[TAS] PSX Crash Bandicoot (Japan) "100%" by The8bitbeast in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/5012M
TAS originally published on 2022-12-22
Crash Bandicoot is the first game in a seminal series for the PlayStation.
Utilizing zigzag movement and other new tricks, The8bitbeast ( tasvideos.org/Users/Profile/T... ) collects every gem and Tawna Bandicoot to leave Neo Cortex wondering just what kind of flying bandicoot on a double espresso he set on the loose. For details on the new tricks, differences between the USA and JPN versions, and the strategies used, reading the author's comments ( tasvideos.org/7798S ) is recommended.
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There is also an alternate KZbin stream ( • TAS - With Commentary ... ) featuring audio commentary by the author.

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

I like how hitboxes are merely a suggestion in this game 😅

[@ArchangelTirael]

I like how game goes from 35% right to 100% clear

[@Cocobandicoot]

I love how he breaks boxes out of nowhere and in a way

[@ThrasherDBS]

4 year old me would've felt so motivated and avenged from all the game overs he had in the first boulder level if he saw this and saw the boulder getting ungodly outpaced.

[@DubStorm]

Love how far you can push with the hitboxes in this game! Crash TASses are always so fun to watch. Many cool tricks and high show factor 👍

[@Sonikman103]

Finally the 100% of crash 1 , can’t wait to see this

[@BigDoodles]

The8bitbeast has a youtube channel commentary on this run here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6chWppm5uDY7M

[@kitsunsanjota]

Fun fact: The voice of Crash in Japanese version and Bugs Bunny are sharing same va(Kappei Yamaguchi)

[@FinlandjinM]

Who also voices Usopp from One Piece and L from Death Note

[@Spikechive]

Bandicoot Power~!

[@psxVEVO]

Great to see that all categories of the trilogy is TAS‘ed now.

[@JeanPierreANIMEFANS]

29:00 super wtf

[@dahlgaard2624]

Ive been waiting for this day for a long time.

[@relldafox]

Gotta love codes back in the day

[@PrimevalDemon]

I'm interested in so many things going on id love to hear commentary! 1:00:26 I've never seen this before I wonder who they were? Either way despite sounding odd at a glance having such an important release in your honor even if only in retroactive respects. Sweet.

[@crashbandicootgiltcherandc5467]

My Favorite games

[@maher7894]

I was surprised when you double jumped at first river level, also the super speed trick even the spinning boulder bailed from existence, and before you got the last gem the screen shows 35% completion and after you got the last gem it shows 100% lol, I notice the Japanese edition switched Slippery Climb with Sunset Vista, did they think it was easier? that was pretty am fun TAS video, thanks for the fun nostalgia ride The8bitbeast.

[@drowseefloof]

Can we talk about how the completion % jumps from 35% to 100% at 56:00 ?

[@beinyourguard]

because japanese crash bandicoot has a weird way of calculating percentage.

[@inxphy]

@@beinyourguard actually, no. the reason is just that he didn't use any bonus saves. they actually do count towards percentage, but getting all 26 gems nullify their effect - which is also the reason for the sudden jump to 100%.

[@TheNawaf258]

@@inxphy that makes sense

[@m_5373]

Nostalgia, 4:14/ 6:40/ 13:20, awesome TAS!

[@GamerGee]

27:04 me when it’s 20 degrees out side and I gotta get to the mailbox lol

[@nullinpaa11]

like a machine

[@TheUltimateRare]

honestly they shoulda made every 9 gems you get, the speed of the gems going through your screen should be tripled. so at 9 gems it goes from 6 seconds to 2 seconds and at 18 gems it goes from 4 seconds to 2 seconds again with another triple. if the game has 27, it would be even FASTER after that.

[@moxxiepeppino]

Woah!

[@stevenpavelish6017]

Crash Bandicoot derp face! XD

[@etherealstar6139]

I'm so happy the Japanese version gets tas'ed now.

[@Spikechive]

The any% TAS also used the Japanese version which has the harder debate of which is best version (as a note and fun fact).

[@BIIIIIGMAN]

I am yet to see a American/Europe version

[@Spikechive]

@@BIIIIIGMAN A 2010 TAS with the ID 1458M which used the NTSC-U version.

[@tompinks_]

22:28 someone call an exorcist

[@jennasloan396]

Those are a lot of polygons

[@Bobo-ox7fj]

Crash was such a bleeding edge game as far as PSX performance went that many competitors assumed they had knowledge of secret opcodes or hardware tricks lol

[@keylorbejaranocastillo9740]

No need tawna bonus boxes, for the Gem!??? 🤔😱

[@jacqli69]

Could zip-zaps be implemented into 100% category?

[@DrRank]

Not for RTA runs, as they require you to input opposite diagonals (i.e. Up-Left, Down-Right, Up-Left, etc.) every single frame without letting go of the D-pad, for several seconds at a time.

