Hints
Air Crash: Finding the boxes
Go "Bear Down" (level 13) and get right to
the end of the level. The bear throws will throw you off where
there are little black icebergs in the water. Jump on these to
get to the large white iceberg and get transported to another
level where the rest of the boxes for "Air Crash" (level
7) are located.
Air Crash: Surfboard
When you are on the surfboard and see a ramp with a
big read arrow on it, turbo ([X] or [Circle]) towards
it. With some luck, you should fly up it to smash the box at the
top. Note: Crash also does a flip if you watch closely.
Air Crash: Red Gem
Once you arrive at the first jetski, do not use it.
Instead, take Crash to a platform to the left. To get there, there
will be four unmarked crates and one bouncy box. They can be difficult
to hop on. Jump on the first unmarked box, then to the bouncy
box, then to the platform.
Bear Down: Long jumps
For the really long jumps, about five seconds before
the edge press [Circle] to have a fast run up. Then, press
[X] to do a high jump.
Bear Down: Secret warp room
At the end of the level are bits of ground. Jump on
them until you get to the middle island. It will transport you
to a secret warp room.
Bear It: Easy lives
Go to the Bear It level and find the bear sitting beside
the level. Jump on the bear slowly. Keep jumping on him, and after
about 20 to 30 seconds it will give you lives.
Bear It: Long jumps
For the really long jumps, about five seconds before
the edge press [Circle] to have a fast run up. Then, press
[X] to do a high jump.
Bee-Having: Bees
When you sprint past a bee hive, a bee will pop out
and chase you. To stop it, stop and spin ([Square]) when
the bee is very close.
Bee-Having: Easy lives
Go to the Bee-having level. When a swarm of bees attacks,
spin attack all of them and repeat. You will earn an extra life
for every swarm you kill.
Bee-Having: Extra apples
Whenever you find plants that spit at you, such as
the ones in the Bee-Having level, body slam them to kill them
and get extra apples.
Bee-Having: Extra Wumpa Fruit
Get an Uka Uka Mask. Then, in about the middle of the
level, you will see a beehive. Go underground by pressing [Square]
+ [Down]. A lot of bees will pass. Then, when you see a red
plant, go under it and jump. It will take your Uka Uka Mask, and
you will keep jumping. Then, do a body slam by pressing [Circle]
+ [Down]. More Wumpa Fruit will appear.
Bee-Having: Purple gem
When you get to the nitros that look like a set of
steps, go on the top and you will be transported to get the purple
gem.
Bee-Having: Roads to Ruin secret
level
In the Bee-Having level, body slam the plant on the
area in the middle of the pit. After doing this, the game should
transport you to the Cortex area. There should be a level opened
called Roads to Ruin. The object of the Roads to Ruin level is
to get the boxes that are not accessible in the regular level.
Cold Hard Crash: Gem Box
You must complete this level twice -- the first time,
for the Crystal and the Crossbones Platform Gem, then, to get
the Gem Box. The Gem Box is very difficult to get. First, get
to the second check-point in order to activate the Crossbones
Platform. Then, step into it. Carefully get to the end of the
treacherous section (do not fall down the pit) and hit the "!"
box to activate some hidden boxes at the beginning of the Crossbones
section. Backtrack to the Skull Platform (where you started),
getting all the remaining boxes, and step on it. This will return
you to the normal path. Continue this way until the end of the
level and you will receive the Clear Gem. Note: In the bonus area,
one TNT box will not explode with the rest. It is the first one
of the last series. There is also a hidden box in the bonus area.
It is above the two striped boxes. You can get there by sliding
and jumping from their left side.
Cold, Hard Crash: Porcupines
When the porcupines are just sitting there, you can
kill them by skidding into them. Stay away if their spikes are
up and they are running around.
Crash Crush: Secret area
In the bonus level of Crash Crush, walk off the left
edge on the starting platform to reach a secret platform with
a free life and fruit.
Crash Crush: Small platforms
Starting from this level there will be a small platform
which only appears if you get to it without losing any lives thus
far on the level. These platform are "evil bonuses",
which last much longer and are a lot more difficult. However,
the rewards you find are much more valuable.
Diggin' It: Bees
When you sprint past a bee hive, a bee will pop out
and chase you. To stop it, stop and spin ([Square]) when
the bee is very close.
