Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Choo Choo Challenge
It’s time for a new challenge playthrough of Nuts & Bolts! The Alphabet Challenge and Highlander Challenge were amazing, and I felt like another playthrough! I like 100%ing this game, so I decided to attempt that again though I suspected it wouldn’t be possible. Allow me to introduce my plan for this playthrough:
- Goal: Complete as many challenges as I can: I was assuming it simply would not be possible to complete some of these challenges with the train restrictions, but I managed to collect all Jiggies, Jinjo tokens, parts, and notes! I was unable to colelct the Trophy from Lap Happy in Logbox act 6, but you are able to miss one trophy and still 100% the game. Some other challenges presented serious concerns (i.e. Jiggosseum darts, some Terrarium races, etc), but I managed to get the trophy in them all. The Jinjo races were incredibly hard too, but I cleared every one.
- Every custom vehicle I use must be a “train”.
- A train is defined, for these purposes, as any vehicle consisting of at least three separate “cars” connected by tow bars. Can be oriented in any direction and can be any size, but must have at least three cars.
- I am loosely defining a car as a 3x3x3 unit. This prevents me from just using a tail of tow bars and counting that as individual cars.
This restriction was considerably more difficult than I anticipated, but I had a blast with it! This was by far the most mentally taxing playthrough of N&B that I’ve ever done, and as a result many of these play sessions were shorter. These vehicles were a mess and I cannot even begin to describe how hard they were to control. I really enjoyed the challenge and got some really great laughs out of it, so I’d call it a success!
Nutty Acres
This is a really great level in theory, but some of these challenges are miserable. The map is wide-open which lets me use some rather big vehicles, and it covers a wide range of story progression. Since I needed tow bars and several other parts in order to make a serviceable “train”, I once again collected a large number of crates before entering act 2. I really enjoy Nutty Acres still, but it has a rather high density of annoying challenges that are bothering me more and more every playthrough. Fortunately, I was able to clear most of the really bad challenges in only a few tries!
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold |  |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Bangers ‘n’ Dash | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:22.66 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Great Balls of Fire | Humba | Traffic Blight | 1:18.30 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Coconut Circuits | Trophy Thomas | Traffic Blight | 1:41.46 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Tick, Tick, Bang! | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:45.09 | 0:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Grunty’s Loco Coco | Grunty | Traffic Blight | 0:03.03 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Cheatin’ Witch | Trophy Thomas | Traffic Blight | 1:41.96 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | High Jinks | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:05.28 | 2:10.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Vac o’ Nuts | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:55.30 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Fighting Fit | Mr. Fit | Choomander | 798 | 750 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Save Our Statue | Bottles | ChooChoocabra | 889 | 800 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Leaky Waterworks | Trophy Thomas | Freight Pain | 1:48.98 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Farmhand of the Year | Mr. Fit | ChooChoocabra | 4550 | 2500 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Beat the Fleet | Mumbo | Choomander | 0:56.64 | 1:05.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Hard-Boiling Egg | Klungo | ChooChoocabra | 1:32.14 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Old Dog, New Tricks | Humba | Splatterpillar | 1:36:35 | 1:45.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Air Coconut | Bottles | Leviatrain | 1:58.44 | 3:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Freewheel Festival | Trophy Thomas | Traffic Blight | 1569 | 1500 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Riverbed Head-to-Head | Klungo | Choorizard | 1:58.89 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Nuts to Go | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:06.65 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Makin’ Waves | Mr. Fit | Anchoovy | 1:23.52 | 1:30.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Red | Traffic Blight | |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Race | Green | Traffic Blight | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Traffic Blight | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Hurling | Red | Traffic Blight | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Bert | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Purple | Noodle-dangle | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Yellow | Traffic Blight | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Race | Orange | Anchoovy | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Freight Pain | |
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LOGBOX 720
This is a rough level; it is very vertical but has low ceilings. Navigating with a car is tiresome, trying to fly is difficult, and trying to use a train is a monumental task. My trains have somehow achieved the trophy on every challenge except for Lap Happy, and I think it is fundamentally impossible to get a trophy on that challenge with trains. I can miss one trophy and still get all jiggies, so this might just be the one I skip.
