Crash vs Spyro Racing Original XBOX Prototype Found!

Recently on an old OG Xbox development kit Hard Drive, I uncovered some prototype and unreleased games, but I wasn't finished. A mystery third game that would end up being a previously unreleased game 'Crash vs Spyro Racing', developed by Argonaut Software subsidiary - LT Studios in 2004 - was also preserved. In today's episode, we deep dive into this discovery. Please enjoy!

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[DanyqCrashZone]

I am the author of that Crash Bandicoot Zone article.
I thank you immensely for the huge discovery you have brought to the both Crash and Spyro fan bases. We finally have some more information about what was supposed to be the first real crossover of the two franchises!

[Alien_Bob]

This almost feels like an april fool's joke. what a find

[aurimasm]

Makes you think how many lost prototypes demos we've lost over the years

[faradise]

1:02 Actually, Spyro never had his own kart racing title. But, he does crossover into Crash Nitro Kart GBA port (2003) as a guest character and eventually became a guest character again in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (the remake of CTR) in 2019.

The kart engine sound do sound similar from Crash Team Racing (PS1). but if this was developed in 2004, it was already a year after Crash Nitro Kart was released, on Xbox too!

[shadowluigithirtyseven]

The LT Demo was actually something that had gameplay posted to YouTube in the past as being a “crash nitro kart prototype”.

[i.m.evilhomer]

Seems like the test course was based on the Dragonfly Dojo level from Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. It also looks like the Crash Bandicoot model from the FMV was based the ReSaurus toy, just like that infamous Pakistani McDonalds ad.

[sykotiksonik]

As a massive Crash AND Spyro fan, this would've absolutely been the coolest game of all time if it actually came to the fruition

[kitterbug]

Malice on it's own had a very troubled development history. Went from PS to Xbox exclusive in early 2000, publisher changed to Sierra, cancellation, random resurrection, publisher change again, now on PS2 and Xbox, and all of that for it to come out when the developer goes bankrupt. I wonder what it's early prototypes may be like, I hope one of the Sierra versions or maybe even a PS1 version is found.

[yulqoew]

Hello - great article!
My name is Andrew Parsons and I ran LT Studios. I have in my hand the Xbox demo disk of the single seaside track for Crash vs Spyro Racing. The version in your video was a slightly later version that was created to produce a promotional video and to show off some of ideas for the game (such as deformable tracks). The seaside track was created in under a month from scratch including all Crash and Spyro assets as we could not obtain any of these from the Publisher (this was also true of the later materials). A PS2 and Xbox version was built - unfortunately I only have the Xbox disk. The demo showed off the basic game dynamics with two versions of kart physics.

I hope that helps - it was a great little game and we always regretted that it didn't progress. Unfortunately the collapse of Argonaut took LT Studios with it so we closed up shop and went our separate ways. All the best, Andrew

[RicksterLPs]

This would’ve been insane to see as a kid and a fan of both crash and spyro.

Sad to see it never left prototype build, but to see it today is quite a surprise and amazing to see

[PhillipLoughney]

I would have played this to death! Especially for the time, it would have sold SO well

[filgaia]

THIS IS SO COOL. As a kid I would have FLIPPED over a Crash vs Spyro kart racer. Ahhh I wish this game came out!!

[dmoehling]

Appreciate the effort. I know this is ALOT of time spent. Your love for the OG Xbox will never die! Thanks for making the video and for sharing with all of us as well. I quite enjoyed it.

[KooperMKW]

Thanks to all the information uncovered here, as a Spyro fan from the late 2000's this would of been a legendary game. I wonder if anyone can make this a reality! Someone get to me with information on that!

[Soniccool]

I think that Universal Interactive Studios (before they were renamed to Vivendi Universal Games)wanted a racing game that had Crash and Spyro in a racing game so they went to LT Studios to work on this game but when Argonaut Software bought them they were in bad shape and both LT Studios and Argonaut Software closed their doors. But now Spyro is in CTR Nitro Fueled

[CrystalFissure]

This is incredible! Thanks for sharing.

[AMD]

Feels like over the last decade or so, there has been an accelerated amount of beta or unreleased content found. What a time to be a nerd over this stuff!

[novaleader]

A crossover like this is less unheard of when you remeber they started putting demos of Crash on Spyro disks and demos of Spyro on Crahses disks

[untitledjunk]

As a huge fan of both Crash and Spyro, I gotta say that this is an awesome find!

[faceurhell]

Thank you MVG for continuing to speak up for and support game preservation! This is so sick!