Diggin it: Extra lives
Go to the bonus stage in Diggin It. Find the gray box
at the start and bounce as high as you can. As you are in the
air, you should be able to land on the tall pile of crates. Bounce
from the one pile to the other. At the last pile, bounce on the
crate and you should see a line of gray boxes. Jump on them and
you should get a few lives.
Diggin' It: Underground
When you find a floor made out of red rock, press [Square]
to tunnel underground. Press [Spin] to spin and [X]
to jump out from underground.
Eel Deal: Gem
On one of splits, go to the one that contains lots
of nitro. Get to the back door and jump in. You may not see yourself
at first. In the back is a gem.
Hang 8: Extra time when getting gem
When you are trying to beat the timer, jump on to the
bonus platform then jump off and kill yourself. You will not lose
any lives and will appear next to the platform with extra time
to get the gem. The amount of time will be random.
Hang Eight and Plant Food: Clear
Gem
On the two levels that have a timer (Hang Eight and
Plant Food), when you enter the bonus level, die. Do not reenter
the bonus level after you die. When you get back to the main level,
the timer will have been reset to one and a half minutes and you
can then finish the level a little slower and get the Clear Gem
easier.
Hang Eight: Surfboard
When you are on the surfboard and see a ramp with a
big read arrow on it, turbo ([X] or [Circle]) towards
it. With some luck, you should fly up it to smash the box at the
top. Note: Crash also does a flip if you watch closely.
Hanggin' Out: Move across river
When you are on the surfboard and see a ramp with a
big read arrow on it, turbo ([X] or [Circle]) towards
it. With some luck, you should fly up it to smash the box at the
top. Note: Crash also does a flip if you watch closely.
Night Fight: Gem Box
It is possible to complete this level once and get
everything. When you get to the first checkpoint box, do not hit
it, just continue walking. When you get to the fork, take left
path first (Crossbones). If you are successful, you will get a
Clear Gem. After going out of the Crossbones path, keep walking
until you get to a checkpoint box. Hit it. Next, backtrack to
the first checkpoint box (taking the right path), and hit it.
When this is done, sacrifice a life. Now, take the right path
again and get to the end of the level. You should have already
gotten the Crystal. Note: Backtracking may require several attempts.
Night Flight: Floating machines
When you encounter the floating machines coated with
steel spikes and produce a light from their bottom, go round them,
not under them.
Plant Food: Surfboard
When you are on the surfboard and see a ramp with a
big read arrow on it, turbo ([X] or [Circle]) towards
it. With some luck, you should fly up it to smash the box at the
top. Note: Crash also does a flip if you watch closely.
Plant Food: Yellow gem
Go to Plant Food and at the first river, beat the timer
without losing a life through the entire level. At the end, go
up to the platform to find a yellow gem.
Road To Ruin: Platforms
When you see platforms, if they have a square in the
middle of it, then it is safe. If not, you have to skit jump over
it.
Runatation: Platforms
When you see platforms, if they have a square in the
middle of it, then it is safe. If not, you have to skit jump over
it.
Sewer Or Later: Move across river
When you reach a river with an ell in the top right
hand corner, wait for it to fire up the water. Then, make your
move across the water. Note: The further the river, the less time
you have to swim across before the ell fires up again.
Snow Biz: Defeating porcupines
When the porcupines are just sitting there, you can
kill them by skidding into them. Stay away if their spikes are
up and they are running around.
Snow Go: Clear boxes at end
Go to the last gray bouncy box in "Snow Go"
(level 2) and keep jumping until you hit another box. When you
hit another box you can go back and get the two boxes that were
clear.
Snow Go: Red Gem
Instead of warping from Level 7 (Air Crash) to level
2 (Snow Go), go through the normal entrance to Snow Go. Get to
the place where there is a seal located below and to the left
of the Red Gem. When the seal gets close to the cliff, quickly
jump on its head and get as close to the Red Gem as possible.
Then, immediately press [Circle]. If done correctly, Crash
will grab the Red Gem. Note: This may take several attempts.
Snow Go: Red Gem
To get the Red Gem as soon it appears at the top of
your screen, jump on the sea lion. Get yourself in line with the
gem and press [Circle] Note: This is extremely difficult
and may require several attempts.
Snow Go: Secret small area
When you drop down from the top (when you see the Nitro
! box), walk towards the screen to get some items, bonuses, and
apples.
The Ell Deal: Move across river
When you reach a river with an ell in the top right
hand corner, wait for it to fire up the water. Then, make your
move across the water. Note: The further the river, the less time
you have to swim across before the ell fires up again.
