A Real Grind

A Real Grind is the first story level of The Hazardous Wastes and the third main level of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. This is the first level where the player uses Lani-Loli, the Phase Mask.

Overview

Crash, Coco and Lani-Loli begin their quest to find Akano, but N. Gin appears in front of them using a jetpack. Lani-Loli believes that N. Gin was the "putz" that he mentioned, but Coco tells him not to worry as N. Gin always loses to Crash or Coco. N. Gin warns them that he will not lose this time and tells them about his preparations for his heavy metal show with his Weapon of Mass Percussion.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	こうやのロッキーロード Kōya no rokkīrōdo	Wasteland's Rocky Road
Spanish	Hecho Polvo	Made Powder
German	Rutschpartie	Sliding Part
Italian	Che Faticaccia!	What a struggle!
Portuguese	Deslizando pra Valer	Grinding for Real
Russian	Настоящее мучение Nastoyashcheye mucheniye	Genuine torment
Arabic	قروش الصحراء quroosh alsahra'	Desert Sharks

Perspective

Normal Mode

The level is a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Lani Loli's add and remove objects ability usage.
Post-apocalyptic enemies.

N. Verted Mode

The level has limited render distance.
Everything has a neon outline around it, this includes level geometry which will also display its wireframes.
Crash's spin is overdrived and sounds like a chainsaw.
Every so often the level's lighting will flicker and become dim, you can light up the level again by reaching a checkpoint. (Stage Dive will not dim.)
Music has a drumbeat; its volume depends on how bright the stage is.