[@L00D__]

Crash 1 Crash moving this fast is a very cursed visual

[@theplatformerguy4979]

LEGENDARY

[@GamerGee]

16:39 このしんでんは、ないぶがとても ふくざつなしくみになっておる。 もし、すすむべきほうこうが わからなくなったら、たしかめる たしかなほうほうがある。 リンゴをおいかけることじゃ。

[@nameless646]

What is being said for a split second at 16:39?

[@GamerGee]

このしんでんは、ないぶがとても ふくざつなしくみになっておる。 もし、すすむべきほうこうが わからなくなったら、たしかめる たしかなほうほうがある。 リンゴをおいかけることじゃ。

[@GamerGee]

このしんでんは、ないぶがとても ふくざつなしくみになっておる。 もし、すすむべきほうこうが わからなくなったら、たしかめる たしかなほうほうがある。 リンゴをおいかけることじゃ。

[@QTG87]

27:45 i believe he did a pause puffering 😱

[@vanessa_da_silva]

Faz essas loucuras no N. Sane Trilogy e no it's about time 😂

[@Nobody-mj7sv]

8:22 What is that text box that showed up?

[@Spikechive]

In the Japanese version Aku Aku provides hints on the journey. Any time Aku Aku shows up hints follow.

[@Iblis00]

@@Spikechive is it always the same hint or it's a different one everytime?

[@duonorilluvia2985]

@@Iblis00 Different on each level. Also unique dialogue when dying repeatedly and Aku Aku shows up in pity

[@Iblis00]

@@duonorilluvia2985 that's kinda cool.

[@kylewaddington1983]

Is this the first ever crash Bandicoot game ever made

[@gadget8637]

No. This is the 9th entry

[@hopedetour8397]

Nostalgic music

[@tankster27]

1:20 - Excuse me!? 😓 Edit 1: he's actually going faster than the boulders...I thought that this wasnt possible all this time... Edit 2: What version is this? I remember Papu having 3 bars compared to 5. Edit 3: 12:43 - I can't. This is too much to process Edit 4: TNT boxes instantly explode upon contact. I'm shocked.

[@DrRank]

To address your questions in order: - The crate bridge uses a technique called the Submarine Jump. Basically if you spin off a ledge (or in this case, a barely-existent Outline Crate), there's a 10-frame window where Crash can jump while still in the air. - Most of this run uses Zigzagging, where you alternate adjacent diagonal inputs as fast as possible while in the air (e.g. Up-Left, Up-Right, Up-Left, etc.) to move faster. You can do this every other frame if you're fast enough. This is not to be confused with the TAS-only trick Zip-Zagging, where you alternate opposite diagonals (Up-Left, Down-Right, etc.) to build up a ton of speed. - This run was done on the NTSC-J version, released in Japan. This version has a lot of changes, including giving Papu more health, moving the Green and Red Gems to earlier levels, removing the second half of The High Road, and swapping the locations of Slippery Climb and Sunset Vista. NTSC-J is the fastest version for 100% by over a minute, as it skips needing to revisit Road to Nowhere later. - Yeah, they're basically jumping off the scenery out of bounds. Very cool. - TNTs explode instantly when spun. Normally this would just damage you, but the explosion has an expanding hitbox and can be escaped if you're fast enough.

[@WW91_SF6]

No bouns round?

[@Spikechive]

Unlike the N. Sane Trilogy. Bonus Rounds provide nothing to the box counter. Well besides the keys you get from Cortex.

[@WW91_SF6]

@@Spikechive so it was kinda pointless to get the brio and tawna tokens on ps1?

[@Spikechive]

@@WW91_SF6 Tawna acted as save points. And Brio acted as an area to gather 6 lives.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

It’s funny how the Japanese version puts some of the coloured gems from the later/harder levels in the earlier levels.

[@shoqmodi5505]

Is This REAL??

[@MechaGod]

Transcript says at 25:15 = What have I got

[@Deathf1yer]

It came back omg

[@graduator14]

WOAH!

[@szymon6207]

Sub 56:35 !

[@BIIIIIGMAN]

They made Papu Papu harder in this version! Lol

[@papaalfred6100]

CTR is even worse when you fight against nitrous oxide nowhere to win unless you can skill up the game until win.

[@GM4E01]

28:58 aku aku

[@nestorgraciano3316]

I hope see Crash 2 and 3 100%

[@Tsu_Hatori]

its kinda wierd not hearing him saw !WOW! every 5 seconds

[@andrej.5838]

why does he sound like neco arc

[@jadeaaron2003]

Oh god he does

[@L0V3V4MP1R3]

I can't unhear it now. I hate you so much

[@8instantramen]

“IZA-“

[@educationiskey3331]

Do 100% of the other games plus "it's about time" title.

[@Spikechive]

You can help assist that by joining the site and then also finding out that Crash 4 (2020) isn't TASable at the current time.

[@sooyaaa_0816]

Cheater

[@michubrtz1984]

Such a fake

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Apparently in the Japanese version papu papu has 5 hits instead of 3 like in the North American & European versions