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BFBBMix is a full game custom level mod of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom created by skyweiss with help from other members of the modding community. Its name is a portmanteau of "BFBB" and "remix."

Download

A crash can occur when loading into Poseidome, so save your game to avoid losing progress.

Release notes and older versions

GameCube Downloads

Download and install this first: Download BFBBMix
Then download and install the bugfix update: Download Bugfix Patch (Version 5.04)

Dolphin instructions • Nintendont instructions

Xbox Downloads

Download and install this first: Download BFBBMix
Then download and install the bugfix update: Download Bugfix Patch (Version 5.04)
(Optional) Download and install the soundtrack patch: Download Stereo Soundtrack Patch

Xbox instructions

All Downloads

A Google Drive folder with all BFBBMix downloads can be found at download.bfbbmix.rocks.

Mod info

BFBBMix is a revisit to Battle for Bikini Bottom with new levels, objectives, and music. The terrain and various objects are constructed entirely of simple shapes, like cubes, cones, and cylinders, using Industrial Park to place them. Most other objects are imported from the original game.

The mod has been released in milestones as its development progressed towards the full game.

A demo of Jellyfish Fields was released on 6 September 2019.
Chapter 1, containing Jellyfish Fields, Downtown Bikini Bottom, Goo Lagoon, and Poseidome, was released on 14 March 2020.
Chapter 2, adding Rock Bottom, Mermalair, Sand Mountain, and Industrial Park, was released on 6 June 2020.
The full game version was released on 28 August 2020.

Installation note

A copy of Battle for Bikini Bottom is required in order to play BFBBMix. The creator of this mod does not endorse distribution of copyrighted material and has only included modified data and none of the base game's data for that reason.

Dolphin tutorial

Step 1. Download a compatible version of Dolphin

Download the latest development or beta version of Dolphin.

Step 2. Add Battle for Bikini Bottom to Dolphin

Open Config, go to the Paths tab, and add the path to your Battle for Bikini Bottom ISO file. In the game list, right-click Battle for Bikini Bottom, click Properties, and go to the Filesystem tab.

Step 3. Extract Battle for Bikini Bottom's data files

Right-click Disc and click Extract Entire Disc, which will make a files folder and a sys folder. Choose a location that isn't your Dolphin folder.

Step 4. Extract BFBBMix into the data files

Use 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract BFBBMix Version 5.0, then the latest bugfix update, into the files folder. Open Config, go to the Paths tab, and add the sys folder.

You should see BFBBMix with a pink banner in Dolphin's game list now. Run it, and you're good to go!

Nintendont tutorial

Step 1. Extract Battle for Bikini Bottom's data files

Download and open Gamecube Rebuilder.
Click Image > Open and open your Battle for Bikini Bottom ISO.
On the right side of the window, right-click Root and click Export, which will make a root folder. Click Image > Close.

Step 2. Extract BFBBMix into the data files

Use 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract BFBBMix Version 5.0, then the latest bugfix update, into the root folder.

Step 3. Build an ISO file for BFBBMix

In GameCube Rebuiler, in Options, ensure the "Do not use 'game.toc'" option is checked. (This is important.)
Click Root > Open and open the root folder.
Click Root > Save. Click Root > Rebuild.

Step 4. Verify the installation

Run the game in Nintendont or Dolphin, and press Y at the main menu to check the installation. If the game crashes, go back to a previous step and try again.

Xbox tutorial

To play BFBBMix on Xbox, you will need a softmodded Xbox with a dashboard such as UnleashX or a JTAG/RGH Xbox 360.

Using a Battle for Bikini Bottom disc

Use the "copy disc to hard drive" function in your dashboard to copy Battle for Bikini Bottom to your Xbox's hard drive.
Use Filezilla to browse the contents of your Xbox hard drive on your PC.
Extract BFBBMix Version 5.0, then the latest bugfix update, into the Battle for Bikini Bottom directory on your Xbox's hard drive.

Using a Battle for Bikini Bottom ISO

Use Qwix to extract Battle for Bikini Bottom to your PC's hard drive.
Use 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract BFBBMix Version 5.0, then the latest bugfix update, over Battle for Bikini Bottom's files.
Use Filezilla to FTP transfer the game to your Xbox or Xbox 360.

External links

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