[Interview] SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated dev on restoring cut content, multiplayer, speedrunning, and more
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom has gone on to become a fan favorite since its original debut on GameCube back in 2003. Now THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp have brought the game back with a new “Rehydrated” release on Switch, which gives the 3D platformer a fresh coat of paint and more.
Ahead of tomorrow’s release, Nintendo Everything spoke with THQ Nordic producer Martin Kreuch. We spoke about restoring cut content from the original, the new multiplayer mode, working with the speedrunning community, and more.
Here’s our full discussion:
[Review] Spongebob: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
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System: Switch
Release date: June 23, 2020
Developer: Purple Lamp
Publisher: THQ Nordic
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom would seem like an unlikely candidate for a remastering (or a rehydration) considering that – to the credit of the original – it’s merely an above average licensed 3D platformer of the GameCube generation. These games have almost completely vanished, but for its time these games were everywhere. I have an especially vague sense of nostalgia with this game: I actually can’t remember if I played Battle for Bikini Bottom specifically or if it was any of the other countless similar SpongeBob games that were released in the half decade following it. To further complicate this nostalgia, Battle for Bikini Bottom doesn’t just evoke the other SpongeBob games of its generation, but games like the now-forgotten Tak and the Power of Juju (which, as an aside, one might say was a trailblazer in the modern video-game-to-failed-TV-series pipeline.) Put aside the modern visual overhaul of Rehydrated in the Unreal Engine, which is competent but less than optimal on the Switch, and the game seems frozen in time. Rehydrated still feels like a game from 2003, but with the relative rarity of its kind in 2020, it’s hardly worse for it.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Switch footage
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Ahead of the upcoming release, we have a look at the Switch verson of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated in action. View a half hour of gameplay below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is due out on June 23.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – enemies trailer
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The latest trailer for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated has gone live that focuses on some of the game’s enemies. We have a video showing Arf, Arf Dawg, Tubelet, Ham-Mer and Sleepy-Time below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is slated for June 23 on Switch.
Video: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated vs. original comparison
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In just a few more days, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will be out on Switch. It’s a remake of the 3D platformer originally released on GameCube.
IGN has put together a video comparing Rehydrated to the original game. We’ve included it below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated launches June 23.
New SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated footage
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IGN shared a new video for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated showcasing gameplay with THQ Noric producer Martin Kreuch. Check it out below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated launches for Switch on June 23.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – “Welcome to Kelp Forest” trailer
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THQ and Purple Lamp are back with another SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated trailer that shows off Kelp Forest. We’ve included it below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is slated for June 23 on Switch.
Darksiders Genesis getting an official art book
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Listings on Amazon have revealed a new art book for Darksiders Genesis. Coming from Udon Entertainment, fans will be able to pour through 200 pages of character designs, rough concepts, environments, storyboards, and more.
We have the following book description from Amazon:
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated multiplayer trailer
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THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp have shared the latest trailer for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated showcasing the game’s multiplayer mode. Check it out below.
We’ll be seeing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated on Switch starting June 23.
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – “Welcome to Rock Bottom” trailer
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THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios have presented a new trailer for Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, showing off one of the game’s playable areas. Check out the trailer below.
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated launches on Switch June 23.
