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CONGRATULATIONS, SPONGEBOB!
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It s no surprise to anyone that, once again, SpongeBob SquarePants has been
named Krusty Krab s Employee of the Month. But this time, Mr. Krabs has decided
to give him an even greater honor by naming SpongeBob EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR!
After taking a group photo to mark the occasion, Mr. Krabs rewards SpongeBob
with a pair of free I mean, very valuable
tickets to the undersea
amusement park, Neptune s Paradise! Even though Mr. Krabs didn t bother to
provide him with any way to get there, SpongeBob is extremely excited about his
prize, since he has never been to Neptune s Paradise and has always wanted to
go. SpongeBob invites his good friend Patrick to go along with him. Patrick is
tickled pink of course, Patrick is always pink
and so their adventure
begins! SpongeBob and Patrick are off on their search for Neptune s Paradise!
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Before installing SpongeBob SquarePants Employee of the Month you should make
sure that your PC meets the following hardware and software minimum
requirements:
Operation System: Win 98/ME/XP
CPU Speed: 266MHz (400MHz or higher recommended)
Memory: 32MB RAM (64MB or higher recommended)
Video Card: 4MB RAM (8MB or higher 3D accelerator recommended)
CD-ROM: 8X
Sound: 16-bit Sound Blaster Compatible
HD Space: 500MB
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INSTALLING THE GAME
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1. Close all open windows on your desktop and quit all other applications.
2. Insert SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month disc into your CD-ROM
drive.
3. The SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month Installation screen will
appear. If AutoPlay is disabled and the game s Installer does not appear when
you insert the CD-ROM in the drive, you ll need to open the Installer manually.
To do this: Left click the Start Button on the Windows Task bar then select Run
from the Start Menu. Type d: Autorun (d refers to your CD-ROM drive. If your
CD-ROM drive is not d, type the appropriate drive letter.)
4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
5. After installation is complete, you ll find an icon for SpongeBob
SquarePants : Employee of the Month in the SpongeBob SquarePants menu item
within Programs (under the Start Menu in the Windows Task bar as well as on the
desktop).
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RUNNING THE GAME
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Anytime you want to run SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month, you must

insert the SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month disc into your CD-ROM
drive before you start the program and perform the following:
1. If you have the Auto insert notification feature enabled, just left click on
the Play button.
2. You may also double-click on the desktop icon, which will launch the game
automatically, or select Start from the Windows Task bar and search through
Programs for the SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month menu.
UNINSTALLING THE GAME
You may uninstall the program by using the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel or
from the Start Menu search through the listed Programs for SpongeBob
SquarePants : Employee of the Month uninstall.
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GAME CONTROLS
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MOUSE CONTROLS
Left Mouse Button

ACTION
Walk / Run
Talk To
Look At
Pick Up
Select Dialogue/Menu Choices
Skip Dialogue

Mouse Wheel
(not required to play game)

Cycle Dialogue
Select Dialogue/Menu Choices

Right Mouse Button

Access Inventory (or click on Chest)

KEYBOARD CONTROLS
ESC
F1 or H
F2
F3
Delete
Arrow Keys or Page Up/Down
Spacebar or Enter
I
T or M
P

ACTION
Skip Movies/Access Main Menu
Help (Get hints from the Frenchman)
Quick Save (Saves current game)
Quick Load (Loads last Quick Saved Game)
Delete a Saved Game from the Load Game Menu
Cycle Dialogue or Menu Choices
Select Dialogue or Menu Choices
Inventory
Telescope / Map
Pause Game

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INVENTORY
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Each time you pick up an item, you can stash it safely in your Treasure Chest.
To check your inventory, left click on the Treasure Chest icon at the top
left-hand corner of the game screen. Your inventory items will appear inside
bubbles lined up at the top of the screen. Empty bubbles mean you still have
room for more items.
Some items have to be combined before they can be used. For example, you ll need
to add fixins to a plain Krabby Patty. After all, what good is a Krabby Patty
without the fixins ? To combine items, simply left click and hold on an object
(such as the plain patty), then drag it and drop it over another item in your
inventory (such as the fixins ). There you have it! A perfect Krabby Patty! Of

course, there are some inventory items that cannot be combined

you want to combine them anyway?

