Crash Bandicoot is one of those characters that's always been seen as an unofficial "Mario" for PlayStation systems, though this has been something of a misconception. The character has actually belonged to Activision for some time now, and a few of his later titles even appeared on Nintendo systems. Obviously, the character has been on ice for quite some time now, but Sony's recently announced plans to bring the 'coot back in a remastered collection, as well as a character in the upcoming Skylanders Imaginators.
Currently, a PS4-exclusive bundle is available where a Crash figure is included with the starter pack for this year's Skylanders, but it seems that he won't be locked to PlayStation completely. Interestingly enough, this figure will also be usable with other versions of the game, though it will obviously be a bit more difficult to get ahold of one due to how it can't be obtained any other way.
What do you think? Are you glad that Crash is making a comeback? What do you think of his inclusion in Skylanders? Drop us a comment in the section below.
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Hello childhood.
welcome crash join the dk crew
Do we have shots of his figure? Might be worth collecting
E3 has just become amazing. With Ubisoft and Microsoft's E3 being absolutely great, I can't wait what other companies are going to announce!
At least he still looks recognizable. Unlike the poor purple pyromaniac we all know and love.
Now I have to buy Skylanders.
Only Skylander figure I will buy.
I don't personally get the fuss over Crash, think Spyro was a much better series but it's another E3 where Sony gave the fans what seemed to be top of the wish list.
Well, it's nice they decided to use the classic design, but I can't help being disappointed a bit - 3000 years of waiting for a new Crash Bandicoot game and we got... this. I hope this, along with the Uncharted 4 easter egg, is a sign/indication for some better times for our good ol' Bandicoot.
@Waninoko Dont forget the trilogy remaster. It also seems like there is still a new game on the horizon.
@Peach64 I never liked the Spyro style of games, whereas Crash was fun for me and also had some fun kart racing spin offs.
@DefHalan
Facepalm
So close.
@Waninoko Don't forget remasters. All 3 games will be remastered.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Is this official or fan made? Cause it looks good!
Lol: People hoped for a new game, and what do they get? Just some remasters and a cameo-appearance in "shudder" Skylanders! Developers never learn...
@KTT It's official.
http://skylanderscharacterlist.com/crash-bandicoot/
@KTT
Totally missed the remaster news. Wrote the previous comment before checking some more info on E3. Now that's some news right there!
@MadAdam81
Yeah, my bad, didn't check the rest of the E3 news while I was writing that comment. Good remasters are always welcome!
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Thanks! Reverse search shown very little sites with the image, although all of them have other official artwork released for Crash. I hope the actual figure will maintan at least half of the quality of the preview.
@samuelvictor Keep in mind that the rights to Crash Bandicoot are holded by Activision, and this sure block the possible releases.
I would prefer play the remasters (and that only happened thanks to the "partnership between the company [Sony] and Activision") than play another ruined classic game with gimicky gimicks or better - playing a game with a childhood character who is not even being the main character anymore.
If it ain't Naughty Dog then there's no good Crash.
Now I'm crying for different reasons.
Bad news is, I've waited for a long time, hoping there was a good reason behind Crash's absence in Skylanders for so long, maybe an actual new Crash game - and now I think my wait has gone to waste...
Good news is, I don't care, Crash is not forgotten! And at least his Skylanders redesign has been kinder to him than it was to... well... Spyro.
Well this was better news then expected when i heard crash was back as i thought he was going to star in one of those vr games which if they looked like the ones i saw during ubisoft conference look terrible
@KTT
If it helps...
https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/AlexSora89
I'm not here to do another shameless plug, but if it helps, my levels have a "Bandicoot Lands" series. You can give 'em a try if you want.
Well, we're at least still getting the remasters, so at least he has something coming out. Also, he at least looks better than Spyro.
"It's been awhile, Crash."
I think you might have a grammar error there.
I never played a single Crash game. I'm looking forward to the remasters.
Glad to know Crash's back. Not interested in Skylanders tho, so I'll just wait for the remasters to come out instead.
Cras's redesign looks cool, though. I wonder if he's gonna have it in the remasters.
Alright, say what you will about Skylanders but the design to me feels like the Crash I grew up with. Also, we're getting remastered versions of the original trilogy on the PS4 so I won't complain too much.
I think they're testing waters, if the remasters sell well, maybe they will make a new one.
Crash Bandicoot is still an ugly abomination callously created to copy Sonic and other mascots of that era. (even Dr. Vortex was a crass rip off of Dr. Robotnik)
You can tell he was pieced together by a board room full of accountants and marketing people who only vaguely understood 90's youth culture.
Can we all stop pretending any affection we may feel toward Crash Bandicoot is misplaced nostalgia?
@Action51 Sure he was ripping off Sonic and not Bubsy? Or Aero the Acrobat? Or Rocket Knight? Or Gex? Or Croc? Or the eight billion other animal platformer stars?
@Roam85
LOL! - so true about that era.
Yeah...but Crash was the ugliest, the most shameless, and also the one with the biggest marketing arm behind it.
Something seems a little off (more off than usual) about the Skylanders Crash...
I'm a big fan of the PS1 Crash games, but this is not the way I wanted Crash to make a comeback. I'm glad that his figure isn't locked to the PS4, though, so I can use it on the Wii U if I ever get this game (maybe someday). The remakes are better, but I'm still skeptical/worried about them. I mean, try imagining PapuPapu or Tiny Tiger as modern, HD PS4 characters. I think I'll stick with my PS1 classics.
I will definetly get this skylander, Crash is part of my memories, and since I got the Wii U all my Skylanders games were for that console! So having Bownser DK and Crash on the same game will be amazing!
@AlexSora89 Hey, thanks! Unfortunately, I don't own Wii U and I can't play Mario Maker.
@Action51 The era was filled with cutesy mascots and I can't see anything wrong with it. Nowadays we have flood with gray and dirty manly soldiers, because that's what getting the most bites now.
But at least Crash's games used to be fantastic in gameplay and music, unlike the other more obnoxious character and his games. Btw, ND stood against the Universal marketing people - the very same kind you mentioned in the earlier post - and defended the name of their platformer.
Crash, Spyro and even Robbit are definitve icons for early 3D platformers, no matter how you dislike the Crash's design and the early 'trillogy'. Those provided a great alternative for action platformers and along with Croc, BK and even Mario did their job well done and delivered lots of joy, for all people with different platforming tastes. Each to their own.
@KTT
Yowza! My apologies then.
Off to Ebay to find this when the game comes out
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