Eggipus Rex

Eggipus Rex is a secret level from Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. You ride the T-Rex through the whole level, which is set in a prehistoric swamp.

How to access
It can be accesed from the Yellow Gem path in Level 11: Dino Might!, and then, as soon as the Triceratops starts chasing you, you'll have to get hit (without having any mask) by the second pterodactyl found in the stage.

Instead of respawning with one less life, the screen will go on displaying the scene for a few second until Warped's signature fadeout occurs.

About the stage
This is a very special level for two reasons: first, it is a totally side-scrolling stage (and therefore has mostly 2D controls) with the background seen in the prehistoric bonus rounds.

Other than that, noteworthy is how this stage has absolutely not a single crate: as a consequence, Eggipus Rex will authomatically award the player with a clear gem right after its completion.

So, a good strategy implies a clever usage of the stopwatch (already available due to the lack of any power crystal) in order to practise the level first, and then to gather both gem and relic.