Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Highlander Challenge
It’s time for a new challenge playthrough of Nuts & Bolts! The Alphabet Challenge was a blast, and while the Katamari challenge was decently fun it definitely lacked the same impact. Simply beating this game is relatively easy, so I wanted to do another full 100% playthrough with a more restrictive and cohesive ruleset. Allow me to introduce my plan for this playthrough:
- Goal: Complete the game with 100%: Achieve the T.T. Trophy from every Jiggy Challenge and redeem every Jiggy, complete every Jinjo challenge and redeem every Jinjo token, and collect all notes and all vehicle parts. I wasn’t sure this would be possible due to taxi seat limitations, but I managed to do it!
- Every custom vehicle I use must not use any part more than once! This includes wheels, wings, and standard building blocks. For example, a 4-wheeled vehicle must use all 4 different types of wheels.
- Any part with a unique entry in the part list counts as a unique part. Light cube, heavy cube, and super cube are all unique parts.
- A pair of tow bars may be considered one unit for this challenge.
This challenge was a blast! Some of the more mundane challenges were really difficult in this playthrough, and some of the more difficult challenges were actually much easier than I expected. As with the Alphabet Challenge, I decided to compile some data for easy re-watching; below are tables of every challenge in the game, with the vehicle used, score/time for the successful completion, the threshold for a T.T. Trophy, and timestamped links to the appropriate video.
Nutty Acres
This is a really great level. The map is wide-open which lets me use some rather big vehicles, and it covers a wide range of story progression. For this playthrough, I collected almost every part I needed before entering Act 2, so I was able to jump right in with some stupid vehicles. I really enjoy Nutty Acres still, but it has a rather high density of annoying challenges.
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 | 0:22.76 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Great Balls of Fire | Humba | Helicraptor | 1:05.69 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Coconut Circuits | Trophy Thomas | Bichael | 1:11.24 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Tick, Tick, Bang! | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:35.24 | 0:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Grunty’s Loco Coco | Grunty | Bichael | 0:06.39 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Cheatin’ Witch | Trophy Thomas | Bichael | 1:40.56 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | High Jinks | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:46.71 | 2:10.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Vac o’ Nuts | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:01.93 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Fighting Fit | Mr. Fit | The Barber | 904 | 750 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Save Our Statue | Bottles | Trayonnaise | 998 | 800 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Leaky Waterworks | Trophy Thomas | Trayonnaise | 1:48.91 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Farmhand of the Year | Mr. Fit | Helicraptor | 4700 | 2500 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Beat the Fleet | Mumbo | Blorpion | 0:52.58 | 1:05.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Hard-Boiling Egg | Klungo | Helicraptor | 1:14.64 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Old Dog, New Tricks | Humba | Blorpion | 1:33.24 | 1:45.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Air Coconut | Bottles | HalfBitch | 2:25.65 | 3:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Freewheel Festival | Trophy Thomas | Hurty Gurney | 1551 | 1500 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Riverbed Head-to-Head | Klungo | Bichael | 1:53.02 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Nuts to Go | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:57.54 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Makin’ Waves | Mr. Fit | Boart | 1:17.46 | 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 | Bichael | |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | Helicraptor | |
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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 | Bichael | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Splatula | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Hurling | Red | CentriF | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | Helicraptor | |
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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 | CentriV | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Purple | Boart | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Yellow | Splatula | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Race | Orange | Boart | |
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| Nutty Acres | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Mighty Foot | |
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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, but trying to fly is difficult. The first 5 acts have been really entertaining but act 6 presented some real issues!
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Dodgy Connection | Klungo | Helicraptor | 0:29.48 | 0:50.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Workers Wipe Out | Pikelet | SurrendAir | 0:50.31 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Dumb and Dimmer | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:45.92 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Chips Away | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:33.70 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Flush the Floater | Grunty | Boart | 0:37.12 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Chip Chop | Jolly | Helicraptor | 1:31.47 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | You Little Squirt | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:05.32 | 1:55.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Make the Weight | Bottles | Trayonnaise | 1:23.32 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Gunge-a-Sponge | Klungo | Helicraptor | 0:26.72 | 1:30.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Red Bear Racing | Humba | SurrendAir | 1:36.96 | 1:40:00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Unstable Hardware | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:29.37 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | System Update Required | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:21.27 | 2:20.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | A Sight for Poor Eyes | Pikelet | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:26.68 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Lap Happy | Humba | Car? | 1:30.14 | 1:35.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Bug Ridden | Jolly | Hurty Gurney | 1:26.05 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Critics Say No | Mumbo | Trayonnaise | 1:25.18 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Glubber Hubbub | Bottles | Trayonnaise | 1:30.24 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Blue | Helicraptor | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Bichael | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Orange | Splatula | |
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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 | Splatula | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Jinjo Speed | Green | Splatula | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Race | Purple | Bichael | |
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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 | CentriV | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Race | Red | Bichael | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Splatula | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Race | Red | Bichael | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | Trayonnaise | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | CentriV | |
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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. This stage went pretty well in this challenge, with some new vehicles really establishing themselves as contenders!
