Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts And Bolts is the controversial final entry in the Banjo-Kazooie platforming franchise. The game was released on November 11, 2008, to generally favorable reviews. However, as time went on, and the recency bias wore off, this title was criticized more harshly. This title kept the 3D platforming gameplay that the series is known for intact but introduced the option to build vehicles such as automobiles, helicopters, and submarines. Whether this is a welcome change or not depends on you as a player but these changes divided the fanbase and honestly was the final nail in the coffin for Rare, the developers. You can read our review here.

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Premise
The previous Banjo games’ spirit is still very much alive in Nuts and Bolts. Players will collect golden jigsaw puzzles to progress. But this collecting process requires players to engage with the vehicle-building side of the game. To acquire these jigsaw pieces called Jiggies, you must play Jiggy games and other timed minigames. There are 131 Jiggies to collect and as you collect more, additional worlds unlock for you to explore.

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Main Characters
- Banjo
- Kazooie
- Gruntilda
- Mumbo Jumbo
- Humba Wumba
- Jolly Roger
- Bottles
- King Jingaling
- Captain Blubber
- Jinjos
- Weldar
- Clanker
- Loggo
- Mr. Patch
- The snowman from Freezeezy Peak
- Bawl
- Klungo
- Jamjars (voice only)
- Mr. Fit
- Boggy
- Golden Goliath
- George Ice Cube
- Mildred Ice Cube
- Dingpot
- Cheato
- Minjo
- Targitzan
- Glowbo
- Pikelet
- Trophy Thomas
- Lord of Games (L.O.G.)
- Piddles
- Gruntbots
Other Banjo-Kazooie Titles In The Series
- Banjo-Kazooie (1998)
- Banjo-Tooie (2000)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge (2003)
- Banjo-Pilot (2005)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
- Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade version) (2008)
- Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade version) (2009)
- Rare Replay (includes Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie) (2015)
Banjo-Kazooie Cheats
Unlockables
Alternate appearance
Collect over 75 Jiggies, then go to Spiral Mountain, and defeat Grunty in the final Showdown challenge to complete the game. Reload your cleared saved game file after the ending sequence. Banjo will be wearing a Tuxedo and Kazooie will wear a neck tie.
Banjo Head vehicle
Successfully complete the game to unlock the Banjo Head vehicle as a L.O.G. option.
Bonus Gamerpics
Successfully complete all five “Klungo Saves The World” levels to unlock a Gamerpic featuring Klungo. Collect all 131 Jiggies to unlock a Jiggy Gamerpic.
Klungo Sssavesss The Universsse! mini-game (L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges DLC)
Successfully complete all six challenges from both L.O.G.’s choice and player choice vehicles with a “Jiggy” or better rank, and complete the puzzle picture in the level with colored Jiggys to unlock the Klungo Sssavesss The Universsse! mini-game.
Golden Trophy Thomas house and statue (L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges DLC)
Successfully complete all six challenges from both L.O.G.’s choice and player choice vehicles with a “T.T.” rank. The Trophy Thomas statue and his house in Showdown Town will now turn golden.
Bonus Stop ‘N’ Swop blueprints (L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges DLC)
Use the Stop ‘N’ Swop items in Banjo-Tooie to unlock seven new blueprints.
Secrets
Flying trolley
Place any object on your trolley. Move the trolley to a barrier that you want to levitate over. Stand on the object, then highlight your trolley. You can now move the entire trolley, and yourself, in the air with your wrench. The trolley will rise in the air. With practice, you can fly anywhere with it. Note: If you slide off the object, the trolley will fall.
Surviving falls
If you are falling and expecting death, press Start before hitting the ground. You will survive with about a quarter health. Alternately, press X before landing.
Upgrading your Showdown Town trolley
To add better parts to your trolley, you must play levels (acts) with one challenge. If there is only one, you will be pitted against Grunty. If you win, you will get upgrades, such as high-grip tires, floaters, etc.
Secret vehicle parts
Have a saved game file from Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live) with the six colored eggs and the Ice Key. There will now be a Mumbo crate at the following seven secret locations in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts And Bolts. Each crate corresponds to one of the colored eggs and the Ice Key.
Beacon: Requires the green egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is in the cave under LOG’s game factory.
Disco Ball: Requires the red egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is beneath the Terrarium Of Terror. Walk down the tunnel next to the wrench-it switch.
Flag: Requires the Ice Key in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is on top of Boggy’s gym.
Fluffy Dice: Requires the pink egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is in the boathouse under the Banjoland doors.
Goldfish: Requires the blue egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is on the castle turret that overlooks the docks.
Googly Eyes: Requires the yellow egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is on the beach below the lighthouse. Note: The horn is required to obtain it.
Mole On A Pole: Requires the cyan egg in Banjo-Kazooie. This crate is on the rooftop south of the Jiggy Bank; access is via the drain pipe near the canal.
Free Jiggy machine locations
A free Jiggy machine can be found at the following locations:
- Underneath Klungo’s arcade.
- Underneath LOG’s Factory.
- On top of LOG’s Factory.
- Underneath the lighthouse.
Crate locations
The following is a list of crate locations and what is needed to obtain them:
No special access
- Gift from LOG at start.
- Behind Mumbo’s Motors.
- Under glass awning left of Nutty Acres Act 1 Door.
- Under glass awning to the right of Nutty Acres Act 1 Door.
- Left of Humba Wumba.
- On the roof of Mumbo’s Motors.
- On top of statue in front of LOG Box 720 Plinth.
- On wooden Bridge north of LOG Box 720 Plinth.
- On top of LOG’s video game factory.
Requires high-grip wheels
- On top of broken wall near northern safe house tower.
- By main gate on east side of Showdown Town.
- Across broken bridge above LOG Box 720 Doors.
- Hidden between rooftops in canal zone above theater section.1
- Roof of Pikelette’s police station.
- Empty containers on dock.
- Empty containers on dock.
- Behind Klungo’s Arcade.
- Roof of King Jingalings Bingo Palace.
- Open safe house tower west of LOG’s Factory.
Requires floaters
- Inside cave under lighthouse.
- Sandbar against northern wall of city.
- On the slope to the right of the Banjoland Jiggy Vend.
- Top of pavilion.
- Island to the right of the boathouse.
- Base of the giant crane that activates the Jiggoseum.
- Top of the giant crane that activates the Jiggoseum.
- Top of slippery Slope next to Canal.
- Top of Jiggy Bank.
Requires spring
- On high rooftop directly south of police station.
- Northern end of roof above Humba’s store.
- Safe house tower closest to lake.
- Safe house tower Below LOG’s factory.
- Spring up to wooden platform to right of LOG Box 720 Plinth.
- On top of lighthouse.
- Lowest rooftop of the Jiggosseum building.
- Middle building of Jiggosseum building.
- Next to red Jinjo house overlooking the docks.
- Inside laser gate blocking main road to uptown.
Requires scuba seat
- Left of bottles behind Grille.
- Inside alcove on outer wall.
- Drive through water to come up inside castle.
- On top of castle turret.
- Drive through tunnel west of uptown.
Requires laser
- Gate behind Mumbo’s Motors.
- Gate above Banjoland Boathouse.
- Gate inside castle.
- Gate in water below Terrarium of Terror Plinth.
Requires horn
- On top of building north of Mumbo’s Motors.
- Left of LOG Box 720 Plinth.
- Lower roof of house overlooking water.
- Next to Terrarium of Terror Plinth.
Stop ‘N’ Swop crates
- On top of Boggy’s Gym.
- On rooftop south of Jiggy bank.
- In boat house below Banjoland.
- On castle turret.
- Under LOG’s Factory.
- Beneath Terrarium of Terror Doors.
- On beach below lighthouse; must use horn to remove ghost from crate.
Easy “Farmhand Of The Year” challenge
Smash into the nut vacuuming device, and put it on your cart. Take it over to the nuts to collect them easily.
Easy “Fuzz Off!” achievement
Blow up a police car in Showdown Town to get the “Fuzz Off!” achievement.