The Pits: Escaping pits
When you fall into the rat pits, use the first rat
as a trampoline out of it.
The Pits: Perfect Gem
o get the Perfect Gem, go left at the fork as you travel
down. Hit the "!" box and continue. When you reach the
end, turn around and go up the right side, being careful to destroy
all enemies and boxes. You will find two wire frame boxes. Suddenly,
they will appear in the same color as two free lives. This is
the result of hitting the "!" box.
Turtle Woods: Avoiding pits
Use the following trick to avoid jumping into the pits
and killing the rodent-like enemies. Line yourself with the right
edge of the screen when you get near the pit. Next, jump to the
right side edge and you should be land there. When you get on
that piece of platform, jump forward, but quickly sweep the D-Pad
to [Right]. If done correctly, you should be on another piece
of platform/ Then, simply jump to the other side of the pit.
Turtle Woods: Escaping pits
When you fall into the rat pits, use the first rat
as a trampoline out of it.
Turtle Woods: Hidden area
Locate the mask-type object on the ground in level
1, Turtle Woods. Press [X], [Circle] to do a belly flop
to reach a hidden area in the level.
Turtle Woods: Blue Gem
Collect no boxes throughout the stage. To get the Red
Gem in the second stage, bounce off the seal. Then, when you get
below the gem, body slam to get the extra height needed to collect
it. To get the Blue Gem, you must first reach the box count for
Turtle Woods and collect your Clear Gem. Reenter the level, but
this time finish without breaking any boxes. This gets difficult
in the section where boxes cross the entire path inside a small
monument. You can pass without breaking any boxes by jumping on
the box that is second from the left. It is a box that must be
jumped on several times to break. If you successfully pass the
level with a box count of zero, you will be awarded a Blue Gem
at the end.
When attempting to get the Blue Gem, if you get stuck at the part
where there are a lot of boxes in your path (directly in front
of a C box), make sure you are in front of the bouncy box then
hold [Circle] and press [X]. You will do a high jump,
technically not breaking the bounce box.
Pass the level without getting any boxes. A Blue Gem should appear
at the end.
Un-Bearable: 99 lives
After the second bear chases you and falls down the
bridge, fall down after him and you will reach a secret level.
Work your way through it until you get to the checkpoint at the
half way point. Under the checkpoint is a "!" box. Hit
the box, then go right to find a jump box (box with an up arrow).
Jump up to the ledge on the left, get the fruit and Aku-Aku mask,
then jump over to the ledge slightly above you on the right. Use
your super jump (hold [Circle] and press [Jump]) to
hit a box which gives you a free life. When you super jump again
you will see the bottom of a second box which also has a free
life. Jump off the ledge to the right, and collect the fruit on
your fall down. Then, fall off the cliff. You will resume at the
checkpoint with one more life than you just had. Continue doing
this until you get 99 lives. Make sure to get the fruit when you
jump up and fall down. Since there are about 20 fruits, every
five times you do this will result in 100 fruit, which also gives
you another life.
Un-Bearable: Bonus round
When the first bear falls down the broken bridge, fall
down that pit to reach a secret bonus round.
In the level Unbearable, after being thrown off by the small bear,
jump back across the pit and walk a small way back toward the
beginning of the level. After coming to the small bear, the game
should take you to the Cortex warp room with a level opened called
"Totally Bear".
After the bear hurls Crash off at the end, instead of going right
down the road to the warp room, move in the opposite direction.
Make the big jump and keep going. When you see the bear, go right
next to him and it will transport Crash to level 26, "Totally
Bear".
When the second bear drops inside the hole, drop down after it
to find a hidden level.
Un-Bearable: Breaking fences
Spin in the fences in the level to break through instead
of jumping over them. This will let Crash get away from the bear
faster.
Skull and crossbones platforms
Those platforms with the skull and crossbones on them
seem to be there, but then they disappear. Their secret is to
make it through the level to that point without out losing any
lives. Once you die the platform will no longer be there.
After you die in a crossbones level, the platform does not disappear.
When you hit a checkpoint before a crossbones platform, you will
be returned to that checkpoint and can just go to the platform
again. Repeat this until you pass the level.
Defeating Cortex
There are bombs and rocks during your battle with Cortex.
You may sometimes crash into them. However, if you spin just before
you crash into them, you can whack them out of your way or explode
them.
