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TOMBA! FAQ
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----Last Updated 01/02/98----
WARNING!!! This article contains a spoiler for the Playstation
game, Tomba! If you do not want the game spoiled for you, do
not continue reading any further. I've done my best to split
it up into sections to minimize spoiling, but don't say I didn't
warn you. (Here's a tip: make your viewing window smaller.)
NOTE: This is not a complete walkthrough for Tomba! In fact,
it's not even a complete FAQ! I only rented the game, so I don't
actually have the game with me right now. I'm writing this from
memory, so don't expect to find everything you need or even
perfectly accurate details, although it should be pretty close.
A bunch of stuff is missing, but hey, there should be enough
information to help you with what you need. Any corrections
or missing information can be sent to me, Miguel B.
This FAQ deals mainly with Events, Items, and the Evil Pigs,
and any other questions I've seen about the game. The contents
have been divided into four sections, (I) Events, (II) Items,
(III) Evil Pigs, (IV) Misc., (V) Credits & Notes
Stuff to Know About this FAQ:
- I'm assuming you know where all of the locations are, I'm
not providing a map.
- Whenever I refer to the Haunted Mansion, I'll use "left side",
"right side", "front side", etc. because I don't remember the
compass directions. "Front" refers to the side you're on when
entering from Baccus Village.
- Whenever I refer to "after" a particular Event, I mean after
the Event has been completed, not after it has been discovered.
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I. EVENTS
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Well, first of all, I'm not exactly sure of how many Events
there are in total, but I think it's 130. In my Events list,
there are no empty spaces except for the last six slots on 8/17,
and it seems as if no one's found any of those Events either.
Well, since the first 8 pages deal with Events that are part
of the main storyline, and the last 9 aren't, it might make
sense to keep them separated. But I could be wrong, so if anyone
finds any of those 6 Events, please tell me so I can change
this info. But for now, I'll work with the 130 Events I have.
The following chart outlines each Event (in the order they're
listed in the game), a description of it, where to discover
the Event, how to complete the Event, and what Item you get (if
anything). (Don't ask me how much AP each is worth, because I
have NO idea!!!)
*Each page of Events is separated by a bar, and you can also
use "Find" to search for a specific Event (e.g. the 5th Event on
the 2nd page would be 2/5)
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(1/1) GRANDPA'S BRACELET - retrieve the stolen bracelet
Discover: n/a
Complete: finish the game!!!
(1/2) CLEAR THE FOG - clear out the fog in the Forest of All Beginnings
Discover: as you reach the fog, the explorer guy jumps down
and tells you
Complete: use Furious Tornado while on top of the houses
(1/3) THE 100-YEAR OLD WISE MAN - find the old guy
Discover: the explorer guy tells you
Complete: go to his hut! it's not that hard!
(1/4) INSIDE THE KOKKA EGGS - bring the four Chicks to the 100-yr old man
Discover: the 100-yr old man asks you to
Complete: open up all the red eggs, then jump on the Chicks
(1/5) THE TALE OF THE EVIL PIGS - 100-yr old man tells you a story
Discover: n/a
Complete: after he tells you the story
(1/6) BEGINNER'S DWARF LANGUAGE - learn to be fluent in Dwarf
Discover: in Dwarf Village, there's one Dwarf you can talk to
Complete: jump on the 3 Dwarves in the forest, then jump on the
first Dwarf on the screen with the Dwarf Elder
(1/7) SAVE THE DWARVES - find the 7(!) Dwarves who didn't return
Discover: in Dwarf Village, talking to the villagers
Complete: find 2 under the spores on the pointy plants, 2 in the
hanging spores in Watch Tower, 1 in a hanging spore in
Wobbly Wharf, 2 in the hanging spores at the beginning
of the 100-Flower Forest; then talk to the Dwarf
blocking your way to the Elder
(1/8) A LOST CHILD - find the missing Dwarf child
Discover: talk to the first Dwarf in front of his house
Complete: left of the L-shaped platform in Watch Tower
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(2/1) DWARF ELDER - talk to the Dwarf Elder
Discover: 100-yr old man tells you to see him
Complete: you can talk to him after saving the Dwarves
(2/2) THE EVIL PIG BAG - get the Blue Pig Bag from the Elder
Discover: n/a
Complete: he gives it to you!!
(2/3) THE WORLD'S GREATEST SMILE? - show the Dwarf your teeth
Discover: talk to him, he's the Dwarf near Mushroom Forest, blocking your
way to Phoenix Mt.
Complete: eat a Laughing Mushroom, then laugh for the Dwarf
(2/4) THE WORLD'S GREATEST POUT? - cry for the same Dwarf
Discover: he'll tell you after you laugh for him
Complete: eat a Crying Mushroom, then cry for the Dwarf
(2/5) TO PHOENIX MOUNTAIN... - get to Phoenix Mountain
Discover: the Dwarf Elder tells you to go there
Complete: go past that actor Dwarf you laughed/cried for
(2/6) WHERE'S THE BABY MOUSE? - find the baby mouse
Discover: talk to the mouse in Baccus Village Town Hall (or the
billboard, I can't remember)
Complete: go to the bar on the west side of town, talk to the middle
mouse, then tell the mouse in Town Hall about it
(2/7) A ROAD TO BACCUS LAKE - make your way to Baccus Lake
Discover: talk to the mouse in front of the west bridge
Complete: after saving the baby mouse, go to the bridge and the mouse
will lead you to Baccus Lake
(2/8) A DRINK FOR GROWN-UPS - fix Baccus Village's wine problem
Discover: talk to the mouse by the bridge, then read the bulletin board
Complete: put the Pipe (at the back of Baccus Lake) into the machine
on the right, then flip the switch on, then talk to one of
the mice (I'm not sure which one)
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(3/1) THE 1000-YEAR OLD WISE MAN - save the 1000-yr old man
Discover: talk to the mouse right of the Town Hall entrance
Complete: talk to him, he's in the room with the BIG door at Haunted
Mansion
(3/2) PAINTING OF A BIG KEY? - find all 5 key fragments
Discover: talk to the mouse in the room with the painting
Complete: find the 5 fragments in a) the first room on the right side
of the Haunted Mansion, it's one of those rooms with a chest
and water in the middle, b) the room with the fountain,
c) the room with a blue chest on the right and the floor
drops in between, d) the room with the moving platform,
e) the Smiling Door room; put all the pieces into the painting
(3/3) A LARGE KEYHOLE - open up the large keyhole door
Discover: try to enter a large keyhole door without the key
Complete: enter with the key (either the Haunted Mansion door or the
Phoenix Mountain door)
(3/4) A SMALL KEYHOLE - open up the small keyhole door
Discover: try to enter a small keyhole door without the key
Complete: enter with the key (get it by talking to the mouse in the
left door on the front side)
(3/5) BREAK THE MAGIC EGG - break the magic egg in the small keyhole door room
Discover: the 1000-yr old guy will tell you
Complete: break all the other eggs around Haunted Mansion, then you
can break the magic one (this took me a long time to figure
out!)
(3/6) THE MOUSE PIG BAG - find the Mouse (ORANGE) Pig Bag
Discover: upon first entering Baccus Village (from the sky)
Complete: *I don't remember where I found it, some chest in Haunted
Mansion, I think*
(3/7) THE HAUNTED PIG BAG - find the Haunted (PINK) Pig Bag
Discover: when first entering the Haunted Mansion screen
Complete: a chest in Haunted Mansion
(3/8) A PRECIOUS TREASURE CHEST? - open the guarded treasure chest on Phoenix Mt.
Discover: before saving the 1000-yr old man, talk to the guy outside the
Lava Caves on Phoenix Mt.
Complete: talk to him after saving the 1000-yr old man, and open up the
chest (grapple!)
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(4/1) THE STORMY PIG BAG - find the Stormy (RED) Pig Bag
Discover: *I don't remember*
Complete: inside the large keyhole door on Phoenix Mt.
(4/2) PHOENIX MOUNTAIN - save Phoenix Mt.
Discover: after getting the Red Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig at Charity Square
(4/3) THE FIRE PIG BAG - find the Fire (GREEN) Pig Bag
Discover: talk to the mouse at the beginning of the Lava Caves
Complete: open up the chest to the right of him
(4/4) SMILE! - open up the happy doors
Discover: try to enter one when not in Laughing mode
Complete: laugh in front of one
(4/5) THE LAVA CAVES - save the Lava Caves
Discover: after getting the Fire (Green) Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig at Haunted Mansion
(4/6) THE HAUNTED MANSION - save the Haunted Mansion
Discover: after getting the Haunted (Pink) Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig in the Lava Caves
(4/7) THE PHOENIX'S FAVORITE - feed the Phoenix his favorite meal
Discover: talk to the mice in leftmost house of Baccus Village
Complete: get 5 Bunk Flowers in the Lava Caves
(4/8) MASTER OF THE SKIES - restore the Phoenix's former title
Discover: talk to the mouse next to the Phoenix (the first time you ride
him)
Complete: after feeding him the Bunk Flowers
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(5/1) FIND CHARLES - find that funny monkey again
Discover: talk to the Miner in the background of Masakari Jungle
Complete: find him at the end of Masakari Jungle (I think you have to
fall in the water)
(5/2) A REFRESHING DRINK - serve Charles a beverage
Discover: he'll ask for one in exchange for teaching you how to swim
Complete: get the bananas on top of the ladder in the Jungle, take them
to Clock Tower (after giving the Miner his hat), and the Miner
will make you some banana juice
(5/3) I CAN'T SWIM - learn a new survival skill
Discover: jump in the water either at the Ol' Pond, or Masakari Jungle
Complete: give Charles the banana juice, and he'll teach you
(5/4) WE NEED A BOMB - find some explosives
Discover: talk to the man at Lumber Factory after discovering "Break the
Rusty Door - 5/5"
Complete: get the bomb atop the tall tree
(5/5) BREAK THE RUSTY DOOR - blast it with a bomb
Discover: talk to the guard at the Iron Castle
Complete: use the bomb on the door
(5/6) WE NEED POWER... - show them the secret of Tool Time
Discover: talk to the man at the top of Clock Tower
Complete: go inside the room of the Rusty Door and flip the switch
(5/7) THE CIVILIZATION MACHINE - make the Clock Tower work
Discover: talk to the miner in the tower after giving Charles the juice
Complete: complete "We Need Power - 5/6"
(5/8) BACCUS VILLAGE - save the mice of Baccus Village
Discover: after getting the Mouse (Orange) Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig in the Masakari Jungle
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(6/1) THE JUNGLE PIG BAG - fine the Jungle (NAVY) Pig Bag
Discover: *I don't remember*
Complete: yellow chest on Old Tree Hill
(6/2) THE DEEP JUNGLE PIG - save the Masakari Jungle
Discover: after getting the Jungle Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig on the Familiar Mansion beach
(6/3) WHAT'S UNDER THE FOREST? - what's underground?
Discover: talk to a dwarf by the Dwarf Elder
Complete: go through the elevator into the Underground Maze
(6/4) THE 10,000-YEAR OLD MAN - find this old guy
Discover: the people at Iron Castle will tell you
Complete: simple! go to Trick Village (by way of the Ol' Pond) and enter
his hut
(6/5) THE MERMAID'S NECKLACE - find her missing necklace
Discover: the 10,000-yr old man tells you (or maybe the mermaid does)
Complete: get the necklace (right of the old man's hut) and give it to her
at Haunted Mansion (the room with the 3rd key fragment)
(6/6) WHAT'S UNDERWATER? - learn how to hold your breath
Discover: the 10,000-yr old man tells you to see the mermaid
Complete: the mermaid teaches you how to dive after you give her the necklace
(6/7) 10 MATH BEADS - the old man's lost his marbles
Discover: the 10,000-yr old man tells you to find them
Complete: just find all 10 of them underwater (enter through the opening right
next to his hut); I can't describe exactly where they all are, so
just search thoroughly
(6/8) THE UNDERWATER PIG BAG - find the Underwater (YELLOW) Pig Bag
Discover: *I don't remember*
Complete: a chest in the waters of Trick Village
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(7/1) TRICK VILLAGE - pull Atlantis out of the water
Discover: after getting the Underwater Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig at Clock Tower
(7/2) THE THIEF'S DOOR - pick the lock
Discover: talk to the digger in the hut next to the Thief's Door (in
Underground Maze)
Complete: get the Thief's Wire from the 10,000-yr old man, then open the door
(7/3) UNBREAKABLE WIRE - find a better tool for lockpicking
Discover: talk to the digger in the Blue Fortune Teller's room
Complete: talk to the digger's friend at the Haunted Mansion (not sure which
room)
(7/4) THE SOURCE OF EVIL MAGIC - another story
Discover: the 10,000-yr old man tells you
Complete: the 1,000,000-yr old man tells you
(7/5) DIG LIKE A MOLE - dig, dig, dig!
