Play SpongeBob SquarePants Volume 1 - Gameboy Advance Video (U)(TrashMan) Online

Remember when watching SpongeBob on your Game Boy Advance felt like some kind of futuristic wizardry? That's exactly what this weird little cartridge is—three full episodes crammed onto a GBA cart, complete with that classic early-2000s compression where everyone's faces get a little... melty during fast scenes.

You get "Tea at the Treedome," "Bubblestand," and "Ripped Pants" in all their tiny-screen glory. The audio's tinny as hell and the colors bleed a bit, but there's something weirdly charming about squinting at Patrick's dumb grin on that postage-stamp display. I used to sneak this into class and watch it under my desk like I was some kind of SpongeBob bootlegger.

It's not a game, obviously—just a time capsule of when Nickelodeon thought we'd all want to drain our AA batteries watching cartoons on a system with no backlight. But if you're the kind of person who still gets emotional hearing the theme song, this ridiculous little artifact might just hit the spot.