History of Crash Bandicoot (1996 - 2019)

A full history of the Crash Bandicoot franchise. From the original game in 1996, up to the new Crash Team Racing remake in 2019!

Celebrate the release of the upcoming game by learning what lead up to this pinnacle moment!

Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, story-line, gameplay features, visuals, and my overall impression for each title, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.

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[Nick]

You'll get early access to next months documentary, along with personalized shout-outs, behind the scenes videos and images, and with enough support - I can finally scale back those annoying ads so you guys can tune in and enjoy an uninterrupted experience.

Thanks for tuning in guys! Crash is one of my absolute favorites, and it was a lot of fun putting this together. I hope you enjoy it!

[VarjoPira]

Proud to say I watched the whole thing.

Crash 2, 3, CTR, Nitro Cart and Bash were some of my top childhood games.

[starshape]

So bascially Universal studios kept butting in and ruined the games.

[CAMELOT]

"People were underwhelmed with the game being too similar and not being innovative." (After offering a complete new level list and new abilities and characters)
*Later in the video* "People were upset that it was such a departure from the series and handles so differently and had a different aesthetic."
Hot damn. You can't have it both ways lol. Fek I hate people.

[silobobus]

When i first read the title, i assumed this was just gonna be one of those ''evolution'' videos that just show clips from all the games. I'm just happy that there's someone willing to put in more effort than that and actually DISCUSS the game's evolution.

[MichaelHill-sgks]

As a die-hard Crash fan since the 90s, I can honestly say that this is one of the best video game documentaries I've ever seen. Kudos sir.

Although I do have a soft spot for Twinsanity, I don't want to see it remade, unlike a lot of other fans. Nearly half of the intended content for Twinsanity was cut from the final release, and most of it has been lost forever. I also don't feel like it's the right direction for the franchise. Sure I enjoyed the comedy of Twinsanity, but I always preferred the tight gameplay of the earlier games.
I would much rather see a new Crash game, hopefully one that's even better than the ones I played as a kid. I don't want Crash to just live off nostalgia. He needed the N.Sane trilogy to put him back in the spotlight, and let's face it, we've always wanted CTR online, but no more remakes are necessary for the series. Crash needs a brand new success.

[ci]

Biggest takeaway. Universal Interactive sucks. They treated Naughty Dog bad despite them making the best games. And rushed many games that had potential.

At least Crash was able come back to a new audience.

[gtaman]

I'm at work all day. But this video made my day. The first 3 bandicoot games are pure gold.

[Badbizbrad]

Crash for Smash! A legend like him deserves to be there with the other greats like Mario, Pac-Man, Sonic, etc.

[FireAndBlood-FAB]

love these history type of videos. Especially loved the Tomb Raider! Keep it up

[Chasg]

I really wish they would remake Twinsanity with all the cut content, or make a new game that's in that same style.

[shauncorley]

My god. Why in the heck would Travelers Tales continue to work with Universal after getting screwed so many times? I personally loved Wrath of Cortex minus the ridiculous loading times but man, most of the titles after that I didn't even know they existed. What an interesting history.

[BeejieBeanCrashCooper]

Awesome video! The Crash Franchise was my Childhood! I still own all the ps1/ps2/GBA games and is still my favorite series of all time It warms my heart so much to see him back after thinking for years he'd never return during the long hiatus after Mind over Mutant! Even now i still cant believe he's here again! Welcome back little buddy we missed ya <3

[DsgPhyre]

I can remember getting my first game system: The Playstation One, as a child. A woman at our church gave it to me, along with several games. The first one I tried was Spyro 3, and I loved it, so I tried the other games as well. After much enjoying the Spyro games, a box with a certain orange bandicoot on it caught my eye. I immediately inserted the disc into the PS1 and tried it out. From that moment forward, Crash and Spyro have been my favorite games EVER. I still play them and their remakes to this day.

[dominic]

Who’s here after crash 4 was announced

[hanes]

I think Twinsanity is very underrated. I loved that game actually. Yes it was different, but by what it did, it did a lot of things right. :P Also the soundtrack was sick.

[neelmaniyadav]

If there is one thing I learned from this video, it's that Universal Studios had no idea how to handle the Crash franchise and blamed passionate developers for their own bad decisions. They just wanted to follow the trend and milk the franchise instead of letting the developers do something unique.

[hiimtruong]

After having breakfast with some direct comparassion my mom told me to learn History. So here i am.

[ALifeOfWine]

So we could have had an open world Crash Bandicoot platformer all the way back in 2001 if it wasn't for business politics.

[cbphotography_me]

Good lord that Aku Aku mask from Crash of the Titans is just horrendous