Discover: talk to the digger left of the Thief's Door
Complete: come back later when he's done
(7/6) THE 100-FLOWER FOREST - turn the forest back to normal
Discover: the Dwarf Elder tells you when he gave you the Pig Bag
Complete: defeat the Evil Pig in Underground Maze
(7/7) A MILLION-YEAR OLD WISH - the old man's got high hopes
Discover: talk to the 1,000,000-yr old man
Complete: defeat all 7 Evil Pigs
(7/8) 8TH EVIL PIG BAG? - what?? another one??
Discover: *I don't remember*
Complete: the 1,000,000-yr old man has it
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(8/1) SEVEN FRIENDS - find Tomba's friends to open the final door!
Discover: after killing the 7 Pigs, you get transported to the Strange Room
Complete: find 1 at Baccus Village, 1 at the Lumber Factory, 1 in Dwarf Village,
1 in Large Keyhole door of Haunted Mansion, 1 in Y Crossing, and 1 in
Iron Castle; go back to the Strange Room, and Baron takes his place
as the 7th (caution: you immediately enter the final battle)
(8/2) A REAL EVIL PIG - defeat the ultimate Evil Pig
Discover: after getting the 8th Pig Bag
Complete: finish the game!!!
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(9/1) TAKE ME HOME - help a little froggie
Discover: jump on a frog (find them in the patches of purple grass)
Complete: take him to the Ol' Pond (don't get hit!)
(9/2) A HUNGRY MONKEY - feed Charles
Discover: talk to Charles before getting the bananas
Complete: get the bananas at the Ol' Pond, and give them to Charles
(9/3) MOTOCROSS COURSE - find the Course
Discover: when you get the Fuel Bar from the man at Lumber Mill
Complete: just enter the hut with the GoGoCar and go to the far right
(9/4) WHO ARE YOU? - find out Yan's identity
Discover: inside the hut leading to Ol' Pond, talk to the pair of eyes that you
see through the window
Complete: talk to Yan again (he'll be at the right end of Forest of All Beginning,
above the rope ladder)
(9/5) AP BOX - rewards for the experienced
Discover: press Up in front of the AP Box at Ol' Pond
Complete: do the same once you have enough AP (100,000 I think)
(9/6) I NEED A TEAR BOTTLE - get a crying jar
Discover: talk to the pacing Dwarf in Mushroom Forest (where you come out of the
Leaf Slider)
Complete: defeat the Yellow Bonsugee (throw one at the other, three times)
(9/7) WHERE'D THE LIGHTS GO? - turn on the lights
Discover: fall into the dungeon (left of the Dwarf Elder)
Complete: get the Torch from the Dwarf by the fire pit, and go back to the dungeon
(9/8) STOP THE FIGHT! - keep the peace in Dwarf Village
Discover: talk to the woman looking for the Elder when you come out of the dungeon
Complete: jump back into the dungeon, grab the Broken Vase, then talk to the
fighting Dwarves
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(10/1) THE GREAT ESCAPE - find the "escaped" prisoner
Discover: after "Stop the Fight! - 9/8"
Complete: jump back into the dungeon, where you'll find the prisoner sleeping
(10/2) LOOK & SEE?! - take a peek at the final Pig hideout
Discover: get the telescope from atop the Watch Tower
Complete: use the telescope on the stand above the Watch Tower ladder
(10/3) READY, SET, GO! - race the prisoner
Discover: jump into the dungeon again, and the prisoner will leave; meet up with
him right outside Dwarf Village
Complete: beat him to the top of Watch Tower (it's really easy with Animal Dash)
(10/4) MONSTER HUNT - defeat the dreaded Bonsugee
Discover: read the sign in the background of Mushroom Forest
Complete: defeat the Bonsugee (throw one at the other, three times)
(10/5) A MYSTERIOUS MUSHROOM - get the magical drug mushroom
Discover: *I don't remember, might be someone from Baccus Village or Dwarf Village*
Complete: open up a blue chest in the Mushroom Forest (one of the high-up ones)
(10/6) LEAF SLIDER - an idea for a Dwarf amusement park
Discover: talk to the leftmost Dwarf in Charity Square
Complete: cry in front of him (even though he claims "crying won't help")
(10/7) RED + BLUE = ? - mix & match some mushrooms
Discover: talk to the right Dwarf on top of the fountain in Charity Square
Complete: get the Blue Powder from the Leaf Slider, and use it on one of the
flowers in Mushroom Forest to turn it blue; throw the blue flower at
a red flower, and a special mushroom will appear (you'd think it would
be something PURPLE, wouldn't you?)
(10/8) A SAFE MUSHROOM? - relief for laughing/crying fits
Discover: talk to the mouse in Town Hall of Baccus Village
Complete: get enough AP (150,000) to open the AP Box in the background of Mushroom
Forest
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(11/1) TREASURES FROM THE MANSION - get free stuff out of the mansion
Discover: talk to the prisoner in Dwarf Village (left of the Dwarf Elder), during
one of your conversations with him, he'll mention it
Complete: take the boat to the Familiar Mansion (left of Mushroom Forest), and open
one of the chests inside
(11/2) A FAMILIAR-LOOKING MANSION? - Tomba gets a case of déjŕ vu
Discover: take the boat to the Familiar Mansion
Complete: exit the Mansion into the Village of All Beginnings
(11/3) CHARLES'S PANTS - save Charles from embarrassment
Discover: talk to Charles when he's at Phoenix Mt. (you have to knock him down from
where he's hanging)
Complete: keep going through Phoenix Mountain to reach the Lava Caves; talk to the
mouse inside to get the Pants, then go back to Charles (you can go through
the door next to the chest outside)
(11/4) THE RED FORTUNE TELLER - get your fortune told (and learn where to use Pig Bags!)
