Doritos Crash Course Go Achievement Guide & Road Map

Doritos Crash Course Go
Doritos Crash Course Go Achievement Guide

Overview

-Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10 (much harder without Xbox 360 controller)
-Estimated time for 200: 2-6 hours (depending on skill / if using Xbox 360 controller)
-Minimum playthroughs: 1 (level select)
-Offline: 13/13 (200)
-Online: 0/13 (0)
-Missable Achievements: 0 (level select)
-Unobtainable Achievements: 0
-Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
-Cheats disable achievements: No cheats
-Glitched achievements: 0
-Extra equipment needed: Windows 8 PC or Tablet (Xbox 360 controller highly recommended)

Introduction
Doritos Crash Course is a 3-D, side-scrolling platform game that has been ported over to Windows 8 from Xbox Live Arcade. The object of the game is to maneuver your Xbox Live avatar through the obstacle course presented in each level to the finish line in a timely fashion, with bronze, silver, and gold medals up for grabs. The game consists of five unique locations and a total of 25 levels. The game fully supports the Xbox 360 controller and this is the optimal control method to make this completion the easiest. Currently the game is listed at $1.49 in the Windows 8 Store.

Step 1: Earn a gold medal on every level
Play through the levels from the beginning, going for gold on each as you progress. If you get stuck, feel free to skip ahead and come back later when your are more practiced. You may also want to pay attention to the miscellaneous achievements as you go.

Step 2: Mop-up miscellaneous achievements
Complete whatever miscellaneous achievements you may have left. Most of them can be completed rather quickly on specific levels.

Conclusion
Doritos Crash Course GO has essentially the same achievement list as its XBLA counterpart, save the online ones. It is much easier to play with an Xbox 360 controller, though it is still doable with keyboard or touch controls. The hardest and most time consuming part of the game is earning gold medals on all of the levels. With that said, you should have little trouble completing the game in under 6 hours. The developers have really nerfed this version, making it far easier to complete levels than the XBLA version.

[x360a would like to thank Arsenic 17 for this Roadmap]

That's Gotta Hurt

10
Get smashed by 3 hammers in a row.
This achievement requires that you get hit by three hammers in a row. Contrary to the achievement tile, this is not possible to get with the swinging hammers as they knock you down into the water and send you back to the checkpoint. This must be done with the hammers that come down from above and smash you into the ground, temporarily dazing you. This achievement is easily obtained on USA Level 5, Nothing But Air. Near the beginning of the level, you will come to a conveyor belt with four hammers in a row. Make your way to the one farthest on the right and let yourself get smashed. You will keep getting smashed by the hammers as you are pushed along by the conveyor belt. See the video below if you are confused (thanks to TealPavelski).
Roadrunner

10
Retry a course right away, beating your previous time.
This achievement requires that you complete a level, hit "Retry" upon completion, then complete the level again faster than you did the first time. This can be done on any level and at any point in your progression through the game. To be safe, just complete a level very slowly so that when you retry it you can easily beat your time.
Tarzan

15
Swing from rope to rope 10 times in a row.
This achievement requires that you swing from multiple ropes a total of 10 times in a row without falling off. This can easily be obtained on USA Level 3, Jungle Gym Hijinx. Very near the beginning of the level, you will come to two ropes that are close to one another. Jump up onto the first one and then keep jumping back and forth between the two a total of 10 times to unlock this achievement. Feel free to go as slow as you want. See the video below if you are confused (thanks to TealPavelski).
Frequent Flyer

10
Fly from fan to fan 20 times in a row.
This achievement requires that you pass from fan to fan, 20 times in a row without falling off or touching the ground or anything else. This can easily be obtained on USA Level 5, Nothing But Air. Near the beginning of the level, you will come to an area with a conveyor belt on top and a bunch of fans down below. Get yourself down into the fans and just float back-and-forth until the achievement unlocks. See the video below if you are confused (thanks to TealPavelski).
Hopscotch

