This dry and hot section here known as Gobi’s Valley is the sixth playable world in Banjo-Kazooie and accessible through Gruntilda’s Lair. The world is themed by Egypt and the burning deserts and counts as one of the most difficult levels in the game. Upon entering Gobi’s Valley, Banjo and Kazooie will come face to face a dried palm tree known as Trunker, who is asking for water. The world has a few pyramids where Banjo and Kazooie have to solve tricky puzzles in order to get a Jiggy as a reward or access to new sections, where they’ll find more tricky puzzles like memory games or even traps. In the center of the world there is another pyramid called King Sandybutt’s Tomb that must be revealed first by shooting blue eggs inside the sphinx statues located around the pillar. It is a maze where Banjo and Kazooie must reach the exit as fast as possible before the spikes from the wall will hit the ground or else they will instantly lose all health points and have to restart collecting all the Musical Notes again. In Gobi’s Valley the Duo can discover the last move of the game from Bottles, teaching them how to use the white Turbo Trainers. The entrance door to Gobi’s Valley is located in the room after entering the two hundred sixty Note Door and can be unlocked by completing the picture of it, which needs a total of nine Jiggies. The picture of Gobi’s Valley can be found in the big lava room that is accessible through the huge Gruntilda Head that is located in the Cobweb Room. Like Clanker’s Cavern, the world doesn’t feature Mumbo’s Skull so there is no way for Banjo and Kazooie to use his transformation service.
» Stop ‘n’ Swop in Gobi’s Valley
Gobi’s Valley is one of the locations that contain one of the mysterious items of the Stop ‘n’ Swop series, which is the blue mystery egg. The egg is hiding in a small tomb located in an alcove next to Jinxy, where Banjo and Kazooie can find some Musical Notes as well as Gobi who will spit out an Extra Honeycomb when they Beak Bust his back after helping Trunker to get some water. As soon as the Jiggy of the Sandcastle got collected and the unique code got entered without any mistakes, the door leading to the tomb next to Jinxy will be open. After that, a short sequence will be shown for a few seconds and confirm the player that the code worked. While the sequence appears, it will also show the player the hiding spot of the blue mystery egg so it’s recommended at this point to keep the spot in mind. Probably you already noticed the door of the tomb before but you weren’t able to enter it until now. Once you enter the tomb, the egg can be found inside a sarcophagus and must be opened by pressing a switch on the ground.
» List of Collectibles
JIGGIES
Jiggy #01: To get this Jiggy, you’ll need to help out Jinxy by shooting eggs inside his nose to get access to his tomb. Inside shoot an egg into the mouth of the statue on the wall to make the carpet rise and jump to the next carpet and repeat until you reach the Jiggy.
Jiggy #02: On the right side of Gobi’s Valley, there is another pyramid with a switch on it. Hit the switch and enter the pyramid before the timer runs out and Beak Bust one of the panels to start a memory minigame. Simply find all pairs in time to earn a Jiggy as a reward.
Jiggy #03: To the left of the Tile Puzzle Pyramid there is a very small platform surrounded by quicksand. Ride the magic carpet and Beak Bust the rock to free Gobi. Once you saved him he will give you a Jiggy as a reward and heads over to Trunker located in the oasis.
Jiggy #04: Head over to Jinxy the sphinx and use the Flight Pad on his back to fly through the ring of the statue known as the Ancient One’s. Once done, he will disappear and move over to another location. Repeat this action five times and you’ll earn a Jiggy as a reward.
Jiggy #05: In the top left corner of Gobi’s valley there is a Grabba holding a Jiggy. Everytime you get too close, the undead hand will sink back into the ground. In order to get this Jiggy here, find a pair of Turbo Trainers and use them to run up to Grabba and snag the Jiggy.
Jiggy #06: Hit the switch located next to Grabba and drop into the hole at the very top of the Water Pyramid before the time runs out. Swim to the bottom and grab the Jiggy, which will cause the door to open, making the water flow out and filling the moat.
Jiggy #07: For this Jiggy, enter the pyramid located in the center of the world also known as King Sandybutt’s Tomb and follow the path to start a maze. Reach the end in time to access the secret tomb or else a wall of spikes will hit Banjo and Kazooie causing a defeat.
Jiggy #08: After releasing Gobi head back to the start of the world to find Gobi resting near the shriveling tree called Trunker. Beak Bust on Gobi’s back to make him release water onto the tree, causing Gobi to run off while Trunker will sprout a Jiggy on his head.
Jiggy #09: To earn this Jiggy, you have to find and collect all five different colored Jinjos that are hidden in the world Gobi’s Valley. As soon as you have found and collected the last Jinjo of this world, they will reward you with another golden Jiggy that can be picked up.
Jiggy #10: Use the Flight Pad that is located on Jinxy’s back and fly to the Kazooie pyramid to hit the target on the Kazooie statue causing the door to open. Enter it and drop eggs into the moving basket to make Rubee play a tune and climb up the snake for the Jiggy.
MUSICAL NOTES
‑ On the slope near the world entrance platform (5)
‑ On the feet of Jinxy the Sphinx (6)
‑ Inside Jinxy in each corner 4)
‑ Inside Jinxy on the Flying Carpets (3)
‑ Around King Sandybutt’s Pyramid (9)
‑ On each side of the stairs leading to King Sandybutt’s Tomb (8)
‑ In the water, at the bottom of King Sandybutt’s Pyramid (6)
‑ At the entrance to King Sandybutt’s Tomb (3)
‑ Near King Sandybutt’s sarcophagus (4)
‑ Inside Rubee the Snake Charmer’s Pyramid (8)
‑ Inside the quicksand next to Jinxy (8)
‑ On the way up to the entrance door of the Water Pyramid (4)
‑ Inside the Water Pyramid (4)
‑ At the top of the slope where the Turbo Trainers can be found (2)
‑ At the top of the Tile Puzzle Pyramid (4)
‑ Inside the Tile Puzzle Pyramid in each corner (4)
‑ Behind the Tile Puzzle Pyramid (2)
‑ In an alcove in front of the tomb’s entrance door next to Jinxy (5)
‑ Inside the quicksand near Grabba (11)
EXTRA HONEYCOMBS
Extra Honeycomb #01: Head over to the Tile Puzzle Pyramid and Beak Bust the switch that is on the ground. As soon as the switch got pressed the Extra Honeycomb will appear of the nearby cactus and can be reached by using the Flight Pad located on Jinxy’s back.
Extra Honeycomb #02: After rescuing Gobi and helping out Trunker, climb up on Jinxy’s back and face in his tail’s direction to discover a small alcove in the wall. There you will find Gobi again and making him to spit up the Extra Honeycomb after Beak Busting his back.
MUMBO TOKENS
‑ Above Jinxy’s nose
‑ Inside Jinxy at the back of the room
‑ Inside Rubee and Toots’ Temple
‑ In an urn in the final chamber of King Sandybutt’s Tomb
‑ Inside the Tile Puzzle Pyramid
‑ In front of the exit of the Water Pyramid
‑ In a corner to the right of Jinxy
‑ On the surface of the water inside the Water Pyramid
‑ At the bottom of the moat
‑ At the very top of King Sandybutt’s Pyramid
JINJOS
Jinjo #01: The first Jinjo of Gobi’s Valley can be found by entering the pyramid that is located in the center known as King Sandybutt’s Tomb. Simply, make it through the maze and enter the tomb where you can find the pink Jinjo inside one of the purple urns.
Jinjo #02: The second Jinjo is the blue one and can be found at the bottom of the large moat located in the center of Gobi’s Valley. The blue Jinjo can be obtained before or after the moat is flooded but it is much safer and easier to obtain him when the moat is filled with water.
Jinjo #03: The orange Jinjo can be found inside Jinxy the sphinx and simply sits on one of the flying carpets. Just jump on the first carpet and fire an egg to the sphinx statue to make the carpet rise and turn around to see the Jinjo on another carpet with some Red Feathers.
Jinjo #04: The yellow Jinjo in Gobi’s Valley is the simplest one. Enter the world and as soon as you’ve spawned on the entrance platform, turn around and switch the camera until you see the yellow Jinjo sitting on a large boulder that is surrounded by hot quicksand.
Jinjo #05: To find the green Jinjo of Gobi’s Valley, which is the last one, head to the pyramid also known as the Tile Puzzle Pyramid and walk behind of it. Switch the camera until the Duo is looking towards the pyramid and you can see the green Jinjo inside a small alcove.
EXTRA LIVES
‑ In the maze inside King Sandybutt’s Tomb
‑ In a corner behind Jinxy and requires the use of Wading Boots
‑ At the top of the Water Pyramid
WITCH SWITCH
Witch-Switch #01: The switch of Gobi’s Valley is hidden inside the pyramid of King Sandybutt and can be found in the maze. Once the switch got pressed the sarcophagus near the giant pot will open including a Jiggy and can be reached by using the Shock Spring Pad.
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