THEZEPHEROUS ARCHIVE

On This Day Video Games

Crash: Warped. Secrets beneath the warp room.

Relics, Hot Coco, permanent abilities and a life-size Aku Aku mask, alongside an existing Archive copy.

The original feature 35 seconds. The story is also available in the slides and text below.

The Feature Film

Crash: Warped. Secrets beneath the warp room.

That alien road sign wasn't just decoration.

November 3 marks 28 years since Crash Bandicoot: Warped arrived on PlayStation in North America in 1998.

The Photo Essay

5 slides from the feature.

The story behind the images.

Below the main hub, five relics reveal a lift to a secret warp room. More relics open five entrances—not all entirely new stages, since some lead to alternate routes in earlier levels.

And the alien sign in Road Crash? Hit it to leave the motorcycle race for Coco's hidden jet-ski level, Hot Coco.

Boss victories also added permanent abilities: a stronger body slam, double jump, tornado spin, bazooka and Crash Dash.

The Archive owns a graded Black Label copy of the game. Seeking for the Archive: First 4 Figures' life-size Aku Aku mask—a later collectible that carries the game's characters into the physical world.

Wanted for the Archive

Aku Aku, at life size.

First 4 Figures’ life-size Aku Aku mask, a later physical collectible connected to Crash’s world.

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