Discover: read the billboard in Baccus Village next to the Fortune Teller's hut three
times
Complete: go inside the hut after "A Drink For Grown-Ups - 2/8" (you may need the
required AP in order to complete the Event)
(11/5) A BROKEN FOUNTAIN - fix the Dwarf's fountain
Discover: stand in the middle of the fountain
Complete: use the Tear Jar (after you've filled it) in the same spot
(11/6) CAN'T STOP CRYING - dry some eyes
Discover: talk to the mouse left of the Red Fortune Teller's hut in Baccus Village
Complete: give him a Healing Mushroom (Ordinary Mushroom doesn't seem to work)
(11/7) DEATH FRUIT JUICE - destroy the death Fruits
Discover: talk to the mouse at the bar in Baccus Village (after "A Drink For
Grown-Ups - 2/8")
Complete: jump on all of the Death Fruits in Mushroom Forest (they're the floating
ghostlike plants)
(11/8) FLOWER SEEDS - get some flower seeds for the Dwarf child
Discover: talk to the child when you first get to Dwarf Village
Complete: get the Flower Seeds in the red chest in Watch Tower (pretty much straight
up from the beginning)
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(12/1) PLANT A FLOWER GARDEN - get a garden growing
Discover: when you give the child the Flower Seeds (on the Dwarf Elder screen)
Complete: come back to the garden after "The 100-Flower Forest - 7/6"
(12/2) WHERE DID I COME FROM? - find the secret passage
Discover: at the beginning of Phoenix Mountain hit the pipe to the left of the sign
(use your weapon or a pig)
Complete: go through the door below the Lava Caves entrance (next to the Grapple
chest)
(12/3) HEALING HERBS FOR BARON - help out your best friend
Discover: take the wounded Baron to the healer in Dwarf Village, and she'll ask
you to help
Complete: get the Healing Herbs on the second screen of Phoenix Mountain; go up to
where the gray door is, then head right (the Herbs will be on a ledge)
(12/4) CRY BABY - a crying door?? (this is just like "Smile! - 4/4")
Discover: try to enter a Crying Door when not in Crying mode
Complete: cry in front of a Crying Door
(12/5) RED HIDDEN POWERS - unleash the power of fire
Discover: go to the Red Crystal (top of Haunted Mansion) without the required
Experience
Complete: get enough Experience (10 on the first bar) and get the Crystal
(12/6) HIDE & GO SEEK - beat Yan at his own game
Discover: when you complete "Who Are You? - 9/4"
Complete: find Yan at each of his hiding places: a) at the Butterfly cage in
Charity Square, b) inside the Smiling Door on Phoenix Mt., c) on the
right side of Haunted Mansion, the room with a wall made of straw,
d) to the left of the tall tree in Masakari Jungle, e) and, finally,
in the Hidden Village
(12/7) I'M SO HUNGRY - feed the hungry man some food
Discover: talk to the man in the middle of Hidden Village
Complete: give him a Lunchbox (don't know if Large Lunchbox gets you anything
more)
(12/8) WHEN THE WIND DIES DOWN... - fix a weather problem
Discover: try to enter the gray door at the top of the second screen of Phoenix
Mt. while it's still windy
Complete: go back to the door after you've defeated the Red Evil Pig (and then
the wind dies down)
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(13/1) LEAF BUTTERFLIES - go butterfly-catching
Discover: when you catch your first Butterfly (or talking to the Butterfly
collector in Charity Square)
Complete: catch a total of 29(?) or 30(?) Leaf Butterflies and let them loose
into the collector's cage
(13/2) FOOD FOR FUEL - wine-powered cars?
Discover: talk to the inventor at the Lumber Factory
Complete: get Wine from Baccus Village (I think it's a mouse at Town Hall) and
give it to the inventor
(13/3) THE MERMAID'S SINGING ROCK - find the singing mermaid
Discover: first time through the Motocross Course, the guy will tell you
Complete: finish the course and talk to the mermaid
(13/4) I WANT A BRONZE MEDAL - finish in 3rd
Discover: complete the Motocross course without beating a record (about 29
sec) and talk to the mermaid
Complete: finish the Course in under 28.?? (I forget)
(13/5) I WANT A SILVER MEDAL - finish in 2nd
Discover: after "I Want a Bronze Medal - 13/4"
Complete: finish the Course in under 26.?? (I forget)
(13/6) WHAT'S A FUNGA? - learn about native culture
Discover: talk to the Funga in Phoenix Mt. (up and left of the 3 pumpkins on the
first screen)
Complete: get the Funga drum in a chest in Masakari Jungle, and take it back to
the Funga
(13/7) A CUTE WITCH - no, not really
Discover: the man at Y Crossing will tell you about Mizuno (I don't remember after
what Event)
Complete: talk to Mizuno in the Village of All Beginnings, the first brown door you
come across
(13/8) LET'S RIDE THE RAFT! - travel downstream
Discover: after "Break the Rusty Door - 5/5" (make sure you get the Raft, too)
Complete: go to the Old Tree Hill, and after the first Pump Rock, press Down and go
into the foreground onto a small platform, then use the Raft
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(14/1) WHAT IS THIS? - find an old elevator
Discover: hit the wooden structure in Watch Tower with your weapon or an enemy
Complete: enter the elevator (one of the tall wooden structures) from Watch Tower
(14/2) TREE OF KNOWLEDGE KNOWS - one really wise tree
Discover: talk to the Tree by biting the parrot
Complete: ask the Tree about the 5 Golden Items (you have to know about the
"5 Golden Items - 16/2" Event first)
(14/3) DELICIOUS KNOWLEDGE FRUIT - yummy fruit for Baron
Discover: after "Healing Herbs for Baron - 12/3"
Complete: get the fruit at Old Tree Hill, then give it to the healer
(14/4) SEAWEED FOR YOUR HEALTH - it's healthy, really!
Discover: after "Delicious Knowledge Fruit - 14/3"
Complete: get the seaweed from the Familiar Mansion beach, and give it to the
healer
(14/5) MAN'S BEST FRIEND - a classic "boy and his dog" story
Discover: when you take the wounded Baron to the healer
Complete: after "Seaweed For Your Health - 14/4"
(14/6) BARON'S STRENGTH - he can fly, he can fly, he can fly!
