Channeleven
You get what you paid for. At the very least this isn't the worst Leisure Suit Larry game.
1994
The Genesis version is the best version. Packed with plenty of references and familiar characters, it almost feels like you’re playing an episode of the show.
Certainly better than the bland as hell SNES version.
Certainly better than the bland as hell SNES version.
Thanks to the animated series coming out years later, this is suddenly the least weirdest thing to come out of the 2004 indie comedy.
When it comes to making a game based on something like Napoleon Dynamte, you'd have to wonder what it would be like. To its credit, it tries to incorporate elements from the movie into the game, even if it's just stretching out short scenes to make it possible. I like the cut-out aesthetic, certainly fits with the nature of the film it's based on.
My only problem with the game is the medal system. Either you just have to play through to get a gold medal, or you have to get an unspecified score to get it, a simple (get this amount of points to get this medal) would've helped greatly.
It's weird in the sense of a movie like Napoleon Dynamite getting a game, but at the same time it could've been worse.
But fuck the Bow Hunting level, with a passion. You have to be as accurate and fast as possible just to get a gold medal.
When it comes to making a game based on something like Napoleon Dynamte, you'd have to wonder what it would be like. To its credit, it tries to incorporate elements from the movie into the game, even if it's just stretching out short scenes to make it possible. I like the cut-out aesthetic, certainly fits with the nature of the film it's based on.
My only problem with the game is the medal system. Either you just have to play through to get a gold medal, or you have to get an unspecified score to get it, a simple (get this amount of points to get this medal) would've helped greatly.
It's weird in the sense of a movie like Napoleon Dynamite getting a game, but at the same time it could've been worse.
But fuck the Bow Hunting level, with a passion. You have to be as accurate and fast as possible just to get a gold medal.
The game is quite frankly repetitive, but at the very least it's relatively short. It's fun to just walk around, and there is merit to exploration in the game. It's cool how you can save different characters and you can find them back in the hub world, and of course smashing everything around you is real fun.
My issue is how strong a lot of the enemies are, and that taking them down can be quite cumbersome.
One thing I really love about the game is that Tara Strong is nowhere to be heard. If you hate Fairly Odd Parents, this is a nice little treat.
My issue is how strong a lot of the enemies are, and that taking them down can be quite cumbersome.
One thing I really love about the game is that Tara Strong is nowhere to be heard. If you hate Fairly Odd Parents, this is a nice little treat.
2002
Go for the Player's Choice GameCube version if you want a great experience plus a bonus in Pac Man Vs. You have an amazing platforming game, tinges of the original arcade game, the actual original arcade game, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac Mania and Pac-Attack, and right after Pac Man Vs.
2002
In spite of its faults, this was my first genuine exposure to Mario, and I can't appreciate it enough.
Quintessential nostalgic licensed platforming game. Spooky visuals, a killer soundtrack and representation of familiar villains, and about the only issue is the camera sometimes.
Honestly, compared to Night of 100 Frights this comes to a very close second. It can get repetitive, but that's where five levels becomes a benefit. It stands on its own and I'd say it's definitely worth a shot.
I love weird games, and the fact I kept coming back to this so many times really shows this had something.
First introduction to Adventure Island. Can't go wrong with the soundtrack.
2001
Wish I put more time into this game.
Much like the show it's based on, the visuals really stand out to me, and the only reason I gave up on the game was because I had lost my copy.
Better than the actual movie, lol
Loved playing this as a kid, but it's starting to get a little played out. Once you get a HD remake there's nowhere to go but down.
The first three SpongeBob games I ever played were SuperSponge for the Game Boy Advance, followed by Battle for Bikini Bottom and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie for GameCube, the latter for the Game Boy Advance as well.
I had a paltry amount of Nickelodeon games, and one of them included Rugrats Royal Ransom, but what does that have to do with anything? Well, it was through that game that I was introduced to Revenge of the Flying Dutchman via a trailer Royal Ransom included. I had worn out my options on SpongeBob games to that point, so I figured, why not give Revenge a shot?
By the way, I am aware of the PS2 version being glitched, though I hear it depends on the model you use. I had the GameCube version.
