Jiggosseum
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| Game(s) | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts |
| Location | Showdown Town, Docks |
| Jiggy Requirements | Act 1: 12 Act 2: 16 Act 3: 27 Act 4: 38 Act 5: 57 Act 6: 83 |
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The Jiggosseum is the fourth of five game worlds in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Its name is a portmanteau of "Jiggy" and "Colosseum." The world is themed around sports.
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Characters
The Jiggosseum stars
- Mr. Fit as The Perky Challenger
- Boggy as The Sheepish Chubby Kid
- Captain Blubber as The Water Sports Enthusiast
- Bottles as The Least Likely To Succeed
- Trophy Thomas as The Multiple Record-Holder
- Pikelet as The Hands-On Coach With Something To Prove
Act 1
Fat Blokes in Nappies
Host: Pikelet
Description: Push all the sumo blocks off the dartboard as quickly as possible. You'll need a vehicle with lots of power and weight to shift these pork pie-munching mammoths. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 1 minute and 10 seconds.
Unhappy Landings
Host: Mr. Fit
Description: A simple game of long jump. Launch yourself off the bottom of the ski jump and travel as far as possible once off the ramp. You'll lose control, so choose a vehicle with plenty of momentum. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with at least 250 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 500 points.
Jinjo Challenges
- Purple Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Taxi - Red Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Race
Act 2
Burnin' Rubber
Host: Trophy Thomas
Description: A land-based endurance race around the arena. A balance of speed and sufficient fuel is what you should be looking for here. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish in first place in under 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish in first place in under 3 minutes and 10 seconds.
Half-Time Snacks
Host: Bottles
Description: The spectators are hungry and demand some snacks. Deliver the pizzas before they go cold! Some of the spectators are in the cheap seats, so you may want to consider flying there. (L.O.G.'s Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Tumblin' Domies
Host: Boggy
Description: "A nice relaxing game of dominoes? Maybe later, as here you need to knock over as many as possible. When the first one is hit your controls are frozen, so make the initial strike count." (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Knock over at least 25 dominoes.
- T.T. Trophy: Knock over at least 40 dominoes.
Jinjo Challenges
- Blue Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Speed - Orange Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Hurl - Red Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Combat
Act 3
World's Strongest Bear
Host: Captain Blubber
Description: Hoist the bowling balls onto the rostrum. The key to this game is lifting, so you'll need a vehicle that can somehow life the balls up high enough. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Heavy Balls and Hairy Pits
Host: Bottles
Description: A Jiggosseum favorite, the shot putt. Launch the ball off the dartboard as far as possible. A vehicle that strikes hard and fast with some weight behind it should be strongly considered. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with 250 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 500 points.
A Load of Blocks
Host: Trophy Thomas
Description: A land-based hurdles race around the arena track. You can go either over or through the hurdles, so choose your vehicle accordingly. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish in first place in under 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish in first place in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Brown Bears Can't Jump
Host: Mr. Fit
Description: Shoot some hoops with Jiggosseum basketball. You'll need a vehicle that's capable of getting the balls through the hoop in the air, so I'm guessing the trolley won't be much use. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with at least 3 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 5 points.
Jinjo Challenges
- Green Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Combat - Yellow Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Taxi
Act 4
Who Left the Tap On?
Host: Gruntilda
Description: Grunty's flooded the Jiggosseum and refuses to leave until she has been bested at water polo. Choose a floating water vehicle and whack the balls through the wreath-themed goal. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with at least 4 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 8 points.
Jinjo Challenges
- Orange Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Fetch - Purple Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Race
Act 5
9-Ball Nightmare
Host: Gruntilda
Description: The pool balls are racked, and it's Grunty's break. Defend or hie the balls from her laser cue. They could be anywhere, so be prepared! Stop Grunty destroying 5 balls to win the fame. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Defend 5 of the balls from Gruntilda.
- T.T. Trophy: Defend 7 of the balls from Gruntilda.
Jinjo Challenges
- Blue Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Combat - Green Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Speed - Purple Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Hurl
Act 6
No Holds Beared
Host: Pikelet
Description: Good afternoon, grapple fans! Square off against a vehicle-based opponent and try to shove each other off the dartboard. I suspect your vehicle will need to be good at pushing. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 2 minutes.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 1 minute.
Up to the Oche
Host: Boggy
Description: Take your time and listen to L.O.G. Throw your vehicle off the end of the jump and aim for the scoring zones across the stadium. When you leave the ramp, your vehicle's power will be cut. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with at least 100 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 300 points.
