Mad Monster Mansion is the eerie seventh world of the popular Banjo-Kazooie game, accessible through Gruntilda’s Lair. This Halloween-themed location poses various challenges for the player such as a daunting green maze inhabited by ghostly entities that can only be defeated by using Kazooie’s Wonderwing. The centerpiece of Mad Monster Mansion is a haunted mansion that has fallen into disrepair, complete with several breakable windows that the protagonists can explore for valuable collectibles. Behind the mansion there is a spooky graveyard and a Haunted Church that opens when the player presses a switch located next to an old fountain. The player must act quickly and use the White Turbo Trainers nearby to reach the church’s door before it closes once the switch is pressed. To enter the world, the player must locate the entrance, which is cunningly concealed within the Gruntilda Head, a room filled with dangerous lava. Also, it’s the area where players can find the puzzle of Gobi’s Valley. To unlock the world Mad Monster Mansion Banjo and Kazooie must complete the world’s picture, which is tucked away in a red-colored pipe located in the lobby of Rusty Bucket Bay, and needs the collection of any ten Jiggies in the game. Although Bottles, the player’s mole mentor, does not teach any new techniques in the world Mad Monster Mansion, it does feature Mumbo Jumbo’s Skull. By paying twenty Mumbo Tokens, the player can transform Banjo and Kazooie into a pumpkin, allowing them to fit into tight spaces and navigate hazardous terrain, such as toxic water and thorny hedges in order to find valuable collectibles.
» Stop 'n' Swop in Mad Monster Mansion
In the Banjo-Kazooie franchise, players can uncover a special and mysterious feature known as Stop ‘n’ Swop. This special feature involves six different colored mystery eggs and a large ice key that unlocks various rewards for players in sequel games, including the games Banjo-Tooie and Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. Typically, these mystery eggs and the key cannot be found by the player, unless a specific code is entered inside the Sandcastle of Treasure Trove Cove. It can be challenging to enter the correct code, due to its length and one single mistake means the player must start over again from the beginning. Also, it’s worth noting that while entering these codes the platforms on the ground will not change color or play any tune, after players used Kazooie’s Beak Buster. Two of these codes are related to the world Mad Monster Mansion. By inputting the first code, the player can find the green mystery egg, which is tucked away in Grunty’s Bathroom within the Haunted Mansion. The green egg can be found perched above Loggo, a talking toilet who serves as a unique character within the game. The second code will unlock a previously inaccessible section within the cellar of the Haunted Mansion. This section can only be accessed by circling around the Haunted Mansion until reaching a dead end, where players must perform the Beak Buster technique to break through a wooden door on the ground. Inside the cellar, the player must navigate down the stony stairs and find a missing barrel top on the left side. The top of the barrel will lead to a very small room where the cyan mystery egg can be found resting on a platform surrounded by some water. However, without the activation of the code, the way to the small mystery room will remain blocked, and the top of the wooden barrel will remain locked.
» List of Collectibles
JIGGIES
Jiggy #01: From the Haunted Mansion, head over to the right and keep circling around until you hit a dead end. Now perform the Beak Buster technique on the wooden door to reveal a hole and enter the cellar to break through the tops of the barrels and find the first Jiggy.
Jiggy #02: Before you enter the iron gate that is leading to the graveyard, turn right to find an old wooden shed and shatter the door to enter it. Inside, hop onto the glass that is holding a Jiggy and simply spell out the word Banjo-Kazooie by hovering over each letter to free it.
Jiggy #03: For this Jiggy, enter the chimney of the mansion to fall into the fireplace leading to Gruntilda’s Dining Room. A big ghost called Napper is sleeping on the wooden table, holding a Jiggy inside of him that can be snatched by using the chairs instead of the wooden floor.
Jiggy #04: Circle around the mansion to break down the iron gate of the graveyard and keep looking for empty flower pots. Drop a blue egg into it to have it sprout flowers and repeat this action on all the other flower pots around the church in order to receive a Jiggy in exchange.
Jiggy #05: Head over to the graveyard and use the gravestone in front of the church to jump onto the roof. Now walk around the clock to enter a small hole and use the tiny Shock Spring Pad on the ground to launch yourself to the weather vane, where you can snatch the Jiggy.
Jiggy #06: Hit the switch on the ground next to the fountain to open the door of the Haunted Church and pick up the Turbo Trainers to enter it in time. Inside, go to the organ where you can find Motzand and copy his notes by ground pounding them to get a Jiggy as a reward.
Jiggy #07: Head to the church area and hop over the wall dividing the church and Mumbo’s Skull to become a pumpkin. Walk past the shed and continue down the stairs until you reach the well, where you must jump inside to pass through a Jiggy surrounded by Whiplashes.
Jiggy #08: For this Jiggy enter the graveyard as pumpkin, go left and before you hit the door to the Hedge Maze, you can notice a small hole under the thorny hedge. Enter it to reach the first floor of the Haunted Mansion and enter the pipe to drop down and pass through a Jiggy.
