Hangin' Out

Hangin' Out is the sixteenth level in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back. It is the third and final sewer level in the game. Unlike its predecessors, it predominantly focuses on forcing Crash to navigate wire meshes suspended above red-hot pipes, and generally avoid Doctor Nitrus Brio's horrible Steam-Powered Hover-Spike-O-Trons. If the player turns around and heads backward at the final checkpoint, they will find a hole in the ground, containing a short mesh path through lava-flooded ruins. Particularly speedy versions of the Hover-Spike-O-Trons patrol this area, but by pulling his feet up (using the crouch button), he can avoid them and pick up a few extra lives, and even find a secret warp to the secret sixth warp room, unlocking Totally Fly...

Trivia

 * This level's name is a blatantly obvious reference to the 1973 funk album of the same name, released by Funk, Incorporated. While an extremely popular Negro funk joint in their day, they are currently best remembered for featuring Eugene Barr, son of fan-favorite Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr.
 * Note that this level's name features the letter string "ngin", a possible foreshadowing of the boss of this Warp Room Area. Furthermore, it is possible that N. Gin himself actually owns this sewer, or, according to some fans, that this entire level actually takes place in a macroscopic version of the missile embedded in his head, which would flawlessly explain the differences between this and the true sewer levels.