SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula is a platform action video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by THQ for the Game Boy Color handheld video game console. The game was released in the United States on March 14, 2001, and in Europe on May 4th of the same year. The game features platforming-style gameplay, as well as many characters from the television series. This is the only 8-bit SpongeBob game and the only SpongeBob video game on the Game Boy Color. A sequel, SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge, was released in November 2001 for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance.