Dr. Neo Cortex and Dr. Nitrus Brio, two evil doctors determined to take over the world, create two devices to turn innocent creatures into genius destroyers of the world. One particular animal, a Bandicoot, is chosen to be the leader of the pack, but when the devices fail in their attempts, the animals are turned into crazy monsters. Only Crash Bandicoot survives with brain intact, now knowing that Neo Cortex is the real bad guy. Cortex notices the threat that Crash may cause, and banishes Crash to another island. So it is up to Crash to find his way through the islands monster population and stop Cortex from destroying the world, as well as saving his girlfriend who is next on the devices list.

In Crash' first appearance on the Playstation, you must run, jump and spin your way through this part 3D platform/part Side Scroller/part Mario 64 style adventure.

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Alternate Titles

"Crash 1" -- Informal name
"クラッシュ・バンディク-" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Crash Bandicoot	PlayStation	$12.50
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User Reviews

Sony's answer to Mario... until the PS2 was released anyway	PlayStation	Katakis (37454)
Conventional Platformer in 3D	PlayStation	Evan Agresti (7)
The Original & The Best!	PlayStation	Jim Fun (222)
One of Playstation's finest games	PlayStation	Fraser Wilson (5)

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	PlayStation	Jul 15, 1999	A	100
Gaming Target	PlayStation	Aug 16, 2002	9.3 out of 10	93
Absolute Playstation	PlayStation	Sep, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	PlayStation	Oct, 1996	8.4 out of 10	84
VicioJuegos.com	PlayStation 3	Feb 05, 2009	79 out of 100	79
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Jun 04, 2004	B	75
IGN	PlayStation	Nov 21, 1996	7.5 out of 10	75
Entertainment Weekly	PlayStation	Oct 11, 1996	B	75
Impulse Gamer	Android	Nov, 2011	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	PlayStation	Dec 01, 1996	6.8 out of 10	68

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Very underrated platformer	5	Jason S Sep 20, 2009

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Trivia

In the Japanese PlayStation TV ads, Crash shared a house with Parappa the Rapper.

Cut level

During the production of this game, Naughty Dog has been eliminated a level called Stormy Ascent (a sequel of Slippery Climb) because the level was too hard.