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Banjoland is the third Game World of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. It is a large museum shaped like Banjo's head with various attractions and exhibits from the Banjo-Kazooie series.

Areas

The statue of Banjo and Kazooie holding a Jiggy that is found in Banjoland's entrance.
Map of Banjoland.

Starring

Acts

ACT 1

Jiggy Challenges

You'll Go Blind, You Clanker

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Captain Blubber
  • Defend Clanker's eyes from the thieving Gruntbots. You'll need a vehicle that's capable of defending or attacking, possibly both!

Ice to See You

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Bottles
  • Locate George Ice Cube and return him to his wife Mildred at the top of the snowman. You'll need a vehicle capable of pushing or carrying a very large slippery object.

Park Prix 1

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Klungo
  • It's you against the clock in a land-based time trial around the museum. You'll need a vehicle that's fast and humble if you hope to succeed.

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Combat

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Blue Jinjo
  • Jinjo Combat: Indulge the Jinjo in a one-on-one sumo-style battle. The aim being to push your opponent out of the area before you're pushed out yourself.

Jinjo Speed

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Orange Jinjo
  • Jinjo Speed: This demanding Jinjo wants to see you achieve a certain speed, so hit the accelerator and try to reach the target on your speedometer.

ACT 2

Jiggy Challenges

Wasting Away

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Boggy
  • Pick up the trash from around the trash can and lob it inside. A vehicle that can life objects into the air would be useful.

The Referee's An Aardvark

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Mr. Fit
  • Press the giant red switch to dispense balls, then drive them into the goal on the other side of the field. You'll need a vehicle suited to guiding and striking balls.

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Taxi

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Purple Jinjo
  • Jinjo Taxi: This Jinjo needs to reach a new destination within a time limit. You'll be using a helicopter, but try not to do too much sightseeing.

Jinjo Speed

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Red Jinjo
  • Jinjo Speed: This demanding Jinjo wants to see you achieve a certain speed, so hit the accelerator and try to reach the target on your speedometer.

Jinjo Hurling

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Orange Jinjo
  • Jinjo Hurling: For whatever reason, this Jinjo wishes to be propelled as far as possible. You can oblige with a forceful collision.

ACT 3

Jiggy Challenges

Clock Off!

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Bottles
  • The museum is closing, and the lazy workers need to be collected. A vehicle with passenger seats will allow you to transport the idle loafers to the exit.

Get Protected

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Mr. Fit
  • Activate the museum security cameras using their Wrench-it Bolts. The cameras are located in a variety of environments, so a vehicle that can go anywhere would be an advantage.

Water Way to Go

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Klungo
  • A water race around the museum's lake. Not surprisingly, you'll need a fast floating boat to secure first place!

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Race

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Blue Jinjo
  • Jinjo Race: The Jinjo gets to choose the racetrack and number of laps, but try to reach the finish line first anyway. This is a land-based race.

Jinjo Combat

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Green Jinjo
  • Jinjo Combat: Indulge the Jinjo in a one-on-one sumo-style battle. The aim being to push your opponent out of the area before you're pushed out yourself.

Jinjo Taxi

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Yellow Jinjo
  • Jinjo Taxi: This Jinjo needs to reach a new destination within a time limit. You'll be setting sail to the Jinjo's new location in a boat.

ACT 4

Jiggy Challenges

Spring Break!

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Gruntilda
  • Grunty's broken into the museum in her jumping vehicle, intent on wrecking the exhibits. Knock the warty crone from her vehicle's seat to apprehend the intruder!

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Race

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Red Jinjo
  • Jinjo Race: The Jinjo gets to choose the racetrack and number of laps, but try to reach the finish line first anyway. This Jinjo is aquatic, so I suggest a vehicle that does well in water.

Jinjo Fetch

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Green Jinjo
  • Jinjo Fetch: These creatures can be remarkably clumsy. Listen to the tale of woe then set out to find and retrieve the misplaced item. A land-based vehicle should do the job nicely.

