Time Relic



Relics are an item gained after getting a record time in Time Trial mode below a certain target. They first appeared in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. There are three types of Relics:


 * 1) Sapphire Relics
 * 2) Gold Relics
 * 3) Platinum Relics

Sapphire Relics are the easiest to obtain. After this comes the Gold Relics and finally the Platinums. Better Relics are awarded when you complete a certain course in a better time, by beating the record set by the CPU. Although only the easiest time appears on screen you do not have to have the Sapphire Relic to obtain the Gold Relics (except for on Crash Bash). The same applies for the Platinum Relic with the Sapphire and Gold Relics.

Appearances
Crash Bandicoot 3

Crash Team Racing

Crash Bash (There were only gold relics and platinum relics in this game)

Crash Bandicoot 4

Crash Nitro Kart

Crash Bandicoot Twinsanity (Beta version only)

Trivia

 * The Sapphire relics were originally called Silver relics in the alpha of Crash Bandicoot 3. Due to confusion because Silver looks similar to Platinum, it changed to Bronze, but Bronze looks like Gold, so it was finally changed to Sapphire.
 * On Crash Bandicoot 2 two of the levels (Hang Eight and Plant Food) there are hidden Time Trials with Gems as prizes instead of Relics.
 * In Crash Bash, there are only two types of relics: Gold and Platinum. However, Gold relics have a green jewel in them instead of red, and platinum relics look like Sapphire relics.