Token

Tokens are special items found in Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled where players need them in order to be able to take part in Gem Cups. In CTR, tokens come in five colors: red, blue, yellow, green and purple. In CNK, they come in only four colors as there is no yellow one.

Ways to get them
The method used to obtain tokens varies slightly between CTR and CNK, and the purple tokens have a different obtain method in both games.

Crash Team Racing
In CTR, players need to get the letters C, T, and R in a race, and come in first place to win a token.

Crash Nitro Kart
In CNK, this is the same, except players need to get the letters C, N, and K instead.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
The remake has the same method, also requiring that players collect the letters C, T and R.

Purple tokens
Purple tokens are obtained through a different method in both CTR, CNK and Nitro-Fueled. After defeating the boss of a planet/area, the area's battle arena is unlocked, where players need to collect all of the crystals in the arena before time runs out. Doing so awards a purple token. Collecting all these tokens awards the player with a bonus battle arena in CNK.

Trivia

 * The CNK Token has a logo with Emperor Velo XXVII face on it.
 * The CTR Token, and the token used in Nitro-Fueled both use the CTR logo.

Appearances

 * Crash Team Racing
 * Crash Nitro Kart
 * Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Names in other languages
Gettone CTR