Driven to Perfection: Sandwich Driving 101 – The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Speedrunning History

This video is about the progression of the most infamous driving level in the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. This level never used to be anything special, but now it’s finally interesting both in full-game runs and ILs. Even the most boring segments in a run can become unique and fun with the help of dedicated strat-hunters.

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Correction: I stated in the video that ToxicPinHead found the first version of Mindy Skip, but instead showed the current version of the trick. This was intentional because the original setup was using freecam in Dolphin emulator to slowly guide the patty wagon to the finish line and I felt like the trick would be misunderstood if I put that footage on-screen. People would likely assume that’s how the camera worked without freecam.

Credit:

Proof-readers:
https://www.twitch.tv/skyweiss

Gameplay Used (in order):
Jackalacka’s 2:30 Xbox IL: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/320044099
ToxicPinHead’s dirt pile setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UgJSHWi9Zk
Unbones’ original fence setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaK0TmM9-9U
Varrz’s bulldozer setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVR8zoRkyFE
Varrz’s park OOB setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCp3xGL_eB0
KyoakuNaKira’s non-shortcut WR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkebs-Bnl2

Songs Used (in order):
Music For Slime Creatures – Green Maraschino Cherries
Elevator Relaxation Tape 5 – Years Spent in an Ice Cold Pool
FRM – Endless Lines
Forever Nothing Instrumentals – Nothing Matters (Instrumental)
Waveshaper – A Picture in Motion
Volt Age – Volt’s Theme
ALEX – EMBRYO
M.O.O.N – Dust

Segments:
Intro: 0:00-1:09
Old Route: 1:10-2:24
Dirt Pile Setup: 2:25-5:27
Setbacks: 5:28-6:57
Fence Setup: 6:58-9:26
Bulldozer Setup: 9:27-11:10
Park OOB: 11:11-12:28

Side-tangent: I originally made the script in mid-2021, and it was so long that it neared 5000 words. I shortened it to 2300 words. Originally, I went over the brief WR history of the game, short backgrounds of the WR holders and what nitro routes they did even before discussing OOB, but I realised that was pointless. I’ve gotten a lot better at only saying what’s necessary. This is the hardest I’ve worked on a video and I’m very proud of the result. If this does well, I’d like to make a similar video for Sundae Driving. I’d also like to make a video about Mindy Skip (+ bowl storage) and Pause Storage, but those would take a lot longer, and the former video idea has a lot of potential to become outdated very quickly.

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