Promotional Material[]
Boxart and Logos[]
In-game logo
Boxart logo
Japanese In-game logo
Japanese Boxart logo
The prototype box art of Crash Bandicoot
NTSC-U cover
Greatest Hits cover
PAL cover
Platinum cover
NTSC-J cover
NTSC-U disc
PAL disc
NTSC-U Greatest Hits disc
PAL Platinum disc
NTSC-J disc
Japanese "the Best" disc
Promotional Artwork[]
Crash and the rest of the cast from the game
Crash on N. Sanity Beach
Crash and Papu Papu
Crash with Ripper Roo
Promotional artwork of Crash and Pinstripe
Crash with N. Brio
Cortex about to catch Crash
Crash with Tawna
Crash riding on a rocket
Character Artwork/Renders[]
Crash Bandicoot
Crash
Crash holding a birthday cake
Crash getting launched on a rocket
Crash with glowing Aku Aku
Japanese Crash promotional artwork
Japanese promo art of Crash running
A Japanese render of Crash
A Japanese render of Crash
A Japanese render of Crash
Aku Aku promotional artwork
Japanese Aku Aku promotional artwork
Cortex promotional artwork
Japanese Cortex promotional artwork
Early Tawna promotional art
Japanese Tawna promotional artwork
Promotional Japanese artwork of Tawna for Crash Bandicoot, seen in The Art of Naughty Dog
N. Brio promotional artwork
Japanese N. Brio promotional artwork
Papu Papu promotional artwork
Papu Papu promotional artwork
Japanese Papu Papu promotional artwork
Ripper Roo promotional artwork
Ripper Roo promotional artwork
Japanese Ripper Roo promotional artwork
Koala Kong promotional artwork
Japanese Koala Kong promotional artwork
Pinstripe Potoroo promotional artwork
Promotional render of Pinstripe Potoroo for Crash Bandicoot, seen in The Art of Naughty Dog
Japanese Pinstripe promotional artwork
Manual[]
Booklet info
Page 1 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Page 2 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Page 3 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Page 4 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Page 5 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Page 6 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual
Ads[]
Launch ad
Game Informer #41
Game Informer #41
Game Informer #41
Game Informer #41
Game Informer #41
Game Informer #41
A Japanese print ad for Crash Bandicoot
Misc.[]
Crash's display at E3 1996
A Crash statue at E3 '96
In-Game[]
Screenshots[]
The title screen
Tawna being held captive
A portrait of Cortex from the level Lights Out
The final battle
Crash in the final battle with Cortex
Cortex.
Crash, celebrating his victory with Tawna on Cortex's airship
A Tawna token
A Beaker Throwing Lab Assistant
A Lab Assistant using electricity
A tribesman
A tribesman
Papu Papu sleeping before the boss fight starts
Close up of Ripper Roo
Ripper Roo before the boss fight starts
Ripper Roo's boss fight
Koala Kong's boss fight
Portrait seen in Pinstripe's office
A Crab
A Turtle
A Turtle
A Water Fly Trap bites
A Vulture
A Rolling Monkey
A Flying Fish
A Spider
A Fat
A Slim
A Spiked Probe
A Hologram Probe
A Rolling Stone
A Lily Pad
A Minecart
A Bouncing Barrel
A Rolling Barrel.Small Venus
An Aku Aku Crate
Game Over Screen
Models In-Game[]
Crash spinning a Wumpa Fruit with his finger
Crash
Crash
Crash
Cortex as seen
Cortex on his hoverboard
Cortex on his hoverboard
Cortex on his hoverboard
Brio
Brio
Brio's hulk form
Tawna
Aku Aku
A tribesman
Papu
Ripper Roo
Koala Kong
Pinstripe
A Lab Assistant using electricity
A Crab
A Turtle
A Venus Fly Trap
A Blue Cobra
A Vulture
A Rolling Monkey
A Flying Fish
A Spider
A Rat
A Fat
A Slim
A Warthog
A Bat
A Bat
A Lizard
An Evil Hand
A Robot Turtle
A Spiked Probe
Cortex's hoverboard
A Rolling Stone
A Stationary Spiked Pillar
A Leaf
A Green Blob
A Yellow Blob
A Clear Gem Path
An Orange Gem Path
A Key
An Iron Crate
An Big TNT Crate
An Outline Crate
A Clear Gem
A Blue Gem
A Green Gem
An Orange Gem
An Orange Gem
A Purple Gem
A Red Gem
A Yellow Gem
Icons[]
Crash's life counter icon
A Tawna token
Papu's icon
Ripper Roo's icon
Kong's icon
Pinstripe's icon
Brio's icon
Cortex's icon
Epilogues[]
Papu Papu's epilogue
Ripper Roo's epilogue
Koala Kong's epilogue
Pinstripe's epilogue
N. Brio's epilogue
Cortex's epilogue
Concept Art[]
Character Concepts[]
Concept artwork featuring most major characters at the time
Concept artwork featuring Crash hanging out with Cortex
Very early concept art for Crash Bandicoot
Early concept art of Crash Bandicoot
Another concept art of Crash
An early concept drawing of Crash Bandicoot
And another concept drawing of Crash
Early concept design of Crash
Early concept art of Crash. At this point in development, he was a wombat named Willie
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Crash
Rotation of Crash's final design
Concept art of the game's cover art
Early concept art and profile of N. Cortex by David Siller
Early concept art of N. Cortex by David Siller
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
A very early Cortex concept
An early Cortex concept
An early Cortex concept
An early Cortex concept
Early sketches of Cortex
Early concept art of Cortex
Early concept art of Cortex
Early concept art of Cortex
A concept sketch of Cortex
A concept sketch of Cortex
Concept artwork of Cortex
Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files
