Anchor Collective/SpongeBob SquarePants: The Spongy Construction Project

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Spongy Construction Project (currently hidden beneath an obby) was a roleplay experience created by during the third release, ChumBucketChampion during the game's second release, and spongeis5 during the first release under the Anchor Collective group. It was a fan-game based on the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. It was released in December 2021 during the game's first release, April 2023 during the game's second release, and October 2023 during the game's third release. The game is currently in the process of being ported to Unreal Engine.
==History==
"The Spongy Construction Project" started development on April 6, 2016SCP Check Description - Roblox under the name "SpongeBob Roleplay", although development started picking up at around December 2021, the game gained a lot of popularity, with around 8 million visits at the time. But on June 24, 2022, the game got content deletion due to copyright by Paramount Global due to a DMCA violation, and one of the co-creators of the gamehttps://twitter.com/spongeis6/status/1540569806893727744, spongeis5, created a tweet about this situationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220716082552/https://twitter.com/spongeis6/status/1540555450592247808, he stated that him and the development team had contacted Paramount several times, but never got a response. 
This and the follow up tweets gained a lot of traction, and many people voiced their opinion online, most stating that it was a wrong decision on Paramount's side, due to the game being non-profit. Several people had stated that the official Nickelodeon experience Nickverse had to do with the game being taken down, but Spongeis5 clarified that the Nickverse developers had nothing to do with the situation. After several months, the company never responded. But on April 1, 2023, the game unexpectedly came back without a proper explanation.
After then the game had regular updates, adding new features regularly. On June 28th, 2023, they announced a 3D animated opening cutscene with voice acting,https://twitter.com/spongebob_tscp/status/1673979864091697152 although later that same day, the game unexpectedly got content deleted by Paramount due to a DMCA violation.https://roblox.com/games/12437881087/Content-Deleted The developers have since uploaded a new joke game titled "The Bungy Gungy Roject" shortly after the takedown, which they have updated and changed several times. When asked about when the game will come back, the developer "CodyJnutt" responded by saying the game will come back when it's ready to come back. When the developer "Dervinci" was asked if the game will come back, he replied by saying that he isn't too sure, and that it isn't a definite answer right now. 
On July 7th, 2023, they held a poll on their Twitter and Discord asking if they should hire a new developer, with two options: "Create a listing," and "Do not hire."https://twitter.com/spongebob_tscp/status/1677415273215713281 Later that same day "JimmysToenuts" was added to the development team. On July 8th, 2023, they announced that they will be posting a developer application, with five slots open.https://twitter.com/spongebob_tscp/status/1680307074360659968 On July 15, they posted the application form on Google Forms.https://twitter.com/spongebob_tscp/status/1680307074360659968
And on October 15, 2023, it was confirmed on the game's Twitter that the game would return, and about an hour later, the game was back up on the Roblox platform, adding several new features.https://www.roblox.com/games/10730828561/The-Spongy-Construction-Projecthttps://twitter.com/spongebob_tscp/status/1713676188504170964 However, this comeback did not last long, because on October 20, 2023, at around 7:10 PM, the game once again got taken down by Paramount due to copyright reasons, no further details were confirmed.
On October 22, 2023, it was announced that the game will be moved from Roblox to Unreal Engine 4, with it likely being released on itch.io.
On December 26, 2023, a secret version of the game's third run was reuploaded, where it can only be played after beating the game "Obby Rush!," however, the game will still be heading to Unreal Engine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DBDaLumV7ohttps://www.roblox.com/games/15147474818/Obby-Rush
==Gameplay==
The Spongy Construction Project is an online Roblox multiplayer game, the game currently features 5 worlds, Conch Street, The Krusty Krab and Chum Bucket, Downtown Bikini Bottom, Jellyfish Fields, and Goo Lagoon. each of these having their own locations and landmarks, the player can walk, run, and jump across these five areas.
There are also several items the player can acquire in the game, such as eatable food, several items have several unique features, most notably the Bubble Wand and Bubble Trident.
In the official Discord sever for the game, several gameplay features have been added to the "upcoming updates" section, such as a Jellyfishing minigame, a wallet system, a fridge, and most notably, a housing system.