Discover: after "Man's Best Friend - 14/5"
Complete: come back in a while when he's rested up, and then you finally get him
(14/7) TEARS FROM A FLOWER - make a flower cry
Discover: talk to one of the Dwarves at Charity Square
Complete: use the Rise and Shine Powder on the yellow flower in Mushroom Forest,
then equip your Tear Jar and catch some tears
(14/8) WHAT THE WITCH LOST... - retrieve Mizuno's missing things
Discover: talk to Mizuno in the Village of All Beginnings (first brown door)
Complete: bring back her Dirty Mirror and 3 Crystal Balls (1 in Wobbly Wharf,
1 in Watch Tower, 1 in Charity Square (left of Leaf Slider)
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(15/1) LOST AND FOUND - find some missing items
Discover: when you get the first Crystal Ball
Complete: after getting the 3rd Crystal Ball
(15/2) A MAGIC MIRROR? - find out what it's for
Discover: when you get the Dirty Mirror in Watch Tower (push the rock left of
the telescope tower)
Complete: after "What the Witch Lost... - 14/8"
(15/3) LET'S MAKE CANDY! - satisfy your sweet tooth
Discover: talk to Mizuno in the Village of All Beginnings (first brown door)
Complete: bring back all the items Mizuno asks for: Biting Plant Flower
(Underground Maze), Silver Powder (from "Ready, Set, Go! - 10/3"),
Kokka Claw (trade in the Baby Pig? I also got it somewhere else),
Needlegator Teeth (another one I don't remember), and the Butamushi
Thorn (a chest in Underground Maze)
(15/4) A FAMOUS DIGGER - meet the famous digger
Discover: talk to the digger on the second screen of Phoenix Mt.
Complete: come back later, and he'll be done with his tunnel and move aside
(15/5) POWER-UP FOR TOOLS!? - a new use for old tools
Discover: *I don't remember*
Complete: after "What the Witch Lost... - 14/8"; once she has the Mirror,
she'll give you the GrappleJack
(15/6) TAKE TWO OF THESE - relief for the common cold
Discover: when Mizuno sneezes and tells you she has a cold
Complete: give Mizuno the Cold Medicine when you see her and she's sneezing
(15/7) UNDERGROUND TREASURE - find some buried treasure
Discover: talk to one of the diggers in Underground Maze (I think after
"Dig Like A Mole - 7/5")
Complete: go along the left and up in Underground Maze, it's a chest along
the topmost hallway
(15/8) SOME CHEESE PLEASE - a craving for cheese
Discover: talk to the mouse in the eastmost hut of Baccus Village
Complete: find 10 Cheeses and bring them back (refer to the Misc. section
for locations)
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(16/1) BLUE HIDDEN POWERS - unleash the power of water
Discover: go to the Blue Crystal (bottom of Trick Village) without the
required Experience (10 on the 3rd bar)
Complete: go to the Crystal with enough Experience
(16/2) 5 GOLDEN ITEMS - find some special items that the Pigs couldn't get
Discover: talk to the 10,000-yr old man after "Trick Village - 7/1"
Complete: get the 5 items and bring them to him: Golden Leaf Butterfly
(after "Leaf Butterflies - 13/1"), Golden Candy (after "Let's
Make Candy! - 15/3"), Golden Fruit (after "Some Cheese
Please - 15/8"), Golden Flower (after "Plant a Flower
Garden - 12/1"), and Gold Medal (after "I Want a Gold
Medal - 17/5")
(16/3) MIGHTY FISH FOOD - special treat for fish
Discover: the Mermaid gives it to you after "What's Underwater? - 6/6"
Complete: use the Fish Food in a "special" body of water (a Mighty Fish
will appear that maxes an Experience bar when you touch it):
Fire (the pool in Haunted Mansion with the pink pipe), Wind
(the Ol' Pond), Water (Masakari River)
(16/4) THE BLUE FORTUNE TELLER - have your fortune read again (and more Pig Bags)
Discover: talk to the topright-most digger in Underground Maze
Complete: talk to the Fortune Teller in the hut past the Thief's Door
(16/5) PUMP ROCKS - enrich the soil
Discover: talk to the Tree of Knowledge on Old Tree Hill
Complete: jump on every Pump Rock in the game (the springy accordian-like
platforms; I recommend you start doing so from the start, and don't
forget the one in Lava Caves leading to Hidden Village!)
(16/6) GREEN HIDDEN POWERS - unleash the power of wind
Discover: go to the Green Crystal (atop Phoenix's Nest) without the
required Experience (10 on the 2nd bar)
Complete: go to the Crystal with enough Experience
(16/7) SOMETHING'S COOKIN'? - a Koma barbecue
Discover: touch the fire in the 100-Flower Forest
Complete: fill up your bucket with 3 water drops in Watch Tower (the falling
blue things), then use the bucket by the fire
(16/8) BITING PLANT FLOWER - Mizuno's secret ingredient
Discover: use the Peach Gas to shrink a Biting Plant Flower in Forest of All
Beginnings
Complete: when you get the Biting Plant Flower (Underground Maze)
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(17/1) TAKE OUT - fast food for people who are hiding
Discover: talk to Yan's (father?) in the Hidden Village, before Yan is at the
Hidden Village
Complete: give the Yan's Lunch Box that he gives you to Yan the next time you
find him
(17/2) THE TROUBLED THIEF - the thief's lost his loot
Discover: talk to the thief (he's sitting on a ledge near the ceiling of Lava
Caves)
Complete: give him What The Thief Lost... (I don't remember where this is)
(17/3) WHAT THE THIEF FORGOT - that brilliant thief has done it again
Discover: talk to the thief (he's in the chimney of the Haunted Mansion)
Complete: give him What The Thief Forgot... (it's where he was sitting before,
just scroll the ledge off the screen and return)
(17/4) THE BOSS'S TREASURE - find the thief boss's secret stash
Discover: talk to the thief boss in the Small Keyhole room in Haunted Mansion
(after "Haunted Mansion - 4/6")
Complete: open the chest right next to him
(17/5) I WANT A GOLD MEDAL - finish in 1st
Discover: after "I Want a Silver Medal - 13/5"
Complete: finish the Motocross Course in under 24.96 sec
(17/6) WHERE THE BARREL ROLLS... - follow that barrel!