ACT 5

Jiggy Challenges

Land, Sea, Not Air

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Klungo
  • It's a race across land and water, so a rapid amphibious vehicle that's at home on land and in water will be integral to your success.

Canned and Panned

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Bottles
  • Lost Inflatable Sheep must be returned to Loggo's bowl. The sheep are grouped into flocks, so use a carrying or herding vehicle to gather as many as possible.

Checkpoint Charlies

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Mr. Fit
  • Pass through a series of checkpoints with a minimum speed requirement. You can safely assume that a fast and nimble land vehicle would be a solid choice for this one

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Taxi

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Blue Jinjo
  • Jinjo Taxi: This Jinjo needs to reach a new destination within a time limit. This Jinjo has expensive tastes and demands to be taken by plane.

Jinjo Speed

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Yellow Jinjo
  • Jinjo Speed: This demanding Jinjo wants to see you achieve a certain speed, so hit the accelerator and try to reach the target on your speedometer.

Jinjo Fetch

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Orange Jinjo
  • Jinjo Fetch: These creatures can be remarkably clumsy. Listen to the tale of woe then set out to find and retrieve the misplaced item. A land-based vehicle should do the job nicely.

ACT 6

Jiggy Challenges

Home Improvements: Igloo Edition

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Boggy
  • Mrs. Boggy wants Boggy to build her a new igloo, so the old one has to be demolished. Use a vehicle that's good at barging to knock all the igloo blocks out of the demolition zone.

Even Older Dog, Newer Tricks

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Captain Blubber
  • Mr. Patch is back, newly kitted out in a shiny weapon-proof skin. Use a flying vehicle and try to find an alternative way to puncture this overused gasbag.

Eggcellent Racing

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Klungo
  • A race on ice, nice. A land-based vehicle with good grip is essential, as is avoiding the Mystery Eggs strewn about the course.

Mumbo's Stunt Spectacular

  • L.O.G.'s Choice
  • Game Host: Mumbo Jumbo
  • Banjoland finally has some visitors, and they're sorely in need of entertainment. Perform the stunts describes by Mumbo in order to impress them enough to win a prize.

Mad Monster Mix Up

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Bottles
  • Bottles thought that the mansion was about to be repaired, but for some reason this game is now about an air race instead. A fast airborne vehicle will be required.

Baa For the Course

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Mr. Fit
  • Inflatable Sheep golf comes to Banjoland! Pick a vehicle that's good for whacking sheep, then try to knock the woolly wonders into Loggo's bowl using as few strokes as possible.

Jinjo Challenges

Jinjo Hurling

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Yellow Jinjo
  • Jinjo Hurling: For whatever reason, this Jinjo wishes to be propelled as far as possible. You can oblige with a forceful collision.

Jinjo Fetch

  • Player's Choice
  • Game Host: Purple Jinjo
  • Jinjo Fetch: These creatures can be remarkably clumsy. Listen to the tale of woe then set out to find and retrieve the misplaced item. A land-based vehicle should do the job nicely.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
French Banjoland -
Japanese バンジョーランド Banjoland
Spanish Banjolandia Banjoland

Trivia

  • Banjoland's introduction sequence is a parody of The Love Boat.
  • In the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts demo, the challenge "Land, Sea, Not Air" is hosted by Bottles instead of Klungo.
  • Banjoland's theme uses themes from the past two main Banjo-Kazooie games, such as Click Clock Wood, Freezeezy Peak, Mad Monster Mansion, Gobi's Valley, Cloud Cuckooland, Mayahem Temple and Rusty Bucket Bay.
  • The Glitter Gulch Mine exhibit's lanterns are very glitchy, randomly moving when hit.
  • On the wall next to some wooden planks, the text "This is not a photo opportunity" can be read.
  • Many Mystery Eggs can be found in various locations of Banjoland, although they serve no purpose and simply spawn Gruntbots when broken.
  • The paint buckets used to paint the entrance shaped like Mumbo's head can be found in wooden planks atop it.
  • A Nintendo 64 was originally intended to be placed in the spot where the Old King Coal statue is located.[1] This was likely changed due to legal reasons.

References