Key

Keys have appeared in Crash Bandicoot, Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remaster of the first game, and the Nitro-Fueled remaster of Crash Team Racing.

Crash Bandicoot

Crash obtains keys in the Cortex bonus rounds. Once Crash reaches the end, Cortex drops a key and Crash can use it to get into a locked level. There's two of these bonus rounds and each are found in Sunset Vista and Jaws Of Darkness. These keys unlock Whole Hog, which is on the second island, and Fumbling In The Dark, which is on the third. This is the only time up to Crash: Mind Over Mutant that keys have appeared in the main series. This game has only two keys.

Walkthrough

Crash Bandicoot - Getting The Keys (Neo Cortex Bonus Stages)

Crash Team Racing

Keys serve a different purpose than in Crash 1: they now play a role in the story. The player has to get the keys from Ripper Roo, Papu Papu, Komodo Joe, and Pinstripe Potoroo by racing each of them and winning their keys in order to race the alien Nitros Oxide. Then, once the player beats them, they give the player the key to the next door which leads to the next world. With the exception of Ripper Roo, they almost always give a warning that Oxide won't be as easy (although in Ripper Roo's unused sound clips in which he talks in normal English, he does warn the player about Oxide).

Crash Nitro Kart

The keys in Crash Nitro Kart have the same purpose as Crash Team Racing had. They still play a role in the story and the player needs to race against each of Velo's galactic champions, Krunk, Nash, Norm, and Geary, for each of their keys to become the galactic champion. Keys also open gates which lead to different worlds. Like Crash Team Racing, this game has four keys.

Crash: Mind Over Mutant

Keys also appear in Crash: Mind Over Mutant where they are used for things such as opening doors to new areas in the Ratcicle Kingdom and the Wasteland.

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Keys reappear in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remaster of the first of the original three Crash games. They have the same purpose as they do in the original version of the first game.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Keys reappear in Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled where they reprise the same role that they had in the original version of Crash Team Racing.

Walkthroughs

Crash Bandicoot Sunset Vista Walkthrough - Cortex's Crazed Contest Trophy

Appearances

Gallery

Crash Bandicoot
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot \| Aku Aku \| Tawna
Levels	N. Sanity Island: N. Sanity Beach \| Jungle Rollers \| The Great Gate \| Boulders \| Upstream \| Rolling Stones \| Hog Wild \| Native Fortress Middle Island: Up the Creek \| The Lost City \| Temple Ruins \| Road to Nowhere \| Boulder Dash \| Whole Hog \| Sunset Vista Cortex Island: Heavy Machinery \| Cortex Power \| Generator Room \| Toxic Waste \| The High Road \| Slippery Climb \| Lights Out \| Fumbling in the Dark \| Jaws of Darkness \| Castle Machinery \| The Lab \| The Great Hall
Items	Crates (Basic Crate \| Aku Aku Crate \| Bounce Crate \| Arrow Crate \| ? Crate \| ! Crate \| TNT Crate \| Big TNT Crate \| Crash Crate \| Checkpoint Crate \| Iron Crate \| Iron Arrow Crate \| Wumpa Fruit \| Gem \| Key
Enemies	Crab \| Turtle \| Skunk \| Venus Fly Trap \| Monkey \| Tribesman \| Flying Fish \| Bat \| Snake \| Spider \| Hog \| Holo-Projector \| Robot Turtle \| Spiked Saucer \| Slim \| Fat \| Evil Hand \| Lab Assistant \| Rat \| Blob
Bosses	Papu Papu \| Ripper Roo \| Koala Kong \| Pinstripe Potoroo \| Doctor Nitrus Brio \| Doctor Neo Cortex