When you get close to Cortex, spin to attack him. When you are
heading for a rock or a bomb and cannot steer away in time, spin
to make it either fly away or explode. Note: If you are lucky
and score a pot shot while spinning bombs, you will hit Cortex.
Defeating N. Gin
Stand in the center of the platform. The first time
he shoots the laser, do not move. It will move over you. The second
time he shoots the laser, jump. The third time, stand still. Follow
this pattern to avoid getting scorched.
Defeating Ripper Roo
When facing Ripper Roo on the first level, stay in
a corner while he is bouncing TNT and Nitro boxes. Do not jump
on the boxes or they will explode. Hit Ripper Roo when he is done
jumping on the nitro boxes and is sitting on the ground. After
this, return to a different corner.
Activating colored platforms
To activate the colored platforms on various levels
you must acquire the corresponding gems. For example, if you want
to get the Blue platform in Space Out (level 25), get the blue
gem in Turtle Woods by collecting no boxes.
Shortcut
When in those pits and the moles surface, you can jump
to the right onto the bridge before the vertical pillar. Then
do a slide jump and jump to the other side of the pillar, then
onto ground.
Exiting pits
When in any pit with rats, to easily get out, jump
on a rat. You can exit without harm.
Reusable crates
This trick can be used on any level except for Boss
levels. Instead of getting the crates immediately, find a checkpoint
(if available). Then, get the crates. If you die, you can still
keep the lives and Wumpa Fruit from the crates. You can then go
back and get more Wumpa Fruit. With a good number of lives, it
can make for a nearly unlimited supply.
Bonus lives
Jump on the baby polar bear's head in the second warp
room (level 6-10) ten times to collect ten extra lives.
Clear gem
Successfully complete every stage and get all boxes.
At the end, instead of showing how many boxes you missed, will
be a clear gem.
Avoid losing levels crystal
If you receive a levels crystal but cannot make it
to the end of the level and are losing a continue, go back to
a different warp room. Hold [L1] + [R1] + [L2]
+ [R2] + [Triangle] and go up. You should come to the
Boss you fought after that warp room. It is best to go on an easy
Boss and defeat him in one continue -- first Ripper Roo, second
Komodo Bros., third: Tiny Tiger, fourth N. Gin, fifth Neo Cortex.
After that, you will receive the levels crystal.
Get a crystal without completing
a level
Go through any level you get to the crystal. Collect
the crystal, then keep dying until you get a game over. Choose
to continue then complete any level on the same floor as the one
you just died on. When you exit, you should have two crystals,
one for the level just completed and the other for the one that
you lost your lives on.
If you get the crystal on a difficult level but cannot complete
the level, once you have the crystal warp back to the warp room.
Go into Turtle Woods and complete that level. You will then get
the crystal for the difficult level.
Ape preview
When you go to the Road To Ruination or similar level.
When you go to the first end when you turn right, look at the
black and blue background. You will notice something moving. It
is an ape receiving and throwing logs that you will later have
to jump. Note: The ape is a silhouette (black figure).
"Crash Bandicoot
reference
"When you step on any of the special portals hidden
in the stages, you will be transported to a special Warp Room.
In the background, you can see the second island (and perhaps
others) from the original Crash Bandicoot.
Glitch: Ice cube in snow
On the Bear It level is a large missing spot of land
with water. Just barely miss the land, and the polar bear will
be on an ice cube that is sticking out of the snow.
Glitch: Water or snow
Have Crash enter the Bear It level. When you see the
statues on the ground or the "movers" moving bricks
near water intentionally fall. Your legs will stick up out of
the water as your head is "buried" just as it would
with snow.
Glitch: Aku Aku limit
If you get an Aku Aku mask while having the third one
on, it will freeze for as long as the first Aku Aku mask's time
is remaining, and start up the fourth one.
Glitch: Dance in mid-air
Fight Tiny, and when you defeat him, jump onto the
platform that the defeated Tiny is on. When the platform falls,
Crash will be dancing in mid-air.
Glitch: Surf up on platform
After defeating Ripper Roo, you will get to stage 2.
Go to the second level, where there is a jungle. When you get
to the part when you surf, make sure you get Aku Aku, then get
to a platform with boxes on it. Wait for a moving mine to hit
and explode, and you will "jump" into the sky and land
on that platform. You can move around, but you could fall off
the platform and get back in the water.