Jiggy #09: To receive this Jiggy, you’ve to find and collect all five different colored Jinjos that are hidden in the world Mad Monster Mansion. As soon as you have found and collected the last Jinjo, they will reward the Duo with another Jiggy that can be picked up on the ground.
Jiggy #10: To snatch this Jiggy transform into a pumpkin and use the slanted hedge to reach the first floor of the mansion. Enter the window that you have shattered earlier as Banjo and Kazooie and hop onto Loggo to get flushed down, where you can find the Jiggy at the end.
MUSICAL NOTES
✤ Around the entrance platform (4)
✤ On the chairs of the Dining Room (8)
✤ Inside the barrel in front of the Haunted Mansion (5)
✤ Around the basin to the right of the Haunted Mansion (4)
✤ In the cellar of the Haunted Mansion (4)
✤ In a recess near Mumbo’s Skull (3)
✤ Inside Mumbo Jumbo’s Skull (2)
✤ On the roof of the Wooden Shack (4)
✤ Inside the Wooden Shack in each corner (4)
✤ On the roof of the Haunted Mansion (8)
✤ Inside the Hedge Maze (6)
✤ Around the Haunted Well on different colored platforms (4)
✤ At the bottom of the Haunted Well (7)
✤ Inside a room by breaking the window at the top of the Haunted Mansion (9)
✤ On the roof of the Haunted Church (10)
✤ At the top of the Haunted Church (4)
✤ At the top of the benches inside the Haunted Church (4)
✤ On the pipe organ inside the Haunted Church (6)
✤ Inside a room by breaking the back window at the top of the Haunted Mansion (4)
EXTRA HONEYCOMBS
Extra Honeycomb #01: First, reach the first floor of the Haunted Mansion and head around to the left to shatter the window. Now transform into a pumpkin to use the ramp on the left side and jump inside the window to squeeze under the floorboards for the Extra Honeycomb.
Extra Honeycomb #02: Once you have pressed the switch next to the fountain, use the Turbo Trainers and enter the Haunted Church. Inside, head over to the giant organ to find a Flight Pad on the unlit torch and get up to the rafters, where you can grab the Extra Honeycomb.
MUMBO TOKENS
✤ On the stool inside the Haunted Church
✤ In a corner near Tumblar’s Shack
✤ Next to the small hedge ramp where the Pumpkin is needed
✤ In a corner near the old fountain
✤ Inside the Haunted Well
✤ Under a Whipcrack near the blue Jinjo
✤ On the narrow middle section of the rafters inside the Haunted Church
✤ In Gruntilda’s Bedroom behind a dresser
✤ In the bathroom sink next to Loggo
✤ Inside the clock tower located in the graveyard
✤ Behind a gravestone near the Haunted Church
✤ Inside of the sewers
✤ In the left fire flame inside of the Dining Room’s fireplace
✤ On the top of Tumblar’s Shack
✤ Inside one of the barrels in the cellar of the Haunted Mansion
✤ In the Hedge Maze next to the Haunted Mansion
JINJOS
Jinjo #01: From the world’s spawn platform, head over to the right and keep circling around the mansion until you hit a dead end. Once done, perform the Beak Buster technique on the small door to enter the cellar and break through the tops of the barrels to find the pink Jinjo.
Jinjo #02: This Jinjo can be found to the right of the haunted mansion, where the fountain is located at. As soon as you’ve reached this section you can already see the blue Jinjo at the top of the fountain next to a Whipcrack and can be reached by using the Shock Spring Pad.
Jinjo #03: The world’s orange Jinjo can be found inside the Hedge Maze that is located in the bottom left corner of Mad Monster Mansion. The maze can be entered from two points, while the Jinjo is located at the far corner of it and guarded by another two green Tee-Hee’s.
Jinjo #04: The yellow Jinjo of Mad Monster Mansion can be picked up by entering the window of the Haunted Mansion that leads to Gruntilda’s bedroom. On the top of the bed there is the yellow Jinjo and can be reached by using the Shock Spring Pad next to a wooden chest.
Jinjo #05: To get the green Jinjo of Mad Monster Mansion head over to the Haunted Mansion and make your way up to the second floor. Now, keep looking for another Shock Spring Pad to reach the roof of the mansion, where you can pick up the green Jinjo on a small chimney.
EXTRA LIVES
✤ Inside the Haunted Church behind the organ pipes
✤ Inside a stained glass window towards the back of the Haunted Church
✤ On the top of the chandelier located in the Dining Room
WITCH SWITCH
Witch-Switch #01: The Witch-Switch is located at the rafters inside the Haunted Church and can be reached by using the Flight Pad located on the left torch that is unlit. Simply fly all the way up and press the switch to let a Jiggy appear in the eye of the giant Gruntilda Head.
