Crash Bandicoot 2 - 100% Walkthrough, Part 24: Cold Hard Crash

[@toastyarmor6858]

Middlefinger in the deathroute always reminds me how hard this level is

[@epicon6]

Next time go get an aku aku mask, save, then enter the level and you’ll have an invincible aku at the difficult part and you can basically just slied through it

[@StevenTheHeghehog]

2:32 See that? That's Naughty Dog, giving you the bird, flippin' you off, gently saying "Fuck You" in forms of metal boxes.

[@Fhadul]

2:32

[@GarlandTheGreat]

You're most likely missing the box near the ceiling on the bonus stage. Pay close attention at 1:12 and you'll see it. At least you hear it.

[@wawarushii]

That was the missing box... thank you even after 14 years! :)

[@josh6453]

One of the many fucking bullshit that inspired Crash 4’s completion.😡 At least it visible in the HD remake.

[@xSwiftx4]

so there were 2 things I have realized. 1. The hidden box from the bonus stage 2. The death zone entrance can also be your exit. I thought once you get on the death zone platform you cant go back unless u make it through the death zone

[@chrisaboo]

1:12 THAT box, is an asshole. Thanks for finding it

[@aonze11]

I played this level twice without getting that box and I am pissed

[@BedfordMarcus]

aonze11 Haha yes. That box. I did that loads of times. The exact same happened in the hidden section of Unbearable just after the checkpoint. Two hidden life crates. So annoying isn't it?

[@uppercasephi2774]

Marcus Terry-Bedford These two hidden life crates can help to farm lifes, and this is good. But this crate... errr....

[@frightfulpath562]

+Chris Skjørestad i just got that box by accident

[@rdcypher4449]

Yeah I tried like 50 times beating this level (in a trial and error fun) and when I got to the end it said I had 154/155 boxes...I was about to break my controller lmao

[@Mr.Feather130]

I am glad they made that one missing box in the bonus room of the level more noticable in the n sane trilogy

[@TabrisRebuild]

OMG. For YEARS I was always baffled where the heck the last box was, and now I found the one near the ceiling, geez, Naught Dog, you bastards, anyways, thanks a bunch!

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

The death route is even harder in the N. Sane Trilogy. The nitros are way too close together.

[@thearmoredman8319]

:)

[@sevenMOons666]

i remember being SO careful and beating this level countless times and every freakin time i missed that one box in the bonus round GRRRRR!!! thanks man (:

[@TheBlueTyphoon17]

Ah, Cold Hard Crash. The one level that nobody liked completing 100% in the original trilogy and the level that, for some reason, the developers of Crash 4 decided that the inspiration of nearly every stage be drawn from.

[@IAmInfinitus208]

Toys for Bob *REALLY* went all out for that design to point I do not want another Crash sequel with a nightmare completion route like that ever again. They went overboard with those collectathons...

[@VGmastaRicky]

1:12 Made me slam my fists on the table. I kept finishing the level at 154/155 boxes because of that one keeply obscured box.

[@Othman1992on]

Who else came here only for the box at 1:12 ? lol

[@MatthiasTodryk]

me

[@MegaSven74]

yep

[@Darkmind_01]

me :(

[@JimmyFantage]

The fact that there is so many phases to getting all the boxes in this level is what made me pissed off about that one box that you can't even see when you jump high before bouncing on that other box to reach it...It's times like this when I see flaws in the game.

[@Wotter16]

Thankfully Vicarious Visions remedied that by panning the camera where it can actually be seen.

[@Hamentsios10]

The map designers approved that this is the indented way to win the box gem in that level. It's just mindblowing.

[@Jonqen]

You shouldnt have to die to complete 😂

[@Hamentsios10]

@@Jonqen agreed

[@GarlandTheGreat]

If you have 154, you're probably missing that one box near the ceiling in the bonus stage. Many people miss that box, and I don't really blame them.

[@wesleywright5566]

And that 1-up is right next these 2 Nitro boxes

[@3000KJH]

I've been 1 box away about ten times now, thinking it's a glitch with either the TNT or NITRO, but it was another bloody hidden box. Thanks man, I can now move onto the next level.

[@lgb003]

I'm getting 154/155 even though I keep getting the box at 1:12 edit: if ur having the same problem, it might be one of the tnt at the end of the bonus level not going off

Thanks!!

