For the collectible seen on Nina's Nightmare, see Ghost (collectible).
Ghosts are visual replays of races in Time Trial mode. They can be seen in Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.
Crash Team Racing[]
In Crash Team Racing, when players do Time Trial mode, they can save a ghost. One ghost can be saved per game. If a player does very well, they can race N. Tropy's ghost. If his ghost is beaten, Oxide's ghost will replace him. Beating all of N. Tropy's ghost will unlock N. Tropy as a playable character, while beating Oxide's ghost will unlock the scrapbook.
Crash Nitro Kart[]
Ghosts return in Crash Nitro Kart. Players can race a saved ghost, N. Tropy's ghost (after beating a certain time), or the real Velo's ghost (after beating N. Tropy). If N. Tropy is beaten in all of the races, he will be unlocked as part of Team Cortex. There is also a Lap Time Trial, where players are going for the best lap. After a lap is completed, the racer's ghost will appear.
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled[]
Ghosts retain the same roles they had in the original Crash Team Racing but N. Tropy's ghost must be beaten on all CTR and CNK racetracks to unlock N. Tropy as a playable character. Beating all of Oxide's Ghosts will also earn the player a Legendary Skin, the Champion Kart, and the Oxide decal for said kart. While bonus tracks from Grand Prix events will also have ghosts, they are not required to be beaten for the aforementioned rewards. However, Velo's ghosts were added to the game in the Gasmoxia Grand Prix and they must be beaten on all tracks to obtain a Championship kart decal. They appear after beating Oxide's ghosts. In the Post-Grand Prix update, developer time ghosts were added. Beating them all grants the player the Master Wheels.