Crash Bandicoot/Gallery

Promotional Material

Boxart and Logos

In-game logo

Boxart logo

Japanese In-game logo

Japanese Boxart logo

The prototype box art of Crash Bandicoot

NTSC-U cover

Greatest Hits cover

PAL cover

Platinum cover

NTSC-J cover

Japanese demo disc cover

NTSC-U disc

PAL disc

NTSC-U Greatest Hits disc

PAL Platinum disc

NTSC-J disc

Japanese "the Best" disc

Japanese demo disc

Promotional Artwork

Crash and the rest of the cast from the game

Crash on N. Sanity Beach

Crash running through the jungle

Crash and Papu Papu

Crash with Ripper Roo

Promotional artwork of Crash and Pinstripe

Crash with N. Brio

Crash running away from Cortex's clutches

Crash with Tawna

Crash riding on a rocket

Map of Boulders from the Japanese strategy guide

Map of Hog Wild from the Japanese strategy guide

Map of Boulder Dash from the Japanese strategy guide

Map of Lights Out from the Japanese strategy guide

Map of Whole Hog from the Japanese strategy guide

Map of Fumbling in the Dark from the Japanese strategy guide

Character Artwork/Renders

Crash Bandicoot

Crash

Crash

Crash

Crash holding a birthday cake

Crash getting launched on a rocket

Crash with glowing Aku Aku

Japanese promo art of Crash running

Japanese Crash promotional artwork

A Japanese render of Crash

A Japanese render of Crash

A Japanese render of Crash

A Japanese render of Crash spinning

A Japanese render of a flattened Crash

Japanese artwork of Crash demonstrating the ricochet mechanic

Japanese artwork of Crash breaking crates

Japanese artwork of Crash jumping around

Japanese artwork of Crash moving around

Japanese artwork of Crash jumping

Aku Aku promotional artwork

Japanese Aku Aku promotional artwork

Cortex promotional artwork

Cortex on his hoverboard

Japanese Cortex promotional artwork

Tawna promotional artwork

Early Tawna promotional artwork

Japanese Tawna promotional artwork

Promotional Japanese artwork of Tawna for Crash Bandicoot, seen in The Art of Naughty Dog

N. Brio promotional artwork

Japanese N. Brio promotional artwork

Papu Papu promotional artwork

Papu Papu promotional artwork

Japanese Papu Papu promotional artwork

Ripper Roo promotional artwork

Japanese Ripper Roo promotional artwork

Koala Kong promotional artwork

Japanese Koala Kong promotional artwork

Pinstripe Potoroo promotional artwork

Promotional render of Pinstripe Potoroo for Crash Bandicoot, seen in The Art of Naughty Dog

Japanese Pinstripe promotional artwork

Japanese Warthog render

Item Artwork/Renders

Japanese artwork of a Wumpa Fruit

Japanese artwork of an extra life

Japanese artwork of a clear gem

Japanese artwork of a green gem

Japanese artwork of a red gem

Japanese artwork of an orange gem

Japanese artwork of a yellow gem

Japanese artwork of a blue gem

Japanese artwork of a purple gem

Japanese artwork of a Tawna token

Japanese artwork of a Brio token

Japanese artwork of a Cortex token

Japanese artwork of a key

Japanese render of a ? Crate

Japanese artwork of a ? Crate

Japanese artwork of a Crash Crate

Japanese render of a Basic Crate

Japanese artwork of a Basic Crate

Japanese render of an Aku Aku Crate

Japanese artwork of an Aku Aku Crate

Japanese render of a Bounce Crate

Japanese artwork of a Bounce Crate

Japanese render of a Checkpoint Crate

Japanese artwork of a Checkpoint Crate

Japanese render of an Arrow Crate

Japanese artwork of an Arrow Crate

Japanese render of a TNT Crate

Japanese artwork of a TNT Crate

Japanese render of an Iron Crate

Japanese render of a ! Crate

Japanese artwork of a ! Crate

Manual

Booklet info

Page 1 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 2 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 3 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 4 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 5 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Page 6 of a comic explaining the game's plot from the Japanese manual

Ads

Launch ad

Game Informer #41

Game Informer #41

Game Informer #41

Game Informer #41

Game Informer #41

Game Informer #41

A Japanese print ad for Crash Bandicoot

Misc.

Crash's display at E3 1996

A Crash statue at E3 '96

A Christmas-themed holiday card featuring Neo Cortex by Charles Zembillas

A Christmas-themed holiday card featuring N. Brio by Charles Zembillas

In-Game

Screenshots

The title screen

Tawna being held captive

A portrait of Cortex from the level Lights Out

The final battle

Crash in the final battle with Cortex

Cortex

Crash, celebrating his victory with Tawna on Cortex's airship

A Tawna token

A Beaker Throwing Lab Assistant

A Lab Assistant using electricity

A tribesman

A tribesman

Papu Papu sleeping before the boss fight starts

Close up of Ripper Roo

Ripper Roo before the boss fight starts

Ripper Roo's boss fight

Koala Kong's boss fight

Portrait seen in Pinstripe's office

A Crab

A Turtle

A Turtle

A Water Fly Trap bites

A Vulture

A Rolling Monkey

A Flying Fish

A Spider

A Fat

A Slim

A Spiked Probe

A Hologram Probe

A Rolling Stone

A Lily Pad

A Minecart

A Bouncing Barrel

A Rolling Barrel.Small Venus

An Aku Aku Crate

Game Over Screen

Models In-Game

Crash spinning a Wumpa Fruit with his finger

Crash

Crash

Crash

Cortex as seen

Cortex on his hoverboard

Cortex on his hoverboard

Cortex on his hoverboard

Brio

Brio

Brio's hulk form

Tawna

Aku Aku

A tribesman

Papu

Ripper Roo

Koala Kong

Pinstripe

A Lab Assistant using electricity

A Crab

A Turtle

A Venus Fly Trap

A Blue Cobra

A Vulture

A Rolling Monkey

A Flying Fish

A Spider

A Rat

A Fat

A Slim

A Warthog

A Bat

A Bat

A Lizard

An Evil Hand

A Robot Turtle

A Spiked Probe

Cortex's hoverboard

A Rolling Stone

A Stationary Spiked Pillar

A Leaf

A Green Blob

A Yellow Blob

A Clear Gem Path

An Orange Gem Path

A Key

An Iron Crate

An Big TNT Crate

An Outline Crate

A Clear Gem

A Blue Gem

A Green Gem

An Orange Gem

An Orange Gem

A Purple Gem

A Red Gem

A Yellow Gem

Scenery

Beach

Jungle

Native wall

River

Papu Papu's hut

Tribesman village

Ripper Roo's waterfall

Lost city

Temple

Bridge

Koala Kong's mines

Machinery

Refinery

Generator Room

Pinstripe's office

Walls

Castle

N. Brio's lab

Icons

Crash's life counter icon

A Tawna token

Papu's icon

Ripper Roo's icon

Kong's icon

Pinstripe's icon

Brio's icon

Cortex's icon

Memory Card save file icon

Epilogues

Papu Papu's epilogue

Ripper Roo's epilogue

Koala Kong's epilogue

Pinstripe's epilogue

N. Brio's epilogue

Cortex's epilogue

Concept Art

Character Concepts

Concept artwork featuring most major characters at the time by David Siller

Concept artwork featuring Crash hanging out with Cortex by David Siller

Very early concept art for Crash Bandicoot by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

Concept art of an early version of Crash by Butch Hartman

An early concept drawing of Crash Bandicoot by Joe Pearson

And another concept drawing of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Early concept design of Crash by Joe Pearson

Early concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Rotation of Crash's final design by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Crash's back markings by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of the game's cover art by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art and profile of N. Cortex by David Siller

Early concept art of N. Cortex by David Siller

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

A very early Cortex concept by Joe Pearson

An early Cortex concept by Charles Zembillas

An early Cortex concept by Charles Zembillas

An early Cortex concept by Charles Zembillas

Early sketches of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

A concept sketch of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

A concept sketch of Cortex by Charles Zembillas

Concept artwork of Cortex by Joe Pearson

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Cortex from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

A very early concept of Tawna by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Karmen concept by Charles Zembillas

Early Tawna concept art by Charles Zembillas

Another Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

Another Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

An early Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

A more polished Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

A more polished Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

A more polished Tawna concept by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Tawna's final design