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Dodgy Connection | Klungo | ChooChoocabra | 0:23.56 | 0:50.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Workers Wipe Out | Pikelet | Traffic Blight | 0:59.46 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Dumb and Dimmer | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:54.67 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Chips Away | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:41.02 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Flush the Floater | Grunty | Locoboative | 1:09.18 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Chip Chop | Jolly | Voltrain | 1:32.77 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | You Little Squirt | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:05.09 | 1:55.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Make the Weight | Bottles | Traffic Blight | 1:14.20 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Gunge-a-Sponge | Klungo | ChooChoocabra | 0:50.05 | 1:30.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Red Bear Racing | Humba | Leviatrain | 1:35.53 | 1:40:00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Unstable Hardware | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:36.34 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | System Update Required | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:05.22 | 2:20.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | A Sight for Poor Eyes | Pikelet | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:20.33 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Lap Happy | Humba | Choomeleon | 1:41.02 | 1:35.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Bug Ridden | Jolly | Freight Pain | 1:44.89 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Critics Say No | Mumbo | Freight Pain | 1:21.75 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Glubber Hubbub | Bottles | ChooChoocabra | 1:49.24 | 2:00.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Blue | ChooChoocabra | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Noodle-dangle | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Orange | Traffic Blight | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Green | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Yellow | Traffic Blight | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Jinjo Speed | Green | Noodle-dangle | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Race | Purple | Traffic Blight | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Hurling | Red | Traffic Blight | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Race | Red | ChooChoocabra | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Traffic Blight | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Race | Red | Choorizard | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | ChooChoocabra | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | Bert | |
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Banjoland
Banjoland is an exceptional stage. There are some really unique challenges here, and lots of space for me to maneuver unwieldy vehicles! I used to really dislike many of these challenges, but I have grown to like them quite a lot. I was expecting this stage to be a big obstacle, but it went impressively well!
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | You’ll Go Blind, You Clanker | Captain Blubber | Voltrain | 1:08.28 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Ice to See You | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:44.95 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Park Prix 1 | Klungo | Traffic Blight | 1:48.48 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | The Referee’s An Aardvark | Mr. Fit | Freight Pain | 10 | 10 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Wasting Away | Boggy | Voltrain | 0:29.02 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Clock Off! | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:25.85 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Get Protected | Mr. Fit | Leviatrain | 1:13.41 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Water Way to Go | Klungo | Anchoovy | 1:38.11 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Spring Break! | Grunty | Voltrain | 0:06.23 | 0:40.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Canned and Panned | Bottles | Freight Pain | 11 | 10 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Checkpoint Charlies | Mr. Fit | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:13.41 | 1:15.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Land, Sea, Not Air | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:29.15 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Eggcellent Racing | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:01.21 | 2:05:00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Home Improvements: Igloo Edition | Boggy | Final Bert | 0:59.25 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Baa For the Course | Mr. Fit | Choomander | 3 | 4 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Mumbo’s Stunt Spectacular | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:20.99 | 2:45.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Mad Monster Mix Up | Bottles | Leviatrain | 1:43.34 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Even Older Dog, Newer Tricks | Captain Blubber | Splatterpillar | 0:22.03 | 1:30.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Traffic Blight | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Noodle-dangle | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Speed | Red | Noodle-dangle | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Bert | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Race | Blue | Leviatrain | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Traffic Blight | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Race | Red | Anchoovy | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Anchoovy | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Fetch | Orange | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Yellow | Freight Pain | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Purple | ChooChoocabra | |
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Jiggosseum
This is, without a doubt, the best stage in the game. I can’t say enough good things about the challenge design of this level. Absolutely fantastic. Wide-open space plus several non-race challenges means I am able to be as creative as possible with some of my solutions. Jiggosseum was great in this challenge, except that I spent a million years trying to get the max score on dominos and the darts challenge was insanely hard. I thought I was going to fail 100% on darts, but I’m super proud of achieving the trophy!
