Play SpongeBob SquarePants - Legend of the Lost Spatula Online

You bounce around Bikini Bottom as SpongeBob, dodging jellyfish and Patrick’s nonsense while hunting for a cursed spatula—it’s like playing through one of the show’s weirder episodes. The controls are a bit slidey, but the voices and vibe are spot-on.

Developer: THQ

Genre: Action

Released: 2001

File size: 288 bytes

Game Overview

Remember that old Game Boy Color SpongeBob game where you're basically just running around Bikini Bottom looking for a magic spatula? Yeah, this is that one. You play as our favorite porous yellow guy, bouncing between jellyfish fields and the Krusty Krab while Patrick somehow keeps getting in the way.

The whole thing feels like a weird episode where SpongeBob's obsessed with finding the Flying Dutchman's golden spatula (because of course he is). You'll recognize voices from the show—Mr. Krabs sounds extra greedy, Squidward's somehow even more annoyed than usual, and Sandy's just there to remind you she's from Texas. It's janky in that charming early 2000s handheld way, but if you grew up with the show, it hits right in the nostalgia.

Fair warning: the platforming's a little slippery, and some of the puzzles make zero sense unless you've watched way too much SpongeBob. But that's kind of the point.