Super Meat Boy Collectibles Guide: Recovery Routes and Hidden Character Requirements

Edition: Normal main game of the original PC Steam app 40800 (Windows). Focuses on Meat Boy's standard controls and uses Steam collectible and character requirements. Forever, 3D, the Flash version, mods and console-specific requirements are treated separately.

Verification scope: Public sources compared on 2026-10-04. The game has not been launched; the current build number, frame counts and reproduction times have not been verified.

Sources checked: 2026-10-04

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Check the level name and uncollected marker before starting

Check the level number and Light/Dark display on the map
Choose one objective for this attempt: collection, discovering an entrance or unlocking a character
Check both how to collect the item and where to land on the return

The 15 normal-level and two Warp Zone locations below are examples with cross-checked steps. This is not a complete list of all 100 normal bandages, every special character or every code.

Solution 01

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Solution 01: When Collection Counts

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Solution 01: When Collection Counts: 4 entries
Target	Requirement	Action	Completion check	Revisit or failure
Bandage in a normal level	The target level is selectable	After collecting it, reach the goal in that attempt	Check the map's collectible marker and total	Collect it again if you died after picking it up
Inside a normal Warp Zone	Enter from its original level	Finish each stage while keeping its bandages and complete all three stages	Return to the normal map and check the collection display	Each stage has three lives, restored to three at the next stage. Quitting midway alone does not guarantee it was saved
Character Warp Zone	Discover the corresponding entrance	Complete three stages with the specified character	Check the unlock notification and character selection	Unlike normal Warp Zones, there is no lives limit
Revisit a discovered Warp Zone	Entrance already discovered	Re-enter from that chapter's selection screen	Check that the Warp Zone name matches	You do not need to enter the original level and chase its disappearing entrance every time

The normal total is 100 bandages, with 20 in each of the first five chapters: seven in normal Light levels, seven in Dark levels and six in normal Warp Zones per chapter. Do not add the old Xbox 101st bandage or duplication bugs to your collection plan.

Solution 02

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Solution 02: Collection Locations and Return Routes

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Solution 02: Collection Locations and Return Routes: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	When collection counts	Revisit
B01／1-4 Nutshell	A hole on the right midway through	Descend into the hole, collect it, climb back up the same wall and finish	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B02／1-9 Safety Third	Second tier, between a crumbling wall and a blade	Touch the right crumbling wall, then fall right through the opened gap to collect it. Preserve the left wall for the return	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B03／1-13 Tommy’s Cabin	Beyond the hut's first moving blade	Approach while the blade moves away, collect it and retreat along the return route. Do not assume the far recess is a safe waiting spot	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup

Solution 03

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Solution 03: Collection Locations and Return Routes

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Solution 03: Collection Locations and Return Routes: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	When collection counts	Revisit
B04／2-13 Ulcer Pop	Key beyond the goal and lower lock	Take the key beyond the goal without touching the goal first, then return below for the bandage. Climb up again afterward	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B05／2-16 Synj	Platform above the start	Before taking the normal route right, wall-jump upper left and cross the needle pile to collect it	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B06／2-18 Destructoid	Room around the central blade	Take the right key and return; while the laser is off, enter below and left of the blade. After collecting, return through the passage underneath	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup

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Solution 04: Collection Locations and Return Routes

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Solution 04: Collection Locations and Return Routes: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	When collection counts	Revisit
B07／3-1 Pit Stop	Building roof between two blades	Climb onto the roof and make a short jump into the blade gap to collect it. Watch the salt on the descent and return to the normal route	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B08／3-4 Transmissions	Space beneath the central conveyor	Bring a character such as Ogmo or The Kid. Drop into the hole, collect it and save an extra jump to return upward	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B09／3-11 Box Tripper	Behind an approaching wall of blades	Drop into an early recess, let the blades pass overhead and circle behind them. Use the wall to regain height and collect it	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup

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Solution 05: Collection Locations and Return Routes

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Solution 05: Collection Locations and Return Routes: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	When collection counts	Revisit
B10／4-6 Leviathan	Room with fast blades above the goal	On dropping into the room, first escape toward the left passage, then collect it with a short jump after a blade passes	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B11／4-16 Bow	Inside a partly hidden lock near the start	Take the key above and left of the goal, return toward the start to collect it, then take the normal route to the goal again	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B12／4-17 Lost Highway	Beside a high wall on the left of the screen	Approach left with a character who has extra jumps, then steer right after collection to return to the floor	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup

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Solution 06: Collection Locations and Return Routes

