SET-UP
Turn OFF the POWER switch on your Nintendo® Game Boy® Advance. Never insert or remove a Game Pak when the power is on.
1. Insert the Game Pak of SpongeBob SquarePants™ - Battle for Bikini Bottom into the slot on the Game Boy Advance. To lock the Game Pak in place, press firmly.
2. Turn ON the POWER switch. The credit screens will appear (if you don't see them, begin again at step 1).
3. When the title screen appears, press START to proceed to the Main Menu.
PLAYING THE GAME
SpongeBob must make his way through Bikini Bottom to the Chum Bucket, shut down the Duplicatron 3000 and put an end to the robots -- before they put an end to the Krusty Krab! There are four chapters in the game, each with six levels, two bonus levels and a robot boss to defeat!
SpongeBob must progress through all four chapters of the game if he hopes to defeat the robots. Before he can complete a level, SpongeBob must find three golden spatulas that unlock the warp gate to the next area of Bikini Bottom. Of course, SpongeBob will also have to avoid lots of robot enemies and other hazards along the way.
CHAPTER SELECT
Select the chapter from the Chapter Select screen by moving the cursor over the desired chapter and pressing the A Button. New chapters will only be unlocked when the previous chapter is complete. Press the B Button to visit the Photo Album.
LEVEL SELECT
Select the level from the Level Select screen by moving the cursor over the desired level and pressing the A Button. Press the B Button to return to the Chapter Select map.
BONUS LEVELS/PHOTO ALBUM
If SpongeBob collects all 20 Krabby Patties in a bonus level, he can unlock a snapshot of his undersea adventures! Press the B Button from the Chapter Select screen to see the Photo Album. Simply highlight the snapshot you want to see and press the A Button.
Of course, it's much harder to collect Krabby Patties when you're trying to keep your balance on a Unicycle or speeding through town in an Invisible Boatmobile. Whoa, SpongeBob! Hold on to those Krabby Patties!
LOADING
Select CONTINUE from the Main Menu. Now use the Control Pad to highlight a letter and press the A Button. Select the second letter and continue the process until the password is complete.
If you make a mistake, use the B Button to go back. Once the final letter of the code is entered, you'll automatically be taken to the level of the password you entered.
SLEEP MODE
Don't feel like writing down a password or losing your place when you have to stop playing for a while? SpongeBob SquarePants™ - Battle for Bikini Bottom has a Sleep Mode which lets you save your progress at any point in the game. When Sleep Mode is activated, your Game Boy® Advance system's display will shut down, conserving battery power and saving your place in the game until you are ready to return.
To activate Sleep Mode, simply press START to pause the game, highlight the Sleep Mode option and select "YES" to enter Sleep Mode or "NO" to cancel. To return to your game from Sleep Mode, simply press the L Button, R Button and SELECT simultaneously. The game will then re-awaken and you'll be able to continue from where you left off!