It was released in March {{Time|2010}}.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100309090708/http://www.nick.com/games/spongebob-squarepants</ref>
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In this game you control [[SpongeBob]]'s boat and have to finish the course without crashing or hitting any obstacles.
In this game, the player controls {{Link|SpongeBob}}'s [[Boatmobile|boat]] and has to finish the course without crashing or hitting any obstacles. The player presses the arrow key to drive forward, presses the down arrow key to reverse, presses the right arrow key to lean forward, and presses the left arrow key to lean back. In total, there are five levels.
Press the arrow key to drive forward, press the down arrow key to go reverse, press the right arrow key lean forward, and press the left arrow key lean back. It is notable as one of the hardest to beat online games ever created. In total, there are 5 levels.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If you manage to beat all 5 levels, it takes you back to the first level of the game.
===General===
*If player reaches the next level, the player gains an extra life.
*If the player manages to beat all five levels, it takes the player back to the first level of the game.
*The [[boatmobile]] SpongeBob uses has the number 18 written on it, just like in the episode "[[Boating School]]."
*If the player reaches the next level, the player gains an extra life.
*Mrs. Puff only appears on the game over screen and she is inflated.
*The boatmobile that SpongeBob uses has the number 18 written on it, just like in the episode "[[Boating School]]."
*There is a sequel to this game called ''[[Boat-O-Cross 2]]''.
*Mrs. Puff only appears on the "Game Over" screen and she is inflated.
*The game contains off-screen nodes, which read "GAME," "UI," and "AUDIO." It also contains an asset pre-loader and the dummy leaderboard name "Keith." They are impossible to be seen without decompiling the game.<ref>https://tcrf.net/SpongeBob_SquarePants:_Boat-o-Cross</ref>
*There is a sequel to this game called ''[[Boat-O-Cross 2]]'', which itself has a sequel called ''[[Boat-O-Cross 3]]''.
*The game, as well as its sequels, are notorious for their supreme difficulty, mainly to do with the player's bizarrely floaty physics. This has led to ''Boat-O-Cross ''briefly enjoying viral attention.
==References==
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[[Category:Mrs. Puff's Boating School]]
Latest revision as of 09:13, 17 April 2025
If you were looking for the article about the the second edition of this game, then see Boat-O-Cross 2.
If you were looking for the article about the the third edition of this game, then see Boat-O-Cross 3.
In this game, the player controls SpongeBob's boat and has to finish the course without crashing or hitting any obstacles. The player presses the arrow key to drive forward, presses the down arrow key to reverse, presses the right arrow key to lean forward, and presses the left arrow key to lean back. In total, there are five levels.
If the player manages to beat all five levels, it takes the player back to the first level of the game.
If the player reaches the next level, the player gains an extra life.
The boatmobile that SpongeBob uses has the number 18 written on it, just like in the episode "Boating School."
Mrs. Puff only appears on the "Game Over" screen and she is inflated.
The game contains off-screen nodes, which read "GAME," "UI," and "AUDIO." It also contains an asset pre-loader and the dummy leaderboard name "Keith." They are impossible to be seen without decompiling the game.[2]
The game, as well as its sequels, are notorious for their supreme difficulty, mainly to do with the player's bizarrely floaty physics. This has led to Boat-O-Cross briefly enjoying viral attention.