Discover: knock the spikes off the rolling barrel in Wobbly Wharf (don't
actually break it!), then push it right into the water, and jump in
after it
Complete: leave the screen and come back, and dive into the water again
(17/7) PEACH FLOWER GAS - a special gas (*Note: I haven't done this event yet, so
this is based on what people have told me)
Discover: spray a Koma Pig with the Peach Flower Gas
Complete: at the first Peach Flower in the Village of All Beginnings, lure the
Koma Pig on its right so that it's standing under the flower; jump
onto the flower's side, so that it sprays its gas on the Pig (it's
supposed to turn into a Baby Pig)
(17/8) FLOWER TOWER - a special secret tower
Discover: after "Hide & Go Seek - 12/6"
Complete: go inside the Tower that appears after "A Broken Fountain - 11/5"
(you need 1,000,000 AP)
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II. ITEMS
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Okay, here's a (most likely!) incomplete list of all the Items
available in Tomba. I've probably forgotten a bunch of Items,
but don't hold it against me! I'm sure the list will be good
enough, and if you have an Item that you really don't know what
to do with, you can email me or simply ask anyone else who knows.
This list contains the function of the Item and where to get it
(if reasonable; I'm not going to list where to get all the Charity
Wings!!!). The list is in alphabetical order to help you find
what you're looking for.
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== Item Name == Its Function and Location ==
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-100-Year Old Bell takes you to the 100-yr Old Man; brown chest in a tree near the
start of Village of All Beginnings
-100-Year Old Key opens brown chests; the 100-yr Old Man gives it to you
-1,000-Year Old Bell takes you to the 1,000-yr Old Man; blue chest on a high platform
in Mushroom Forest
-1,000-Year Old Key opens blue chests; the 1,000-yr Old Man gives it to you
-10,000-Year Old Bell takes you to the 10,000-yr Old Man; red chest outside Trick
Village (at Ol' Pond)
-10,000-Year Old Key opens red chests; the 10,000-yr Old Man gives it to you
-1,000,000-Year Old Bell takes you to the 1,000,000-yr Old Man; *I forgot where*
-1,000,000-Year Old Key opens yellow chests; the 1,000,000-yr Old Man gives it to you
-Baby Pig give it to the guy in Baccus Village who couldn't stop crying;
(see "Peach Flower Gas - 17/7")
-Banana Juice drink for Charles; go to the top of Clock Tower and trade in the
Bananas
-Bananas food for Charles; get one after falling in Ol' Pond, get another
atop the tall ladder in Masakari Jungle
-Baron re-usable Charity Wings; get him after "Baron's Strength - 14/6"
-Biting Plant Flower an ingredient for Gold Candy; somewhere in Underground Maze
-Blackjack basic weapon; start the game with it
-Blue Powder turns flowers blue (see "Red + Blue = ? - 10/7"); Leaf Slider
-Bomb blows up the Rusty Door; it's at the top of the tall tree in
Masakari Jungle
-Boss's Jewel no function; get it in the Small Keyhole room in Haunted
Mansion (after "Haunted Mansion - 4/6")
-Broken Vase stops the fight in Dwarf Village; get it in the prisoner's
dungeon
-Bronze Medal no function; get it for placing 3rd at Motocross Course
-Bucket fill it up with water to put out the fire in "Something's
Cookin'? - 16/7"; get it in Wobbly Wharf
-Bunk Flower use 5 to feed the Phoenix; scattered throughout Lava Caves
-Butamushi Thorn an ingredient for Gold Candy; get it in the chest in Underground
Maze, after "Dig Like A Mole - 7/5"
-Charity Wings takes you any place you've been to already (some exceptions);
they're scattered throughout the game
-Charles's Pants clothes for Charles; get it from the mouse at Lava Caves
-Cheese give 10 of them to the mouse in Baccus Village (rightmost hut);
(refer to Misc. section for locations)
-Chick rescue all 4 and bring them to the 100-yr Old Man; find them in
the red Kokka eggs
-Cold Medicine relieve Mizuno's cold; *I don't remember where to get it*
-3 Crystal Balls return all of them to Mizuno; get 1 in Wobbly Wharf, 1 in
Watch Tower, 1 in Charity Square (left of Leaf Slider)
*Note: they won't appear under Items until you get all 3*
-Dashing Pants better than Jumping Pants; *go up on the second screen of
Phoenix Mt., jump right to the ledge above the Healing
Herbs ledge, then fall right to find a brown chest (this
might be Flash Pants, I'm not sure)*
-Dirty Mirror return it to Mizuno; push the rock left of the Watch Tower
-Evil Pig Bags lets you fight the Evil Pigs; (see the Evil Pigs section for
details)
-Flash Pants better than Dashing Pants; *go up on the second screen of
Phoenix Mt., jump right to the ledge above the Healing
Herbs ledge, then fall right to find a brown chest (this
might be Dashing Pants, I'm not sure)*
-Flower Seeds give it to the Dwarf child for gardening; in the red chest in
Watch Tower (almost straight up from the beginning)
-Frog take him to his pond; hides in the purple grass
-Funga Drum give it to the Funga in Phoenix Mt.; get it in the brown chest
near the start of Masakari Jungle
-Funky Parasol gives you more hang-time; give Charles his Pants in Phoenix Mt.