A Christmas-themed holiday card produced by Naughty Dog featuring Neo Cortex
A very early concept of Tawna. At this point in development, she was a wombat named Karmen
Another Karmen concept
Another Karmen concept
Another Karmen concept
Another Karmen concept
Another Karmen concept
Another Karmen concept
Early Tawna concept art
Another Tawna concept
Another Tawna concept
Another Tawna concept
An early Tawna concept
A more polished Tawna concept
A more polished Tawna concept
Concept art of Tawna's final design
An early sketch of Brio
Concept art of Nitrus Brio from The Crash Bandicoot Files
A Christmas-themed holiday card produced by Naughty Dog, featuring N. Brio
Concept art of N. Brio
Concept art of N. Brio
Concept art of N. Brio
Concept art of N. Brio
Concept art of Brio in his monster form
Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Aku Aku when he was still human
Early concept art of characters that would become Aku Aku. There would have originally been a "fairy godmother" type character in Aku Aku's role as Crash's guardian
More early concepts
Early concept art of Papu Papu
Early concept art of Papu Papu
Early concept art of Papu Papu
Early concept art of Papu Papu
Concept art of Papu Papu
Concept art of Papu Papu
Concept art of Papu Papu
Concept art for Ripper Roo by Charles Zembillas
Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Early concepts of Koala Kong
Concept art for Koala Kong by Charles Zembillas
Concept art of Koala Kong
Concept art of Koala Kong from The Crash Bandicoot Files
A sketch of Pinstripe
Concept art of Pinstripe from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of Pinstripe from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Charles Zembillas' concept art for an early version of Komodo Joe, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files
An early concept of Ripper Roo, alongside concepts for the Komodo Brothers
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe
Charles Zembillas' concept art for an early version of Komodo Moe, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Tiny, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files
Enemy Concepts[]
Concept art of a Lab Assistant
Concept art of a Tribesman
Concept art of a Tribesman
Concept art of a Tribesman
Slim concept art
Fat concept art
Concept art of a monkey
Concept art of a scrapped monkey character
Concept art for the warthog
Concept art for an angry-looking warthog
Concept art of a scrapped warthog character
Concept art of a scrapped crocodile
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Concept art of a scrapped crocodile character
Concept art of a scrapped hyena character
Concept art of a lizard
Concept art of a scrapped lizard character
Production Bible Entries[]
May 1995 (The Crash Bandicoot Files)[]
Story script, part 1
Story script, part 2
Willy (Crash)'s entry, part 1
Willy (Crash)'s entry, part 2
Tawna's entry
Neo Cortex's entry, part 1
Neo Cortex's entry, part 2
Nitrus Brio's entry
Ripper Roo's entry
Koala Kong's entry
Komodo Brothers' entries
August 1995[]
An overview from the Crash bible
The original script for the intro from the Crash bible
The original script for the intro from the Crash bible
The original script for the intro from the Crash bible
The original script for the intro from the Crash bible
Crash's bio from the Crash bible
Concept art of Crash
Cortex's bio from the Crash bible
More of Cortex's bio from the Crash bible
Concept art of Cortex
N. Brio's bio from the Crash Bible
Tawna's description from the Crash bible
Aku Aku's description from the Crash bible
Ripper Roo's description from the Crash bible
Koala Kong's description from the Crash bible
Pinstripe's description in the Crash bible
Papu Papu's description from the Crash bible
The Komodo Brothers' description from the Crash bible
Tiny's description from the Crash bible
Environment Concepts[]
Concept art of the Wumpa Islands
Concept art of the Evolvo-Ray
Colored concept art of the Evolvo-Ray
Concept art of the Cortex Vortex
Concept art of the Vortex's interior
Concept art of a beach level
Concept art of a beach level
Concept art of a jungle level
Concept art of a jungle level
Concept art of the native village
Concept art of a village level
Concept art of a ruins level
Concept art of a ruins level
Concept art of a ruins level
Concept art of a bridge level
Concept art of a power plant level
Concept art of a power plant level
Concept art of a power generator
Concept art of a castle level
Concept art of a castle level
Concept art of the giant tree on Wumpa Island
Concept art of an unused cave level
Concept art of an unused cave level
Concept art of an unused cave level
Concept art of an unused cave level
Concept art of an unused cave level
Concept art of a unused dungeon level
Concept art of a unused dungeon level
Concept art of an unused swamp level
Concept art of an unused sewer level (This idea was later used in Cortex Strikes Back)
Concept art of an unused snow level (This idea was also used in Cortex Strikes Back)
Concept art of an unused underwater level (This idea was later used in Warped)
Concept art of an unused underwater level
Concept art of an unused underwater level