Smashin' Time
Host: Bottles
Description: Break the dice to score points. All are tough, but some more so than others. Your vehicle needs to pack a punch if you're hoping to demolish these cube-like...er...cubes. (Player's Choice)
- Jiggy: Finish with at least 50 points.
- T.T. Trophy: Finish with at least 75 points.
Bear in a Ball
Host: Trophy Thomas
Description: Negotiate the land-based course without knocking over the dominoes. Each one toppled adds penalty seconds to your timer, so hurry, but be careful! (L.O.G.'s Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 3 minutes.
The Jiggosseum Torch
Host: Captain Blubber
Description: Transport the flame across the flooded arena to light the hallowed Jiggosseum torch. A torch-carrying floating boat is my recommendation. (L.O.G.'s Choice)
- Jiggy: Complete the challenge in under 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
- T.T. Trophy: Complete the challenge in under 1 minute and 35 seconds.
Jinjo Challenges
- Blue Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Hurl - Green Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Fetch - Yellow Jinjo
Type: Jinjo Speed
Notes
- 14 - On the green and red checkered circular platform.
- 14 - Atop the various sport balls on the main floor.
- 19 - In a fountain on end of the Jiggosseum opposite of the ski ramp.
- 19 - In one of the viewing stands on the north side.
- 19 - In the concessions area around a hot dog stand (near the middle).
- 23 - On the large ski ramp.
- 23 - Atop one of the viewing stands on the South side.
- 23 - Around the dice balls.
- 23 - Atop the high platform hanging from the ceiling.
- 23 - On the right green dome by the ski ramp.
Trivia
- The level's introduction sequence is a spoof of the introduction to the television series Dynasty.
- The Jiggosseum's music has a portion of the music from Hailfire Peaks mixed in.
- In early prerelease builds of the game, Jiggosseum was known simply as "World of Sports."
- The text scrolling by on the Jiggosseum's scoreboard reads:
"Latest Results
Football: L.O.G. City 10 - Grunty Rovers 0 ...
Grottenham Coldspur 1 - Dullby County 3 ...
Jinjo Village 2 - Dingpot Town 1 ...
Twycross Athletic 4 - Trashton Villa 0 ...
Darts: Mrs. 'Bullseye' Bottles is the new champion of the arrows, beating Gruntilda 'Double Chin' Winkybunion even though Mrs. B couldn't see the board ...
Tennis: A. Jinjo beat G. Talbot 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 ...
Basketball: Blubber Pirates 98 - Boggy Bulls 25 ...
Humba Heat 120 - Mumbo Magic 78 ...
Trophy Tigers 101 - Mr. Fit Mavericks 100 ...
Is anybody actually reading this? ...
Boxing: Franklin 'Furry Fists' Fizzlybear beat Professor 'Punchbag' Pester by T.K.O. after 12 seconds of Round 1 ...
Golf: Frustrating Weekend Hobby Cup Round 2 - 'Good Wood' Nabnut -5 ...
'Eagle' Eyrie -3 ...
Chris P. Putter -1 ...
'Divot' Mayles Jnr. +1 ...
'Any Old Iron' Price +4 ...
G. Kirkhope +15 ...
Athletics: Mr. Fit set a new record of 45 feet in the Long Jump, only to be beaten by Trophy Thomas with his next jump of 46 feet ...
Pool: 'Lucky Break' Banjo beat 'Cannon' Klungo 3-2 ...
Jolly 'The Brown Ball' Dodger beat Missin' Merry Maggie 3-0 ...
'Jump Shot' Jamjars beat Babs 'Ball Buffer' Buffbrass 3-1 ...
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts must be boring if you are still reading this rather than playing the game ...
Cricket: Nobody in the U.S.A. can understand the rules, but Boringshire beat South Yawnshire by an innings and 265 runs to claim an old dusty cup presented by an even older man ...
Baseball: Pikelet Brown Sox 3 - Tooty Angels 7 ...
Jinjo Giants 9 - Minjo Dodgers 6 ...
Jolly Bandits 11 - Canary Mary Cardinals 2 ...
And finally, the sporting calendar showcase ...
Dominoes: In the 134th Showdown Town Domino Marathon held at Ye Olde Empty Kettle, Lord Woo Fak Fak beat Weldar after 5 years and 172 days' play due to Weldar rusting away to nothing. Fak Fak wins the first prize of 50 pence and a bag of pork scratchings ..."
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