Nitros Oxide (Boss Fights)

Nitros Oxide is fought in Crash Team Racing and Crash Bash.

Crash Team Racing
Oxide is the last boss and is fought in Oxide's Station. He will use beakers, TNT crates, Nitro crates, and bombs to slow players down. Unlike other bosses, Oxide cheats by starting before the countdown is completed, and will spin out when taking damage from any weapon, even if it normally knocks karts over. When Oxide is defeated, he will agree to leave Earth in its current state, but refuses to acknowledge the player as the fastest in the galaxy unless they collect all of his time Relics. When the player defeats Oxide with all of the Relics, he finally admits defeat and returns to Gasmoxia as the credits roll with epilogue messages for all the characters.

In Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, defeating Oxide in any form will unlock him as a playable character, as well as his Hovercraft as a playable kart body (though both are unlocked from the start in the Nitros Oxide Edition of the game).

Hint: There is a shortcut where there is a gap in the railing. Use this to get ahead.

Crash Bash (Oxide Ride)
Oxide Ride (ぎゃくしゅう！ オキサイド lit. Counterattack! Oxide in Japanese) is the final boss fight in Crash Bash, and it's against Nitros Oxide. To enter this boss fight, the player must have at least 22 trophies, 15 gems, and 12 crystals.

The battle has two phases. The first phase is a chase with Nitros Oxide. The second phase is Ballistix based, with Oxide as the only opponent.

Phase 1
In the first phase of the battle, the player must chase Oxide through an asteroid field similar to the final boss fight in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. The player must dodge several hazards including asteroids, nitro crates, iron fences and Oxide's missiles.

Phase 2
In this phase, the player must beat Oxide at a Ballistix based game. If an iron ball passes through the player's or Oxide's goal, they will lose health. Occasionally, missiles will be fired from two cannons next to Oxide's goal. These will also make the player lose health. There are also red balls which will instantly kill the player if they touch it. These red balls also appear in the crystal challenge of Sky Balls.