The SpongeBob SquarePants franchise is one of contemporary pop culture’s greatest success stories. Born out of an animator’s passion for marine biology, the show inherited the strengths of artistic predecessors like The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rocko’s Modern Life to become an animated juggernaut. The show quickly became Nickelodeon’s biggest cash cow and shows no signs of slowing down even after 20 years. Having first come out at the turn of the 20th Century, SpongeBob SquarePants has plenty of tie-in games, with the series even dominating Nicktoons crossovers.