Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Developers React to Speedrun

After the reaction we got from developers Toys For Bob for the Crash Bandicoot 4 demo, we knew we had to have them back on for a full episode. Well, almost a full episode. Turns out, Crash 4 is a long game no matter how fast you play it, so we let speedrunner Riko_KSB choose which levels he wanted the developers to see. So while this isn't the full Crash 4 speedrun, it's still almost an hour of hilarious goofs and reactions. Enjoy!
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[@AnimeFanXVII]

Give these developers a show because they are downright hilarious.

[@Zombie_Scholar]

Right? Such chemistry

[@KyokujiFGC]

These guys sound like a blast to work with. You can tell they have a great company culture.

[@quicklittlesnail1616]

I love how chill they are, the speedrunner is breaking the game and they are just laughing at it

[@bandicootsmwcentral2950]

as a SMW rom hack creator I also fall in laughts when I see players finding ways to break my levels designs. It just blows my mind to see new ways on how people play my games, I usually react like : "Wow, i never expected this guy to do this"

[@Need_RnR]

A Crash *Bandicoot* game - should *not* - be broken: this, *ridiculous....* "It's a *CLEAR* sign... of a LACK of *Quality* control -" design, and care... When the devs *don't* CATCH: something like these "tricks" and glitches... ( *Flyng up into the air,* practically **on a whim** - with powerups... Skipping half a level, by going over it.. or *underneath* it. ) Etc... in a Crash: "BANDICOOT" game...? They make the *game* feel so: *unbelievably* cheap.

[@fatalerror---]

Dev- " I dunno if you guys realize he's talking about marvel while shredding this level." Just hilarious

[@Amory-wd3ws]

Time stamp?

[@fatalerror---]

@@Amory-wd3ws 10:40 start listening there. It's few moments after.

[@Bombtrack411]

'if you're gonna make us look bad at least give us your full attention' lol

[@kayumust]

he dunked on them devs especcially steve

[@jeffs1106]

"he's like learning another language while he destroys our game" AWESOME! LMFAO.

[@ursulakulikova1002]

I think this is my favourite react so far, was smiling the whole time. the point system was so funny

[@cesarsnake23]

Best react ever!

[@chadangeles3856]

Are you crazy

[@JameyMcQueen]

@@chadangeles3856 You had one job...

[@chadangeles3856]

@@JameyMcQueen i have two now

[@TheLyricsGuy]

These guys are great

[@mamba2468]

Speedrunner: *Dies* Me: "You see he's just a man"

[@Mediados]

Aaaaah Matrix 2 references are scarce

[@nathanlunsford7110]

I understood that reference

[@pierremalfi]

@@Mediados More Rocky 4 for me ;)

[@The94Venom]

It is time to for the gaming community to see their hero for what he truly is. A man, just a man. Devoid of hope, betrayed by his games, crippled by fear

[@ATPokemon]

"Lets take score on which developer's level's killed him the most" *HA!*

[@miaspaghetti]

Other devs: “oh that guy’s cool!” Doom Eternal devs: “Would be cooler the normal way” Crash 4 devs: “ *Stop it. Get some help.* “

[@annonymous7286]

😂 🏆👌

[@kaen4299]

Nah Doom Eternal devs were chill. More like : ''Do they want us to fix that?''

[@hanjohanjo3495]

Shadow of the tomb raider's Devs : roast their own game

[@jmp01a24]

@@kaen4299 They at least KNOW its a broken game as is, so they offer to fix their mess.

[@kaen4299]

@@jmp01a24 It's far from broken, they need to search for hours to find those bugs and loop holes. You'll never find those if you play like a normal human being.

[@leaf8554]

47:07 “Do we think there’s any exploits or skips he’ll be doing?” “YOU MEAN LIKE THAT ONE?!” Lmao

[@Revvylo]

From the perspective of a speedrunner this video just reinforces to me that there's nobody better suited to leading the Crash franchise than Toys for Bob.

[@michaelsilva9089]

,,

[@Yamaneko81]

just reduce the amount of offcamera crates

[@MSCLeap75]

Debatable cause we have yet seen what Vicarious Visions could do in making a new adventure Crash game on the big screen. Was pretty surprised that they weren't in charge of making CB4.

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

@@Yamaneko81 true, although I'm ok with "secret" paths like in Crash 2

[@Carahan]

Toys for Bob founders are game industry greats. If only they would make a new Star Control game.

[@EdwinH]

Dev react is amazing!

[@HoneyglobinProductions]

@@muori yes

[@animatingllama2576]

@@muori yes

[@brams37]

shut up checkmark.

