the restaurant and its slogan. Using the mouse to move, focus on the restaurant’s sign, with its slogan below. “Sublime Seafoods...Tastes like chicken!” Return to Timmy and tell him the slogan. You’ll have won the invitation! Walk back to the security gate and present the invitation to Tony. Tony will grant you entry. Walk up the long pathway to the entrance and enter the restaurant. Talk to Shapiro the Maitre’d. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will show Shapiro his invitation. Seeing as SpongeBob’s not dressed appropriately, Shapiro tells him to go see Lisa to get a jacket. Talk to Lisa the Coat Check Girl to get a jacket. However, you can’t leave with the jacket. Its purpose is to be worn for the best fine dining experience and nothing else. Once you’ve got the jacket, talk to Shapiro and he will allow you to enter the dining room. In the dining room, find the vacant table at the top of the stairs and have a seat. The waiter will come to take your order. You can find out what the specials are or cut to the chase. Pick the second option and SpongeBob will let the waiter know he’s ready to order. The waiter will ask what he wants and SpongeBob will reply with a Krabby Patty. The waiter will become offended and toss SpongeBob out of the restaurant in rage, forgetting to remove his jacket, however. At least the jacket came out of that fiasco. This will do for entry to the Oxygen Springs. Head there now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [8.3] To Neptune’s Paradise! Talk to the intercom at the front gate and he’ll finally let you in, seeing as you have a jacket. When you enter, Patrick will be relaxing in one of the geysers. But first, enter the locker room and open the locker on the right. Inside is the fourth and final video tape. You’ll see that familiar guy, yet again! Talk to him, you demand to know what’s going on! SpongeBob demands to know why he keeps seeing the fish everywhere, when suddenly a similar looking fish comes out and the two converse. It was apparently his twin brother. Shortly, another fish comes out, seemingly another twin brother. SpongeBob asks how many twin brothers he has. The fish says he has four thousand, two hundred and thirty two brothers, more or less, which explains why the guy seemed to be appearing everywhere. The first twin will have come and hung Patrick’s shorts on one of the racks. Take them and go back outside to see Patrick. Talk to Patrick and SpongeBob will ask what he’s doing. Patrick says he’s relaxing and enjoying the geyser. Pick the first option and SpongeBob will ask how Patrick got in without a jacket, since he had to run all over the place to get one. Patrick claims he just climbed over the back wall because he really had to use the bathroom. Give him his pants and he’ll tell SpongeBob not to peek while he changes. Patrick gets dressed shortly. Now, all that’s left to do is fill up the oxygen tanks. Turn on the oxygen timer on the side of the geyser. Grab the oxygen tanks and fill them up using the geyser. Neptune’s Paradise away! The final cutscene shows SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy boarding the rocket and riding towards Neptune’s Paradise. However, when they arrive, nobody seems to be around. They approach the security guard, who tells them the park is closed. SpongeBob tells them they have free tickets, but the security guard points out that they’re for next week. SpongeBob and Patrick break down in tears, since they worked so hard to get there. The security guard says that the park is having a private party for “SpringBoob SquirePin”. Sandy corrects the security guard and says that it’s SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob jumps up excitedly, when the various people he met on his journey surprise him. They enjoy a fun day at Neptune’s Paradise, riding the rides and just having a good time. At the end of the day, SpongeBob is just glad to have such great friends. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [9] Videotapes --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [9.1] Videotape Locations Throughout the game, you’ll find various videotapes in every chapter. There are four total to find. These can be viewed any time from the main menu by clicking the View Movies option. There are movies that are automatically unlocked as you progress. Videotape #1 – Downtown Bikini Bottom. Talk to the Jewelry Store owner. Videotape #2 – WSEA TV Station in Rock Bottom. Help Plankton film his commercial and then talk to him. Videotape #3 – Home Lane in the Outskirts of Bikini Bottom. Go to SpongeBob’s house and look in the closet. Videotape #4 – Oxygen Springs in Bottoms Up. Go to the locker room and look inside Davy Jones’ Locker. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - [10] Final Word --------------------------------------------------------------------- - This is the end of my walkthrough for SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month. I absolutely love this game and always find myself coming back to it. The back-and-forth work can be tedious, but the game’s so short that it’s a good balance. And you’ve just gotta love Timmy. ^^ He’s probably my favorite character in the game. Anyways, I hope this guide is helpful to anyone who needs it, as I’ve had prior experience with being stuck in this game. Until my next walkthrough! 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