Crash Team Racing Includes Remastered Content From Crash Nitro Kart

I’m looking forward to thiz

switch and ps4 version day one

Man if only there were exclusive guest character for different version of this game, maybe PaRappa the Rapper for the PS4 version, Donkey Kong or Diddy for the Switch version, Banjo-Kazooie for the Xbox One version, and Shovel Knight for the PC version. That would be sweet not to mention all of them would fit into the Crash Bandicoot universe just fine. Shovel Knight could easily become DLC to the other ports too.

I love how Activision went from being my most hated gaming company that bought out and ruined every franchise I adored, to a beautiful creature I want to make out with in a dark room.

Minus the buying out and ruining franchises bit (although I'm sure other people feel that way about Rare) I could more or less say the same about Microsoft.

Looks like the antigravity mechanism is gone. RIP

Looking forward to this let’s hope it plays as well as Mario kart 8 I’ve put some serious hours in on Wii u and on switch

Can't wait for this! Definite day 1 purchase

Interesting... cnk had antigravity before Mario kart did... be interesting to see how it holds up today.

@ik4sum1 depends on how well they do at remaking it. If it’s as good as the original, or even it’s sequel, then yes, it’s a solid MK alternative. Of course, if they butcher it, who knows?

A bit sad to see that this isn't 60 FPS like Mario Kart 8 even on PS4/XBO, but the remaster still looks great nevertheless.

We probably won't have a new Mario Kart this gen, but we have THIS! So exited, it looks so much fun.

@westman98

Yikes! Really? Hmm, I can’t pkay racing games at 30fps so this is a deal breaker for me!

This is cool and all but where are the F'in trophy girls?

@mist
I don't know anything for sure as no official details regarding performance have been released, but that Youtube trailer plays at 30 FPS, so unless Activision is secretly withholding gameplay footage of a 60 FPS version of the game, it seems like it will run at 30 FPS.

@westman98

Well here’s hoping for a nice 60fps gameplay reveal in the future but it’s not looking too promising.

Meh I don’t know what to think yet

@Not_Soos
Why a Dark Room?

I wonder whether the Switch will outsell the PS4 version for CTR. Am not sure which version I'll be getting yet.

Annoying PS4 gets exclusive stuff but day one on switch even though I own PS4 will pick it up on PS4 when physical is cheap.

Looking like this will be packed with content. Really glad coz sometimes these remasters are just lazy

@ik4sum1 No it’s a terrible alternative to M ortal K ombat....

*jokes - Yes the original was a lot of fun and much like Mario Kart... it had quite a few extra options and features also - obviously trying to compete with Mario Kart at the time.

This was unnecessary; I already plan on buying the game! ...but more content is very much appreciated! Thanks, Activision/Beenox!

@ik4sum1 @westman98 @mist - You guys are saying it's only 30fps because they didn't upload the trailer in 60fps? Even Nintendo has made this mistake and uploaded 30fps trailers for 60fps games.
I wouldn't assume CTR is 30fps based on that alone.

This is day one for me. I'm not quite sure if I'll get it on PS4 or switch. I might lean towards Sony's camp just because I grew up playing this with a dual shock. I borrowed the switch version of the trilogy and while it was good, something felt wrong when I used a pro controller vs playing my own copy on PS4 with a DS4.

@Prizm

Here’s hoping

I'd rage at the classic, low-poly models being a PS exclusive, if only they didn't have "timed exclusive" written all over 'em. I'd have taken it far worse if they got the actual PS1 models instead, although I'm a sucker for Classic Cortex even in this "half-way" compromise. [EDIT: finding the below gif also gave me the unending pain of being aware of the impossibility of the classic, pseudo-horror Crash font coming back ever again.]

(Pictured: the base roster for the first CTR game, two-player Character Select screen. Not pictured: unlockable bosses Ripper Roo, Papu Papu, Komodo Joe, Pinstripe Potoroo and secret racers Dr. N. Tropy, Fake Crash and Penta Penguin.)

[EDIT: here's the full roster, single player mode. I wanted to keep the other one because, well, PS1 Cortex kart model.]

@ik4sum1
To answer your question: no.
It's an outstanding alternative to MK.
To clarify: it's easy to learn, and quite frankly, not even that hard to master. I played it before getting my start on MK games with Super Circuit, and to this day its handling of drifting mechanics keeps being the better one between the two, hence my high expectations on drifting mechanics that, come Double Dash, completely fell flat on their faces. In CTR, you use a shoulder button to drift, and then the other one to get up to three miniboosts: simple, yet effective.
Mastering CTR means having the fastest (pre-200cc MK8) kart racer around in your hands: it could only be described as "like F-Zero, except you actually feel like you have everything under control". It's that good, and while MK8D might have taken its crown, it still aged a crapton better than its then-rival Mario Kart 64.
That should kind of cover it.

For the record: the game also went the extra mile when it comes to charm. Remember the base roster selection screen I've shown you above? Turns out, the adventure mode had a more articulate one, which is understandable given you only get to choose one at the beginning of each save file. While Diddy Kong Racing's "class photo" approach was a fine compromise, this is what happens when you want each and every driver to be memorable. Thanks to Tumblr user Alternate Future Goten for the GIFs.

Switch version day 1

@FTL But M otor K ombat sucks though.

See what I did there and now you're disappointed cause you didn't think of it first.

Wow NOW you're talking,I wasn't interested at first,but now I'm sold,take my money!!

@Sandro89 It's more romantic that way.

I will definitely buy this, and I'd rather have it on Switch for portability. But that HD fur makes me think I'll probably stick with PS4 for this one. I'll wait to see what Digital Foundry says about frame rate and fur texture quality 😜

@AlexSora89 Thanks for the two posts and info. Got me really hyped for this and I was already hyped. So many good memories, Cracking game that stands proud for me alongside Diddy Kong and Mario Kart - all welcome and have a place.

@Stocksy
Crash's role in being the face of a console that, among other things, kept FF7 hostage for two decades might not sit well with most purists here, but I can guarantee that - aside from a war hatchet that's been already buried anyway - the Bandicoot has still a lot of great value in him, as noted by many NLers who gave the N. Sane Trilogy its fair share of deserved praise.

@retro_player_22
Dearie, MK also standing for Mortal Kombat already crossed our minds - matter of fact, I distinctly recall another thread where the acronym proved to be slightly controversial due to "overshadowing" the actual Karting franchise. So yeah, I did think of Mortal Kombat. I just ignored its Mario Kart-esque spinoff minigame.

@retro_player_22 Ok well now I need this game.

Icing on the cake! Team Racing was the superior title, in my opinion, but I’ve always loved Nitro Kart too

Nitro Kart was my childhood racing game. I'm even more hyped.

@AlexSora89 Ive never been one to look at franchises for what console they are on, Ive owned or own pretty much every console since back in the early 90s so i never understand the blindness people have for other consoles. I need to get into the trilogy, I am pretty bad at gaming and found it far far too hard when I had a few goes on release. Much harder than I remember.

@Stocksy
Because Crash now has a pill hitbox, rather than the one he used to have.
Other than that, the games have aged like wine.

Call me crazy, but that's bit of a pity. Since I heard Nitro kart was a bit like Diddy kong racing. Now that they have merged both Crash kart games, the adventure elements have been scrapped.