Crash Team Racing
Racers	Crash Bandicoot \| Doctor Neo Cortex \| Coco Bandicoot \| Doctor N. Gin \| Tiny Tiger \| Dingodile \| Polar \| Pura \| Doctor Nefarious Tropy \| Fake Crash \| Penta Penguin
Bosses	Ripper Roo \| Papu Papu \| Komodo Joe \| Pinstripe Potoroo \| Nitros Oxide
Supporting characters	Aku Aku \| Uka Uka \| Ami \| Isabella \| Liz \| Megumi
Race tracks	N. Sanity Beach: Crash Cove, Roo's Tubes, Mystery Caves, Sewer Speedway Gem Stone Valley: Slide Coliseum, Turbo Track, Gem Cups The Lost Ruins: Coco Park, Tiger Temple, Papu's Pyramid, Dingo Canyon Glacier Park: Blizzard Bluff, Dragon Mines, Polar Pass, Tiny Arena Citadel City: N. Gin Labs, Cortex Castle, Hot Air Skyway, Oxide Station
Battle Arenas	Skull Rock \| Rampage Ruins \| Rocky Road \| Nitro Court \| The North Bowl \| Parking Lot \| Lab Basement
Collectibles	Trophies \| Crystals \| Gems \| Relics \| CTR Tokens \| Keys
Power Ups	Missiles \| Bowling Bombs \| Warp Orbs \| Power Shields \| N. Tropy Clocks \| N. Brio's Beakers \| Turbos \| Invisibility \| Super Engines \| Invincibility Masks (Aku Aku/Uka Uka)

Crash Nitro Kart
Racers	Team Bandicoot: Crash Bandicoot \| Coco Bandicoot \| Crunch Bandicoot \| Fake Crash Team Cortex: Doctor Neo Cortex \| Doctor N. Gin \| Tiny Tiger \| Doctor Nefarious Tropy Team Oxide: Nitros Oxide \| Zem \| Zam \| Velo Team Trance: N. Trance \| Polar \| Dingodile \| Pura GBA Only: Krunk \| Nash \| Norm \| Geary \| Spyro the Dragon
Bosses	Krunk \| Nash \| Norm \| Geary \| Emperor Velo XXVII
Supporting characters	Aku Aku \| Uka Uka
Race tracks	Terra: Inferno Island \| Jungle Boogie \| Tiny Temple Barin: Meteor Gorge \| Barin Ruins \| Deep Sea Driving Fenomena: Out of Time \| Clockwork Wumpa \| Thunder Struck Teknee: Assembly Lane \| Android Alley \| Electron Avenue Velo's Citadel/Velo's Vault: Hyper Spaceway \| Gem Cups
Battle Arenas	Temple Turmoil \| Frozen Frenzy \| Desert Storm \| Magnetic Mayhem \| Terra Drome
Collectibles	Wumpa Fruit \| ? Crates \| Trophies \| Crystals \| Gems \| Relics \| CNK Tokens \| Keys
Power Ups	Missiles \| Bowling Bombs \| TNT Crates \| Static Orbs \| N. Tropy Clocks \| Turbo \| Ice Mines \| Power Shields \| Invincibility Masks (Aku Aku/Uka Uka/Velo Mask) \| Tornado Tops \| Invisibility \| Super Engines \| Red Eye Missiles \|

Crash Mind Over Mutant
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot \| Aku Aku \| Coco Bandicoot \| Crunch Bandicoot
Antagonists	Dr. N. Cortex \| Dr. N. Brio \| Dr. N. Gin \| Nina Cortex \| Uka Uka
Titans	Spike \| Ratcicle \| Magmadon \| TK \| Sludge \| Rhinoroller \| Scorporilla \| Grimly \| Battler \| Stench \| Yuktopus \| Snipe \| Titan Heroes
Items	TNT Crate \| Basic Crate \| Wumpa Fruit \| Mojo \| NV
Levels	Console: Wumpa Island \| Ratcicle Kingdom \| Wasteland \| Junkyard \| Mount Grimly \| Space Head DS: Crystal Mountains \| Deserted Wasteland \| N. Jin Labs
Enemies	Ratnician \| Brat Girl \| Doom Monkey \| Znu \| Slap-E \| Spike Crate

