Spyro the Dragon 5: A Hero's Tail -- NTSC version Platform(s): PlayStation2, GameCube, X-Box Developer/Publisher: Eurocom Entertainment; Vivendi Universal Author: SilverPhoenix (K. Martin) Email: phoenix4777-at-msn-dot-com Version 1.0, 01-09-05 --------===.===-------- Collectibles Mini-Guide --------===.===-------- If you don't know from other guides, the 'gibberish' letters following the chapter names are Ctrl-F keywords; press Ctrl-F, type one in, and press Enter twice. There you are, at the beginning of the section you wanted. Easy, huh? +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Contents | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1. The Dark Gems! [DAGE] 2. The Light Gems! [LIGE] 3. The Eggs! 3.1 The List (Quick descriptions of where to find the eggs.) [EGLI] 3.2 Checklist by Sets (Set [x] has eggs hidden where?) [CHSE] 4. Credits/Contact/Legal [CRED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Miniguide is NOT, and is not intended to be, a walkthrough of any sort. It is intended to be a (relatively) spoiler-free, barebones list of all in-game collectibles. A complete lack of spoilers is not guaranteed, though I hope I've managed to keep them minimal. I have written a walkthrough, available at both www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/920491.html and www.pyrephoenix.com/games/spyro/spyro_a_heros_tail.txt. If you have a gameplay question, feel free to write and ask, but don't forget to check the full guide for more detailed help. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Dark Gems! [DAGE] | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Dragon Village [] 1. Next to Ember. [] 2. On the ledge, across from Elder Tomas. [] 3. On a ledge near Sgt. Byrd. Crocovile Swamp [] 1. Just to the left, at the beginning of the level. [] 2. In front of the Elder's treehouse. [] 3. In the tunnel above Blink's cage. Dragonfly Falls [] 1. Behind a cracked wall, just before the first Moneybags Portal. [] 2. At the end of the left-hand hallway when the path forks. [] 3. In the area with the Sparx minigame, on the opposite wall. [] 4. On a ledge accessible only via floating platform, after you meet Hunter. Coastal Remains [] 1. Down the left-hand exit from Otto's pool, and left again. [] 2. On top of a platform in a beach area, also to the left behind Otto. [] 3. Through the pink seashell, go to the far right. It's straight ahead. [] 4. At the end of the tunnel that #3's cannon reveals. Sunken Ruins [] 1. In the huge room with four thermal-lifts. [] 2. In the long horizontal room in the south of the map. [] 3. Held by a statue that's sunk under green water. Cloudy Domain [] 1. On the second platform past the first room in the level. [] 2. Across the second set of paired platforms, and at the top of an elevator. [] 3. On top of a building to the south-west of Sgt. Byrd. Frostbite Village [] 1. Around the corner from Peggy's minigame. [] 2. Blocking the room with Blink's minigame. [] 3. At the end of the tunnel behind the second Strong Door you open. [] 4. Inside the room opened by a cannon, in the area in #3. [] 5. At the top of the Wall-kick slots, in the area where Spyro was captured. Ice Citadel [] 1. At a dead end, before you meet the Elder. [] 2. About halfway through the Supercharge tunnels. [] 3. At the top of an icy ramp. You have to use Supercharge to get to it. [] 4. In the first area behind the Ice Princess. [] 5. In the last area behind the Ice Princess. Stormy Beach [] 1. In the cave just before the entrance to Molten Mount. Molten Mount [] 1. At the end of the platforms making up Teena's "minigame". [] 2. Down the first left in the tunnel behind the second Moneybags portal. [] 3. Just past a wall of fire-geysers, before the elevator to Magma Falls. Magma Falls (Bottom) [] 1. At the top of a Wall-kick slot, in the first room. Dark Mine [] 1. On the pedestal in the center of a room with three robot-manned guns. [] 2. In the room with the 90-degree-rotating spinpoles. Red's Lab [] 1. The end of the passage behind the door to your right in the orrery. [] 2. The end of the passage behind the door to your left in #1. [] 3. The end of the passage behind the second door to your right in #1. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Light Gems! [LIGE] | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Dragon Village [] 1. In the Nursery. [] 2. In the locked Treasure Chest on top of the first double-jump ledge. [] 3. In the locked Treasure Chest across the bridge near Ember. [] 4. On a ledge near Sgt. Byrd. [] 5. From Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [] 6. Inside the sealed boss cave. Crocovile Swamp [] 1. In the Treasure Chest behind the cracked wall by Zoe, above the Dark Gem. [] 2. Inside the top-most level of the pyramid; use the cannon to reveal it. [] 3. Inside the temple, at the end of the chamber straight ahead on entry. [] 4. In a secret chamber at the end of the tunnel past the temple. [] 5. Above Zoe at the end of #4's passage; cross platforms in the muck. [] 6. Blink's minigame. [] 7. Hop up spinpoles in the Elder's treehouse to find one. [] 8. Fredneck's minigame. [] 9. On a ledge above the muck just past Fredneck. [] 10. Inside the Strong Door at the base of the pyramid. Dragonfly Falls [] 1. In the locked Treasure Chest on a ledge opposite Zoe, as you enter. [] 2. Behind the Strong Door to the left past Moneybags' first portal. [] 3. Inside the cracked wall made accessible by smashing the second Dark Gem. [] 4. Sparx' minigame. [] 5. In the locked Treasure Chest on a little island in the piranha's area. [] 6. Floating above an island on the far side from #5. [] 7. Hunter's area. [] 8. On a ledge only accessible via Wall-kick, near the final Dark Gem. [] 9. Inside the Secret Area. Coastal Remains [] 1. Complete Otto's "minigame." [] 2. Above a platform in Otto's pool. [] 3. Blink's minigame. [] 4. In a broken tower in the beach area leading to Sunken Ruins. [] 5. Inside the Secret Area. [] 6. On a platform accessible via spinpoles, on the way to Cloudy Domain. [] 7. On a platform accessible via Electric Breath, past #6. [] 8. Mother Turtle's minigame. [] 9. Above the waterwheel near #8. You need Water Breath to get it. Sunken Ruins [] 1. In the Treasure Chest at the top of the room with the first Dark Gem. [] 2. In the Treasure Chest behind Lily the mermaid. [] 3. In the chamber above the Invincibility Portal (swim through green water). [] 4. Sparx' minigame. [] 5. At the top of the room with spitting fish-statues. [] 6. In the pool under the floor of the large southern room on the map. [] 7. In the Treasure Chest in the room with the sunken statue. [] 8. In the Treasure Chest in the room just before you reach the level's end. Cloudy Domain [] 1. In the locked Treasure Chest at the entrance. [] 2. Above the whirlwind activated by smashing the first Dark Gem. [] 3. Across the platforms behind the Elder's house. [] 4. Across the platform path to the left of the start of the level. [] 5. Across the platform path to the right of the start, and right again. [] 6. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [] 7. The Ball Gadget minigame. [] 8. Inside the building next to Sgt. Byrd; you need Wall-kick to get it. Frostbite Village [] 1. Behind a gate above Peggy's minigame. [] 2. Peggy's minigame. [] 3. Blink's minigame. [] 4. Down the passage above the Egg Thief. [] 5. On a ledge near where you meet Hunter. [] 6. In the area at the top of the Wall-kick slots where Spyro is captured. [] 7. In the small area at the back of the room with the Egg Thief. [] 8. Behind the Dark Gem in the room with falling icicle platforms. [] 9. Inside the Secret Area. Gloomy Glacier [] 1. Bentley's "minigame". [] 2. On the pedestal in the center of the room behind the double-hammer. [] 3. In a bone-walled room, guarded by a yeti. [] 4. On a ledge in the first bone-bridge room, behind a yeti. [] 5. Sparx' minigame. [] 6. On the far right in the last bone-bridge room. [] 7. In a hidden room above the climbable wall in the last bone-bridge room. [] 8. Just before reaching the Ice Citadel. Ice Citadel [] 1. Above a hovering platform. [] 2. Start the broken-down boiler, in the same room as #1. [] 3. Start the broken-down boiler, in the hallway behind the room in #1. [] 4. In a locked Treasure Chest, in the hallway past Elder Astor. [] 5. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [] 6. In the area with a cannon, behind the Ice Princess. [] 7. From the Ice Princess, for starting the boilers. [] 8. Behind a Strong Door in the tunnels on the way back to Frostbite Village. Stormy Beach [] 1. Above platforms in the area to the left of the start. [] 2. From the 'Defend the Realm' minigame. Molten Mount [] 1. In a locked Treasure Chest next to Sgt. Byrd. [] 2. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [] 3. On the platform in the room past the first Moneybags portal. [] 4. On the central island in the area with the second Moneybags Portal. [] 5. At the end of the area behind the second Dark Gem. [] 6. In a locked Treasure Chest behind a cracked wall. Magma Falls (Top) [] 1. At the top of the platforms in the room to the right of Moneybags. Ball Gadget [] 1. Above the tracks. [] 2. Above the tracks. Magma Falls (Bottom) [] 1. In a locked Treasure Chest in the room just past the Dark Gem. [] 2. Ice 8 Fire Imps. [] 3. Sparx' minigame. Dark Mine [] 1. At the end of the green water inside the Secret Area door. [] 2. In a locked Treasure Chest, just inside the second doorway in the level. [] 3. On a ledge opposite the moving Wall-kick slot. [] 4. Blink's minigame. [] 5. At the far corner of the first room with unstable ledges. [] 6. On a platform above Zoe, in the room with the final Dark Gem. Red's Lab [] 1. Inside the room with a laser-coated conveyor belt. Requires Wall-kick. [] 2. On a ledge above an inactive boiler; fire it up to access the Gem. [] 3. On a ledge in the first room behind the door to your left in the orrery. [] 4. On the ledge above the second room in the second door to the left of #3. [] 5. In the same room as the Dark Gem, behind the same door as #4. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Eggs! | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Each set of ten eggs will unlock another option on the Secrets Menu. This Minigude will refer to each set by number. Set Eggs Unlocks Set Eggs Unlocks --- ---- ------- --- ---- ------- 1: 01-10: Concept art 5: 41-50: Sgt. Byrd Mini-games 2: 11-20: Character Viewer 6: 51-60: Spyro Turret Mini-games 3: 21-30: Ember Model (Play as Ember) 7: 61-70: Sparx Shooter Mini-games 4: 31-40: Flame Model (Play as Flame) 8: 71-80: Blink Mini-games =============================================================================== Egg List [EGLI] =============================================================================== The numbers in the checkboxes are which set each Egg is from. Dragon Village [3] 1. Two 'rooms' past Hunter. [2] 2. In the locked Treasure Chest near the Ball Gadget. [4] 3. In a tower blocked by a Dark Gem. [5] 4. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [8] 5. From #4, go through the tunnel behind the cracked wall; in the creek. [4] 6. Inside the sealed boss cave. Crocovile Swamp [2] 1. Across platforms in the muck, in the area that the first Dark Gem opens. [3] 2. Next to a 'cloth wall', above the tunnel leading to the Temple. [6] 3. The locked Treasure Chest inside the Temple. [8] 4. Blink's minigame. [8] 5. Polespin to the top of Elder Magnus' treehouse, and glide to a ledge. [6] 6. A niche in the tunnel opposite the one above Blink's cage. [4] 7. Fredneck's minigame. [1] 8. An Egg Thief inside the Electric Breath room of the Temple. Dragonfly Falls [3] 1. Behind the second cracked wall. [2] 2. Just past the area with several vultures, in a giant bird's nest. [7] 3. Sparx' minigame. [7] 4. Behind a cracked wall, at the top of a Wall-kick slot. [4] 5. Near the end of Hunter's area, in another giant bird's nest. [1] 6. Inside the Secret Area, held by an Egg Thief. Coastal Remains [8] 1. Blink's minigame. [8] 2. Above some Gnorcs, accessible via Electric Breath platforms. [5] 3. At the far end of a pool full of piranhas. [1] 4. Inside the Secret Area, held by an Egg Thief. [6] 5. On one of the islands reached via spinpole, once a Dark Gem is gone. [6] 6. The 'Save the Turtles' minigame. [2] 7. In the top of a ruined tower, above #6. Sunken Ruins [3] 1. Inside a locked Treasure Chest, just the other side of the first pool. [3] 2. At the top of the room with the first Dark Gem. [7] 3. Sparx' minigame. [2] 4. Inside a locked Treasure Chest, in a room with columns and fish statues. [2] 5. Inside a locked Treasure Chest in the large room at the south of the map. [4] 6. On the ledges at the top of the Wall-kick slot (the glowing pipes). Cloudy Domain [2] 1. Inside the Strong Door on the island by the Elder's house. [2] 2. On a platform behind the Elder's House. [4] 3. Inside a locked Treasure Chest, down the path to the left of the start. [5] 4. Below a platform with an elevator in it, down the path to the right. [1] 5. From an Egg Thief. [5] 6. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [5] 7. The Ball Gadget minigame. Frostbite Village [6] 1. Peggy's minigame. [4] 2. Under the Dark Gem which is around the corner from Peggy. [8] 3. Blink's minigame. [1] 4. From an Egg Thief. [6] 5. In the room behind the second Strong Door you open. [8] 6. Behind the cracked wall on a ledge above Moneybags' Portal ("Icy Camp"). [2] 7. Inside the Secret Area, in a locked Treasure Chest. Gloomy Glacier [3] 1. Inside a locked Treasure Chest in Bentley's house. [6] 2. Inside a locked Treasure Chest down the third hallway. [3] 3. Behind a cracked wall, in the passage with swinging axe blades. [2] 4. At the end of a series of cracked platforms, below the first bone bridge. [4] 5. On a pedestal next to Zoe. [7] 6. Sparx' minigame. Ice Citadel [4] 1. Behind a barely-visible cracked wall, just before the first Dark Gem. [3] 2. At the end of the series of Supercharge tunnels. [5] 3. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [3] 4. Behind a Strong Door opposite Sgt. Byrd. [1] 5. From an Egg Thief. [5] 6. On top of an elevator, at the end of the hallway behind the Ice Queen. [7] 7. On a ledge only reachable via spinpoles, past the area in #6. Stormy Beach [1] 1. From an Egg Thief. [6] 2. From the 'Defend the Realm' minigame. Molten Mount [7] 1. From Teena the Hyena. [5] 2. Sgt. Byrd's minigame. [4] 3. On a ledge on the way to #2. [1] 4. From an Egg Thief. [3] 5. Inside a locked Treasure Chest behind a cracked wall. Magma Falls (Top) [6] 1. In a locked Treasure Chest, behind Moneybags' Portal. Ball Gadget [7] 1. Above the tracks. [5] 2. Above the tracks. Magma Falls (Bottom) [1] 1. From an Egg Thief. [7] 2. Sparx' minigame. Dark Mine [7] 1. In the green water at the end of the Secret Area. [8] 2. In a locked Treasure Chest, just past the second Moneybags Portal. [8] 3. Blink's minigame. [6] 4. In a hidden niche just past #3. [5] 5. Next to Moneybags' third Portal. Red's Lab [1] 1. From an Egg Thief. [8] 2. On an upper ledge inside the door second to the right in the orrery. [7] 3. Behind a wall of lasers inside the first door to the left. =============================================================================== By Set [CHSE]: =============================================================================== For finding all the Eggs from a given set. Level names are abbreviated as follows: DV: Dragon Village CS: Crocovile Swamp DF: Dragonfly Falls CR: Coastal Remains SR: Sunken Ruins CD: Cloudy Domain FV: Frostbite Village GG: Gloomy Glacier IC: Ice Citadel SB: Stormy Beach MM: Molten Mount MT: Magma Falls (Top) BG: Ball Gadget MB: Magma Falls (Bottom) DM: Dark Mine RL: Red's Lab 1: [CS] [DF] [CR] [CD] [FV] [IC] [SB] [MM] [MB] [RL] 2: [DV] [CS] [DF] [CR] [SR] [SR] [CD] [CD] [GG] [FV] 3: [DV] [CS] [DF] [SR] [SR] [GG] [GG] [IC] [IC] [MM] 4: [DV] [CS] [DF] [DV] [SR] [CD] [FV] [GG] [IC] [MM] 5: [DV] [CR] [CD] [CD] [CD] [IC] [IC] [MM] [BG] [DM] 6: [CS] [CS] [CR] [CR] [FV] [FV] [GG] [SB] [MT] [DM] 7: [DF] [DF] [SR] [GG] [IC] [MM] [BG] [MB] [DM] [RL] 8: [DV] [CS] [CS] [CR] [CR] [FV] [FV] [DM] [DM] [RL] +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Acknowledgments/Credits/Contact/Legal [CRED] | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Spyro, "A Hero's Tail", and *all* related names, objects, etc., are TM and copyright 2004 Universal Games and Eurocom Entertainment Software. No copyright infringement is intended, implied, or claimed. This guide is designed for all three versions of AHT (GCN, PS2, & XBX). =============================================================================== This document is copyright to K. Martin, a.k.a. SilverPhoenix, phoenix4777-at- msn-dot-com (etc.), as of 12-02-04; updates are also copyrighted. It may only be hosted at www.gamefaqs.com and pyrephoenix.com. Please do not request to be allowed to host it on your site, as I may update without warning and I don't want outdated versions floating around the Net. You may download and save a copy for your own personal use, and may print out a single copy, also for your own personal use. It may not be distributed in any media, written or electronic; it also may not be published, whether or not for profit, without my prior -written- permission. I'm sorry to be so harsh; unfortunately that's the nature of the beast these days. =============================================================================== Thanks to Eurocom Entertainment for picking up where *coughpoordevelopercough* left off, and for restoring this fan's faith! Spyro, "A Hero's Tail", and *all* related names, objects, etc., are TM and copyright 2004 Universal Games and Eurocom Entertainment Software. No copyright infringement is intended, implied, or claimed. Thanks also to Insomniac Games, for creating the Spyro series! Special thanks go to my wife, 'bmartin426' on the GameFAQs boards :) I have to thank 'Sara', for emailing me a couple of egg-location corrections! I, K. Martin, a.k.a. SilverPhoenix of the GameFAQs message board community, wrote it. Email me with any questions, corrections, and comments at: terra_nouveau-at-yahoo-dot-com (preferred), phoenix4777-at-msn-dot-com and/or phoenix4777-at-hotmail-dot-com. 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