Glove World

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**Glove World** is the first level of *Around The Clock at Bikini Bottom.* In this level, the player witnesses the beginning of the invasion, and Patrick's mission to save SpongeBob from the cloned Glove World staff.

This level has a **Deathless** achievement.

## Story

*"Glove World is our starting point to this grand adventure. While SpongeBob and Patrick are enjoying the fireworks from tonight's show, the invaders are getting personal with the Glove World staff. They are here to serve one purpose: to feed the Overlord."*

## Progression

### Opening Cutscene:

SpongeBob and Patrick are enjoying the fireworks at Glove World. SpongeBob expresses his excitement about cheering on Squidward (who has recently joined the Symphony Orchestra) during his performance tonight, saying that he has never seen him this happy. Patrick is busy stuffing his face, mentioning he hasn't seen him this happy since the electrocution incident.

Meanwhile, Squidward is in his trailer rehearsing for the big show. He gushes to himself about finally getting the recognition he deserves when he is interrupted by the phone ringing. Mr. Krabs is on the other side, and attempts to warn Squidward of the impending invasion. But Squidward is not having any of it, saying that he’s at the pinnacle of his career, and nothing can stop him from performing tonight. He quickly changes his mind when he spots a Pinkie staring at him through the window. Mr. Krabs instructs him to gather SpongeBob and Patrick and bring them to his restaurant. He also says to gather any valuables they can from their homes. Before Mr. Krabs can finish talking though, Squidward Drops the phone and flees as the Jelliens descend on Glove World.

Chaos ensues as SpongeBob and Patrick are attacked, leaving Patrick choking in a cloud of smoke and SpongeBob in the clutches of Left Glovey.

### Left Glovey Pursuit:

#### *Casual Chaos*

* *Keep up with Left Glovey.*

The player must chase after Left Glovey as they make their way through the park. Obstacles like fleeing crowds of citizens and roaming Pinkies will attempt to slow them down. The player will also have to avoid Pinkies in carts who attempt to run them over. The chase will end at the entrance to the Tunnel Of Glove, where Left Glovey will retreat to. If the player falls too far behind before they reach the entrance, SpongeBob will be captured and cloned resulting in a game over.

### Tunnel Of Glove:

#### *The Tunnel of Doom*

* *Follow Left Glovey through the Tunnel of Glove.*

The player must make their way through the Tunnel of Glove. There are no threats in this section as the player only needs to make it to the “Staff Only” Door. Once they enter, they will be ambushed by Left Glovey and Right Glovey, being captured.

### Mid-level Cutscene:

Patrick awakes in a holding room, Where the Nerdy Employee informs him over the speakers that his “superiors” have instructed him to open the abandoned funhouse section of the Tunnel of Glove, claiming they want to use it as an EVIL maze. They told him if he did good, he’d get promoted to an Overlord's minion. Despite the fact he’s unsure what that means, He’s determined to get that promotion no matter what. He states that he’s in control and that Patrick must navigate the maze in order to locate SpongeBob, using a map and Glovey-Brand Headlight provided to him. He warns Patrick that his superiors will also be present and that they’ve attached rules to the map that Patrick must abide by if he wants to survive. He mentions that his mom is about to kick him out of the house, so he really needs this promotion. After an awkward silence, the Employee remembers to open the trap door, plunging Patrick into the maze.

### Maze of Doom:

#### *Love Thy Glove*

* *Find SpongeBob’s holding room.*

The player starts out in a room with four holes, leading to four different rooms in the center of the maze. The player can look at the map at any time with *left click*, and also view the back of it by pressing *right click* while the map is deployed. They can also toggle their headlight with *F*. The objective is to find SpongeBob hidden somewhere in the maze while evading Left and Right Glovey, who will be present stalking the player the whole time. The maze is composed of many different types of rooms. The rooms, their icons, and their special attributes are listed on the back of the map.

