Cortex Power

''You must enter Cortex's power plant and defeat the CEO: Pinstripe! ''-Level description thumb|500px|right

Cortex Power is a level from the original Crash Bandicoot, and is the second level on Cortex Island. This is Cortex's power plant, run by Pinstripe Potoroo and his minions. It is full, full, full of toxic waste and dangerous machines. Including the Blue Gem path, this level has three routes to the end, all of which must be traversed to obtain the Gem.

Trivia

 * Obtaining the Gem in this stage requires a great deal of backtracking.
 * This level contains a machine gunner, a rare enemy in this game.