Achievements
Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
Achievement | Achievement |
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Earn 60 T.T. Trophies from any challenges | A Lot of Trophy Pts (40) |
Win a ranked solo game with a custom vehicle | All My Own Work (20) |
Finish all levels of Klungo’s Arcade game | Arcade Pwner (20) |
Win 20 Xbox LIVE ranked multiplayer games in any mode | Are You Trophy Thomas? (40) |
In Nutty Acres, they like their steak well done | BBQ Beef (20) |
Find and return two crates to Mumbo’s Motors | Be Crateful (15) |
Bank 30 Jiggies in Showdown Town | Big Banker (30) |
Complete a line on the Bingo card at King Jingaling’s Palace | Bingo! (20) |
Share a blueprint with another player or Friend over Xbox LIVE, or save 20 blueprints | Bit of Blue (10) |
Buy a blueprint from Humba in Showdown Town | Blueprint Buyout (15) |
Showdown Town witch hunt | Burn the Witch! (20) |
Send a video replay to a Friend over Xbox LIVE, or save five replays | Caught on Camera (10) |
Earn 10 T.T. Trophies from any challenges | Few Trophy Pts (20) |
Eeurgh! That’s not going to help the Test-O-Track plumbing | Floater in the Pipe (20) |
POP goes the Weasel! | Fuzz Off! (20) |
Take a heavy ball around the Jiggosseum and get a burning sensation | Great Balls of Fire (20) |
Find the best view in Showdown Town | Head for Heights (20) |
Be on the winning team in a ranked team game | High Fives All Round (10) |
Place the Banjoland Game Globe on its plinth in Showdown Town | History Lesson (15) |
Bank 131 Jiggies in Showdown Town | Jiggillionaire! (50) |
Place the Jiggosseum Game Globe on its plinth in Showdown Town | Let the Games Begin (15) |
Bank 10 Jiggies in Showdown Town | Little Banker (20) |
Collect ALL the Showdown Town Loose Change | Loose Change (20) |
Aim at the 10 legs for massive damage | Massive Damage (20) |
Build a vehicle with five blocks or less and go over a set speed | Minimalist (25) |
Earn 30 T.T. Trophies from any challenges | More Trophy Pts (30) |
Bank your first Jiggy in Showdown Town | My First Bank (10) |
Earn a T.T. Trophy from any challenge | My First Trophy (10) |
Place the LOGBOX 720 Game Globe on its plinth in Showdown Town | Next-Next-Gen (10) |
Place the Nutty Acres Game Globe on its plinth in Showdown Town | Open Nuts (10) |
Paint any part of your vehicle in Mumbo’s Motors | Paint Your Wagon (10) |
Take a photo and upload it to Xbox LIVE, or take five photos | Paparazzi (10) |
Complete the Showdown Town Trolley with Parts won from Grunty battles | Pimped Up (20) |
Take part in the L.O.G. badge collecting challenge at the start of the game in Spiral Mountain | Pointless Collector (10) |
Play in and complete a marathon multiplayer game League (Every Race, Every Sport or Every Race and Sport) | Premier League! (40) |
Train Banjo once in the Showdown Town gym | Roid Rage (15) |
Bank 60 Jiggies in Showdown Town | Shower of Gold (40) |
Build a vehicle with 200 blocks or more and go over a set speed | Speedy of the Colossus (25) |
Free and re-house a Jinjo in Showdown Town | Start to Free the Showdown Six (15) |
Return a Stop ‘n’ Swop crate to Mumbo’s Motors | Stop ‘n’ Swop (0) |
Play in and complete a multiplayer game League | Sunday League (20) |
Place the Terrarium of Terror Game Globe on its plinth in Showdown Town | Super Banjo Universe (20) |
Roll up, show the whole of Banjoland how strong you are | Test Your Strength (20) |
Win a ranked solo race by running or swimming over the finish line | Too Easy Too! (20) |
Win a ranked solo race by reversing over the finish line | Too Easy! (10) |
More like a three-hit combo in the Terrarium of Terror | Ultimate Combo (20) |
Lock up a Minjo in Showdown Town | Vigilante (15) |
Play an Xbox LIVE multiplayer game against a Banjo team member, or somebody who has already done so | What’s That Smell? (10) |
Travel in a vehicle over a set speed | Whoa Nelly! (25) |
Defeat Grunty at the end of the game | Witch Hunt (50) |
The following achievements require the “L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges” bonus downloadable content:
Complete each achievement to get the allotted gamerscore.
Achievement | Achievement |
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Knock down all of the supporting cast in Ben Hurdle | Crowd Pleaser (20) |
Complete all of L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges once | Halfway Home (15) |
Win all of the new DLC multiplayer games | L.O.G. Master (30) |
Win one of the new DLC multiplayer games in a ranked match | L.O.G. Ranked Apprentice (20) |
Klungo not ssstupid, ussse old fake wall trick to hide Klungo goodnesss | Old Ssskool Ssseekrit Area (20) |
Complete all of L.O.G.’s lost challenges to TT standard | Paint the Town Gold (40) |
Find the door to L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges | Pointless Achievement (5) |
Complete all Lost Challenges in L.O.G.’s Choice and Player’s Choice vehicles | Sssave The Universsse! (30) |
Show Sssuper Klungo the real meaning of sssuper | Ultimate – Played The Game (50) |
Burn an opponent’s vehicle until it falls apart at the seams | Wheels on Fire (20) |
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