Astro Bot Special Bots

Don’t Forget To Collect All Four Special Bots In Astro’s Playroom Before Astro Bot Comes Out

Go grab them!

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PlayStation has been adding in a bunch of little easter eggs into Astro’s Playroom since Astro Bot was revealed and as of today, all four of them are there for you to collect. We don’t know exactly what role these will play in Astro Bot yet, but we do know that there will be a special celebration inside Astro’s Playroom before they make the journey over to Astro Bot on Friday.

You can find guides for all of the special bots which includes a Bloodborne bot, Returnal bot, Gran Turismo bot and Ape Escape boat (GOAT).

Bloodborne Bot (Hunted Down trophy)

  • Head to the very beginning of the GPU jungle level, the Renderforest area
  • Follow the path up to where there are some trees and a huge log with two caterpillar enemies circling around it
  • Just behind the log is a Bloodborne bot swinging his sword around, go behind him and stand in the shrubs
  • A secret platform will open up behind you with the Maria bot you need to rescue
  • Now, head up onto the big log, defeat the enemies and open up the path in the middle
  • Follow this path along the trees until the last tree platform
  • One the far side of this trunk you’ll see a small clock, stand in front of it and pause your game
  • A mysterious screen will pop up with a date, enter 24-11-2015 (the original release date of Bloodborne’s The Old Hunters DLC)
  • You’ve free the Maria bot!

Returnal Bot (Deja Phew! trophy)

  • Warp to the Deep Dataspace section of the SSD Speedway level
  • Play through this section until you reach the area where Astro obtains a ball shooter from a chest
  • Don’t get the shooter just yet, instead look just to the left and you’ll see a swirling vortex out in space
  • Stand on the small ledge facing that vortex and jump forward (you’ll be fine!)
  • A platform will appear and catch you, containing the Selene bot
  • Once that’s done, go back and pull the chest containing the shooter out of the ground
  • Play through this first bit of the shooting section until you get to a room with dangling lights and a bunch of enemies
  • You can kill the purple enemies if you want, but don’t kill the green slime ones
  • Instead, go past them and up the steps, then turn back and walk along the top of the area
  • Along these narrow walkways you’ll see a tiny astronaut doll
  • Go and stand on/by the doll and let the green slime enemies hit you with their projectiles
  • You’ll die and respawn with Selene freed!

Gran Turismo Bot (Grand Tourist trophy)

  • Warp to the first area of the Cooling Springs level, called Bot Beach
  • Take the slide down to the main area and head to the small pier straight ahead to the right
  • Here, you’ll see a green inflatable star – stand on it and you should hear a chime
  • You’ll do to do this for three other inflatable stars, in the correct order (see the images below)
  • Upon standing on the last one, the trapped bot will appear
  • Now, head around to the opposite side of the wind tunnel to where you are
  • Here, you should see a blue shell. Hit it, and underneath is a small steering wheel
  • While in front of the wheel, open the map menu and move your cursor around the map in the exact sequence pictured below. If done correctly, you’ll be hearing a bunch of car noises
  • Once that’s done, your bot will be freed!
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Ape Escape Bot (No Escape! trophy)

  • Warp to the first stage in Memory Meadow, Gusty Gateway
  • Go to the first checkpoint where there is a controller cable tight-rope
  • Go back to the start of the level and look to the left of the archway to spot some cables
  • Pull the cables to reveal a canister with a tiny net inside
  • Carry this canister up to the first checkpoint and go to the round corner behind the bush
  • Stand on the rounded corner and look for a blue glow in the clouds
  • Toss the canister at it to reveal the Ape Escape bot
  • You now need to go to the point in the level where there is a PS1 controller cloud and jump up the rock wall
  • Charge hit the tree with grapes in it to drop bananas
  • Go back to the Ape Escape bot and you’ll then need to perform a series of dances with the below buttons;
    • Up – The Floss
    • Left – The Carlton
    • Right – The Travolta
    • Down – Irish Line Dance
  • If you fail, you’ll need to go back to the get the bananas, otherwise you’ll get the final bot in the Ape Escape bot

Astro Bot releases on September 6th. The cheapest price is $89 from Amazon.