15
Bounce from trampoline to trampoline 12 times in a row.
This achievement requires that you bounce from trampoline to trampoline 12 times in a row without touching the ground, or bouncing on the same trampoline twice in a row. This can easily be earned in Europe Level 1, Slip Slide Ride. Towards the beginning of the level, you will come to a series of 5 trampolines in a row. Start with the first one and bounce on them all towards the right. Bounce on them in any order you want, just make sure not to bounce on the same one twice in a row. See the video below if you are confused (thanks to TealPavelski).
Sore wa kantan desu

25
Finish Japan level 4 with a time of 1:40 or better.
This achievement requires that you complete Japan Level 4, Mizukashii Wheel in under 1:40, a full 5 seconds less than the gold medal time. This is not that difficult once you become familiar with the level by playing it a few times. See the video below for strategies to save time (thanks to TealPavelski). Note that the video below is for the XBLA version, which has a slightly different level setup and was more difficult (thanks to Maka for pointing this out!).
American Hero

10
Finish the USA Levels.
See "I'm Big in Japan."
Euro Star

15
Finish the European Levels.
See "I'm Big in Japan."
I'm Big in Japan

20
Finish the Japanese Levels.
These achievements are awarded for finishing all the levels in each of the 5 unique locations. Finishing a level only requires that you make it through all of the obstacles to the finish line. Time does not factor in. The game begins with only a single level unlocked, with each subsequent level unlocking when you finish the previous. All of these completion achievements will unlock when you finish the fifth level of each location.

NOTE: For the "London Bridge" and "Hats off to You!" achievements, you cannot skip those specific obstacles in the levels (by chickening out after failing too many times). You must overcome those obstacles to unlock the achievements. Other than those specific obstacles, you can skip any section or any level you want.
Going for Gold

30
Earn a gold medal on each level.
This achievement requires that you earn a gold medal on all 25 levels of the game. As you are progressing through the game, you should keep playing each level until you become familiar enough with it to reach the gold medal time.

Some tips for success:
- Make sure to constantly be using the sprint button.
- Always slide down ramps (by pushing down) as you go faster
- Try to take the high routes. They are almost always faster and easier. If you fall down to a lower route, it will most likely slow you down.
- The level's obstacles are often in-sync for a player that is going at nearly full speed. If you get tripped up, try and get back in sync with the obstacles.
The gold medal times for all of the levels are given below.

USA
Level 1 - Safety First - 00:45.00
Level 2 - Learning the Ropes - 01:05.00
Level 3 - Jungle Gym Hijinx - 01:15.00
Level 4 - On the Rebound - 01:25.00
Level 5 - Nothing but Air - 01:20.00

Las Vegas
Level 1 - Jackpot! - 00:56:00
Level 2 - Magic Hats -
Level 3 - Mice and Dice -
Level 4 - What Happens in Vegas... -
Level 5 - Fear and Loathing -

Europe
Level 1 - Slip Slide Ride - 01:30.00
Level 2 - Conveyance - 01:25.00
Level 3 - Elevation - 01:25.00
Level 4 - Shaky Footing - 01:20.00
Level 5 - Swinging in the Rain - 01:55.00

London
Level 1 - Mind the Gap - 01:06:00
Level 2 - Blimey -
Level 3 - Fish and Chips -
Level 4 - Cheers -
Level 5 - Abbey Road -

Japan
Level 1 - Rebounding Again - 01:20.00
Level 2 - Domou Arigatou - 01:15.00
Level 3 - Peak Performance - 01:45.00
Level 4 - Muzukashii Wheel - 01:45.00
Level 5 - Get Carter - 01:35.00
Hats off to You!

10
Get launched through the magic hat in Vegas 5.
See "I'm Big in Japan."
London Bridge

15
Survive the collapsing bridge in London 5.
See "I'm Big in Japan."
Party Pooper

15
Pop 25 balloons in one level.
This achievement requires that you pop a total of 25 balloons in a single playthrough of a level. This can first be earned on Las Vegas Level 1, Jackpot. A little ways into the level, you will come to two gaps that have an infinitely spawning balloons. Just keep jumping on the balloons until you reach total of 25. Note that you can take as long as you want and also touch the ground as often as you please. Thank to YouTube user Maka91 for the video below!