Anyone who’s seen Caddicarus play this on stream knows he had a miserable time completing it. Poor soul.

That "You Fail" montage was amazing! Thanks for that nostalgia Ben!

I'd argue that, at least for the PS1 era, N Brio could easily fit on the "hero" team, given his role in Crash 2.

It’s pretty nuts how the game was small enough that most of it could fit in Spyro 3

In my opinion it’s hard to get a party game wrong. And Crash is a franchise that you can certainly see getting a Party game or two. At the end of the day while Bash has it’s faults, it’s still a fun game, especially with friends ^_^

All I know about this is Rillaroo is in here, the Komodo Bros and Polar Bear fights, and the You Fail clip getting turned into a song. This should be fun.

I absolutely love Crash Bash, both as a child and now an adult in my 30s There was so much content, the difficulty progressed at a really good pace making it a worthy challenge. The soundtrack was banging, battle mode and tournament mode were really good for playing solo or with a sibling or cousin. I'll never understand the hate this game got. It brought something so fresh and new to the Crash IP

That “you fail” song was magnificent! I was also 1 of the few who wanted a crash bash remake but that didn’t just go south it went 6ft underground yet Microsoft won the acquisition so maybe the dream’s not dead?

Fun Fact: This game runs at a faster speed when played on the PS3. Trust me, it makes the 4-Way Pong in essence a nightmare to endure. Don't get me started on the Platinum Relics for those challenges in particular.

God the you fail montage. I feel so unbelievably old. I was a kid when I first saw that. Bringing me way back. Bless ya Ben.

Pogo padlock crystal is literally the hardest because you can only steal colors from opponents by missiles. And Sky Balls' crystal is also dangerous since you need to avoid red colored balls.

Having played the game recently, if there's something I enjoy about this game is having challenges, which is relatively uncommon for a party game It really pushes you to master each minigame, as opposed to games like mario party in which you can neglect some completely

Honestly, anyone who taps out after Warp Room 4 isn't missing much, haha. This game occupies a weird place in my heart - playing through Adventure Mode is a tedious slog, but also one of the most fondly-remembered multiplayer experiences of my childhood. Great video! 😀

