ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove

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Achievement guide
By Katana Nova Cat
All the achievements, and how they are achieved
   
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Some Steam games don't have their achievements pop up until you close them. This is was one of them when it was released, but this has since been changed in a patch.

Also, if one player gets an achievement in co-op, everyone does.

And Gotta Get 'Em All is currently buggy and unobtainable. This used to also be true for Found All The Backers! and The Worst Possible Luck, but those have since been fixed.
standard achievements
A Timely Splash
Save yourself from burning up by jumping in water


Backer Visitor
Visit a backer character
- Easy enough; they generally appear on small islands just off the edge of the main bit of land on the level.


Boom Box Baby
Use The Boom Box 4 times in one game


Boom Box Wipeout
Pop 8 or more Earthlings who are dancing at a boombox


Can't Touch This
Beat normal or hard mode without dying


Cleaning Out Santa's Sack
Catch Santa 3 times in one game


Elf Chaser
Catch 5 elves in one game


Flying Present Catcher
Collect a locked present


Food Taster
Eat every type of food in one game


Fool Me Twice
Go for a ride in the Evil Elevator twice in one game


Found All The Backers!
Visit all backer characters


Gimme My Presents Back!
Pop a mole who has stolen one or more of your presents


Harsh Love
Make other player snap out of being in love by slapping them


Hey, You Did It!
Complete hard mode


Hi Fiver
Hi-Five another player 3 times in one game


I'm A Total Saint
Use Heal Friend Present on another player 10 times in one game


Is This Really Possible?
Beat normal or hard world without opening a single present


Mad Hatter
Unlock all power hats


Made It Through
Complete a random world game


Map Explorer
Uncover all the map tiles for 3 levels within one game


Nine Funkotronians
Play as each of the playable characters


Old School Jammin'
Play as both old Skool TJ and as Old Skool Earl in a single game (co-op)


Pacifist Victory
Beat normal or hard mode without popping a single Earthling


Piece O' Cake
Complete a fixed world game


Rhythm Star
Beat the 5th level in Rhythm Matching


Ridiculously Generous
Give a life to another player 3 times in one game


Struck By Love
Get hit by Cupid's arrow 5 times in one game


Sunflower Master
Hide in sunflowers 4 times in a game when being chased by an Earthling


Teamwork Rules
Complete a game with a friend (local or online)


The Worst Possible Luck
Open an unidentified Major Randomizer, Total Bummer, or Instant Demotion after level 20


Thrill Seeker
Open unidentified presents 15 times in one game


Truly Evil
Send an identified bad present to another player


Wakey Wakey
Make other player wake up by shouting at them


Why Do I Keep Doing That?
Have 10 broken presents blow up on you
hidden achievements
99 Problems (But A Buck Ain't One)
Have 99 bucks


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Description to be added


Beaten By A Little Girl
Get killed by a Little Girl with a Teddy


Fall Fest
Fall off levels 5 times in one game


Feet On Funkotron
Get to secret Funkotron Level via a secret doorway


Flying Present Ultimate Catcher
Collect all of the locked presents


FunkLord Power
Reach the rank of FunkLord


Gotta Get 'Em All
Pop at least one of every bad Earthling type in one game


Hate That Randomizer
Open the Major Randomizer or Baby Randomizer 3 times in one game


HFZ Goober
Hit and leave through the very first exit in the HyperFunk Zone


I Can't Believe I've Done This
Get a game over before level 3


Level Diver
Get to hot tub island
- Use an item which allows you to teleport or travel across/above water, such as an Innertube or Icarus Wings, and head directly south of the starting island on level 1 to find another island with a hole in it. Fall through the hole to reach level 0 and get this achievement.

Lord Of The HFZ
Reach the end of the HyperFunk Zone


Totally Bummed Again
Open the Total Bummer twice in one game
10 Comments
MaY Sep 15, 2024 @ 8:16pm 
good if you got friends for most these damn
fancy May 30, 2023 @ 12:09pm 
Can you 100% this solo? Or do you need other players?
Miraglyth Dec 31, 2021 @ 6:21pm 
Just a quick note for Gotta Get 'Em All:

As many have commented, you need to pop earthlings and bumping them off a level or into water doesn't count.

But it's also important that bumping a Stupid Cupid to the ground by touching them (using Spring Shoes or Hitops/Skates and jumping) pops them but this does NOT count them as being popped for the achievement. They must be popped by an attack (such as Tomato Rain) while in the air to count as popped.

To confirm one other note that's been mentioned in various places on the internet, ONLY the first forms of earthlings with multiple forms count and they are all that is needed. For instance you need to pop an Insane Dentist, and popping a Zombie Dentist does not count for that (or the achievement at all).
| Nyx | Feb 18, 2020 @ 1:29pm 
is gotta get em all still bugged?
Jogo Detonado Jun 2, 2019 @ 10:00pm 
Hi, i have some videos steps to how achieve the achievments.
can you put my videos on there list?
Officer Dk Mar 9, 2019 @ 7:07pm 
Yes, gotta catch em all is confirmed bugged. It is currently the only achievement you can't get. There was a bug also with the find all the backers and the worst luck ones, but those have been fixed in the latest patch (1.2.2). They also fixed the achiev only unlocking on game exit thing from what they say in the patch notes.
skidoo22 Mar 8, 2019 @ 7:23am 
Achievements are pretty buggy right now, hopefully they resolve the issue. I've popped all the earthlings as well and nothing yet. It appears to be bugged for me too. Luckily, for us, it's not just a one-time achievement so more than likely when they fix it we can just do another run and get the achievement.
Barkaya Mar 6, 2019 @ 9:52am 
Is "Gotta Get'Em All" currently bugged? I've managed to pop every Earthling that marked as "bad" in game manual (except Internet Troll: in Teenager form he doesn't die from tomatoes, I've seen him "properly" popped only by Opera Singer) aaaaand no achievement...
Katana Nova Cat  [author] Mar 2, 2019 @ 1:31pm 
Not normal in general, but it's normal for some specific games, and this is one of them.
Barkaya Mar 2, 2019 @ 12:52pm 
Is it (currently) normal for Steam achievements to pop up only after closing the game (instead of popping up together with in-game ones)?