CRASH BANDICOOT XS
FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 0.30
Last updated – 13 July 2002
By xzblaze (blaze_storm@hotmail.com)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Controls
II. Special Abilties
III. Crates/Blocks overview
IV. Object in each level
V. Walkthrough
VI. Gem Locations
VII. Special Levels
VIII. Version Updates
IX. Author’s Comments
X. Legal Information
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I. CONTROLS
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Controls for Crash Bandicoot are not very complicated, here are what
each controls do. Keep in mind, * means that the move is a special
ablity.
D-Pad – Moves Crash, left or right
A – Select; Jump; Swim acceleration; Fire shots in sky levels
B – Spin; Run faster during polar chase
L - *Turbo Run
R – Slide; Crouch; Spin in water; Roll in sky levels
Start – Pause Game; Select
Select – Shows Status
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II. SPECIAL ABILTIES
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When you defeat a boss, you will get moves that you could not do
before. Here is a list of all of them and what they do, they are also
in order from first ability to last ability.
Super Body Slam – After defeating Dingodile, you will get the Super
Body Slam. In midair, press R and you will see Crash
drop face down onto the ground (ouch). This move is
required for destroying strong crates.
Double Jump – When you defeat N Gin, you will get the Double Jump move.
First you jump, then when Crash is at the top of the
jump, press A to jump again. This move is required
because as you go through the game, you will find that
there are gaps that normal jumps can not get you past.
Tornado Spin – When Tiny is defeated, the Tornado Spin ability is
yours. Press B (Spin) quickly 3 times and Crash will
spin longer than usual. This move can be used to get
past large gaps that even Double Jump can’t get past.
Tornado Spin can kill enemys the same way as normal
Spin does.
Turbo Run – When the last boss (Neo Cortex) is defeated, you will get
great Turbo Run move to use. Just hold L and you will be
running faster than you normally do. This makes time trails
much easier.
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III. CRATES/BLOCKS OVERVIEW
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There are many crates in Crash Bandicoot XS, this will give you a
better understanding of all of them. By the way, all these descriptions
are my own, so if I make any mistakes, email me (my email is found at
the top of the page)
Wooden Crates – The plain brown crates that contains a apple.
Mystery Crate – A crate with a question mark on it, holds 5 apples.
Crash Crates – A crate with Crash’s face on it, you’ll get a extra
life. Keep in mind that destroying the crate won’t get
you the extra life, you must actually get Crash’s face
once the crate is gone.
Aku Aku Crates – A crate of Aku Aku mask on it, if you get hurt by an
enemy, that will die instead of you, once you get 3
Aku Aku masks, you will be invinicible for a short of
amount of time.
Checkpoint Crates – The crate with the letter C on it, destroy it and
when you die, that is where you will come back to
life.
Spring Crates – These are the crates that have the 4 lines on them,
when you jump on them, you will get 2 apples, keep
jumping until they break after 5 times. Note, if you
leave a spring crate for too long after you jump on it
once, they will break before you jump on them 5 times.
Cycle Crates – These crates cycle between items at a fast speed.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I belive that only cycle
between Extra Life, Mystery and Empty crates.
TNT Crates – The red crates that say TNT on them, jump on them and they
will start a countdown from 3. Do not spin them, as they
will explode straight away.
Nitro Crates – These are the green crates, they will blow up as soon
you touch them. If you are wondering how you are suppose
to get all the crates, then I’ll tell you. At one stage
of the level (most likely near the end) you will be able
to hit a green box with a ! on it, they will explode all
Nitro crates.
Strong Crates – These are the purple crates in the game, they can not
be destroyed by spin, instead you must use the Super
Body Slam to destroy them (see Special Abilties)
Time Crates – These crates will only appear in time trails, they are
yellow crates with the numbers 1, 2, or 3 on them. Once
they are destroyed, the time will be halted for 1, 2, or
3 seconds, depending on the crate.
Metal Blocks – These are just blocks that can form a platform for you
to stand on.
Bouncy Blocks – This is a metal block but with a arrow pointing
upwards, stand on it and you’ll start bouncing.
*I’ll finish off the rest of this section later on.
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IV. OBJECT IN EACH LEVEL
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If you want to finish everything in the game, and get 100% or 101% on
your status, then these are the things you must do in each level.
Purple Cystals – These will be found one stage of the level.
1 or 2 Gems – If you destroy all the crates, you will get a gem at the
end of the level. Some levels have 2 gems, see Special
Level sections for more info.
Relics – These are the things you get in the Time Trail if you beat the
time for each level. There are 3 Relics, a Sapphire Relic, a
Gold Relic and a Platinum Relic.
Colour Gems – There are 4 special colour gems in the game, see Gem
Locations for more information.
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V. WALKTHROUGH
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Before I start, I’d like to make sure that every understands the status
check I put every so often during the walkthrough. If you do not have
the same amount of apples as I do, it doesn’t matter because I started
this Walkthrough when I had finished the game. But you should get the
same amount of crates as I do so you can get the gem at the end of the l
evel.
Level 1 – Jungle Jam
Start off your first level by walking to the left, destroying the first
2 crates by spin or jumping into them. Jump onto the spring crate and
get the apples in the process. Spin the lizard out of the way and
follow the apples to the next 2 crates. After destroying the crates,
the lizard, and the plant eating thing, proceed to get the apples that
are in a rainbow shape.
*Status Check: 82 apples, 7/42 crates
Jump over the gap and onto the Checkpoint crate and then jump over
another gap. If you miss and fall into the gap, you’ll die. Jump onto
the bottom spring crate and just leave Crash until both spring crates
are destroyed. Spin away the lizard and jump onto the bonus pad.
