Level 17: Diggin' It

At the start, break the two boxes and approach the spitting plants cautiously. These plants spit exploding seeds; jump on them to stop their attack and then bodyslam them to kill them.

After dealing with the first plant, break the boxes behind it.

Proceed past these boxes to encounter two more plants and an Aku Aku box.

After the plants and box, you'll find mines; avoid them.

Behind the mines is a pit with a platform. Jump onto the platform and then to the other side of the pit. Time your jump to avoid the plant's seeds spitting at the platform. Kill the plant if desired and break the box.

You will see a large statue that moves along a path. Avoid hitting it as it will cause damage, but it does not actively attack.

Past the statue, use the speed boost on the ground to jump over the next pit.

Avoid the mines and the subsequent plant and its seeds.

Use another speed boost to break the boxes ahead.

Pass another statue, similar to the previous one.

Stay away from the pit on the left and jump over it when it spans the entire path.

Break the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) box.

Jump over the next pit.

Walk on the remaining path as pits appear on both sides.

Break the Aku Aku box in front of two Nitro boxes, being careful not to hit the Nitro.

Past the Nitro boxes, use the two speed boosts to smash into the boxes.

Pass another statue.

Stay away from the pit on the left and jump over it when it spans the path.

Slide under the two electric fences, which turn on and off.

Deal with the plant ahead, avoiding its seeds.

Pass the next electric fence by going through when it turns off.

Use the speed boost behind the fence to smash into the boxes.

Pass two more fences that turn on and off, while being mindful of a plant spitting seeds that can reach past both fences. Pass the first fence when it turns off, avoid seeds, and then pass the second fence when it turns off. Kill the plant.

Use the speed boost to collect Wumpa Fruit.

Pass another statue and go right around a pit.

Avoid the seeds from the plant ahead and go around the next pit to the left.

Kill the two plants spitting seeds.

Stand on the large '?' on the ground to access the BONUS STAGE.

Break the checkpoint box.

Walk along the narrow path between pits.

Use the speed boost on the ground to run into the boxes.

At a fork, if you haven't been hit at all, take the SKULL PLATFORM PATH on the left. Otherwise, go right.

Break the two boxes and approach the beehive. Passing it will cause bees to chase you; you can kill them, but more will replace them. They will stop chasing you when you get far enough away.

Jump over the pit and avoid the small pit on the left.

Jump over the next pit and onto the metal arrow box to break the bounce box above it.

Pass another beehive and stay on the narrow path to the left of a large pit.

Avoid mines near the end of the pit and move right to avoid the next pit.

Jump over the pit when it crosses the path and move away from the bees.

Use the speed boosts on the ground to break the four boxes.

Past the boxes, you'll find a beehive and an electric fence. Time your run past the hive and fence to avoid waiting for the fence to turn off.

Stay away from the pit on the left and jump over it when it spans the path.

Wait for the electric fence to turn off before proceeding, and kill any bees that get too close with a spin.

Jump over the pit behind the fence.

Break the checkpoint box.

Jump over the next pit onto reddish-colored ground.

Press Square to burrow under the ground. While burrowed, press Square to spin and hurt enemies above, use the D-Pad to move, and press X to jump out. You can break boxes by spinning into them or going under them. Watch out for Nitro boxes.

While burrowed, avoid exploding seeds from plants. Go under the two plants and spin into them to kill them.

At the end of the reddish ground, go under or jump to get the CRYSTAL.

Past the crystal, the reddish ground ends, and there is a pit. Jump over it and break the boxes.

Jump over the next pit onto more reddish-colored ground. Press Square to burrow.