Club SpongeBob (VW)

Club SpongeBob is a massively multiplayer online game involving a virtual world containing a range of online games and activities, created by PI. You use cartoon avatars in the style of sponges, octopuses and starfishes from the show. The avatars can be customized by buying outfits and accessories from the in-game shop. Free memberships are available but if people purchase a membership, they can unlock exclusive features such as pets, exclusive clothing, house customization and more. The game uses PI Accounts.
The game came out of beta on March 6th 2017, and released for the Nintendo Switch on October 20th 2017, with Xbox One and PS4 versions released on 29th June 2018. The game also released on the Picon as a launch title on November 23rd 2018. Retail releases of the game contain two years free membership, updated graphics and exclusive items. All versions of the game, except the old Flash version (explained below) and the PS4 version feature cross-compatibility.
On March 12th 2018, PI announced a game-changing update featuring full three-dimensional graphics, a fully updated open-sandbox world, extensive house customization, a full platformer game mode and many more. This was released on June 29th 2018 along with the Xbox One, Picon and PS4 versions, as well as a brand-new PC version entirely (as the old one wouldn't support the update). The Nintendo Switch version would be updated to have the update too, with the platformer mode being free to the console versions, even without a membership. The online flash version was updated to have most of the features of the new version, but in 2D. It was shut down on May 11, 2020.
On June 29th 2018, the release date of the three-dimensional expansion, a spin-off titled Bikini Bottom: Battle Royale was announced. It is supposed to get a PEGI 12 rating, and will support Club SpongeBob save data.
Updates for the game were discontinued in March 2019, but was later continued in the form of a spiritual successor known as Pampers Online.
== NPCs ==
NPCs, referred to in-game as mascots, are characters who help drive the story of events and can be met at them. NPCs can be recurring or be one-time.
== Events ==
Every month the virtual world is decorated for a certain theme/event. Players can get exclusive items and meet NPCs.
=== 2017 ===
* February 1 - March 6: Beta Testing
* March 6 to April 6: Welcome Party
* April 1: April Fools
* April 7 to May 1: Spring Party
* May 1 to May 2nd: May Day
* May 3rd to May 8th: Break
* May 4th: Star Wars Day
* May 8th to June 8th: Jellyfishing Party
* June 8th to July 5th: The SpongeBob n' Stuff Movie Extravaganza
* July 5th to July 10th: Break
* July 10th to August 10th: Future Party
* August 10th to September 1st: Summer Party
* September 1st to October 1st : Back to School Party
* October 1st to November 1st: Halloween Party
* November 1st to November 6th: Break
* November 1st to November 2nd: Day of the Dead
* November 5th: Bonfire Night
* November 6th to December 1st: Mountain Climbing Party
* December 1st to December 31st: Christmas Festival
=== 2018===
*December 31st to January 5th: New Years 2018
*January 5th to February 5th: Snowball Party
*February 5th to February 14th: Break
*February 14th to March 14th: Valentine Disco
*February 15th: Annoy Squidward Day
*March 14 to April 1st: Jellyfishing Party 2018
*March 17th: St. Patrick Star's Day
*April 1st to May 1st: April Fool's Party
*May 1st to May 10th: Break
*May 10th to June 10th: The Great Krusty Bake-Off
*June 10th to July 31st: Karate Showdown
*June 29th to July 9th: 3D Expansion Party
*August 1st to September 1st: Beach Party
*September 1st to September 8th: Break
*September 8th to October 31st: Time Machine Party
*October 31st to November 24th: Halloween Party 2018
*November 24th to December 30th: The Great Present Heist
*December 30th to January 5th: New Years 2019
=== 2019 ===
*January 11th to February 1st: Club SpongeBob Olympics
*February 8th to March 15th: SpongeBob's NEW Fanon Wiki/SpongeBob With Pluto Celebration
== Exclusive Items ==
There are many items that can be collected during events, such as the beta hat from the beta testing. These don't include items given out by mascots. All items can return at a later date, such as the skeleton costume appearing in the 2017 Halloween Party and the Day of the Dead Party. Some items are free and some are not.
== Locations ==
*Conch Street
**SpongeBob's House
**Squidward's House
**Patrick's House
*Krusty Krab
**Krusty Krab Interior
*Chum Bucket
**Chum Bucket Interior
*Town
**Pizza Castle
**Clothes Shop
**Fancy!
*Plaza
**Coffee Shop
**Stage
**Pet Shop
**Dojo (opened during the Karate Showdown)
*Bikini Village
**Sandy's Treedome
**You and Your Friend's Houses
**Mrs. Puff's House
*Mrs. Puff's Boating School
**Boating School Exterior
*Secret Agent HQ (opened during the Future Party)
*Jellyfish Fields (opened during the Jellyfishing Party)
*Goo Lagoon (opened during the Beach Party)
*Arcade (opened during The Great Present Heist)
==​Snails==
The Spring Party introduced pets, known as snails. These can be bought from the already existing pet shop where there colours (whether shell or 'skin') can be customized. Despite this, non-members will have to pay to get any colours other than the ones of SpongeBob's pet Gary later this year.