[@AdrianMartinez-eb9wu]

We dont trust checkmarks

[@tobytemple1207]

@@brams37 what do you mean by checkmark?

[@TheCube67548]

This is exactly what I wanted the Devs of Crash too be, chill guys just having a laugh together

[@FandangosBR]

Everytime he takes a shortcut Devs: ooooh that was my fault

[@lychos-games]

Devs: "Next time it'll be tubes...ALL TUBES, THEY WON'T GET OUT!" Amnesia - The Dark Descent, nothing but corridors: "...they got out. ;-; "

[@guiorgy]

Where there's a will, there's a way

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

Time stamp?

[@wartier8744]

@@PieroMinayaRojas 39:17

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

@@wartier8744 thank you

[@missmeeper]

Hey devs! As someone who breaks out of bounds in games as a hobby, Yes we run into walls and corners and other objects and assets. We find something that works funny and we keep poking at it until it breaks. There's always this amazing feeling of discovery when you find a seem for a world and shove yourself through it :)

[@fala_hpy5507]

You know, I'm something of a scientist myself...

[@guiorgy]

Is that how children are born?

[@demonheim7967]

@@guiorgy this comment.

[@stonksagent9040]

@@guiorgy *yesn’t*

[@wowdevon1893]

@@fala_hpy5507 spiderman memes are always so funny

[@Nifava]

Devs always pretend to feel so humiliated by the speedruners when it really is the ultimate way of showing respect to them. It means someone loved your game enough to spend A LOT of hours mastering it.

[@damp2269]

is got to be bittersweet, they put in the time, but it was spend finding flaws on their work.

[@tekkenchampion832]

@@damp2269 Some argue that art, once released to the public eye or consumption, isn't your art anymore. It is essentially free to be reinterpreted, reinvented, destroyed, rebuilt, etc. Speedrunners break down a game without tons of hours of dedicated gameplay, using exploits and glitches. It's a different type of respect, a type of collaboration that turns a game into a canvas, although through identifying the quirks and flaws that a developer may of left in the game intentionally or not. Sometimes speedruns don't use glitches at all!

[@rajasnagpurkar]

well put

[@rajasnagpurkar]

@@tekkenchampion832 well put

[@rajasnagpurkar]

@@damp2269 more like creating a new game from the base game, of pushing the game to its limit to beat or complete it quickly

[@marcuslopez2190]

Lol the devs getting happy when he dies “Fly to close to the sun” lol

[@isturbo1984]

they seem particularly butthurt as a dev when someone speedruns their game.

[@Matt-nd1li]

@@isturbo1984 of course they're butthurt, you would to if someone used a bug or glitch in your game.

[@linkmaster253]

@@isturbo1984 "butt hurt" he isn't even playing the game properly. Skipping everything and using glitches to get ahead. Speedruns needs more strict rules.

[@isturbo1984]

@@linkmaster253 whats your point? how many times has he beaten the game properly before getting to this point do you think? you dont just fire up the game and do this you first try.

[@MOH10492]

@@linkmaster253 speedruns dont need strict rules. The whole point is to beat the game as quick as possible. “Stricter rules” lmfao

[@barbicoh]

Damn these developers are so fun and you can see how passionate they are for the game knowing the ins and outs of it to every detail

[@Need_RnR]

What did the devs *say:* to lead you: to that notion...? lol

[@CineastaIndie]

You didnt see the vídeo?

[@Pendoza84]

I just love the commentary of these guys.

[@Talking-Monkey]

Love this series. When the Devs laugh and accept that these things are going to happen , it makes it so great.

[@incokiller7202]

I love the support Devs give to these speed runners it’s great to see them appreciate the certain techniques speed runners use to beat their game

[@ozhs2]

this has honestly got to be one of the best devs reacts I've ever seen, these devs are delightful!

[@ReFL18]

25:00 Dev: There's come the gator. there's come the gator . aaaaahhhhhh *dev sad noise*

[@Narusasu98]

Loved that part lul

[@marcusjones6064]

30:14 "We should get a Neo Cortex Christmas album" DO IT!!

[@CyCortex]

I would buy it, honestly.

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

Maybe next Christmas

[@4spades444]

@@CyCortex yessir

[@TheUltimateRare]

"they found the shortcut we put in" Lmao

[@wolfyklassen]

What a surprise, a bunch of game devs turned what they were doing into a game.

[@Miguelsbigbro]

"Ah yes, Louise. Named after [REDACTED]"

[@bradyward2177]

I'm pretty sure he said *********

[@joshuaennis1502]

What?

