SpongeBob's Boating Bash (Nintendo DS)

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The Nintendo DS version of SpongeBob's Boating Bash is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game released for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Firebrand Games and published by THQ. It is the handheld counterpart of the Wii version.

Synopsis

Gameplay

Much like the Wii version, the game is a destruction derby, with racing as a sub-genre. In order to drive in this game, the player has to use the dashboard and point where the boat will drive towards with the touch screen. This version possess a brand new mode called "Garage" where the player can customize their own garage and see their trophies.

This version possess an exclusive feature for the Nintendo DSi, in which the player can take a picture and then add SpongeBob-themed stickers to it. However, the player cannot save the pictures. If the player has a regular Nintendo DS, it is completely deleted.

Game Modes

The main gameplay is divided into five sub-genres each forming the acronym D.R.I.V.E. :

• Destruction - All participants must smash each other to collect the most fallen boat parts.
• Recklessness - Players must smash and perform different actions to obtain D.R.I.V.E points.
• Impairment - A "last one standing' mode where all participants must push each other into pits.
• Velocity - A standard "race to the finish" mode.
• Escape - Players must survive waves of enemies. Finishing a wave of enemies within the set time will receive a full boat repair for the next wave.

Characters

Default characters

• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Patrick Star
• Sandy Cheeks

Unlockable characters

• Squidward Tentacles
• Eugene H. Krabs
• Sheldon J. Plankton
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
• Seymour Scales 

Non-playable

• Anchovies
• Mrs. Puff
• Jellyfish (hazards in Escape)
• Incidental 211 (cameo in Rock Bottom poster)

Unlocking criteria

• Squidward Tentacles (pay $25)
• Eugene H. Krabs (pay $100)
• Sheldon J. Plankton (pay $250)
• Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (pay $1,000)
• Seymour Scales (complete Story Mode)

Places

• Bikini Bottom
• Goo Lagoon
• Rock Bottom
• The Flying Dutchman's graveyard
• Jellyfish Fields 
• Mrs. Puff's Boating School

Walkthrough

File:Spongebob Boating Bash (DS) Full Walkthrough

Trivia

General

• Seymour's line "I woulda pulled it off, too, if it wasn't for Mrs. Puff's meddling around!" is a reference to Scooby-Doo.
• This is the first SpongeBob SquarePants video game to use the 2009-2023 Nickelodeon logo on the box art.
• This was the last SpongeBob SquarePants video game to have the PlayTHQ logo.
• Some soundtracks from Creature from the Krusty Krab are present in the game files.
• This, SuperSponge, and SpongeBob's Truth or Square are the only video games where Ernest Borgnine actually does the voice of Mermaid Man. In all other video games appearances of Mermaid Man, he was voiced by Joe Whyte or Joe Alaskey.

Disc/Cartridge

• Nintendo DS cartridge
  Nintendo DS cartridge

References