Just to inform you, because in 2 years of walkingthrough I've learned how things go on KZfaq, I left some gems here and there on purpose. I wanted to have something to do when I went back to collect the 3 lives. I don't need the 3 lives myself (I have save states for backup), but I wanted to show how they can be collected if someone else does need them.
I thought I'd tell you this now so when someone tells me I missed gems and should remake the walkthrough and go collect them they feel extra stupid for being so stupid (my Spyro 3 walkthrough was a complete walkthrough also but people thought I missed eggs and gems because they only watched a bit of part 1 of a 3 part video and after 18 months they still keep messaging me about eggs I supposedly missed).
You can complete this level in many ways, like go for the 3 lives immediately for example, but in my opinion this is the best way to complete it.
Also, the most difficult task of the game... is finding this level. Yes, I know, it's in a very obvious place. There's a trail of gems leading to it, yes. People who have just watched my video of Peace Keepers Home would know where to find it, but I couldn't. I forgot about it. You see, when I first completed the game, I cleaned every level completely before continuing onwards, so I cleaned thr Home world, Dry Canyon and then Cliff Town. Once I came back from Cliff Town, I forgot all about ever seeing the portal to Ice Cavern, and I missed it. After I completed the game, I went through Peace Keepers many times but never saw the path leading to the portal. It was truly the most difficult task for me... kind of sad...
I started recording this level a couple of times: 2 times I died when I charged the lightpoles with gems on top because they pushed me off the edge. 2 times the framerate in the emulator itself was so horrible I just went back to rerecord it. One time I had a terrible sneeze attack and Spyro walked forward, stopped, walked, stopped, got hit, stopped, hit enemy, stopped and so on and so on. It was horrible. And one time I was interrupted by other people.