[@saudivgc]

Do devs go "YES! TAKE THAT!" every time the speedrunner fails? I'm sure devs cheer the enemies in the game against the speedrunner LMAO

[@DrGandW]

These guys placed the enemies so it’s like seeing their children get a win

[@dantrav1927]

To the devs the speedrunner is the enemy .... hehehe

[@smidge742]

The Devs enjoy it when a speed runner fails on their levels. My type of people.

[@Walamonga1313]

If they glitch, for sure

[@DrGandW]

I wish it wasn’t edited I just want more time with these guys

[@idunnostudios5545]

Be honest who would watch a youtube channel with these devs and it's like game grumps or oney plays

[@n3andinemouk]

i would 100% they're hilarious ahhaa

[@VictorAugustus]

YES

[@RodniDemental]

maybe once or twice

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

DevPlays

[@sonicrebirthdevelopment6904]

They’re more funny than game grumps

[@SocietyUnplugged]

48:58 - 49:08 There is no better compliment than devs' first reaction is "That was a clean run", "Thaaat was magnificent", "That's incredible", "That's reeeeally incredible", "Nicely done" and "Waaaauw".

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

These guys were a lot of fun. It's clear they love their work.

[@bhuwin6186]

41:25 "working as intended", miyazaki meme lives on in dev community LMAO

[@pinoyguy75]

The dead silence like 40 minutes in killed me. You could tell how shocked and dismayed they were

[@GentlemanJackabee]

This is one of the best "Devs React" I've seen! They're absolutely hilarious! The scoring system too! XD

[@harshmondal7933]

"They need no triple spin, they got all the spins they need..." Had me rolling

[@AJ10virgo]

The flashback tapes in Crash 4 are absolutely genius and are a true gaming hidden gem, and, very difficult to beat, absolutely amazing job by the devs

[@enjoyyourlifewhileyoucan]

Awesome run. Had fun watching this and listening commentaries. Thanx!

[@nooby165]

I love how this video have probably helped Toys for Bob since a lot of us will probably buy their games past present future and become loyal customers because of this video alone!

[@JoeNguyen9x]

Devs: game can be finished in 25 hours including other secrets. This dude: 20 mins take it or leave it

[@annonymous7286]

Hahaha I love when I can just see memes 😂

[@nutsandbolts1264]

I love the developers! They're not mad that they use shortcuts, instead they just laugh and "Wow" with the audience

[@Waffletigercat]

These devs have such a great sense of humor.

[@TheWulver]

This gotta be one of my favorite speed run reacts, the devs are just having a blast

[@Raw_SR]

You can tell these devs really enjoy their jobs and that usually is also indictive of the company atmosphere and work environment so that's really awesome. Just the boys making games together kind of vibes. Im a fan of toys for bob now

[@toto_feather8732]

I love it when devs are getting depressed over all the work the speedrunners are skipping through, BUT ALSO appreciating the time and effort they put in to make this happen... ^^

[@MagMagik_]

Respect to the developers, the game look beautiful!

[@MrFabritzzio]

Milestones of the devs having their hearts crushed: 16:14 19:15 24:45 25:19 38:20 41:28

[@danielpleitez-martinez7638]

crushed why?

[@spookydooms]

Thank you for this lol

[@UrAvgMonkey]

Ive been watching a lot of these dev reacts and developers just seem like the most chillest people

[@veryraredome880]

Both the speedrun and the commentary is mad entertaining, great job guys!!

[@bro_db7969]

The most entertaining Dev team thus far. Loved listening to these guys!

[@berkcantimsah9216]

13:51 that wheeze is golden

[@xazz]

I love that they start out so jovial and as time goes on they get more and more depressed while also being very impressed

[@cloudvsdeath]

When devs are cool like this and realize that Therese more than one way to play a game (casual, speedruner, competitive etc) and kind of cater to each crowd all in one game. It adds to value of the game and replay ability.

[@equlix7760]

39:05 he described it perfectly.

[@pokeboi984]

4:23 Me, an arrested development fan: "You let him go in the sun!?!?"

[@marsvin55]

I just love when devs react to speedruns!

[@bryanmay4070]

I haven't seen anyone specifically mention, but I just love how these game devs made a game of someone breaking their game lol

[@KitsuyuutsuR]

This was so fun to watch! I’ve watched my son play this and I won’t even attempt it because it looks so hard. Seeing this guy break the game? That was amazing!

[@GreenDinoRanger]

Don't mind me. I'm just taking notes for the platinum relics.

[@fahadsaad750]

Or the dev relic

[@drumo2273]

@@fahadsaad750 *Hahahahahahahahaha!* ...Oh you're serious.

