Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Pokemon Team Challenge
It’s time again for a new challenge playthrough of Nuts & Bolts! The previous several were outstanding, but I’ve been hesitant to do another one because it is simply not possible to surpass the chaos of the Choo-Choo Challenge. I really like the game and wanted to play again, so we’ll have some fun with it even if it isn’t as completely wild as the previous runs! We’ll just need to temper our expectations.
This playthrough will be tentatively referred to as the Pokemon Team Challenge. Here is an outline of the conditions:
- Goal: Complete as many challenges as I can: As of right now (haven’t started, haven’t done any testing), I am not even sure if I can finish the game, let alone 100% it. I will do the best that I can, though!
- Just like a Pokemon Team, I am allowed only 6 custom vehicles!
- I am allowed to “evolve” some of those 6 vehicles: 3 three-stage evolution vehicles, 2 two-stage evolution vehicles, 1 basic vehicle.
- Just like a Pokemon, no vehicle is allowed to have more than 4 moves/gadgets. Some gadgets fill two slots in this game (Suck ‘n Blow has one slot for forward and one for backward), and I’m not sure if I’ll count those as 1 or 2. They may “forget/learn” moves as they evolve.
- I am not allowed to use fuel. This means I cannot use jets, engines, or propellers.
Additional evolution rules
For some additional details on how I will treating the evolution system:
- I am only allowed to use the latest evolution for a vehicle. Even if it is awful, I can’t use the previous form.
- I can evolve a vehicle at any time. I thought about adding restrictions for “number of challenges cleared” or some other experience substitute, but it’d get too tricky to track I think.
- The evolution needs to at least thematically resemble the previous forms. Will likely be flexible on this, but I want to prevent situations like “my speedy helicopter evolved into a boat, and then that evolved into a weapons-based tank”.
- Once a vehicle completes a challenge, that evolution is locked in (I can keep making modifications on the same evolution until that point) and cannot ever be changed. Sometimes vehicles perform differently in the real world than in the Test-o-Track, so I’m allowing myself to make sure that it performs as expected before I finalize the design.
Sounds like a lot of rules, but I think everything will make sense when I get going!
Nutty Acres
I really like this stage, and hope that I’m able to clear at least some of these challenges….
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold |  |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Bangers ‘n’ Dash | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:29.61 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Great Balls of Fire | Humba | Flybrows | 1:13.07 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Coconut Circuits | Trophy Thomas | Flybrows | 1:46.02 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Tick, Tick, Bang! | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:34.81 | 0:50.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Grunty’s Loco Coco | Grunty | Flybrows | 0:03.79 | 0:30.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Cheatin’ Witch | Trophy Thomas | 1:50.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 4 | High Jinks | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:01.45 | 2:10.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Vac o’ Nuts | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:57.93 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Fighting Fit | Mr. Fit | 750 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Save Our Statue | Bottles | 800 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Leaky Waterworks | Trophy Thomas | 2:00.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Farmhand of the Year | Mr. Fit | 2500 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Beat the Fleet | Mumbo | 1:05.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Hard-Boiling Egg | Klungo | 2:00.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Old Dog, New Tricks | Humba | 1:45.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Air Coconut | Bottles | 3:00.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Freewheel Festival | Trophy Thomas | 1500 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Riverbed Head-to-Head | Klungo | 2:00.00 | ||||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Nuts to Go | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:10.00 | |||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Makin’ Waves | Mr. Fit | 1:30.00 |
Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Red | Flybrows | |
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| Nutty Acres | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | Dumpadon | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Race | Green | Flybrows | |
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| Nutty Acres | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Dumpadon | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Hurling | Red | Flybrows | |
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| Nutty Acres | 3 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | Dumpadon | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Nutty Acres | 4 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Asshopper | |
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| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Purple | |||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Yellow | |||
| Nutty Acres | 5 | Jinjo Race | Orange | |||
| Nutty Acres | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange |
LOGBOX 720
Logbox is a really cramped level, and I have a sneaking suspicion that I am not going to have very serviceable vehicles. It might be possible to clear some of these, but it’ll be rough.