[@francescamonello9771]

Saucy Goodness Thank you so much😍

[@iitreeckokingii_4442]

I didnt got one box from bonus level and tnt went off all the time

[@lotusbandicoot]

I've 100%'d this game multiple times over many, many years and still keep getting 154 on my current playthrough. Hidden box in the bonus and the life box behind the nitros aren't doing anything. So this is absolutely what I'll try on my next attempt. Thanks! Update: YEAH, THAT WAS IT. That one TNT was too far from the others to explode

[@watermelonineasterhay]

I would happily batter whoever designed that death route. It's easy if you're not bothered about getting all the boxes but if you are it's the worst in the game!

[@GarlandTheGreat]

Just watch these videos: Part 1: Turtle Woods for the blue gem Part 6: The Red Gem for... yeah Part 10: The Eel Deal for the green gem Part 11: Plant Food for the yellow gem Part 23: Bee-Having for the purple gem I haven't uploaded part 23 yet, but just jump on the stairs that look like nitro boxes that aren't moving. It's on the right side, about halfway through the level. You'll find the purple gem there almost immediately.

[@wormsign2637]

This level is just evil. No wonder it flips you off.

[@CoredusK]

OMG!!! Thank you so much for that tooltip at 1:13 :| I seriously figured it all out by myself BUT ONE BOX!!! Imagine completing this four times with always one box missing at the end !! o.O Thanks =D 100% is for tonight!

[@Zocano]

Arg! I must agree with almost everyone here. I could never ever 100% this game when I was younger simply because I was missing that 1 box in the bonus stage. I found it by sheer accident a few days ago when I went back to play this game on the PS3. ^_^ Now I can finally put to rest the only Crash game I never managed to 100% (or more than 100% in some cases xD). Thanks for putting these videos up Garland. It's always nice watching someone play through a Crash Bandicoot game.

[@ChuckRoast14]

I'm reliving this nightmare of a stage just by watching it.

[@TR1PLE_6]

Thank fuck the box at 1:12 is now visible in the remaster!

[@Mudamir]

The devs from vacarious visions where pissed off the same way we where as kids but it take the challenge from the game. I finished the original game only with help from the internet years after release and i raged so hard at it. The remaster was a piece of cake

[@cloudtx]

Really? That's really commendable for the remaster developers. I actually had 0 interest in the remaster since I love the originals but this one act of improvement makes me interested in getting it. Thanks for letting people know.

[@Dilopho]

You are such a maniac, man. You seem totally unafraid of any hazard in the game. I've never even had over 20 lives in this game before, and here you are with over 70.

[@brreakfastYT]

i didn't even know there was a whole other section past the skull platform

[@BunnyBootCamp]

THANK YOU I've been trying to figure out this level for so long!

[@a2redneck]

this by far the hardest level to get all the gems. It is confusing hard and frustrating, all the things that get the players pissed off. Thank god one person figured our this level and posted it on youtube.

[@orza6006]

Thanks so much for noting that box in the bonus level. Never would have guessed. I completed the level 4 times with 154/155 boxes and it was so annoying.

[@MrMarill]

I nearly beat this game when I was 8. I had every gem (without a walkthrough) on my own... Except this one (and Spaced Out, obviously). God, it drove me to insanity! I could not tell you the amount of times I went through the level! On my newest run (I'm 14 now) I worked out it was theoretically impossible to do. It never occurred to my the skull platform could go DOWN again. Utter fail. Going to try this now...

[@waltercomunello121]

I swear to God, I am getting ALL the boxes Garland gets (yeah, even that at 1:12 if you are wondering) and I am STILL missing one. This is just nonsense.

[@TheMaldrax]

Those ice levels were my favorite in this game so you are not the only one who like those

[@Joyblossom2010]

Thank you for pointing that out. It was the one I kept missing.

[@qwertyqeys]

I always ended with 154 boxes. 154!!!!!! How would anyone guess where that bonus box is!?!? It's way up past the fucking screen!!! DAMMIT! I feel no remorse for looking at a walkthrough for this...

[@JakeFromOregon]

I hate this level so much. I'm really glad I don't have to go threw that icy hell again for a while.

[@idontcheckmynotifications]

I know this level has a bunch of bad design but it’s so ridiculous it’s fun to me

[@Bladebreak3r]

1:12 what the HELL! How is anyone ever supposed to find that, thanks for postin this vid

[@MatthewMario]

1:12

[@DennisOfDragons]

Hell, I was trying to get that outlined crate in the Death Route for half an hour and when I actually got it and finished the level, I saw I needed 40+ more boxes.

[@cathgil]

thank you for putting this vid up, i couldn't find the missing boxes, turns out it was the head box hiding behind the nitro., :)

[@DJJM27]

this level is by far the most complicated in the crash games and i still have trouble doing it even by watching this thanks anyway

[@VGmastaRicky]

And now after watching this vid, I just blew that Cortex Vortex to pieces, lol. Thanks for posting.

[@Bocca013]

I very well remember as a little kid how long this level took before I discovered your videos. Also I don’t know why but I like the music from 5:12 to 5:26

[@RaSeL]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY YYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUU CHECK 1:12 FIRST!

[@somethingorother3742]

+RaSeL .. lol yup thats the one i missed

[@rovirick]

nice

[@rOclot]

OmG... i've missed that box 4 times right now... thx mate you are really the Great

[@Hikari10Girl1]

That death route would have been scary if you didn't have 3 Aku Aku masks, luckily you did Garland.

[@Elliven89]

LOL. I replayed this level so many times and kept missing that box in the bonus area, before finally stumbling across it by accident!

[@GarlandTheGreat]

Hehe, thank you :D And yes, the yellow gem on Plant Food must be gotten within the time limit. It may seem tricky at first, but just practice it a few times and I'm sure you can do it :)

[@shivelyk]

This video brings me waaaaaay back

[@celestialmisanthrope]

The skull path isn't difficult if you've got at least one mask, because if you have, you can charge through the last bit of nitro (spinslide and jump as quick as you can to get rid of the 3 crates) boxes and make tracking back to the skull platform easier. Even though I've scored 100% in this game before, I still forgot where the 155th box was, and like many, I missed the one in the bonus stage. Thanks for the video.

[@ac1th]

2:06 haha, I remember how you always had to stop and wait there because the game engine would have had you fly over the box if you jumped right away

[@ZekeTheThunderWolf]

To tell the truth, I stumbled upon that box on the ceiling simply because I was favoring the "If you can reach the top, get the F*** up there!!!" attitude. The first time I had this idea was during the 1st Crash Bandicoot game. The top screen hides some boxes, just as the bottom screen hides the floor for SMW hacks.:p

[@roguetuz]

thanks mate you ARE A LEGEND!!!

[@sonamyfan666]

There's a diference between leaving a lost cause and running away.

[@EvilRyuga]

Finally now I can get that last gem and beat the game 100%. Thanx

[@EvILMoNKey9427]

ive played almost every game for every playstation, and this is by far yhe best

[@shadowemperor5766]

Man I never thought I miss playing the original crash bandicoot.

[@71D4K]

You are the true God Of Games. Go you.

[@MrTommyBertuz]

Jeez, naughty dog really loved back tracking

[@barsozuguler4300]

I always collect death route gem and box count gem separately. But he abused checkpoint crates twice to get both gems. I am impressed

[@JonSchaffer57]

All that sliding Crash was doing at 3:32 must have had his ass burning like hell.

[@KunaiKrazy]

@a2redneck After so many years of playing this game and ALWAYS missing the boxes in this level, I can finally complete this level. But at the same, it is SO frustrating. This level alone makes me want to take a break for a while.

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

The biggest troll level of the entire game, you’re bound to miss a crate one way or another.

[@BlizzyMez]

for those finishing with 154/155, blowing up the nitro detonator at the end will not break the extra life box tucked away behind the 2 nitros near the end. you need to get it manually

[@Jonqen]

That make no sense 😂

[@BlizzyMez]

@@Jonqen yeah i b trippin its the extra box in the bonus level

[@Gamespeed91]

I hated this level so much... it took me endless tries to get everything! That skull n crossbones platform makes it so hard! And that hidden box in the bonus level can make you tear your hair out when you see that you have missed just ONE box!

[@sonamyfan666]

Yes it does most games that aren't made for causal play or for tiny little kids are really hard to beat in the long run.

[@TrackStarAA1]

This level took for-fucking-ever! I finally finished it though in 30 min

[@TheCloudofDarkness]

I love difficulty but this is more than annoying! I started with 50+ lives but now i got 14. I even had to give up on all the chests. Your vids rock to the core by the way.

[@carachamadofinger4640]

1:12 stoopid crate

[@Kid_Dallas]

Thanks. Everytime I do this I always come up one fuckin box short! But now I got them all. Thanks.

[@pinkfairydust15]

I've tried this multiple times, and it is always at 154/155. I get the aku aku box in the bonus level, for the love of gryffindor, please help.

[@DanGanev]

Check in 1:10.

[@Crucigera.]

make sure that you destroy ale tnt's at the end of the bonus round

[@Tylerson]

+DanGanev I've gotten that one, I still have 154/155. This is murder inducing. Screw Grand Theft Auto, these games are what create murderers.

[@aleksikoivuporras3781]

pinkfairydust15 i think your looking for this box 1:12

[@SpiralPegasus]

What an AAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! They put the 155th box ABOVE an elastic box?!? I rescued a save with 95% completion yesterday. Figured and beat Night Fight, miraculously solved Un-bearable, cheated for Road to Ruin. I tried SO HARD to get past this level. Only to get to the end and realize I missed ONE BOX. And see it was THERE FFFFF And Piston it Away? Maybe I'll cheat on that one too. I can't figure how to backtrack. Guide dang it, Naughty Dog, why do you hate completeists?

[@GarlandTheGreat]

Yeah, that one box is nasty. In fact, I never would have found it on my own if I didn't find that glitch first :P

[@J-dogg-2007]

7

[@DrSwiftkiller]

@LookitsRebecca76 From a local swap-meet or flea-market. The copy I got was authenticly brand new, right down to the PSOne Security Stickers and the small Sony Underground ad inside the case.

[@JaePeaS]

I learned the hard way that if you move too fast in the bonus room while the TNTs are counting down, the good ol' TNT glitch from crash 1 makes an appearance. I got fucked over on that hard.

[@cardenw]

aaa.. memories of FINNALY doing everything right... just to find out i missed the one box in the bonus ;P was so happy wen i finally got gem all those years ago :)

[@neosnipe]

thx man i never saw that box ^^ until now at last 100%

[@BITEME3071]

The GOD DAMM AMOUNT of nitros in this even in the n sane trilogy it's still hard like getting the boxes is like putting a ball on a seesaw it's impossible

[@screenwriterdave]

Oh yeah!!!! The box above the other box in the bonus fing round. Now I have a hundred percent!!!!!

[@kcinONE]

Do you have to get the box at 4:46? I thought the nitro would take care of it

[@lukestrife9878]

The only thing that counts are the Nitro you exploded, if that one takes a normal box with it the counter will not count it

[@Milky1944]

when i was young games weren't about enjoyment they were a rite of passage

[@MrMarill]

@whenlifewontwait All my first tries were before getting everything and I assumed you needed all the clears like CB1. I was incorrect.

[@nlafavore]

@VGmastaRicky Yep, all these years I've been wondering where that 155th box is. Now I know.

[@SunsetFlare]

I think I got lucky with this level. I got the gem at the end of the skull path the last time I played Crash years ago. Picked up the game again last week and already having the crystal saved me a lot of backtracking trying to get the box gem.

[@zedlewis_hobbies]

i was tryin' for the box gem in that level for years just to realise there was an xtra box in the bonus, bad part aboutcrash two is that it tells u how mny boxes u got, but not how many u need

[@kshay003]

This game is absolutely perfect

[@lucazmaxfull2]

With more experience even you can get the gem of the skull route and the boxes without dying (just slide alot with invincibility mask)

[@KungaBunga25]

I keep on getting 154 boxes & I do everything this video does

[@Kid_Dallas]

Great Crash players don't need to get lives and wumpa fruit. They don't need them. And again thanks. I always missed the box at 1:12. I'll get 154/155

[@halovideo]

I loved this level but i cheated to get the all boxes gem. You can make checkpoints out of certain ?boxes and this can be done with the one next to the bonus round entrance. The moment the platform came up, die as quick as possible, if you're lucky, you'll get enough boxes to 100% the level

[@StigmaLotus]

This is why you jump above the bouncy boxes..... Naughty Dog did put some tricky ones off screen.

[@Gamespeed91]

I used to get so frustrated with this level... so annoying!! Plus, I used to keep coming up with one box short, until I found it hidden in the BONUS STAGE!!

[@speedpower2951]

6:13 that should hurt...

[@whenponiesattack1861]

I think Cold Hard Crash is much harder than either Snow Go or Snow Biz.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

1:12 I spent 6 years to find that box before I watched the walkthrough

[@picture070]

actually its the on 1:12 in the bonus bonus round never knew that was there lol

[@Vardalon]

If you already have the gem from the gem route, do you need to go down the gem route, back, and then down again like in the video, or just down once and back once to get all the boxes?

[@sonamyfan666]

I think we can all agree the guys over at naughty Dog are some complete and utter bastards for the moves they pulled with this and the Jak and Daxter series.

[@Thepenguinking2]

Wait... So the box that I never broke in my 13 years of gaming, was in a stupidly obvious spot?

[@LuckyCharmKitty]

i was playing this level today, and let me tell you that THIS LEVEL PISSES ME OFF!!!!!!!

[@Korackse]

man, i love this level *-*

[@RobSSBB]

It is really easy and annoying once you know where it is. It's in the bonus level after the TNT's and ice. You need to jump on the top of the 10 multiple box double and you will break a semi hidden box.

[@Moppy1988]

It is actually, especially when it's a ridiculously easy word like "hear".