[@PaRaNiki_]

Been waiting for this, ty IGN

[@Kian02]

Honestly this is the best format on this channel and one of the best on yt probably.

[@gqn2]

Toys For Bob: We want to make Crash 4 a huge world. Speedrunners: 24:58

[@imstillagamer0047]

one min silence for those developers who spent years to make this game!

[@loirigudo]

They are probably proud that someone puts this much time and effort into their game, besides its not like their work is not being apreciated, one in a million people play it like this, every single other person is enjoying the game the way its supposed to be enjoyed, so...

[@RikoKSB]

It’s also not like I didn’t play and enjoy the game casually first either. :P

[@Satin.B]

@@RikoKSB bro your a legend keep up the speedruns

[@isturbo1984]

@@loirigudo doesnt sound like it. TFB are some of the worst when it comes to the speedrunning community.

[@tech6hutch]

@@isturbo1984 why do you say that?

[@adeptusmedicus]

Nice of the devs to model their point system on "Whose line is it anyway?"

[@Fongletto]

This is my favourite devs react. The banter among the devs was great.

[@jpconley5618]

This dev team was made for these types of videos. So entertaining hearing them riff together.

[@anasshahid224]

Crash 4 is so much fun 🙌😊 Loved the developers reactions, they were enjoying it big time!

[@BlueAtlanticSea]

Love these episodes! Great job IGN!

[@Michael18751]

More of these! I love these videos!

[@SillyDean]

With these guys its more like Devs vs Speedrunners instead of reacting to them. Enjoyed it very much!!

[@edricsantos5051]

Ive watch this 5x already and it is still the best so far of the devs react

[@MJPKU]

Favourite developer react video . I come back here every now and then

[@will2998]

Imagine if the dev TRIES to speedrun the game (or just do specific trick)

[@Rexaura888]

We don’t have to imagine; that’s what the Purple/TFB Relics/times are for.

[@stevenwood433]

This is literally the only thing I enjoy watching from IGN

[@joshuaosbiston5777]

These devs reactions and commentary was amazing, loved it.

[@pawepawlak9067]

What a hilarious crew! More Toys for Bob please.

[@Infectd]

These devs should be proud. Most Speed runs of games are like sub 10 or even up to 30 mins tops. At least this one banked a nice hour plus. =) I will say the devs in this video were some of the most entertaining from this series.

[@Evergarden7]

Don't worry dev, we still enjoying playing crash bandicoot

[@keselekbakiak]

They have the best reaction so far. These devs could make their own podcast

[@GRGCompletionist]

One of the best videos in this channel!

[@moki3997]

I love this kind of videos, devs are worth putting in the spotlight!

[@gtvideos6481]

14:16 we'll never know why she's named louise

[@matthewdaub]

Can we get another episode of these devs reacting to another speedrun? They are hilarious

[@redwings13400]

This video needs a ticker at the bottom that tracks everyone's points in real time. Its amazing.

[@capnthepeafarmer]

These devs are a joy to listen to! It's always nice to listen to a group of guys that love their work!

[@piplup10203854]

Who's the developer that said he was learning a foreign language when playing, that was hilarious and I agree lol its like he is sitting on the porch having a cup of tea just relaxing lol

[@GrZtv]

Whats so funny about this is the runner was actually shitting on the franchise, but all the devs just missed it

[@piplup10203854]

@@GrZtv Oh no way! That's pretty funny lol

[@saetia777]

These Devs made this so entertaining I actually watched all of it. Glad I bought this game. Support the developers. 10/10 would recommend

[@themchannel853]

This is the best reaction from devs I've seen yet, the toys for bob team seem like some real cool guys.

[@Ecliptor.]

what a bunch of awesome guys the only ign videos I watch

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

Love this devs react series

[@megaecki]

Best episode so far! The devs are awesome.

[@Nordanix]

Hilarious dev commentary, best one so far!

[@mikedrop4421]

These guys are awesome. Also can we talk about how beautiful this game is? The art is just amazing

[@charlesnchrg3]

"Stop engineering things." Best line....ever. 🤣

[@caylumfavel779]

"You know, you fly to close to the sun this is what happens" Trolls lmao

[@PolarisCastillo]

Finally! I've been waiting for this!!!

[@ZMowlcher]

Riko has grown his channel so much over the year I've followed him

[@SkyeBerryJam]

They should actually be really proud that their level design FEELS like it was made with speedrunning in mind without them indmtending it

[@Appletank8]

desperately shouting "TOTALLY INTENTIONAL"

[@chrisbagshaw5676]

Crash was the only thing that kept 2020 from sending the world into complete chaos

[@Ricosuave98541]

Love the Devs and their energy in this video keep them up :).