and why would

You ll also find three more items in your treasure chest: a Telescope, a Notepad
and a Question Mark. When you left-click on the Telescope, you can check the
map. Left clicking on the Notepad will open the menu screen. If you decide you
need some assistance, simply left-click on the Question Mark, and a helpful
Frenchman will be happy to offer some sound advice.
TELESCOPE (View Map)
After you successfully uncover an
important clue, a telescope will magically appear on the screen, letting you
know you are free to explore a new area. Left click on your inventory telescope
to check out the map. (You ll find the telescope in the upper right-hand corner,
opposite the treasure chest.) Notice that some areas on the map are colored in,
while others are not. You can enter any of the brightly colored areas by left
clicking on them. Unfortunately, the non-colored areas are strictly off-limits
that is, until you uncover more clues. Every new area that opens up leads
SpongeBob and Patrick closer to their goal, and closer to Neptune s Paradise!
QUESTION MARK (Hints)
If you get into a jam, click on the Question Mark for helpful hints from a
Frenchman. He might give you exactly the information you need to get out of
trouble.
NOTEPAD (View Main Menu)
Help
If you need a little assistance with the game controls, check here for
helpful hints to get you back on track.
Options
Make some adjustments to fit your style:
- Music Volume
- Sound FX Volume
- Voice Volume
- Dialogue Text
Turn on or off
- 3D Shadows Turn on or off
Save Game
You don t want to start over, but you need to step out for a Krabby
Patty. No problem. Select the SAVE GAME option, type in a name for your game and
select OK. See you after lunch!
Load Game
Welcome back! If you want to start where you left off, select the
LOAD GAME option, click on the animated arrows to scroll through the Saved Games
until you find the right one, then select OK.
View Movies
As you progress through the game, you unlock movies or cut
scenes. If you d like to see a replay of one of those, or any of the bonus movies
that appear in the game, you can watch it again and again, and again. Of course,
if you haven t seen a particular movie yet, you ll just have to wait until you
unlock it in the game. After that, you can come here anytime and see the rerun!
New Game
I-I-I m R-R-Ready! When you select the NEW GAME option, a
confirmation screen will appear. Select the YES option to begin a new game of
SpongeBob SquarePants : Employee of the Month.
Resume Game
When you re ready to leave the menu option, this selection will
take you right back to the game where you left off. You can also press ESC or
simply click the mouse cursor outside the window to close it and return to the
game.

Quit Game
If you really need to quit the current game, select the Quit Game
option. A confirmation screen will appear. Select the Yes option to end the
current game. Bye-bye for now!
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THE ADVENTURE
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As the newly crowned Employee of the Year, it s only natural for SpongeBob
SquarePants to begin his adventure at the Krusty Krab, home of the famous Krabby
Patty. Going for a day at Neptune s Paradise seems like a simple enough journey
at first, but without a sure-fire plan to get there, SpongeBob and Patrick will
need to be pretty creative. They ll have to talk to everyone they meet, from
Downtown Bikini Bottom, to Goo Lagoon and the Barg-N-Mart. Fortunately, most of
the residents of Bikini Bottom are friendly and willing to help. SpongeBob may
even get some assistance from his own Grandma! SpongeBob and Patrick must explor
e
every corner of every room and check out any objects they find, in order to
uncover important clues to help transport them to their destination. Once they
get on the bus, they ll be well on their way to Neptune s Paradise or will they?

WARNING! The Walkthrough section on the next page contains actual hints on
solving the first set of puzzles. If you want to be surprised, you should skip
this section.
WALKTHROUGH
Krusty Krab
The game begins here, at SpongeBob s workplace.
Enter the Krusty Krab through the front doors.
Talk to the hungry customer to see how you can help him.
After you find out what the customer wants, pick up the dirty plate from the
next table.
Walk over to the salad bar (top left of the screen) and pick up some fixins.
Talk to Squidward to find out what you need to do to satisfy the customer.
Enter the kitchen and pick up the plain Krabby Patty from

the grill.