-Furious Tornado clears the fog; get it from the mailbox at the beginning
-Gold Medal one of the 5 Golden Items; get it for placing 1st at
Motocross Course
-Golden Bowl allows you to have more than 8 Vitality; get it from Yan after
"Hide & Go Seek - 12/6"
*Note: it doesn't appear under Items*
-Golden Candy one of the 5 Golden Items; brew it up at Mizuno's with several
ingredients ("Let's Make Candy! - 15/3")
-Golden Flower one of the 5 Golden Items; after "Plant A Flower Garden - 12/1"
-Golden Fruit one of the 5 Golden Items; after "Some Cheese Please - 15/1"
-Golden Leaf Butterfly one of the 5 Golden Items; after "Leaf Butterflies - 13/1"
-Grapple swing from ceilings, pumpkins, etc.; the chest outside Lava
Caves
-GrappleJack combines the Blackjack and the Grapple; Mizuno makes it with
the Magic Mirror
-Healing Herbs helps Baron get better; go up on the second screen of Phoenix
Mt., then right past the vacuum plant (it's on a high ledge)
-Healing Mushroom one-time cure for Laughing/Crying, also used in "Can't Stop
Crying - 11/6"; scattered in Mushroom Forest
-Iron Boomerang better than Stone Boomerang; the yellow chest above the end
of the first screen of Phoenix Mt. (get there by swinging from
the pegs up and to the left)
-Jewel of Fire special equipment that protects you with fire; in the chimney
of Haunted Mansion (you need max Experience on the 1st bar)
-Jewel of Water special equipment that attacks with water; at the bottom of
Trick Village (you need max Experience on the 3rd bar)
-Jewel of Wind special equipment that carries you with wind; right of the
Phoenix's Nest (you need max Experience on the 2nd bar)
-Jumping Pants better than Normal Pants; brown chest in Watch Tower (next
to the purple spikes on the ground)
-Key Fragments 1-5 pieces of the Large Key, put them into the painting at Haunted
Mansion; get #1 in the first room on the right side, #2 in the
room with the fountain, #3 in the room with a blue chest on the
right wall and the floor drops in between, #4 in the room with
the moving platform, #5 in the Smiling Door
-Key to Ol' Pond opens the door at Ol' Pond (to Trick Village); get it after
"Break the Rusty Door - 5/5"
-Knowledge Fruit helps Baron recover; get it from Old Tree Hill
-Kokka Claw an ingredient for Gold Candy; (get it by trading in a Baby Pig?),
and *somewhere else I don't remember*
-Large Key opens Large Keyhole Doors; get it by assembling the 5 Fragments
-Large Lunch Box recovers full Vitality; scattered throughout the game
-Leaf Butterfly give a lot of them to the collector in Charity Square (one way
to Hidden Village); they (randomly?) come out of the floor in
the 100-Flower Forest and Masakari Jungle
-Lunch Box recovers some Vitality; scattered throughout the game
-Magic Mirror Mizuno uses this to make you the GrappleJack; the Dirty Mirror
turns into this after "A Magic Mirror? - 15/2"
-Math Beads 1-10 give all 10 to the 10,000-yr Old Man; underwater in Trick
Village (I don't have directions to all of them)
-Mermaid's Necklace return it to the Mermaid to learn how to dive; it's on the water
right of the 10,000-yr Old Man's hut in Trick Village
-Mighty Fish Food use it in special bodies of water to max Experience bars; get it
from the Mermaid in Haunted Mansion (when you learn how to dive)
-Miner's Hat give it to the Miner in Masakari Jungle; get it from Charles in
the Masakari Jungle
-Mysterious Mushroom give yourself Laughing/Crying fits at will; a blue chest on a
high platform in Mushroom Forest
-Needlegator Teeth an ingredient for Gold Candy; *I don't remember where to get it*
-Normal Pants basic equipment; start the game with it
-Ordinary Mushroom cures Laughing/Crying fits; the AP Box in Mushroom Forest
background
-Pipe fixes the water pump at Baccus Lake; get it there, too
-Psychic Fish special equipment (replaces Pants and makes you Black & White);
trade the 5 Golden Items to the 10,000-yr Old Man
-Raft travel between Old Tree Hill and Haunted Mansion; get it
from the Lumber Factory (after "Break the Rusty Door - 5/5")
-Rise & Shine Powder wakes up the "sleeping" flower in Mushroom Forest; get it
by killing the Bonsugee
-Sacred Fish special equipment (replaces Pants); on top of Flower Tower
-Seaweed helps Baron recover; get it on the Familiar Mansion beach
(after you discover "Seaweed For Your Health - 14/4")
-Silver Medal no function; get it for placing 2nd at Motocross Course
-Silver Powder an ingredient for Gold Candy; win it in "Ready, Set, Go! - 10/3"
-Small Key opens Small Keyhole Doors; get it in the second door on the
front side of Haunted Mansion
-Stone Boomerang better than Wooden Boomerang; *I think it's the chest in the
Large Keyhole room at Haunted Mansion*
-Strong Wire opens the locked door leading to the Million-yr Old Man in
Underground Maze; get it from a guy in Haunted Mansion
-Tear Jar catches tears from a flower; get it by killing the Yellow
Bonsugee
-Telescope lets you take a peek at the final Evil Pig hideout; get it
on top of the Watch Tower
-Thief's Wire opens the Thief's Door in Underground Maze; get it from the
10,000-yr Old Man after retrieving his Math Beads
-Torch provides light for the Dwarf Village prisoner; get it from
the Dwarf by the fire pit
-Weed Killer required for "Death Fruit Juice - 11/7"; get it from the
bartender in Baccus Village (leftmost hut)
-What the Thief Forgot... give it to the thief in Haunted Mansion (in the chimney);
get it on the ledge the thief was sitting on in Lava Caves
(just scroll it off the screen then check it again)
-What the Thief Lost... give it to the thief in Lava Caves (on a ledge near the
ceiling); *I don't remember*
-Wine used to fuel GoGoCars; get it from a mouse in Baccus Village
(after you've discovered "Food for Fuel? - 13/2")
-Wooden Boomerang throwing weapon; the brown chest in the air to the right of
the Wobbly Wharf hut
-Yam give it to the Dwarf woman who's lost something; put out the
fire in "Something's Cookin'? - 16/7"
-Yan's Lunch Box give it to Yan when you see him (before he's at Hidden
Village); get it from Yan's (father?) in Hidden Village
(before Yan is there)
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III. EVIL PIGS
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This section of the FAQ contains information concerning the
Evil Pigs and the Evil Pig Bags. This includes the color and
name of each Bag, where to get it, and where to use it. I was
going to include what each Evil Pig was like, but I've
forgotten which was which for almost all of them (don't worry,
they're all pretty easy).
THE BLUE PIG BAG - get it from the Dwarf Elder
use it in the Million-Year Old Man's room
"...the other blue is somewhere here [Underground Maze]..."
THE RED (STORMY) PIG BAG - get it from the Large Keyhole door on Phoenix Mt.
use it in Charity Square (jump left from the roof over the fountain)
"...Red is awaiting a miracle..."