==Playable worlds==
*Conch Street
*Krusty Krab and Chum Bucket
*Downtown Bikini Bottom
*Goo Lagoon
*Jellyfish Fields
*Sandy's Treedome
==Items==
*Krabby Patty
*Jellyfish Net
*Krusty Krab Hat
==Playable characters==
Icon	Character 	Skins
 	SpongeBob SquarePants	
*Red Trunks
*Blue Trunks
*Chaperone
*Hall Monitor
*Patrick Star Show
*Medieval
*Maid
*Ice Cream
*Jogger
*LovelyPants
* Pirate
*Girly Teengirl
* Bunny
*Jellyfishing Glasses
*Glove World Hat
*Pride
*Me Two
*Mermaid Pants
*Blue Pants (April Fools 2024 Update)
* Robber (upcoming)
 	Patrick Star 	
*Patrick Star Show
* Empty Head Society
*Tourist
*Barnacle Star
*Plank on Head
*Groucho
* Tourist (upcoming)
* Robber (upcoming)
* Suit (upcoming)
 	Squidward Tentacles 	
 	Eugene H. Krabs 	
* Krabby the Clown
* Captain Krabs
 	Sandy Cheeks 	
 	Gary the Snail 	
 	Sheldon J. Plankton 	
 	Karen Plankton 	
==Badges==
===First Run===
There are 14 badges players can obtain.
Name 	Image	Description
SpongeBadge of Honor 	 	You played The Spongy Construction Project! Thank you. 💛
Enter SpongeBob's House 	 	Home sweet pineapple!
Become SpongeBob 	 	Go, SpongeBob! Go, SpongeBob! Go, self!
Become Patrick 	 	The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.
Become Squidward 	 	I hate all of you.
Become Mr. Krabs 	 	This is coming out of your paycheck!
Become Sandy 	 	We could be tighter than bark on a tree!
Become Gary 	 	Meow.
Become Plankton 	 	Holographic meatloaf... My favorite!
Order Up! 	 	Cook your first Krabby Patty.
Ka Ching! 	 	Purchase an item from the Barg-N-Mart. [INACTIVE]
I NEEEED ITTT!!! 	 	Enter Sandy's treedome... without a helmet. [INACTIVE]
Become Karen 	 	So, typical day of failure, I see, huh, darling?
I will destroy the Krusty Krab!	 	Fill up the grill with burnt patties. [INACTIVE]
===Second Run===
There are 2 badges players can obtain.
Name 	Image	Description
Ahoy Matey!	 	Thanks for playing The Spongy Construction Project!
Temp 	 	Enter a building for the first time.
Order Up! 	 	Cook your first Krabby Patty.
==Criticism==
During its first, second, and third takedowns, Paramount Global has been criticized for taking down the game as tons of players wanted it back.https://youtu.be/PQPZv48CKAY Many people even wanted it back when some were disappointed about SpongeBob Simulator that it did not look like a roleplay game.
==Trivia==
*This fan-game made many references to past SpongeBob episodes.
*Many assets from the game has been used in videos from the Nicktoons YouTube channel, such as Roblox recreations of SpongeBob songs.https://youtu.be/jkiD7e1DyXM
*The first run has 8.2M+ visits.
*The second run has 2.1M+ visits.
*The third run has 30.9K+ visits.
*This game once had April Fools and Halloween events in 2024.
*The Krusty Krab, Chum Bucket, bus, and SpongeHenge models are later used in SpongeBob Tower Defense with permission from the developers of The Spongy Construction Projecthttps://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nickelodeon/images/d/d8/SpongeBob_Tower_Defense_Discord_chat.png/revision/latest?cb=20241228111846.
==Gallery==
Spongy Construction Project Thumbnail.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project Thumbnail 1.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project Thumbnail 2.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project Thumbnail 3.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project Thumbnail 4.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project New Thumbnail 1.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project New Thumbnail 2.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project New Thumbnail 3.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project New Thumbnail 5.png|One of the thumbnails
Spongy Construction Project logo.png|The game's old logo
Spongy Construction Project New logo.png|The game's new logo
TSCP Game icon.png|One of the current icons
The Spongy Construction Project Twitter Icon.png|Current icon
TSCP - Old Thumbnail 1.png|One of the original thumbnails
TSCP - Old Thumbnail 2.png|One of the original thumbnails
The Spongy Construction Project - Cutscene Promotional Art.png|Promotional art for the game's cutscene
The Spongy Construction Project opening cutscenes Storyboard.jpg|Storyboards for the game's cutscene
Spongy Construction Discord Thumb.webp|The game's thumbnail as seen on Discord
Spongy Construction Unreal Engine Progress.webp|The game's progress on being made on Unreal Engine.
==References==
== External links ==
*Page on TSCPedia
*Page on Encyclopedia SpongeBobia
*Development experience
*First run (deleted)
*Second run (deleted)
*Third run (deleted)
*Obby Rush (a game where TSCP is currently hidden in)
==See also==
*Community:ChumBucketChampion/SpongeBob SquarePants: The Spongy Construction Project - A notable copy of this experience.
Category:Deleted experiences