The Journal is a handy feature that appears in Spelunky HD.
It serves as a sort of encyclopedia that records all the Places, Monsters, Items, and Traps that the player comes across in the game, as well as keeping track of gameplay statistics, such as playthroughs and deaths.
The Spelunker finds the book when they first enter the Entrance Cave and discovers it belonged to Yang.
They read about Yang's journey, which begins the interactive tutorial for the player as they take control of Yang for the duration of the three training levels.
After completing the tutorial, the Spelunker finds a key tucked into the last page and uses it to open the entrance to the Mines, beginning their own adventure.
During the game, the journal will automatically document all the places you visit, the monsters you kill (or are killed by), the items you find and the traps you fall victim to.
The journal can be viewed at any time by pressing the Back/Tab/Select/Touch Pad button, and shows the current level, Treasure collected and time spent in the caves.
Entries
Monsters
- Snake
- Cobra
- Bat
- Spider
- Spinner Spider
- Giant Spider
- Skeleton
- Scorpion
- Caveman
- Damsel
- Shopkeeper
- The Tunnel Man
- Scarab
- Tiki Man
- Frog
- Fire Frog
- Giant Frog
- Mantrap
- Piranha
- Old Bitey
- Killer Bee
- Queen Bee
- Snail
- Monkey
- Golden Monkey
- Jiang Shi
- Green Knight
- Black Knight
- Vampire
- The Ghost
- Bacterium
- Worm Egg
- Worm Baby
- Yeti
- Yeti King
- Mammoth
- Alien
- UFO
- Alien Tank
- Alien Lord
- Alien Queen
- Hawk Man
- Croc Man
- Magma Man
- Scorpion Fly
- Mummy
- Anubis
- Anubis II
- Olmec
- Vlad
- Imp
- Devil
- Succubus
- Horse Head
- Ox Face
- King Yama
Items
- Rope Pile
- Bomb Bag
- Bomb Box
- Spectacles
- Climbing Gloves
- Pitcher's Mitt
- Spring Shoes
- Spike Shoes
- Paste
- Compass
- Mattock
- Boomerang
- Machete
- Crysknife
- Web Gun
- Shotgun
- Freeze Ray
- Plasma Cannon
- Camera
- Teleporter
- Parachute
- Cape
- Jetpack
- Shield
- Royal Jelly
- Idol
- Kapala
- Udjat Eye
- Ankh
- Hedjet
- Scepter
- Book of the Dead
- Vlad's Cape
- Vlad's Amulet