Crash Bandicoot belongs in the ranks of signature-characters like Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog and Nintendo's Mario. In fact, he started out as Sony's mascot, ready to be instantly identified with Playstation. So, set the way-back machine for 1996, take a wild ride back into the past, and check out his not-so-humble beginnings.Dr. Neo Cortex has unleashed the Elemental Forces upon the earth! Help everyone's favorite Bandicoot save the day with these cheats.

Unlock Everything
At the Main Menu, select new game, and enter WOMBAT as your name. This will unlock all Clear Gems, Colored Gems, Crystals, and Relics. When you get to Platinum, it also unlocks all Secret and Bonus Levels, plus the last area normally unlocked by completing the game.

Pro Tips and Hints

Avalanche: Getting All the Boxes
When you're riding the snowboard and the avalanche is chasing you, don't try to get the boxes. The avalanche destroys them for you. Just keep 'boarding.

Arctic Antics: Extra Lives
After you have defeated the boss in Level 4 and earned the Bazooka, return to Level 1, Arctic Antics. Shoot the three Woolly Mammoths to get extra lives.

Once you defeat the second boss and have Double Jump, jump on the heads of the Woolly Mammoths. (You do not have to wait for the bazooka.) You will get an extra life for each Woolly Mammoth that you jump on.

For the one at the end, you can get up the glaciers if you keep trying. Go to the Bonus Platform, and go through the Bonus Level. When you get back, jump to the right. You should hit a Woolly Mammoth and get one extra life if you jump on it. You have to jump back quickly, though, because the Woolly Mammoth vanishes.

Super Belly-Flop Power
After acquiring the Red Gem, go to the Bonzat Bonsat level. Jump onto the Red Gem; then, make your way to the end. There you'll find a Gem and the Super Belly-Flop power.

Red Gem
Do not try to jump the big gap. The warp zone at the end is an illusion, and you cannot get there. Instead, use the Bazooka, and shoot it. Do not worry if you die because you will retain the Gem.

Bonus Area
There is a chain of Nitro boxes surrounded by TNT boxes in the bonus area of this level. Do not worry about detonating the TNT on the left. Instead, "Sneak Shoe" across the Nitro boxes, and on the right side, get ready to jump up and collect the top box. Get out of the way after detonating the TNT box. If done correctly, you will cause a chain reaction that destroys all of the boxes in the chain.

Defeating Crunch Time
Every time freezeballs, beams, or fire come out, jump over the fence onto the inside platform. They cannot touch you there, but fireballs will land everywhere, so just watch for their shadows. There is a series of elements you have to avoid. Then, shoot Crunch with the Bazooka and spin Cortex. The series is: fireballs, shoot Crunch, spin Cortex, freezeballs, fireballs, shoot Crunch, spin Cortex, fire, fireballs, freezeballs, fire, shoot Crunch, spin Cortex, beams, fireballs, fire, beams, freezeballs, fireballs, beams, shoot Crunch, spin Cortex. If you win, you will unlock five secret levels for which you must collect a certain amount of Relics in order to open the doors.

Defeating Wa Wa
When you are facing Wa Wa, Crunch will fire blue beams that you should jump over. When he fires green beams, duck. Hop from one panel to another. Then, when you reach Crunch, quickly spin. Watch out because the panels will sink. Try to get a head start on each run. Once Crunch jumps back at the beginning, run. When you spin him the next two times, do not stop running.

Gem Locations
To get the following Gems, jump onto the Skull and Crossbones and find your way to the end.

Red Gem: Crash and Burn

Green Gem: Wizards and Lizards

Blue Gem: Arctic Antics

Yellow Gem: Gold Rush

Purple Gem: The Gauntlet

Defeating Py-Ro
Hold B to charge your Water Cannon, or you'll never hit him.

Extra Life
On the very first level, right next to the pad with the "?", you will see a Wooly Mammoth. After finishing the Bonus Level (the "?" pad will take you there), you'll go back to the same spot. Now, jump on the Wooly Mammoth, and try to land somewhere. Congrats, you just got an extra life.

Defeating Ro-Ko
Roll around the side of the area without going in the center. Every rock will come near you, and Crunch will mostly miss you.

Defeating Lo-Lo
Watch where the mask floats, and shoot there.

Alternate Ending
Collect all 46 Gems to view an alternate-ending sequence.

Here's the secret ending of a beautiful game: