The ROM hack of Crash Bandicoot 2 Nitro Escape was released by Gabriel de Oliveira on April 5, 2019, is a hack considered extremely difficult, with a lot of traps, nitro paths and walls, useless objects, all modded levels and boss fights, lack of checkpoints and different box counts.
The development began in August 2018, and the mod was initially called Cortex Forgots Back 2, during development, the name was changed to Nitro Escape.
Here is the table comparing box counts for Cortex Strikes Back and Nitro Escape
# | Level | Cortex Strikes Back | Nitro Escape |
---|---|---|---|
Warp Room 1 | 1. Turtle Woods | 62 | 246 |
2. Snow Go | 74 | 310 | |
3. Hang Eight | 74 | 133 | |
4. The Pits | 53 | 244 | |
5. Crash Dash | 44 | 160 | |
Warp Room 2 | 6. Snow Biz | 124 | 269 |
7. Air Crash | 102 | 216 | |
8. Bear It | 48 | 213 | |
9. Crash Crush | 57 | 249 | |
10. The Eel Deal | 79 | 247 | |
Warp Room 3 | 11. Plant Food | 53 | 188 |
12. Sewer or Later | 57 | 191 | |
13. Bear Down | 42 | 251 | |
14. Road to Ruin | 89 | 245 | |
15. Un-Bearable | 58 | 297 | |
Warp Room 4 | 16. Hangin' Out | 93 | 254 |
17. Diggin' It | 95 | 558 | |
18. Cold Hard Crash | 155 | 428 | |
19. Ruination | 84 | 228 | |
20. Bee-Having | 92 | 255 | |
Warp Room 5 | 21. Piston It Away | 69 | 226 |
22. Rock It | 39 | 153 | |
23. Night Fight | 46 | 139 | |
24. Pack Attack | 46 | 116 | |
25. Spaced Out | 60 | 146 | |
Secret Levels | 26. Totally Bear | 40 | 203 |
27. Totally Fly | 44 | 154 |