Bongo Hills

Bongo Hills
← Moskito's Nest	Allegro Presto →

Bongo Hills (French: La Butte aux Bongos – The Butte of Bongos) is the first level of Band Land, the second world of the original Rayman game. It is one of the longest levels in the game, containing six parts. It is also the first level in the PC version and its ports where the player can break all 6 cages without backtracking.

Part 1

The very first scenery of Band Land

The same level in the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Atari Jaguar versions

In the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Atari Jaguar versions, this part is a typical Band Land stage, with numerous secret passageways.

In the PC version it is replaced by a totally different one, which is a transition between the Dream Forest and Band Land. It features a unique scenery, with xylophone bridges over a quiet water. As Rayman climbs up, he will find himself in a new world. The DSi port uses this variant while Rayman Advance drops this part completely, starting Bongo Hills at part 2.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Atari Jaguar version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Part 2

Phase 2 introduces Rayman and the player to flying moths, which are extremely resistant enemies. There are some wrong notes that, if not jumped over properly, will cause the player to lose a life.

At the near end of this part, there is a string of Tings which, when collected consecutively, play the French song Au Clair de la Lune.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Atari Jaguar version
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  Game Boy Advance version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Part 3

Maracas rockets allow Rayman to fly high in the skies of Band Land.

Rayman will mainly use maracas rockets to ascend this area. There are many prickly balls that Rayman will need to avoid as it can cause the player to lose lives.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Part 4

Lightning eyes throw bolts at Rayman.

Acquiring the helicopter power in Allegro Presto makes it significantly easier to reach the cage to the right of the flying ring, although it is still possible to do so without it.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Game Boy Advance version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Bonus level

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Part 5

Rayman on a turnstile, surrounded by prickly balls

There are many prickly balls that will cause Rayman to fall from the turnstile and into the wrong notes. There are two secret areas in this level, but one is much harder than the other.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Atari Jaguar version
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  Nintendo DSi version

Part 6

Mad drummers are the tallest enemies in the game.

This is the only level along with the PlayStation version of Moskito's Nest in part 4 and Eat at Joe's in part 4 to not have any cages and not involve a boss, although due to the fact that part 1 has been cut in Rayman Advance, it places the missing cage here next to where in most versions an extra life would be found. While the DSi version does include part 1, it still places the cage at the same location as in Rayman Advance making the DSi version have a total of 7 cages in the level.

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  PC version
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  PlayStation version
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  Game Boy Advance version
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  Nintendo DSi version

The seventh cage glitch

Due to the Nintendo DSi version of the game having a cage at the first and final phase, it makes it the only version to have a total of 7 cages in Bongo Hills. This was likely not intended by the developers as the level still displays the total amount of cages as 6, like any other level. The only way to break all 7 cages is if the player plays through the level first, breaking all cages but the two in part 4. Then when the player replays the level and reaches part 4, both cages will be loaded in the game. Breaking the seventh cage will simply result in the cage breaking normally without the medallion appearing. The reason this is the only way of breaking the seventh cage is because the game only checks for any non-broken cages when a new part of the level is loaded and only if the player has less than 6 cages broken in that level.

This glitch can be used to unlock Mr Dark's Dare with one missing cage in another level, provided Bongo Hills is the last level the player completes when reaching a total of 102 cages. This is because the game recalculates the amount of cages upon entering the world map, but only after checking for the final level's unlock criterion.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	Bongo Hills
Chinese (simplified)	音乐山
Chinese (traditional)	樂鼓丘
French	La Butte aux Bongos
German	Bongo-Hügel
Italian	Colline dei Bonghi
Japanese	ボンゴの丘
Korean	봉고 언덕
Russian	Гулкие Холмы
Spanish	La Colina de Mr Bongo (PC) Las Colinas de los Bongos (GBA, DSi) Colinas Saltarinas (mobile)

External links

Atari Jaguar

• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit
• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit

Sony PlayStation

• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit
• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit

PC/MS-DOS

• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit (part 1)
• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit (part 2)
• Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit

• RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube

Game Boy Advance

• RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube, first visit
• RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube, second visit