WhoBob WhatPants??? is a flash platformer game developed for the Nickelodeon website and released on October 2, 2008. It involves SpongeBob using his trusty bubbles to fight off the Bubble Poppin' Boys as they try to fight him in the city streets.
Controls[]
- Left/Right: Move
- Up: Jump
- Space Bar: Blow bubble
Gameplay[]
In WhoBob WhatPants???, the goal is to try and beat as many levels as you can. Each level is a platforming level where your task is to defeat every Bubble Poppin' Boy (BPB) in the level before time runs out. To defeat a BPB, you first have to blow a bubble at him to get him caught in the bubble, and then finish him off by bumping into him while he's trapped. Trapped BPBs will break out after a while, so you must take care to pop them before they get out.
You start the game with seven lives, and lose one every time you get hit by a BPB; the game ends if you lose all your lives or don't beat the level before the time limit runs out.
Pick-Ups[]
- Hair Products: Various hair products dropped by BPBs when you defeat them. They give you extra points.
- Best Friends Half: One half of a friendship charm, dropped by defeated BPBs on rare occasions. Collect both halves in a level and every BPB in the level will instantly be bubbled.
Enemies[]
- Green BPB: Continuously walks forward; some will change direction when they reach the edge of a platform, others don't.
- Orange BPB: Walks forward and jumps up whenever he detects a higher platform above him.
- Maroon BPB: Walks around a small section of the level in a specific pattern.
- Purple BPB: Normally behaves like a Green BPB, but chases after you if you get close to him.
Trivia[]
- This game was based off of the TV special Whatever Happened to SpongeBob?
- The mechanic of trapping enemies in bubbles to defeat them was also used in Bubble Bros.