I played the game and needless to say... kid me did not pick up on the bad elements, like, at all. I was a SpongeBob fan, and I just took the game at face value. I liked Battle for Bikini Bottom more, but I didn't hate Revenge, and I needed to stress Battle was my first SpongeBob game because a lot of people played Revenge first.
I was unable to progress once I got to Larry the Lobster, and that was because I was uncertain about the jellyfish counters and which one Larry would be referring to. Overtime I got other games and this was among many games I owned that would disappear, and I moved on.
People give this game shit, but I honestly find it hard to hate, once again I played Battle and even the movie game before this one. When you realize the developers basically went through hell when making this game it's hard to be mad at it, save that energy for more conscious efforts.
I noticed people also got salty over elements that were not consistent with the show's, and to that I have to say... touch grass. Maybe they ran out of time, but you wanna know what this game included that Battle didn't? Minor details like the bird cage in SpongeBob's room, the salad bar from the Culture Shock episode, hell, Jellyfish Fields is essentially taking elements from the park in Karate Choppers. And you call yourselves fans if you can't even put two and two together on that?
Or TL;DR, apparently the devs based their iteration on the show's first season, which when you take into account environments and set pieces being those found in season 1 episodes it paints a picture.
I will agree the music choices wear thin considerably, the narrator, just the narrator, and that this is far from an exceptional game, but there're far worse out there, and I don't think a foghorn has anything to do with it. It's hard for me to hate this game because:
A: The GameCube version exists so you don't have to take a risk with the broken PS2 version, especially if you happen to not own the console model that works better with it.
B: The aforementioned set-pieces fitting with what was present in season 1 thus even if it's empty you can kinda imagine them being in the show.
C: The fact that the developers went through hell and thus were not able to give it as much polish as they could've.
D: It's better than Plankton's Robotic Revenge and the Sponge Out of Water game.
I had a paltry amount of Nickelodeon games, and one of them included Rugrats Royal Ransom, but what does that have to do with anything? Well, it was through that game that I was introduced to Revenge of the Flying Dutchman via a trailer Royal Ransom included. I had worn out my options on SpongeBob games to that point, so I figured, why not give Revenge a shot?
By the way, I am aware of the PS2 version being glitched, though I hear it depends on the model you use. I had the GameCube version.
I played the game and needless to say... kid me did not pick up on the bad elements, like, at all. I was a SpongeBob fan, and I just took the game at face value. I liked Battle for Bikini Bottom more, but I didn't hate Revenge, and I needed to stress Battle was my first SpongeBob game because a lot of people played Revenge first.
I was unable to progress once I got to Larry the Lobster, and that was because I was uncertain about the jellyfish counters and which one Larry would be referring to. Overtime I got other games and this was among many games I owned that would disappear, and I moved on.
People give this game shit, but I honestly find it hard to hate, once again I played Battle and even the movie game before this one. When you realize the developers basically went through hell when making this game it's hard to be mad at it, save that energy for more conscious efforts.
I noticed people also got salty over elements that were not consistent with the show's, and to that I have to say... touch grass. Maybe they ran out of time, but you wanna know what this game included that Battle didn't? Minor details like the bird cage in SpongeBob's room, the salad bar from the Culture Shock episode, hell, Jellyfish Fields is essentially taking elements from the park in Karate Choppers. And you call yourselves fans if you can't even put two and two together on that?
Or TL;DR, apparently the devs based their iteration on the show's first season, which when you take into account environments and set pieces being those found in season 1 episodes it paints a picture.
I will agree the music choices wear thin considerably, the narrator, just the narrator, and that this is far from an exceptional game, but there're far worse out there, and I don't think a foghorn has anything to do with it. It's hard for me to hate this game because:
A: The GameCube version exists so you don't have to take a risk with the broken PS2 version, especially if you happen to not own the console model that works better with it.
B: The aforementioned set-pieces fitting with what was present in season 1 thus even if it's empty you can kinda imagine them being in the show.
C: The fact that the developers went through hell and thus were not able to give it as much polish as they could've.
D: It's better than Plankton's Robotic Revenge and the Sponge Out of Water game.