Walk to the sink on the other side of the kitchen (bottom of kitchen screen).
Open up your inventory chest, click and drag the dirty plate over the water
in the sink.
Add the fixins to the plain patty in your inventory by clicking and holding
on the patty, and dragging it over the fixins to combine the two.
Finally, you can put the completed patty on the clean plate.
Now you can take that delicious, mouthwatering Krabby Patty out to the hungry
customer. Drag the clean plate with the Krabby Patty on it, over the customer
to give it to him. He will be so grateful, he may just give you some important
information about Neptune s Paradise!

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CREDITS
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AWE Games
Executive Producer
James Wheeler
Lead Programmer / Engine Development
Jamie Nye
Game Designer / Art Director
Scott Nixon
Lead Artist / Animator
Mike Niedda
Background Artist
Forrest Mulcahy
Additional Programming
Les Bird
Cut-Scenes
Rick Daniels
Devon Browne
Nick Schreiber
Music
yummynoise
Additional Music
Will Pirkle
Additional Art
Ken Loyd
Karen Sanok
Quality Assurance
Aaron Runion
Matthew Wheeler
Richard Bass
Special Thanks
Michael J Barnes
Steve McCormick
Ben Gamble
Trevor Talbird
Julia Newby
Donald Oglesby
Bill Mentzer
Valerie Crawford
Jeff Frank
Voice Talent
Tom Kenny
Bill Fagerbakke
Carolyn Lawrence

SpongeBob SquarePants
Patrick Star
Sandy Cheeks

Rodger Bumpass
Doug Lawrence
Tim Conway
Marion Ross
Clancy Brown
Joe Whyte

Squidward Tentacles
Plankton & Larry the Lobster
Barnacle Boy
Grandma Sponge
Mr. Krabs
Mermaid Man

THQ
Producer
Petro Piaseckyj
Assistant Producers
Ryan Camu
Emerson Escobar
Executive Producer
Carolina Beroza
Vice President - Product Development
Michael Rubinelli
Quality Assurance Lead Tester
Mark A. Wagman
Testers:
Brian Chou
Kevin Patrick Prior
David Price
Todd "LAX" Fay
Andrew Walker
Daniel Noel, Jr.
Steve DeRossett
Marc Standley
Quality Assurance Technician
Mario Waibel
Quality Assurance Database Administrator
Jason Roberts
Quality Assurance Manager
Monica Vallejo
Director of Quality Assurance
Jeremy S. Barnes
Vice President
Peter Dille

Marketing

Group Marketing Manager

John Ardell
Product Marketing Manager
Danielle Conte
Associate Product Marketing Manager
Ed Lin

Director, Creative Services

Howard Liebeskind
Senior Manager, Creative Services
Kathy Helgason
Associate Creative Services Manager
Melissa Roth
Instruction Manual
Claudia Piaseckyj
Packaging Layout and Design
Chad Stroven
Beeline Group
Special Thanks:
Brian Farrell
Jeff Lapin
Alison Locke
Germaine Gioia
Leslie Brown
Brandy A. Carrillo
Josh Galitsky
Yasyo
Dan Cubert
Tim Borquez
Mark Howlett
Nickelodeon Interactive
VP Nick Media Products
Steve Youngwood
Director, Nick Media Products
Aly Sylvester
Product Coordinator, Nick Interactive
E. Ortiz
Director of Marketing for New Media
Sherice Guillory
Marketing Coordinator, Nick Interactive
Erica David
Nickelodeon Interactive would like to thank:
Deb Bart
Tim Blankley
Leigh Anne Brodsky
Manny Galan
Russell Hicks
Chris Horton
Deb Krassner
Rob Lemon
Linnette Pastori
Eric Squires
Geoff Todebush
Stavit Young

David Weibe
Steve Hillenberg
Eric Coleman