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Crash Bandicoot
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot \| Aku Aku \| Tawna
Levels	N. Sanity Island: N. Sanity Beach \| Jungle Rollers \| The Great Gate \| Boulders \| Upstream \| Rolling Stones \| Hog Wild \| Native Fortress Middle Island: Up the Creek \| The Lost City \| Temple Ruins \| Road to Nowhere \| Boulder Dash \| Whole Hog \| Sunset Vista Cortex Island: Heavy Machinery \| Cortex Power \| Generator Room \| Toxic Waste \| The High Road \| Slippery Climb \| Lights Out \| Fumbling in the Dark \| Jaws of Darkness \| Castle Machinery \| The Lab \| The Great Hall
Items	Crates (Basic Crate \| Aku Aku Crate \| Bounce Crate \| Arrow Crate \| ? Crate \| ! Crate \| TNT Crate \| Big TNT Crate \| Crash Crate \| Checkpoint Crate \| Iron Crate \| Iron Arrow Crate \| Wumpa Fruit \| Gem \| Key
Enemies	Crab \| Turtle \| Skunk \| Venus Fly Trap \| Monkey \| Tribesman \| Flying Fish \| Bat \| Snake \| Spider \| Hog \| Holo-Projector \| Robot Turtle \| Spiked Saucer \| Slim \| Fat \| Evil Hand \| Lab Assistant \| Rat \| Blob
Bosses	Papu Papu \| Ripper Roo \| Koala Kong \| Pinstripe Potoroo \| Doctor Nitrus Brio \| Doctor Neo Cortex

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot \| Aku Aku \| Coco Bandicoot \| Doctor Nitrus Brio \| Polar
Bosses	Ripper Roo \| Komodo Brothers \| Tiny Tiger \| Doctor N. Gin \| Doctor Neo Cortex
Items	Crates (Basic Crate, ? Crate, Bounce Crate, Aku Aku Crate, Checkpoint Crate, Crash Crate, Arrow Crate, Locked Crate, TNT Crate, Nitro Crate, Nitro Switch Crate, ! Crate, Iron Crate, Iron Arrow Crate) \| Wumpa Fruit \| Crystal \| Gem
Levels	First Warp Room: Turtle Woods, Snow Go, Hang Eight, The Pits, Crash Dash Second Warp Room: Snow Biz, Air Crash, Bear It, Crash Crush, The Eel Deal Third Warp Room: Plant Food, Sewer or Later, Bear Down, Road to Ruin, Un-Bearable Fourth Warp Room: Hangin' Out, Diggin' It, Cold Hard Crash, Ruination, Bee-Having Fifth Warp Room: Piston It Away, Rock It, Night Fight, Pack Attack, Spaced Out Secret Warp Room: Totally Bear, Totally Fly
Enemies	Armadillo \| Bee \| Cyborg Lizard \| Porcupine \| Electric Eel \| Gorilla \| Lab Assistant \| Lizard \| Mechanical Piranha \| Mole \| Monkey \| Orca \| Penguin \| Polar Bear \| Possum \| Rat \| Robot Walker \| Scrubber \| Seal \| Sparky Tentaclebot Unit \| Spike Rat \| Spiked Saucer \| Spitter Plant \| Tiki \| Turtle \| Venus Fly Trap

Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Protagonists	Crash Bandicoot \| Aku Aku \| Coco Bandicoot \| Pura \| Penta Penguin \| Baby T \| Polar \| Fake Crash
Antagonists	Tiny Tiger \| Dingodile \| Doctor Nefarious Tropy \| Doctor N. Gin \| Doctor Neo Cortex \| Uka Uka
Items	Crates \| Wumpa Fruit \| Crystals \| Gems \| Relics
Super Powers	Super Belly Flop \| Double Jump \| Death Tornado Spin \| Fruit Bazooka \| Crash Dash
Levels	First Chamber: Toad Village \| Under Pressure \| Orient Express \| Bone Yard \| Makin' Waves Second Chamber: Gee Wiz \| Hang'em High \| Hog Ride \| Tomb Time \| Midnight Run Third Chamber: Dino Might! \| Deep Trouble \| High Time \| Road Crash \| Double Header Fourth Chamber: Sphynxinator \| Bye Bye Blimps \| Tell No Tales \| Future Frenzy \| Tomb Wader Fifth Chamber: Gone Tomorrow \| Orange Asphalt \| Flaming Passion \| Mad Bombers \| Bug Lite Hidden: Ski Crazed \| Area 51? \| Rings of Power Secret Levels: Hot Coco \| Eggipus Rex
Enemies	Bandifish \| Scarab \| Snake \| Arsonist \| Crocodile \| Eel \| Goat \| Lab Assistant \| Monkey \| Pufferfish \| Scorpion \| Seagull \| Shark \| Triceratops \| Pterodactyl \| Wave Lab Assistant \| Giant Lab Assistant \| Wizard Lab Assistant \| Frog