THE PINK (HAUNTED) PIG BAG - *I think it's the blue chest in Town Hall*
use it in the Lava Caves, the topleft-most ledge near the beginning
"...Pink is somewhere really hot..."
THE ORANGE (MOUSE) PIG BAG - *one of the chests in Haunted Mansion*
use it in the Masakari Jungle, jump left from the top of the tall tree
"...Orange is in the jungle..."
THE GREEN (FIRE) PIG BAG - the blue chest at the beginning of Lava Caves
use it in the Haunted Mansion (the Smiling Door)
"...Green is the mansion on the lake..."
THE NAVY (JUNGLE) PIG BAG - the red (or yellow) chest at Old Tree Hill
use it at the Familiar Mansion beach
"...blue is the beachside door..."
THE YELLOW (UNDERWATER) PIG BAG - a chest in the waters of Trick Village
use it at Clock Tower
"...yellow is the guard of time..."
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IV. MISC. QUESTIONS
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Q. How do you get the Gold Medal at Motocross Course?
A. It's all in the timing of your jumps. Simply put,
all you have to do is avoid hitting any Pigs and
avoid any unnecessary obstacles (i.e. water and
hills). For one thing, you should follow the
regular route of the course (not the background),
because it's easier to win with. When you get to
the up-and-down part, make sure to jump onto the
middle bump and then jump again onto the large
one, then jump at the top so that you bounce over
the Pig sitting downhill. Also remember to jump
right before you get to the water, and stay on the
wooden platforms, making sure you jump completely
over the Pig on the last platform. After that,
just jump over the remaining pigs (easy!) and
you're done.
Q. Where is Motocross Course?
A. Motocross Course is near the start of the game.
When you reach the houses, you should see a wall
with purple plants on it. Knock the plants down
with your weapon and there'll be a room with a
Go-Go Cart inside. You can't race until you have
the Fuel Bar, though.
Q. What and where are the Bonsugee?
A. The Bonsugee are the flying squid-like creatures
found in the background of Mushroom Forest. There
are 2 of them, either bluish-purple, or yellow,
depending on where you are in the game. The Yellow
Bonsugee are there only if you have defeated the
regular bluish-purple ones, and after a certain
event, but I don't remember which event.
Q. Where is the Yellow Flower to get Flower Tears from?
A. The Yellow Flower is one of the big flowers in the
background that's either weeping or laughing. You
can easily find the flower if you start from the
left end of Mushroom Forest, and head down and right.
Q. Where are Masakari Jungle and the Village of Civilization?
A. These locations are a bit farther in the game, and you
can only reach them after riding the Phoenix the second
time.
Q. Where do you find the Cheeses?
A. Wow, there are so many places I can't even remember
all of them. I've found 15 Cheeses, and there's
usually never more than 1 or 2 in a place. Here are
some I can remember:
- 2 in Haunted Mansion (Crying Door)
- 2 in the Ol' Pond AP Box
- 1 where the Famous Digger is digging on Phoenix Mt.
- 2 from the hungry man in Hidden Village
- at least 1 in a chest in the Underground Maze
So pretty much, just check every little thing, and
you're bound to find some.
Q. How many "Vitality +1" Vests are there?
A. There are 12 Vitality Vests, found in these locations
(according to EGM2, supposedly):
- left of the spin bars at the right end of Forest of
All Beginnings
- from a mouse in the Baccus Village tavern, after "Death
Fruit Juice"
- left of the Wobbly Wharf hut in Dwarf Forest
- in a blue chest near the end of Lava Caves
- floating chest right of the tall tree in Masakari Jungle
- a red chest in the waters of Trick Village
- from one of the Haunted Mansion thieves, after "Haunted
Mansion"
- from the Blue Fortune Teller in Underground Maze
- from Mizuno after curing her cold
- a yellow chest right of the danger sign on Stormy Mountain
- after "I Want a Bronze Medal"
- after returning the Yam to the woman in Dwarf Village
Q. How do you defeat the Evil Pigs?
A. Well, if you haven't figured it out already, you have to
throw them into the moving Pig Bag that's on the screen.
Just try to lure them close to the bag, jump on them, and
wait for the bag to face your direction (don't wait too
long, the Pigs eventually wake up). Another thing you
might want to try: equip the Jewel of Fire. That way, if
you're about to get hit, use it because you become
practically invincible.
Q. Where's the Hidden Village?
A. There are two ways to get there: either through Charity
Square or through the Lava Caves. Charity Square is a
one-time, one-way trip, once you've completed "Leaf
Butterflies" (bring enough Butterflies to the cage).
You can also enter through Lava Caves; try to go through
and follow as close to the ceiling as possible. You'll
have to use the grapple to reach an off-screen pumpkin
and climb up.
Q. Where's Yan of the Hidden Village?
A. The first time you find him is in the Village of All
Beginnings, in the hut that leads to the Ol' Pond. If
you look closely, you can see a pair of eyes through the
window. Talk to him, and you'll start a game of Hide &
Seek. The next time you'll see him as above the rope
ladder at the far right end of the Village. After that,
you'll find him at the Butterfly cage in Charity Square,
then in the Smiling Door on Phoenix Mt., then behind the
straw wall in Haunted Mansion, and lastly left of the tall
tree in Masakari Jungle. You'll only see him again at the
Hidden Village.
Q. What's up with Black & White Tomba?
A. Uh, I have no idea. I've been wondering that too, it only
seems to make you always go as fast as with Animal Dash on.
Nothing special.
Q. Is there another ending if you beat the game with all of the
events completed?
A. Well, I read someone's post in the Playstation newsgroup, and
the poster said there was no special ending. Too bad =(
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CREDITS & NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR
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Any other questions? Well, I hope this FAQ has helped you, and hasn't spoiled
too much for you. Good thing I didn't remember everything, huh? Well, that's
all for now, anything else you want to add, just tell me. And another thing,
if you use any part of this to create your own guide, at least take the time to
rephrase it or give me credit; don't just copy it word-for-word and pass it off
as your own work!
And I'd like to give some credit to:
- the people in alt.games.video.sony-playstation
- the people who sent me e-mails with info, especially Lectroshoc, Jack Fojtik,
Bloop5000
TOMBA! FAQ - written by Miguel Balauag 1998