==​Houses==
Houses were also introduced in the Spring Party and allow players to buy furniture from an in-game catalogue to place in their house, which is in the style of a pineapple, tiki head or a rock. This all requires a paid membership. Players can choose whether they want their home to be private, only visit-able by friends or visit-able by everyone.
During the 3D expansions, house customization became similar to that seen in The Sims, and 'plots of land' were introduced, allowing players to create whatever they want.
==​Mini-games==
The Jellyfishing Party introduced mini-games. These were the Krusty Krab mini-game, Boating School mini-game, Theater mini-game and, obviously, the jellyfishing mini-game. Mini-games are games that can be played inside Club SpongeBob to earn coins to buy new stuff.
*Krusty Krab Kooking
*Boating School Racing
*Theater
*Jellyfishing
*Touch Typing Disco (replaced with Button Mash on console releases, added during Halloween 2017)
*Karate (added during Karate Showdown)
*Pearl's Fashion Show (added during The Great Present Heist)
*Bikini Bottom: Battle Royale (entered beta June 29th 2018, with the 3D expansion)
*100m Sprint (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*200m Sprint (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Swimming (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Skiing (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Curling (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Soccer (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Baseball (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Tennis (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Stack Attack (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
*Seahorse Riding (added during the Club SpongeBob Olympics)
==​Secret Agents/Platformer Game Mode==
The Future Party introduced the secret agent gimmick where players can become secret agents and go on missions every other month. The mission is normally linked to the event that takes place in that month. All secret agents receive a secret agent uniform. The secret agent feature and missions aren't announced by the PI staff so players need to find out the stuff themselves.
Missions were announced to come to an end on June 29th 2018, and the last mission titled 'Operation: The End' released in January 2019. All previous missions became re-playable and missions were replaced with a platformer game mode with new levels each event.
===M​issions===
Name 	Description 	Event It Took Place In
Operation: To The Future 	Plankton has gone to the future to gain materials to build a huge robot to destroy Bikini Bottom and gain the Krabby Patty Secret Formula! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Future Party
Operation: 2 Sp00ky 	Plankton and his robotic minions are sacring everyone in Bikini Bottom! They shouldn't be scared, they should be happy! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Halloween Party
Operation: Bon- FIRE! FIRE! 	Plankton has stolen all the fireworks for Bonfire Night! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Bonfire Night (one day only, short mission)
Operation: Jingle Smells 	Plankton hacked into Santa's computer system and now all the presents in the world are addressed to him! He must be stopped! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Christmas Festival
Operation: Stung 	Plankton has kidnapped some jellyfish from Jellyfish Fields and plans to use them to sting the whole of Bikini Bottom! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Jellyfishing Party 2018
Operation: Cooking by the Book	Plankton has stolen the Krabby Patty secret formula and is using it cheat in the Great Krusty Bake-Off! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	The Great Krusty Bake-Off
Operation: Back to the What? 	Plankton is messing up the space time continuum! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case! 	Time Machine Party
Operation: Ho, Ho, No! 	Plankton has crashed Santa's sleigh and took all the presents for himself! They must be delivered immediately, even if help is needed from some North Pole friends! Sandy and her secret agents are on the case!	The Great Sleigh Heist
Operation: The End 	It's time for the mission to end all missions, and this operation should supposedly stop Plankton once and for all. 	Club SpongeBob Olympics
== Wishing Well ==
During the Summer Party, a wishing well was added to the plaza. Its initial purpose was to get players to donate their virtual money which would be converted into real money to help Stefán Karl Stefánsson (Robbie Rotten's actor in LazyTown and shared voice role in SpongeBob n' Stuff) recover from his cancer but more charities have been added since.
==Servers==
*Beach
*Benidorm
*Bikini
*Bucket
*Burger
*California
*Chum
*Hawaii
*Money
*Nemo
*Neptune
*Nick
*Patty
*Pineapple
*Plan Z
*Rock
*Stephen
*Tem
*Tiki
*Tropical
==Picon Achievements==
Name 	Description
Welcome to Club SpongeBob! 	Create an account
Follow My Simple Instructions 	Complete the tutorial
This Item is Mine 	Buy something
I'm so Fancy 	Dress up
Meow 	Get a pet
Shh! 	Become a secret agent
The Next Ethan Hunt 	Take part in a Mission
Welcome to My House 	Decorate your house
There I am, Gary! There I am! 	Meet a mascot
It's called... Patrick! The Game!	Play a mini-game
C'mon Barbie, Let's Go Party 	Log on during an event
Wishing You Well 	Donate some money to the Wishing Well
== Gallery ==
Create.png|The account creation screen Beta - July 2017
bbdem.png|Gameplay from the beta.
Untitledggg-0.png|Current account creation screen
conchstreet.jpg|Gameplay out of beta
conchstreetsummer.jpg|Conch Street during the Summer Party
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