Gem

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Gems are almost as important as Crystals, however less valuable, and if the player gets every single gem, s/he usually gets some sort of award. There are about 42 gems in a game, except for Crash Bash with 28, Twinsanity with 100 and CTTR with 5. It has appeared in all games except the home console version of Crash of the Titans (They did appear in the DS and GBA versions, however).

The 5 coloured gems featured in Crash Team Racing where collecting 4 tokens of a certain colour unlocks its respective Gem Cup.  All but yellow were in Crash Nitro Kart.

Contents 1 Types of Gems 1.1 Crash Bandicoot 1.2 Crash Bandicoot 2 1.3 Crash Bandicoot 3

[edit] Types of Gems

Aside from the regualr-shaped Clear Gem, there are several other Varieties and Colors of Gem. What follows is their Common Name, which Colours they appear in and a Brief Description in order of when they first appear in the Game.

[edit] Crash Bandicoot

Common Name(s)	Color(s)	Levels Found	Unlocks
Gem; Clear Gem	Clear	Every level except for The Great Hall and the ones listed below.	"The Great Hall" Gem Path
Green Gem, Emerald	Green	The Lost City	"Jungle Rollers" Gem Path, "Castle Machinery" Gem Path
Orange Gem, Tourmalin	Orange	Generator Room	"Upstream" Gem Path
Blue Gem, Sapphire	Blue	Toxic Waste	"Jaws of Darkness" Gem Path, "Rolling Stones" Gem Path, "Cortex Power" Gem Path
Red Gem,     Quartz	Pink	Slippery Climb	"Native Fortress" Gem Path, "Road to Nowhere" Gem Path
Purple Gem, Amethyst	Purple	Lights Out	"Boulder Dash" Gem Path
Yellow Gem,  Topaz	Yellow	The Lab	"Lights Out" Gem Path, "The Great Gate" Gem Path

[edit] Crash Bandicoot 2

Common Name(s)	Color(s)	Levels Found	Description	Unlocks
Gem, Diamond	White	all levels	This gem is obtained by breaking every box in the level and can also be found just lying around	Secret ending
Blue Gem, Sapphire	Blue	Turtle Woods	This gem is obtained by not breaking any crate in the level.	Hang Eight Blue Gem Route, Spaced Out Blue Gem Route, Secret ending
Red Gem, Ruby	Red	Snow Go, Air Crash	This gem is obtained by super-jumping off a certain bouncy box in Snow Go, or by going through a secret portal in Air Crash.	Snow Biz Red Gem Route, Spaced Out Red Gem Route, Secret Ending
Green Gem, Emerald	Green	The Eel Deal	This gem is obtained by stepping through the dead end in the room filled with Nitro Crates in The Eel Deal, then going on a secret route.	Ruination Green Gem Route, Spaced Out Green Gem Route, Secret Ending
Yellow Gem, Topaz	Yellow	Plant Food	This gem is obtained by completing the Time Trial of Plant Food.	Sewer or Later Yellow Gem Route, Spaced Out Yellow Gem Route, Secret Ending
Purple Gem, Amethyst	Purple	Bee Having	This gem is obtained by stepping on the fake NITRO crates in Bee Having, then going on a secret route.	Spaced Out Purple Gem Route, Secret Ending

[edit] Crash Bandicoot 3

Common Name(s)	Color(s)	Levels Found	Description	Unlocks
Gem, Diamond	White	all levels	This gem is obtained by breaking every box in the level and can also be found just lying around	Secret ending
Blue Gem, Sapphire	Blue	Tomb Wader	This gem is obtained by using the skull route platform in Tomb Wader.	Sphynxinator Blue Gem Route, Bug Lite Blue Gem Route, Secret ending
Red Gem, Ruby	Red	Deep Trouble	This gem is obtained by breaking the switch box at the end of Deep Trouble, and then following the secret route.	Bone Yard Red Gem Route, Bug Lite Red Gem Route, Secret ending
Green Gem, Emerald	Green	Flaming Passion	This gem is obtained by using the skull route platform in Flaming Passion.	Gone Tomorrow Green Gem Route, Bug Lite Green Gem Route, Secret ending
Yellow Gem, Topaz	Yellow	Hang 'Em High	This gem is obtained by gathering 10 relics and enter the secret level 27, Hang 'Em High.	Dino Might Yellow Gem Route, Bug Lite Yellow Gem Route, Secret ending, level 32 (Eggipus Rex)
Purple Gem, Amethyst	Purple	High Time	This gem is obtained by using the skull route platform in High Time.	Tomb Time Purple Gem Door, Bug Lite Purple Gem Route, Secret ending

Crash Bandicoot Protagonists Crash Bandicoot | Aku Aku | Tawna Levels First Island (N. Sanity Beach • Jungle Rollers • The Great Gate • Boulders • Upstream • Rolling Stones • Hog Wild • Native Fortress) | Second Island (Up the Creek • The Lost City • Temple Ruins • Road to Nowhere • Boulder Dash • Whole Hog • Sunset Vista) | Third Island (Heavy Machinery • Cortex Power • Generator Room • Toxic Waste • The High Road • Slippery Climb • Lights Out • Fumbling in the Dark • Jaws of Darkness • Castle Machinery • The Lab • The Great Hall) Items Crates (Basic Crate • Aku Aku Crate • Bounce Crate • Arrow Crate • ? Crate • ! Crate • TNT Crate • Crash Crate • Checkpoint Crate • Bonus Crate) | Wumpa Fruit | Gem | Key Enemies Crab | Turtle | Skunk | Venus Fly Trap | Monkey | Tribesman | Flying Fish | Bat | Lizard | Snake | Spider | Hog | Holo-Projector | Robot | Machine Gunner | Barrel Thrower | Bird | Evil Hand | Lab Assistant | Rat | Blob Bosses Papu Papu | Ripper Roo | Koala Kong | Pinstripe Potoroo | Doctor Nitrus Brio | Doctor Neo Cortex

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot • Aku Aku • Coco Bandicoot • Doctor Nitrus Brio • Polar
Bosses	Ripper Roo • Komodo Brothers • Tiny Tiger • Doctor N. Gin • Doctor Neo Cortex
Items	Crates (Basic Crate, ? Crate, Bounce Crate, Aku Aku Crate, Checkpoint Crate, Crash Crate, Arrow Crate, Locked Crate, TNT Crate, Nitro Crate, Nitro Switch Crate, ! Crate, Iron Crate, Iron Arrow Crate) • Wumpa Fruit • Crystal • Gem
Levels	First Warp Room (Turtle Woods, Snow Go, Hang Eight, The Pits, Crash Dash) • Second Warp Room (Snow Biz, Air Crash, Bear It, Crash Crush, The Eel Deal) • Third Warp Room (Plant Food, Sewer or Later, Bear Down, Road to Ruin, Unbearable) • Fourth Warp Room (Hangin' Out, Diggin' It, Cold Hard Crash, Ruination, Bee-Having) • Fifth Warp Room (Piston It Away, Rock It, Night Fight, Pack Attack, Spaced Out) • Sixth Warp Room (Totally Bear, Totally Fly)
Enemies	Bird • Gorilla • Lab Assistant • Monkey • Penguin • Piranha • Turtle • Venus Fly Trap