The Mitchell & SpongeBob Collection

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***The Mitchell & SpongeBob Collection*** (ミッチェル＆スポンジボブコレクション, *Mitcheru& suponjibobukorekushon*?) is a video game compilation developed by AWE Games, published by THQ and distributed by Nickelodeon Interactive Games in 2010 for the Microsoft Windows PC. The compilation contains eight games that are originally released on the PC CD-Rom. four of the included games are installments of the *Mitchell Van Morgan* and the SpongeBob SquarePants title series, while the remaining two to four games are only related to the series through its publisher, THQ.

According to the director, Yojiro Ogawa, the purpose of the compilation was to introduce younger players to the original games in the *Mitchell* (or *SpongeBob*) series. The games are played through a Windows PC emulator developed by Awe Games themselves. Outside of the games, the compilation includes Mitchell-themed (or SpongeBob-themed) videos and illustrations, as well as high-resolution scans of the instruction manuals and *Nickelodeon Magazine* comic covers of Mitchell & Spongebob.

## Overview

*The Mitchell & SpongeBob Collection* features twelve to fourteen complete games in one retail unit. All games are PC ports of their original titles or just PC games of them. High-resolution instruction manual scans are included for each game. Also included is an *Extras* section featuring over 100 scans of Nickelodeon Magazine comic covers, illustrations of *Mitchell Van Morgan* & *SpongeBob SquarePants* characters throughout the franchise's history, and a handful of videos promoting other Nickelodeon-related games, including the beginning and end sequences to SpongeBob (or Mitchell).

### Default games

* Mitchell Van Morgan:
	+ *Mitchell Van Morgan RPG: The Legend of the Seven Power Stones* (2001)
	+ *Paper Mitchell* (2001)
	+ *Super Mitchell* (2001)
	+ *Super Mitchell 2* (2003)

* Spongbob SquarePants:
	+ *SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty* (2001)
	+ *SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month* (2002)
	+ *SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (PC Version)* (2003)
	+ *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The video game (PC Version)* (2004)

### Unlockable games

* Mitchell Van Morgan:
	+ *Mitchell Galaxy* (2008)
	+ *Super Paper Mitchell* (2008)

* Spongbob SquarePants:
	+ *SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!* (2005)
	+ *SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (PC Version)* (2006)

## Development

As with the games included, *The Mitchell & SpongeBob Collection* was developed by AWE Games and published by THQ. Co-Director Yojiro Ogawa stated in an interview with GameSpy that the compilation was meant to introduce younger gamers to the original games in the *Mitchell* & *SpongeBob* series.

It is, however, missing six *Mitchell* games that were included (along with the six included in this collection) in *Mitchell's Dreamcast Adventure DX: Director's Cut*, but they would later appear in *Mitchell Power Stone Collection*.
Also, only the final Japanese revision of the original *Mitchell Van Morgan* is included. In addition, new artwork and movies, a new in-game menu, and a mid-game saving feature were added.

The Microsoft Windows version was released on March 31, 2006 in Europe and March 9, 2007 in North America. The localization for this version of the game is the European Localization. The original packaging says CD-ROM, but it is in fact a DVD-ROM; it will not play in a CD-ROM-only drive. The European packaging is correctly labelled. The PC version was also released by the Scholastic Corporation with the correct DVD-ROM labeling in North America. The PC version was re-released in 2009 as part of *Mitchell PC Collection*.

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 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* game compilations**

 PC | *Mitchell PC Collection* (2009) • ***The Mitchell & SpongeBob Collection*** (2011) • *Mitchell Classic Collection Gold Edition* (2014) • *Mitchell Hits Collection* (2016)

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