How Speedrunning Revived SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom [Any% World Record History] Part 1

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOebFcXs0g
This is the story of how a video game based on SpongeBob SquarePants gained a passionate community a decade after its release, through the art of speedrunning. World records, glitch discoveries, advanced routing, friendships, rivalries, personal growth... It's all here in this 4-part journey! We hope this series can tide you over until Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated is released... We're just as excited as you are!

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BfBB Links and Resources:

2013 BfBB speedrunning guide: https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/Spongebob_Squarepants:_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom
Battle for Bikini Bottom Any% speedrun leaderboards: https://www.speedrun.com/bfbb#Any
The ultimate BfBB Any% speedrun tutorial (2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEyu4KrlrGo

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Text Credits

Researched, script written, and video edited by SHiFT
Script edited by SHiFT and smloader

Narrated by smloader, featuring AverageTrey
with cameos from Trihex and Redmoss

Voice audio mastering - ZimSR
Thumbnail art - Azultite

WR graphs created through https://flourish.studio/

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Special thanks to...

Hazel, for compiling a playlist of old BfBB videos from her time playing and working with me to fill knowledge gaps. Without her, the video wouldn't have been nearly as thorough.

ExiledPrince, for getting a hold of and interviewing Coel, which helped verify some of my research. Our original plan was to work on this project together, but I ended up restarting from the ground up and researching/writing it myself. His effort before the redirection was appreciated!

ItsMaximum, for creating the WR progression graph!

GlitchPHD, for masking the pirate theater scene!

JaredsGiantz, for input on the introduction and comedic relief.

smloader and Musicman, for music recommendations!

SeilCW, for uploading BfBB to https://noclip.website/ , providing great aerial views!

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Music Timestamps:

00:00 BfBB - Goo Lagoon
00:18 BfBB - Downtown
00:48 SpongeBob Movie - Opening Theme
01:36 SS: Lights, Camera, Pants! - Goo-Ladiators
02:20 Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights - The Mystery Machine
02:39 BfBB - Dream
05:05 Super Mario Sunshine - Deep Sea of Mare
05:31 Metal Fortress - Dire, Dire Docks (Melodic Dubstep Remix)
05:55 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Super-Sized Patty
06:48 BfBB - Dream
08:17 BfBB - Poseidome
09:10 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Diesel Dreaming
10:34 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - Theme of Solid Snake
13:27 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - StarFishMan
14:42 SS: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - Reef Blower
15:47 BfBB - Jellyfish Fields
16:49 BfBB - Graveyard
18:10 BfBB GBA - Level 1
19:25 Street Fighter II - Guile's Theme
20:43 SpongeBob Movie - Slide
21:37 BfBB - Industrial Park
22:23 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Alaskan Belly Hub
24:08 BfBB - Kelp Forest
26:02 SpongeBob Movie - Challenge Level
28:34 Sonic Adventure 2 - Escape from the City (2-Player Battle Version)
30:02 BfBB - Slide
32:45 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Alaskan Belly Hub
34:08 Mr Feral - Mute City Metal Remix
35:18 BfBB - Downtown
36:00 BfBB - SpongeBob's Dream
37:55 SS: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman - Square Pants
38:18 Koba - Meta Ridley Battle Theme Remix
39:31 supralightning - Terminate II
40:13 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Court Begins
41:17 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - StarFishMan
44:00 BfBB - Goo Lagoon
45:18 SS: Lights, Camera, Pants! - Inflatable Pants
45:51 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - Telling the Truth
46:57 SpongeBob Movie - Shell City, Dead Ahead
47:21 SS: Lights, Camera, Pants! - Machine Meltdown
48:28 BfBB GBA - Level 8
49:48 SS: Creature from the Krusty Krab - StarFishMan
50:48 GaMetal - Dialga's Fight to the Finish!
53:38 BfBB - Downtown
56:42 hyeonjiim - Undella Town (Winter) Remix
58:15 BfBB - Dream
59:45 hyeonjiim - Undella Town (Winter) Remix

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