*Status Check: 2 apples, 10/42 crates
Move to the left and destroy the next 6 crates, then there’ll be a
crate above you so jump and destroy that. Keep walking and you’ll see 2
spring crates, wait for Crash to destroy both of them and proceed.
Follow the apples to 6 more crates. When you see the metal block with a
arrow pointing upwards, jump onto it and hit the Crash crate and you’ll
get a extra life. Follow more apples and jump onto the teleporter and
you’ll be back to the main level.
*Status Check: 66 apples, 26/42 crates
You’ll see a wooden crate in midair, DO NOT spin it, instead jump on it
and then land onto the metal block. Now you can jump and get the Crash
crate for a extra life. Spin away the next 2 lizards and you’ll find a
bunch of metal blocks and apples. You basically just follow the apples
and then jump across the gap to the checkpoint crate. Get the Aku Aku
Crate and jump onto the steps and spin away the plant. Follow the
apples again and destroy the next 2 crates. At the end of the steps,
there will be another plant, spin that out of the way and destroy the 4
crates.
*Status Check: 98 apples, 36/42 crates
After you jump the gap, there are 2 crates on top of each other. Jump
onto the first one and wait until both crates are destroyed and you’ll
land on a bouncy metal block and you can jump to the other side.
Destroy the crate after that and you’ll see the first Cycle crate, wait
for it to turn to Crash, and then spin it. Then there will be 2 more
crates left, jump onto the top one and then jump onto the spring crate
to get more apples.
*Last Status Check: 20 apples, 42/42 crates
Level 2 - Ship Wrecked
This is the first sea level, first spin the boxs on the bottom. Be
careful about those red fishs, only spin them if they not showing their
spikes. When you go down the level, you'll see a spiky ball thing,
aviod that or you will die. Spin the 6 boxs at the bottom. As you go
down, becareful of those red fishs again. Now you'll see the checkpoint,
so spin it.
*Status Check: 71 apples, 19/63 crates
Spin the crates and the sharks and avoid the spiky ball again. Go up
the steps and there will be 4 more crates and another spiky ball. Once
you get past them, you'll notice some really long eels, you just need
to spin them but don't let it bite you. Once the 3 eels are gone, keep
going to the bottom and there will be another checkpoint.
*Status Check: 88 apples, 28/63 crates
Spin the 2 crates and the shark as well. Then swim up the steps and
there will be 5 more crates for you to destroy. Continue to spin the
sharks away and you'll find 8 crates, go and spin them. Then you'll
find a checkpoint, spin it.
*Status Check: 24 apples, 45/63 crates
Spin the next crate and avoid the spiky ball. Keep swimming and there
will be 6 more crates including a Crash crate, spin all of them and
avoid yet another spiky ball. Keep on swimming and you'll come to a
part where there are spikes coming from top and bottom, you'll have
to swim between them and spin the checkpoint.
*Status Check: 28 apples, 52/63 crates
Get the Aku Aku crate and avoid the spiky ball, then swim upwards and
kill the 2 eels on your way. Kill the shark and spin the 8 crates on
the ground. Keep swimming and you'll see 2 crates in front of a spiky
ball. Theres a chance if you spin it from the front, you'll hit the
ball, so swim directly above the crate, face towards the crates and
spin. Now just keep swimming, avoid or kill the fish and go through
the pipe.
*Last Status Check: 47 apples, 63/63 crates
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VI. GEM LOCATIONS
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These gems will help you get the 2nd gems in special levels. Here are
how to get the 4 coloured gems, to get the 2nd gems, view Special
Levels section.
Blue Gem (Level 10)
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To get this gem, you must have the Tornado Spin ability. Go through the
level as normal but when you see the Nitro ! blocks, stand on it and
Tornado Spin to the left. Continue to do this until you come to a
bouncy block where a Blue Gem is above it. Keep in mind that you MUST
finish the level to keep the gem.
Green Gem (Level 13)
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If you want to get a good idea on where this gem is at the start, swim
left and you’ll see that it is blocked by TNTs and metal blocks. So
keep swimming until you find the ! block, hit it by swimming into it.
Then swim back to where you first saw the green gem, now you can hit
the TNT and it’ll explode the rest of the TNT inside the metal blocks.
Now you can go grab the gem and finish the level, easy wasn’t it?
Red Gem (Level 16)
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Go through the level as normal until you reach the Nitro ! block
crates. Then drop off a bit to the left and land on a bouncy block,
then drop off to the right on another bouncy block and land on the
metal plantform. Now just keep jumping (be careful) until you reach the
red gem. Its not easy getting back and it might take a few tries.
Yellow Gem (Level 20)
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Go through the level as normal until you find a stack of Nitro crates
and a spinner on the left of it. Instead of spinner past the Nitros,
spin over to the left and land on the circular platform. Quickly jump
to the bouncy metal block. There will be a huge gap to get past, so you
have to double jump to the left as high as possible, and then quickly
do a Tornado Spin to the 3 metal blocks. Now just double jump to the
bouncy block and get the yellow gem. Now finish the level to keep the
gem.
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VII. SPECIAL LEVELS
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This section has not been started yet, I will start it ASAP.
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VIII. VERSION UPDATES
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Version 0.30
Wrote a walkthrough for Level 2, enjoy!
Version: 0.20
Updated the Legal Information page and added more information about
blocks. Also put more info about this page to help GameFaqs identify it
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IX. AUTHOR’S COMMENTS
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Hey, I just made this section cause I know that HEAPS of this FAQ is
not finished yet, especially the most important part: the Walkthrough.
It takes me heaps of time to do a section so any help from you will
really help me. Thanks.
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X. LEGAL INFORMATION
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This FAQ is Copyright (c) 2002 xzblaze
This FAQ can not be seen on any other sites without my permission. You
may not edit this document in any way.