An early sketch of Brio by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Nitrus Brio from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of N. Brio by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of N. Brio by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of N. Brio by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of N. Brio by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Brio in his monster form from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Aku Aku when he was still human by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of characters that would become Aku Aku by Charles Zembillas

More early concepts by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Early concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Papu Papu by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Ripper Roo from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Early concepts of Koala Kong by Joe Pearson

Concept art for Koala Kong by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Koala Kong by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Koala Kong from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Early Pinstripe concept art by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Pinstripe by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Pinstripe from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of Pinstripe from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Charles Zembillas' concept art for an early version of Komodo Joe, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files

An early concept of Ripper Roo, alongside concepts for the Komodo Brothers by Joe Pearson

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Joe by Charles Zembillas

Charles Zembillas' concept art for an early version of Komodo Moe, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Komodo Moe from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Tiny, published in The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of an early version of Tiny from The Crash Bandicoot Files by Charles Zembillas

Enemy Concepts

Concept art of a Lab Assistant by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a Tribesman by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a Tribesman by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a Tribesman by Charles Zembillas

Fat concept art by Charles Zembillas

Slim concept art by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a monkey by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped monkey character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art for the warthog by Charles Zembillas

Concept art for an angry-looking warthog by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped warthog character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped crocodile by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped crocodile character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of the iguana enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped iguana character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped hyena enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped hyena character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a lizard by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped lizard character by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped hammerhead shark enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped koala enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped koala enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped gorilla enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped possum enemy by Charles Zembillas

Concept art of a scrapped possum enemy by Charles Zembillas

Production Bible Entries

May 1995 (The Crash Bandicoot Files)

Story script, part 1

Story script, part 2

Willy (Crash)'s entry, part 1

Willy (Crash)'s entry, part 2

Tawna's entry

Neo Cortex's entry, part 1

Neo Cortex's entry, part 2

Nitrus Brio's entry

Ripper Roo's entry

Koala Kong's entry

Komodo Brothers' entries

August 1995

An overview from the Crash bible

The original script for the intro from the Crash bible

The original script for the intro from the Crash bible

The original script for the intro from the Crash bible

The original script for the intro from the Crash bible

Crash's bio from the Crash bible

Concept art of Crash

Cortex's bio from the Crash bible

More of Cortex's bio from the Crash bible

Concept art of Cortex

N. Brio's bio from the Crash Bible

Tawna's description from the Crash bible

Aku Aku's description from the Crash bible

Ripper Roo's description from the Crash bible

Koala Kong's description from the Crash bible

Pinstripe's description in the Crash bible

Papu Papu's description from the Crash bible

The Komodo Brothers' description from the Crash bible

Tiny's description from the Crash bible

Environment Concepts

Concept art of Castle Cortex

Concept art of Castle Cortex

Concept art of the Wumpa Islands

Concept art of the Wumpa Islands

Concept art of the Wumpa Islands

Concept art of the Evolvo-Ray

Colored concept art of the Evolvo-Ray

Concept art of the Cortex Vortex

Colored concept art of the Cortex Vortex

Concept art of the Vortex's interior

Concept art of a beach level

Concept art of a beach level

Concept art of a jungle level

Colored painting of previous image

Concept art of a jungle level

Concept art of the native village

Colored painting of previous image

Concept art of a village level

Concept art of a ruins level

Colored painting of previous image

Concept art of a ruins level

Concept art of a ruins level

Concept art of a bridge level

Concept art of a power plant level

Concept art of a power plant level

Concept art of a power generator

Concept art of a castle level

Concept art of a castle level

Concept art of Ripper Roo's waterfall

Concept art of the giant tree on Wumpa Island

Concept art of an unused cave level

Colored painting of previous image

Concept art of an unused cave level

Colored version of previous image

Concept art of an unused cave level

Concept art of an unused cave level

Concept art of an unused cave level

Concept art of a unused dungeon level

Concept art of a unused dungeon level

Concept art of an unused swamp level

Concept art of an unused sewer level (This idea was later used in Cortex Strikes Back)

Concept art of an unused sewer level

Concept art of an unused snow level (This idea was also used in Cortex Strikes Back)

Concept art of an unused underwater level (This idea was later used in Warped)

Concept art of an unused underwater level

Concept art of an unused underwater level

Concept sketches of background details

Concept sketches of background details

Concept sketches of background details