DLC Content

Crash Bandicoot: Stormy Ascent
Crash Bandicoot: Warped: Future Tense

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Racers	Default: Crash Bandicoot \| Dr. Neo Cortex \| Tiny Tiger \| Coco Bandicoot \| Dr. N. Gin \| Dingodile \| Polar \| Pura \| Crunch Bandicoot \| Geary Unlockable (Bosses): Ripper Roo \| Papu Papu \| Komodo Joe \| Pinstripe \| Nitros Oxide Unlockable (Misc.): Penta Penguin \| Fake Crash \| Dr. N. Tropy \| King Chicken \| Iron Checkpoint Crate Pit Stop Purchases: Krunk \| Small Norm \| Big Norm \| Nash \| N. Trance \| Real Velo \| Zam \| Zem Bonus: Tawna \| Ami \| Megumi \| Liz \| Isabella \| Baby Crash \| Baby Coco \| Baby T \| Spyro \| Hunter \| Gnasty Gnorc \| Komodo Moe \| Dr. N. Brio \| Nina Cortex \| Koala Kong \| Pasadena O'Possum \| Ebenezer Von Clutch \| Rilla Roo \| Yaya Panda \| Hasty \| Chick \| Stew \| Megamix \| Emperor Velo XXVII \| Lab Assistant \| Baby Cortex \| Baby N. Tropy \| Fixed Rilla Roo
Supporting characters	Aku Aku \| Uka Uka \| Sparx \| Velo Mask \| Apo-Apo
Customization	Skins \| Bodies and Decals \| Wheels \| Paint Jobs \| Stickers
Race tracks	N. Sanity Beach: Crash Cove \| Mystery Caves \| Sewer Speedway \| Roo's Tubes Gem Stone Valley: Slide Coliseum \| Turbo Track \| Gem Cups The Lost Ruins: Coco Park \| Tiger Temple \| Papu's Pyramid \| Dingo Canyon Glacier Park: Polar Pass \| Tiny Arena \| Dragon Mines \| Blizzard Bluff Citadel City: Hot Air Skyway \| Cortex Castle \| N. Gin Labs \| Oxide Station From Crash Nitro Kart: Inferno Island \| Jungle Boogie \| Clockwork Wumpa \| Android Alley \| Electron Avenue \| Deep Sea Driving \| Thunder Struck \| Tiny Temple \| Meteor Gorge \| Barin Ruins \| Out of Time \| Assembly Lane \| Hyper Spaceway Bonus Tracks: Retro Stadium \| Twilight Tour \| Prehistoric Playground \| Spyro Circuit \| Nina's Nightmare \| Koala Carnival \| Gingerbread Joyride \| Megamix Mania \| Drive-thru Danger
Battle Arenas	Original: Skull Rock \| Nitro Court \| Parking Lot \| Rocky Road \| Lab Basement \| Rampage Ruins \| The North Bowl From Crash Nitro Kart: Temple Turmoil \| Frozen Frenzy \| Desert Storm \| Magnetic Mayhem \| Terra Drome
Collectibles	Trophy \| Crystal \| Gem \| Relic \| CTR Token \| Key \| Wumpa Coin
Power Ups	Missile \| Bowling Bomb \| Warp Orb \| TNT Crate/Nitro Crate \| Power Shield \| N. Tropy Clock \| N. Brio's Beaker \| Turbo \| Invisibility \| Super Engine \| Invincibility Mask (Aku Aku/Uka Uka/Velo Mask/Sparx/Apo-Apo)
Misc.	Pit Stop \| Grand Prix (Nitro Tour \| Back N. Time \| Spyro N. Friends \| Spooky \| Neon Circus \| Winter Festival \| Rustland \| Gasmoxia \| Post Grand-Prix)

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