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Solution 06: Collection Locations and Return Routes: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	When collection counts	Revisit
B13／5-3 Ripe Decay	Left of the right building, beyond the blades	Stand on the platform between the two repelling orbs, then jump toward the upper side of the right orb and clear the blades as it pushes you upward	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B14／5-5 Panic Switch	Above the bridge	Climb the right wall and platforms without touching the bridge-removal switch first. Run-jump left to collect the item before using the normal sequence	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup
B15／5-12 10 Horns	Beneath the disappearing platform before the goal, above a mound of larvae	Bring a character such as The Kid or Flywrench. Descend the wall, collect it and use extra airborne jumps to return to the platform	Finish in the same attempt and check the map marker	You can revisit a reached level. Do not stop after the pickup

Solution 07

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Solution 07: Character Entrances and Completion Requirements

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Solution 07: Character Entrances and Completion Requirements: 5 entries
Unlock target	Level containing the entrance	How to reach it	Example actions inside	Collection completion and revisit
CommanderVideo	1-12 Revolve	Jump beyond the normal goal into the entrance without touching the goal	Hold after jumping to hover, then pass projectiles and narrow passages	Unlocks after completing all 3 stages. Discovered entrances can be retried from the map
Jill	2-8 The Sabbath	After the second narrow passage, climb upper right instead of dropping into the right gap, then take the entrance to the left	Jump repeatedly to slow descent and fine-tune the landing	Complete three stages. Keep this separate from attempts that run straight to the goal
Ogmo	3-16 Mono	Wait on the first platform and let the moving platform travel right. Enter the entrance rising from below	Save one of the two jumps for airborne recovery	Complete three stages. Distinguish it from the normal goal route
Flywrench	4-18 Boris	From the moving platform, jump right of the first black launcher, descend the hidden hole and move right	Test repeated jumps and wall sliding before continuing	Complete three stages. If you overshoot, retry from the original platform
The Kid	5-7 The Fallen	Go outside from the upper right of the far-right building, then descend the outer wall to the entrance	In the narrow shaft, restrain running input and save the second jump until you can reach the wall	Complete three stages. Quitting midway does not count as an unlock

Some entrances disappear before you reach them. Fixed limits vary by source and level, so this guide does not list seconds; retry the original level if the entrance disappears.

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Solution 08: Practise Collection in a Normal Warp Zone

Use the entrance in the hut in 1-5 Holy Mountain to enter Sky Pup. This is a three-stage challenge with limited lives, not a character unlock.

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Solution 08: Practise Collection in a Normal Warp Zone: 3 entries
Anonymous collection ID	Location landmark	Required action	Collection completion and recovery
B16 / Sky Pup, stage 1	Isolated platform left of the starting side	Slide down the right wall to a safe surface, then jump to the left platform to collect it. Climb upward afterward while avoiding blades	Finish the stage after collection. Check the return wall before dropping
B17 / Sky Pup, stage 2	Narrow space above the central platform	Land in the center first, use the upper wall to collect it, return to the center and finish from the right side	Finish the stage after collection. Do not overshoot either edge
Stage 3	Launched blades and small platforms	Move to the wall after a blade passes, then climb while securing the next surface you can stand on	Check the map's collectible count after completing all three stages

Save timing when leaving a Warp Zone midway and old duplication bugs have not been tested. If you run out of lives, select that Warp Zone and retry.

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Solution 09: Steam Unlocks by Collection Count

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Solution 09: Steam Unlocks by Collection Count: 9 entries
Unlock target	PC requirement	Required condition	Check and edition differences
Headcrab	Original Steam game	10 bandages	Character selection and I Have Crabs! Running input changes wall handling
Josef	Original Steam game	30	Character selection and Metal Head
8-Bit Meat Boy	Original game	40	Character selection. Does not add an airborne double jump
Naija	Original Steam game	50	Character selection and I Smell something Fishy... Has an air dash
4-Bit Meat Boy	Original game	60	Check character selection
RunMan	Original Steam game	70	Character selection and MS PAINT RULZ!
4-Color Meat Boy	Original game	80	Check character selection
Captain Viridian	Original Steam game	90	Character selection and Vx6. Practise gravity changes separately
Steve／Mr. Minecraft	Original Steam game	100	Character selection and Accidental Arsonist. Watch for reversed PC/Xbox labels in older sources

Do not copy the basic console reward table directly to Steam. However, later additions and codes make some characters available, so names absent here are not declared completely nonexistent on PC. Total character counts, code-only characters and the internal 106% calculation are outside this guide's complete-list scope.

Frequently asked questions

A bandage I touched is still there on the next attempt

Check whether you reached the goal in the attempt that collected it. If you failed midway, you must collect it again. Confirm special sections separately from normal levels.

Does entering the portal alone unlock a character?

Discovering an entrance and completing its internal challenge are different. Check completion requirements in solution 07.

Meat Boy can collect it but cannot get back

Check the airborne actions required on the return, not only the pickup location. Some examples use another character on a later visit. Requirements are listed in the relevant collapsed collection table.

Will this table finish every collectible?

This is not a complete location list. It covers 15 normal-level and two Warp Zone collection examples, representative entrances and Steam unlocks by collection count. Unverified locations have not been filled in.

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