Terrarium of Terror is a remarkable location that appears as an overgrown jungle in the middle of space. This stunningly unique environment is the fifth playable world in the game Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts and can be accessed through Showdown Town. The entire world is situated inside a big glass dome, which features several small tunnels leading to other smaller domes around the main one. While Terrarium of Terror only features five Acts, it boasts numerous Jiggy-Challenges that require players to be exceptionally skilled and use their creative vehicle-building abilities to overcome the challenges presented. At the heart of this world lies a colossal plant, which players can climb in order to reach the top floor. At the base of the giant plant, there is a small pond filled with water which the protagonists can dive down to explore an underwater tunnel. At the bottom of this chamber, Banjo and Kazooie will come across stasis pods that contain the aliens from the game Banjo-Tooie. Floating in space above the Terrarium of Terror is a massive ship with various advertisements, including ones for Witchyworld, Snacker’s Loan, Uranus, and Klungo’s drink. To unlock the first playable Act, players must collect forty-six Jiggies and place the Game Globe on its plinth in the hub world Showdown Town. The entrance doors to Terrarium of Terror are located in the Uptown area of Showdown Town and can only be accessed by using the laser vehicle part obtained from Gruntilda Winkybunion in the Jiggoseum world to destroy the laser wall. It is worth mentioning that the fifth Act features a Jiggy-Challenge of Gruntilda Winkybunion. Successfully completing her challenge rewards players with the horn, the last vehicle part in the game.
Gruntilda Winkybunion in Terrarium of Terror
In the Terrarium of Terror world’s final act, players are presented with a singular Jiggy-Challenge hosted by none other than the game’s main antagonist, Gruntilda Winkybunion. Positioned near the huge Airlock, she apprises Banjo and Kazooie of her latest creation, a vehicle that consumes an excessive amount of fuel. Grunty’s intention is to amplify the damage to the ozone and harm all the plants within the Terrarium of Terror’s dome. In a brief video clip, Gruntilda unveils her new vehicle, designed to appear like a UFO that has the capacity to render itself invisible for a limited time by using the Chameleon part. As she wreaks havoc yet again, Banjo and Kazooie must take matters into their own hands and create a powerful vehicle equipped with weapons to obliterate the witch’s craft. Probably the most effective way to vanquish her is by targeting the Chameleon vehicle part first, rendering her invisible ability useless. Furthermore, Banjo and Kazooie can also employ the Clockwork Kazooie vehicle part to easily defeat Grunty, which can be procured from Humba’s Shop in the game’s hub world Showdown Town. After defeating the wicked witch in her Jiggy-Challenge, players are awarded the horn part for their trolley in Showdown Town. Though this vehicle part isn’t obligatory to complete the game, it allows the protagonists to open Mumbo Crates, where a ghost sits atop and prevents players from acquiring it with the Magic Wrench.
List of Collectibles
ACT ONE
Jiggy Challenge – Need for Seed
Klungo, in the Mushroom Garden, wants you to carry a seed to the Water Room.
Jiggy Challenge – Bear’s Eye View
Near the huge plant, Humba Wumba wants you to drive her vehicle to a point.
Jinjo Challenge – Combat
On a flower bloom, Jinjo can be found, who wants you to kick him out of the area.
Jinjo Challenge – Speed
On a hill near the world’s entrance, Jinjo wants you to exceed the marked speed.
ACT TWO
Jiggy Challenge – Flashy Fly-Off
Captain Blubber in the Mushroom Garden, challenges you to a land and air race.
Jiggy Challenge – Berry Ripe Indeed
In the Flower Garden, Klungo is asking for help to get his Floatberries wet.
Jiggy Challenge – The Saucer of Peril Returns
B-066Y, on the helicopter pad, wants you to score enough points in his challenge.
Jiggy Challenge – Great Balls of Gas
On a leaf in the main room, Boggy wants you to lift the ball as high as possible.
Jiggy Challenge – Intergalactic Binman
Humba Wumba, near the airlock, requests you to push the junk outside.
Jiggy Challenge – Germ Warfare
On a hill in the main room, Pikelet wants you to pop all germ balloons.
Jiggy Challenge – Taxi of Terror
Jolly, in the Mushroom Garden, wants you to drive his crew to their destinations.
Jinjo Challenge – Race
Behind the world’s entrance, Jinjo would like to race around the world.
Jinjo Challenge – Taxi
Inside a room at the top of the world, Jinjo asks you to bring him to his place.
ACT THREE
Jiggy Challenge – Time for a Cuppa
On the floor in the main room, Jolly asks you to deliver the snacks to his mates.
Jiggy Challenge – Super Sally
Captain Blubber, on a huge leaf, wants you to drive a vehicle up the vine.
Jiggy Challenge – Hovering Harvest
In the world’s Flower Garden, Klungo begs you to turn the Floatberries into juice.
Jiggy Challenge – Flower Power Shower
At the world’s highest point, Pikelet will ask you to defeat all flying Gruntbots.
Jiggy Challenge – Family Misfortunes
In a room at the top of the world, B-066Y asks you to put a capsule underwater.
Jinjo Challenge – Race
Near the tall vine, Jinjo can be found, who wants to race around the world.
Jinjo Challenge – Fetch
In a high located room, Jinjo asks you to find his item and bring it back to him.
Jinjo Challenge – Hurling
On a leaf of the Giant Plant, Jinjo wants you to kick him as far as possible.
ACT FOUR
Jiggy Challenge – Space Bandits Ahoy
Near the airlock, Captain Blubber begs you to push Gruntbots out of the airlock.
Jiggy Challenge – Uranus Mud Monsters
Klungo, in the Mushroom Garden, wants you to push the aliens out of the water.
Jiggy Challenge – To Boldy Go… Anywhere
In the Mushroom Garden, Pikelet challenges you to a land, air and water race.
Jiggy Challenge – No-Armed Bandits
At the top inside a room, Humba wants you to destroy the Gruntbots really fast.
Jinjo Challenge – Fetch
On a leaf of the Giant Flower, Jinjo wants his ice key that is inside the alien’s room.
Jinjo Challenge – Taxi
In the world’s Mushroom Garden, Jinjo asks you to bring him to his place.
Jinjo Challenge – Race
At the tower near the breakable door, Jinjo wants to race around the world.
ACT FIVE
Jiggy Challenge – Unpleasant Fat Oaf
Near the airlock, Gruntilda challenges you to a battle against her new UFO.
Jinjo Challenge – Hurling
At the top of the giant flower, Jinjo wants you to kick him as far as possible.
Jinjo Challenge – Fetch
In the Mushroom Garden, Jinjo asks you to find his item and bring it back to him.
Jinjo Challenge – Combat
On a leaf in the main room, Jinjo wants you to kick him out of the area.
Jinjo Challenge – Speed
In the world’s Flower Garden, Jinjo wants you to exceed the marked speed.
MUSICAL NOTES
- ✤ On a leaf in the Main Room (23)
- ✤ At the base of the Mushroom Garden (19)
- ✤ Inside a tunnel above a small pond (14)
- ✤ Inside the red flower of the Flower Garden (23)
- ✤ At the top of the rocks in the Mushroom Garden (19)
- ✤ Underwater around the base of the Flower Garden (23)
- ✤ On a ledge of the Cactus Garden (23)
- ✤ In the Main Room on a looping leaf (14)
- ✤ Underwater inside a secret water sphere (23)
- ✤ Around the base of the Cactus Garden (19)