Bongo Hills

2025-11-17T20:23:23Z

Giant Chicken: /* The seventh cage glitch */

{{StandardLevel
| name = Bongo Hills
| image = [[File:Mite.png|316px|class=sprite|Bongo Hills]]
| preceded by = [[Moskito's Nest]]
| followed by = [[Allegro Presto]]
}}

'''Bongo Hills''' (French: '''''La Butte aux Bongos''''' – '''''The Butte of Bongos''''') is the first level of [[Band Land]], the second world of [[Rayman 1|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 [[cage]]s without backtracking.

==Part 1==
[[File:Ciel1PC.png|thumb|316px|class=sprite|The very first scenery of [[Band Land]]]]
[[File:Ciel1PS.png|thumb|320px|class=sprite|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.
[[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|The DSi port]] uses this variant while ''[[Rayman Advance]]'' drops this part completely, starting Bongo Hills at part 2.

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RaymanPC - Music 01.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 01.png|PlayStation version
RaymanJaguar - Music 01.png|Atari Jaguar version
RaymanDSi - Music 01.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==Part 2==
Phase 2 introduces [[Rayman]] and the player to flying [[moth]]s, which are extremely resistant enemies. There are some [[wrong note]]s 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 [[Ting]]s which, when collected consecutively, play the French song ''Au Clair de la Lune''.

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RaymanPC - Music 02.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 02.png|PlayStation version
RaymanJaguar - Music 02.png|Atari Jaguar version
RaymanAdvanceGBAUS - Music 02.png|Game Boy Advance version
RaymanDSi - Music 02.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==Part 3==
[[File:MaracasRocket.png|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Maraca|Maracas rockets]] allow [[Rayman]] to fly high in the skies of [[Band Land]].]]

[[Rayman]] will mainly use [[Maraca|maracas rockets]] to ascend this area. There are many [[prickly ball]]s that [[Rayman]] will need to avoid as it can cause the player to lose [[Life|lives]].

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RaymanPC - Music 03.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 03.png|PlayStation version
RaymanDSi - Music 03.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==Part 4==
[[File:LightningEyes.png|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[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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RaymanPC - Music 04.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 04.png|PlayStation version
RaymanAdvanceGBAUS - Music 04.png|Game Boy Advance version
RaymanDSi - Music 04.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

===[[Bonus level (Rayman 1)|Bonus level]]===
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RaymanPC - Music 17.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 17.png|PlayStation version
RaymanDSi - Music 17.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==Part 5==
[[File:Tourniquet.png|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Rayman]] on a [[turnstile]], surrounded by [[prickly ball]]s]]

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

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RaymanPC - Music 05.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 05.png|PlayStation version
RaymanJaguar - Music 05.png|Atari Jaguar version
RaymanDSi - Music 05.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==Part 6==
[[File:RedMonster.png|thumb|316px|class=sprite|[[Mad drummer]]s 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 [[cage]]s 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 [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|the DSi version]] does include part 1, it still places the [[cage]] at the same location as in ''[[Rayman Advance]]'' making [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|the DSi version]] have a total of 7 [[cage]]s in the level.

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RaymanPC - Music 06.png|PC version
RaymanPS1US - Music 06.png|PlayStation version
RaymanAdvanceGBAUS - Music 06.png|Game Boy Advance version
RaymanDSi - Music 06.png|Nintendo DSi version
</gallery>

==The seventh [[cage]] glitch==
Due to [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|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 [[cage]]s in Bongo Hills. This was likely not intended by the developers as the level still displays the total amount of [[cage]]s as 6, like any other level. The only way to break all 7 [[cage]]s is if the player plays through the level first, breaking all [[cage]]s but the two in part 4. Then when the player replays the level and reaches part 4, both [[cage]]s 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 [[cage]]s when a new part of the level is loaded and only if the player has less than 6 [[cage]]s broken in that level.<ref>YouTube, ''Rayman DSi-ware - 7 Cages in Bongo Hills'', https://youtu.be/q3MVTsHAxBg</ref>

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 [[cage]]s. This is because the game recalculates the amount of [[cage]]s upon entering the world map, but only after checking for the final level's unlock criterion.<ref>YouTube, ''Why Rayman 1 DSi is amazing: Extra Cage'', https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZwmJZcRI2RE</ref>

==Names in other languages==
{{names
|en=Bongo Hills
|fr=La Butte aux Bongos
|de=Bongo-Hügel<ref>The inconsistent use across localizations of the hyphen in compound words not written together has been standardized here.</ref>
|es=La Colina de Mr Bongo
|es_S=PC
|es_2=Las Colinas de los Bongos
|es_2_S=[[Rayman Advance|GBA]], [[Rayman (Nintendo DSi)|DSi]]
|es_3=Colinas Saltarinas
|es_3_S=[[Rayman Classic|mobile]]
|it=Colline dei Bonghi
|ru=Гулкие Холмы
|zh_hans=音乐山
|zh_hant=樂鼓丘
|ja=ボンゴの丘
|ko=봉고 언덕
}}

==External links==
'''Atari Jaguar'''
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyyybSGUqak Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3MBIenKG8g Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit]

'''Sony PlayStation'''
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YywSxUxt8sM Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBRqZzsvNE8 Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit]

'''PC/MS-DOS'''
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZoOCoxbFoQ Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit (part 1)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxFJOBdxjMs Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, first visit (part 2)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f72n59nJyjM Haruka's playthrough on YouTube, second visit]

* [https://youtu.be/7Ke4b4aXff4 RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube]

'''Game Boy Advance'''
* [https://youtu.be/oNYixjey0Ac RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube, first visit]
* [https://youtu.be/QEmO1y342Gk RayCarrot's playthrough on YouTube, second visit]

==Notes and references==
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[[fr:La Butte aux Bongos]]
[[de:Bongo Hügel]]
[[it:Colline dei Bonghi]]
[[pl:Bongo Hills]]
[[es:Las Colinas de los Bongos]]
[[ru:Гулкие Холмы]]

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