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 | Helicraptor | 1:07:81 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Ice to See You | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:43.62 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Park Prix 1 | Klungo | Bichael | 1:35.63 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | The Referee’s An Aardvark | Mr. Fit | Soccertron | 10 | 10 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Wasting Away | Boggy | Helicraptor | 0:51.21 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Clock Off! | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:58.93 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Get Protected | Mr. Fit | SurrendAir | 1:17.96 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Water Way to Go | Klungo | Boart | 1:24.35 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Spring Break! | Grunty | HalfBitch | 0:19.48 | 0:40.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Canned and Panned | Bottles | Trayonnaise | 10 | 10 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Checkpoint Charlies | Mr. Fit | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:11.01 | 1:15.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Land, Sea, Not Air | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:24.63 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Eggcellent Racing | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:57.53 | 2:05:00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Home Improvements: Igloo Edition | Boggy | Blorpion | 0:48.12 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Baa For the Course | Mr. Fit | Soccertron | 3 | 4 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Mumbo’s Stunt Spectacular | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:38.67 | 2:45.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Mad Monster Mix Up | Bottles | HalfBitch | 1:44.52 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Even Older Dog, Newer Tricks | Captain Blubber | HalfBitch | 0:38.95 | 1:30.00 | |
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Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Splatula | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Boart | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Speed | Red | Boart | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | CentriV | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Race | Blue | Bichael | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Splatula | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Race | Red | Boart | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | Trayonnaise | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Mighty Foot | |
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| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Fetch | Orange | Soccertron | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Yellow | Mighty Foot | |
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| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Purple | Trayonnaise | |
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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. Some of the solutions in this challenge were pretty intense! I’m really impressed by how well some of these “vehicles” performed.
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Fat Blokes in Nappies | Pikelet | Cartastrophe | 0:33.41 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 1 | Unhappy Landings | Mr. Fit | Mighty Foot | 1299 | 500 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Burnin’ Rubber | Trophy Thomas | pfc | 3:06.41 | 3:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Half-Time Snacks | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:19.69 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Tumblin’ Domies | Boggy | HalfBitch | 41 | 40 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | World’s Strongest Bear | Captain Blubber | Helicraptor | 1:30.64 | 2:10.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Heavy Balls and Hairy Pits | Bottles | Soccertron | 1471 | 500 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | A Load of Blocks | Trophy Thomas | Car? | 2:11.73 | 2:25.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Brown Bears Can’t Jump | Mr. Fit | I made this | 11 | 5 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Who Left the Tap On? | Grunty | HalfBitch | 10 | 8 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | 9-Ball Nightmare | Grunty | Bichael | 9 | 7 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | No Holds Beared | Pikelet | Soccertron | 0:53.51 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Up the Oche | Boggy | pfc | 375 | 300 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Smashin’ Time | Bottles | Blorpion | 86 | 75 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Bear in a Ball | Trophy Thomas | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:28.44 | 3:00.00 | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | The Jiggosseum Torch | Captain Blubber | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:12.94 | 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 | Bichael | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Red | Cartastrophe | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Speed | Blue | pfc | |
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| Jiggosseum | 2 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Mighty Foot | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Cartastrophe | |
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| Jiggosseum | 3 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Jinjo Race | Purple | Blorpion | |
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| Jiggosseum | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Orange | Trayonnaise | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Cartastrophe | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Green | Boart | |
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| Jiggosseum | 5 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | CentriV | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | Trayonnaise | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Mighty Foot | |
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| Jiggosseum | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Blue | Boring | |
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Terrarium of Terror
This level presented the most opportunity for unwinnable challenges, notably the Taxi of Terror in act 2. Since I could only use two seats, it required 3 round trips to deliver everybody. Somehow I was able to win the trophy in this and all of the other challenges! Terrarium was by far my least favorite level when I first played, but I’m growing to really like some of these challenges as I play it more.
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 | 0:27.39 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Need for Seed | Klungo | HalfBitch | 0:26.92 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Flashy Fly-Off | Captain Blubber | HalfBitch | 1:36.46 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Berry Ripe Indeed | Klungo | Soccertron | 1:06.25 | 1:15.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | The Saucer of Peril Returns | Boggy | L.O.G.’s Choice | 447 | 425 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Great Balls of Gas | Boggy | Trayonnaise | 0:42.39 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Intergalactic Binman | Humba | Cartastrophe | 0:38.43 | 0:45.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Germ Warfare | Pikelet | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:09:55 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Taxi of Terror | Jolly | SurrendAir | 2:13.10 | 2:15.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Family Misfortune | Boggy | HalfBitch | 1:24.25 | 1:40.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Hovering Harvest | Klungo | Helicraptor | 1:24.42 | 1:45.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Time for a Cuppa | Jolly | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:50.44 | 2:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Super Sally | Captain Blubber | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:10.34 | 1:20.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Flower Power Shower | Pikelet | Helicraptor | 0:58.46 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Space Bandits Ahoy! | Captain Blubber | Helicraptor | 1:03.97 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | To Boldly Go… Anywhere | Pikelet | HalfBitch | 1:45.52 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | No-Armed Bandits | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:51.51 | 1:15:00 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Uranus Mud Monsters | Klungo | Soccertron | 16 | 15 | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Unpleasant Fat Oaf | Grunty | HalfBitch | 0:22.36 | 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 | Splatula | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Blue | Boart | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 2 | Jinjo Race | Red | Boart | |
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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 | Bichael | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Jinjo Fetch | Red | Trayonnaise | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 3 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Mighty Foot | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | HalfBitch | |
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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 | Bichael | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple | Mighty Foot | |
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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 | Cartastrophe | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Fetch | Purple | Trayonnaise | |
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| Terrarium of Terror | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | Boring | |
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Spiral Mountain
These two challenges are always really rough, and it was no exception here. I had substantial difficulty with the L.O.G. challenge, but defeating Grunty was the real battle here. I barely was able to squeak out a victory.
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. | Boring | 2:05.10 | 2:15.00 | |
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| Spiral Mountain | 2 | Spiral Mountain Showdown | Grunty | Death bus | 3:44.52 | 4:00.00 | |
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