**Jellyfish Room:** Filled with pressure plates that, when activated, deploy Red Menaces to kill the player.

**Sea Urchin Room:** Contains a tower of harmless sea urchins.

**Kelp Room:** Filled with tall kelp that can make incoming threats harder to see.

**Flower Room:** Contains hungry Nematodes that bite at the player's feet, slowing them down

**Clam Room:** Contains Clamu, sleeping in the center with her children. If the player runs while in this room, Clamu will awaken and kill them.

**Fish Room:** Contains malfunctioning decorations that spew electrical sparks in a circle around the center of the room. If the player touches the sparks, they will perish.

**Glovey Room:** Filled with green gas that creates Left Glovey Hallucinations which charge at the player and obscure their vision for a few moments on contact.

**Heart Room:** Causes hearts to slowly fill the player's screen for as long as they stay in the room, obstructing vision.

**Conch Room:** Has a chance to contain a magic conch that tells the player what room SpongeBob is located in.

**Patty Room:** Has a chance to contain a diner bell that summons a Krabby Patty, distracting the Gloveys for a short time.

SpongeBob will randomly spawn in one of these rooms, specifically the nine rooms in each corner circled on the map. Once the player finds SpongeBob, all they have to do is interact with him to win.

There are two **unique achievements** in this level that involve finding the *Magic Conch* and *Diner Bell* respectively.

### Ending Cutscene:

Patrick is untying SpongeBob as the Nerdy Employee suddenly enters the room through a nearby door. He decided he was going to take matters into his own hands and end Patrick himself. Of course, Patrick punches him through a wall, knocking him unconscious. He delivers a comment about how he should have stayed the Leader of the Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy fan club.

Back outside, Patrick questions what's going on. SpongeBob tells him about how the Jelliens are capturing Bikini Bottomites in cocoons and replacing them with clones. Suddenly, The Gloveys surround the two of them. Squidward comes to the rescue and splashes a can of mayo on Right Glovey, causing her to explode. SpongeBob and Patrick cheer as Left Glovey shrieks and runs away. Squidward tells the two of them to come with him and all three of them leave the park together.

## Secrets and Collectables

* At the beginning of the level, if the player takes a right turn instead of following Left Glovey, they will find the park bathrooms. Approaching them, there can be muffled screaming heard inside.

* After taking the first left, on the side of a dumpster is one of Patrick's drawings. It depicts a Squidward as a popsicle with Patrick licking it.
	+ The way Patrick is depicted licking the popsicle is based on the way he licks SpongeBob in the episode "The Smoking Peanut".
* The Golden Spatula is located just outside the Tunnel of Glove, near a few crates.

* The Goofy Goober Token can be found by entering the side room at the beginning of the Tunnel of Glove. To the right after entering the room, behind a few crates is a lever that opens a hidden door at the other end of the room. Behind that door is Berry The Bear's skeleton and the token close by.

## Trivia

* The "electrocution accident" Patrick mentions in the beginning of the level refers to the episode Breath of Fresh Squidward, where Squidward has a complete personality change after he's shocked by an electric fence he had set around his house.
* This is the only "easy" difficulty level in the whole game to have jumping enabled.
* There was a cut room in the Maze section where you would have to avoid stepping on pressure plates or else it would release the Mother Jellyfish to kill the player. This was replaced with the Red Menaces seen in the final level due to the Mother Jellyfish lagging the game.
	+ This might have been replaced by the jellyfish room or the Mother Jellyfish was going to be part of the jellyfish room.
* It's unknown why Glove World is still in Bikini Bottom. Glove World was shut down and replaced by Glove Universe in the episode Glove World R.I.P.
* When Left Glovey is attempting to attack Patrick, there is a rare bug that can occur where he can run in the wrong direction and get stuck on a wall, unable to reach Patrick, essentially making the level a *touch* easier.

## Gallery

Citizens fleeing."The Mitten" From The episode "Roller Cowards"Image on the map.Loading screen art.Glove World's icon.