Rewards: Clear Gem—destroy all 45 boxes.
If you thought Road to Nowhere was tough, expect even more difficulty here. Note that if you have trouble with the timed jumps, you can try walking on the ropes.
At the start, backtrack to break some boxes. These are easy to miss; you don’t want to get to the end, only to find you’re missing some. Wumpa fruit hovers over invisible planks. Jump to the fruit, and when you land, the planks appear. Grab two extra lives hidden in these boxes, then jump back over the now-visible planks to return to the start.
The jumps along the bridge leading to the next platform aren’t too difficult, though note that you have a warthog to jump over. When you get there, collect the extra life and spin-attack the wooden box in the center of the iron boxes. Time your jump underneath the bouncing box so it doesn’t hit you. Jump on the first turtle in the next section near the edge so you can bounce off to clear the long gap. Keep going until you reach the next platform with a checkpoint, an extra life, and the first Tawna icon.
Use turtles again to cross long gaps. One turtle walks along broken planks. As you jump across, land on the turtle and jump immediately off to reach the next planks. The next checkpoint holds a box with the second Tawna icon.
Walking along the ropes is a good way to get past the warthogs in the next section. Keep your feet centered on the rope. Jump from one section to the next where there isn’t a platform in between, again keeping centered when you jump. You may need to readjust when you land. Luckily, there’s another checkpoint at the next platform, so if you fall later on, you don’t restart too far back.
The next checkpoint contains more boxes. Jump and spin-attack the wooden box, then advance before the TNT box explodes. The next section requires you to flip a turtle and jump off it onto the bellies of several already upside-down turtles to get over gaps. At the next platform, break open a box for the third Tawna icon, then use the portal to access the bonus stage.
After exiting the bonus stage, you’re near the end. A row of turtles is positioned for you to bounce on. Get a running start, and then begin jumping. Use the turtles to get all the way through two sections, then to the platform where the exit portal is located. If you have a hard time with this last part, there’s always the rope.
Time Trial
Time Requirements
Sapphire: 1:28:00
Gold: 1:13:29
Platinum: 1:04:61
The time trial for this level is difficult since you must reach the end without losing a life. Focus on making good jumps. You can use the ropes, but you need to be really good at adjusting left and right while moving forward, and make those jumps from rope to rope perfectly so you don’t fall.