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Fat Blokes in Nappies | Pikelet | Choomander | 0:30.85 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Unhappy Landings | Mr. Fit | ChooChouroboros | 520 | 500 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Burnin’ Rubber | Trophy Thomas | Traffic Blight | 3:04.18 | 3:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Half-Time Snacks | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:23.25 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Tumblin’ Domies | Boggy | Trainbow | 102 | 40 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | World’s Strongest Bear | Captain Blubber | ChooChoocabra | 1:52.04 | 2:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Heavy Balls and Hairy Pits | Bottles | Final Bert | 1778 | 500 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | A Load of Blocks | Trophy Thomas | Choorizard | 2:16.30 | 2:25.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Brown Bears Can’t Jump | Mr. Fit | Oopsprey | 6 | 5 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Who Left the Tap On? | Grunty | ChooChoocabra | 8 | 8 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | 9-Ball Nightmare | Grunty | Choorizard | 9 | 7 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | No Holds Beared | Pikelet | Choomeleon | 0:23.36 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Up the Oche | Boggy | Choo Choo Rocket | 330 | 300 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Smashin’ Time | Bottles | Choomander | 95 | 75 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Bear in a Ball | Trophy Thomas | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:36.36 | 3:00.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | The Jiggosseum Torch | Captain Blubber | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:17.80 | 1:35.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Jinjo Race | Red | Leviatrain | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Red | Final Bert | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Speed | Blue | Noodle-dangle | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Freight Pain | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Final Bert | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Jinjo Race | Purple | Leviatrain | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Orange | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Final Bert | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Green | Leviatrain | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | Final Bert | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | Oopsprey | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Leviatrain | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Blue | Freight Pain | |
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Terrarium of Terror
This stage is growing on me. It used to be my overwhelming least favorite, but I really enjoy a lot of these challenges. I was expecting a lot of resistance from these in this challenge, but I did really well! My trains were definitely up for the challenge. The Jinjo challenges were far harder than the Jiggy challenges here, and by a substantial margin.
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Bear’s Eye View | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:42.76 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Need for Seed | Klungo | Splatterpillar | 0:43.46 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Flashy Fly-Off | Captain Blubber | ChooChoocabra | 1:41.82 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Berry Ripe Indeed | Klungo | Choomander | 0:29.62 | 1:15.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | The Saucer of Peril Returns | Boggy | L.O.G.’s Choice | 459 | 425 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Great Balls of Gas | Boggy | Splatterpillar | 1:08.18 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Intergalactic Binman | Humba | Choomander | 0:31.81 | 0:45.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Germ Warfare | Pikelet | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:13.80 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Taxi of Terror | Jolly | Traffic Fright | 2:04.58 | 2:15.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Family Misfortune | Boggy | ChooChoocabra | 1:23.62 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Hovering Harvest | Klungo | Oopsprey | 1:39.79 | 1:45.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Time for a Cuppa | Jolly | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:16.23 | 2:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Super Sally | Captain Blubber | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:16.77 | 1:20.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Flower Power Shower | Pikelet | Oopsprey | 0:49.18 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Space Bandits Ahoy! | Captain Blubber | Freight Pain | 0:57.60 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | To Boldly Go… Anywhere | Pikelet | Leviatrain | 1:59.66 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | No-Armed Bandits | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:03.32 | 1:15.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Uranus Mud Monsters | Klungo | Freight Pain | 17 | 15 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Unpleasant Fat Oaf | Grunty | Choomander | 0:16.30 | 0:30.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Traffic Blight | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Blue | Leviatrain | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Jinjo Race | Red | Anchoovy | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Green | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Jinjo Race | Orange | Choorizard | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Jinjo Fetch | Red | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Final Bert | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Jinjo Race | Red | Choorizard | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | Final Bert | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Traffic Blight | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Fetch | Purple | ChooChoocabra | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Leviatrain | |
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Spiral Mountain
I hate this level. Note: Spiral Mountain Act 1 is technically the intro cutscene with Fat Banjo
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Spiral Mountain | 2 | Six of the Best | L.O.G. | Spiral Mountrain | 2:03.91 | 2:15.00 | |
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| Spiral Mountain | 2 | Spiral Mountain Showdown | Grunty | ChooChoocabra | 2:50.46 | 4:00.00 | |
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