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Dodgy Connection | Klungo | Dumpadon | 0:42.73 | 0:50.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Workers Wipe Out | Pikelet | Flybrows | 0:53.67 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Dumb and Dimmer | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:55.50 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Chips Away | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:38.93 | 1:45.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Flush the Floater | Grunty | Rustacean | 0:55.04 | 1:10.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Chip Chop | Jolly | Flybrows | 1:16.77 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | You Little Squirt | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:52.38 | 1:55.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Make the Weight | Bottles | Dumpadon | 1:24.72 | 1:40.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Gunge-a-Sponge | Klungo | Dumpadon | 0:37.10 | 1:30.00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Red Bear Racing | Humba | Flybrows | 1:39.99 | 1:40:00 | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Unstable Hardware | Humba | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:45.00 | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | System Update Required | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:20.00 | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | A Sight for Poor Eyes | Pikelet | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:45.00 | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Lap Happy | Humba | 1:35.00 | ||||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Bug Ridden | Jolly | 1:45.00 | ||||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Critics Say No | Mumbo | 1:40.00 | ||||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Glubber Hubbub | Bottles | 2:00.00 |
Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Fetch | Blue | Dumpadon | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Flybrows | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Jinjo Combat | Orange | Dumpadon | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Green | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Yellow | Dumpadon | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 3 | Jinjo Speed | Green | Flybrows | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Race | Purple | Flybrows | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 4 | Jinjo Hurling | Red | Asshopper | |
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| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Race | Red | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 5 | Jinjo Combat | Green | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Race | Red | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Yellow | |||
| LOGBOX 720 | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Purple |
Banjoland
Banjoland is an outstanding level, and I really love most of these challenges. I always look forward to playing this one!
Jiggy Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge name | Challenger | Vehicle | Time/Score | T.T. threshhold | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | You’ll Go Blind, You Clanker | Captain Blubber | Rustacean | 1:00.99 | 1:10.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Ice to See You | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 0:54.64 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Park Prix 1 | Klungo | Flybrows | 1:35.50 | 1:50.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | The Referee’s An Aardvark | Mr. Fit | Dumpadon | 10 | 10 | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Wasting Away | Boggy | Rustacean | 0:32.18 | 1:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Clock Off! | Bottles | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:26.53 | 2:00.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Get Protected | Mr. Fit | Asshopper | 1:24.75 | 1:30.00 | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Water Way to Go | Klungo | 1:50.00 | ||||
| Banjoland | 4 | Spring Break! | Grunty | 0:40.00 | ||||
| Banjoland | 5 | Canned and Panned | Bottles | 10 | ||||
| Banjoland | 5 | Checkpoint Charlies | Mr. Fit | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:15.00 | |||
| Banjoland | 5 | Land, Sea, Not Air | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 1:30.00 | |||
| Banjoland | 6 | Eggcellent Racing | Klungo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:05:00 | |||
| Banjoland | 6 | Home Improvements: Igloo Edition | Boggy | 1:00.00 | ||||
| Banjoland | 6 | Baa For the Course | Mr. Fit | 4 | ||||
| Banjoland | 6 | Mumbo’s Stunt Spectacular | Mumbo | L.O.G.’s Choice | 2:45.00 | |||
| Banjoland | 6 | Mad Monster Mix Up | Bottles | 2:00.00 | ||||
| Banjoland | 6 | Even Older Dog, Newer Tricks | Captain Blubber | 1:30.00 |
Jinjo Challenges
| Level | Act | Challenge | Jinjo color | Vehicle | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Combat | Blue | Dumpadon | |
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| Banjoland | 1 | Jinjo Speed | Orange | Asshopper | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Taxi | Purple | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Speed | Red | Asshopper | |
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| Banjoland | 2 | Jinjo Hurling | Orange | Asshopper | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Race | Blue | Flybrows | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Combat | Green | Dumpadon | |
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| Banjoland | 3 | Jinjo Taxi | Yellow | L.O.G.’s Choice | |
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| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Race | Red | |||
| Banjoland | 4 | Jinjo Fetch | Green | |||
| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Taxi | Blue | L.O.G.’s Choice | ||
| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Speed | Yellow | |||
| Banjoland | 5 | Jinjo Fetch | Orange | |||
| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Hurling | Yellow | |||
| Banjoland | 6 | Jinjo Fetch | Purple |
