Crash Bandicoot

The marsupial that wanted to be PlayStation's mascot. Naughty Dog before Uncharted.

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The Story

Crash Bandicoot was Sony's answer to Mario and Sonic: a frenetic orange marsupial in a linear 3D platformer. Naughty Dog pushed PS1 to its limit with the 'trick' of loading only visible geometry, achieving superior graphical quality. Gameplay was brutally precise: every jump counted, and bonus levels were hidden behind optional challenges. Crash became PlayStation's unofficial mascot.