If there's one thing I can unequivocally say destroyed my self confidence as a child/adolescent/adult was the *"YOU FAIL"* announcement whenever I lost a challenge. ***THIS*** is the reason I chewed through almost six control cables!! I'm surprised I never had my appendix removed because of this because the rage was real with this game. I haven't played it in almost six years, but even with those traumatic memories, I still had a lot of fun with the game... I can't confirm or deny whether or not my nostalgia for the game is a result of Stockholm syndrome because I never fully unpacked those memories in therapy but I did have genuine fun after I unlocked all of the levels. The closest I ever got to completing the game was at least 164%, but 200% was asking too much. My thoughts on the minigames: Ballistix: I was too slow to keep up with the pace of the game even as a kid. The gimmicks didn't trip me up as much as the balls themselves. 4. N. Ballism - This level nearly gave me an embolism a few times. I could usually get the force field when they were in my corners, but N. Gin was a real pain. So much so that it made me contradict myself. lol 3. Sky Balls - Absolutely mid. The crystal challenge gave me a bit of grief but that's it. 2. Crash Ball - This one was fun and I found myself going replaying it the most out of the Ballistix levels. However the crystal challenge brought it down. I don't think I got this crystal until I was an adult. 1. Beach Ball - This level was such a vibe. The music is top notch, the magnet made it really fun, and the backgrounds were perfect. The crystal challenge was also a lot of fun as well. Polar Push: It was alright. Out of all the minigames, this was the most repetitive and tedious to me. 4. Polar Panic - It's perfunctory. It's not hard, but it's also not memorable. 3. Melt Panic - It's got Uka Uka but that's about it. I did feel that drop rate of buffs was a lot lower compared to the other levels though. 2. Manic Panic - Out of all of them this level definitely had the most personality. The aesthetics were great, the bomb mechanic was really creative, and it was fun trying to get all your enemies in foot before beating them. 1. Tilt Panic - I'm ranking this one at the top because of the crystal challenge. I really had a lot of fun with it. Part of me wished that lightning would strike the stage to make it a bit more challenging but that's just me. Pogo Pandemonium: I had *so* much fun with these levels. I would play them over and over in tournament mode, on hard, max rounds. I was the undisputed king of Pogo Pandemonium. 4. Pogo-a-Gogo - Honestly this is only last because of the gem challenge. After the Crash Ball crystal challenge, the Pogo-a-Gogo gem gave me just as much trouble. 3. Pogo Painter - Just good clean fun. Not too easy and not too hard. 2. Pogo Padlock - I love everything about this level. The car shop aesthetic, the padlock mechanic, the bassline that practically defined my childhood, the crystal challenge. This level is just pure nostalgia. And the retro arcade aesthetic for the crystal challenge was the best stage design in the entire franchise. Fight me. 1. El Pogo Loco - It really was hard to choose between this and Pogo Padlock, but this is the level I was probably the best at in the whole game. I remember on numerous occasions scoring over 200 points in this level. This level was so much fun. Crate Crush: I also had a lot of fun on these levels as well. Before I was able to unlock all the minigames this was my second best game mode. 4. Snow Bash - The ice physics was the biggest obstacle in the stage. It was easier to just have the penguin take out the computer players while slide around the edge of the stage taunting everyone. 3. Jungle Bash - Third by default really. Straightforward fun, great aesthetic, and a fun crystal challenge. It was fun having the temple throw nitro at my enemies than directly fighting them. Slight side tangent: I could never tell what was throwing the nitro into the arena. A catapult, a tongue, or a minion. 2. Drain Bash - My favorite Crate Crush level aesthetically. Getting the power ups was always a treat because all of them were absolutely busted. 1. Future Bash - Definitely one of the best levels in the game. What was really fun was trying to get the character models glitch out on this stage because it was the easiest stage to try it on. Also one of the best crystal challenges in the entire game. Tank Wars: These games were really fun once you got the hang of them. I remember being kinda salty when the last two stages had more open space but looking back it did help break up the monotony that did plague the game from time to time. 4. Jungle Fox - The biggest issue I had were those two totem monsters. They had a habit of stealing my kills, it often felt like I won by default whenever the bounced onto the field. The missiles were definitely a blast. 3. Desert Fox - It's a great level. Here by default because it's still rather bare bones. 2. Swamp Fox - Definitely the most creative non-Medieval Mayhem stage. I was so jazzed the first time I unlocked it because it meant I finally unlocked a new tournament mode. 1. Metal Fox - Definitely the trickiest level to navigate. I loved being able to shoot my enemies from a farther distance with the inclusion of the bombs. I think it has an underrated crystal challenge. Crash Dash: 100% pure, liquid ass. These levels felt the most unfinished. The controls were awful, the stunlocking was absolutely cancerous, the arenas were too small. Even if the devs had worked out all the kinks, I don't think these levels were salvageable. 4. Toxic Dash - My pick for worst level in the game. Too many barrels and the goo monster made it 20× worse. 3. Splash Dash - Not as bad as Toxic Dash but that's not saying much. The only thing it's got are the cute fish rides but that give no extra points. 2. Dante's Dash - It's only here by default. This is the last level you unlock and it's a total letdown. 1. Dot Dash - Here by default. Medieval Mayhem: Definitely the most creative levels in the game. It really sucks that these levels weren't unlockable sooner because it would've added some variety early on. 4. Mallet Mash - Here by default. This was a fun level. Especially since it let you take out all your frustrations out on the mushrooms. Another level where I was able to get over 200 points in a single round. 3. Ring Ding - An underrated level for sure. I personally had a lot of fun popping the black balloons because I loved screwing with the entire level. It was chaotic fun for sure. 2. Keg Kaboom - Essentially the same as Mallet Mash but with explosives. I have vivid memories of scoring 500+ points in this level on the regular. It was so fun extending my powder fuse by crossing fuses with my opponents and running in circles to keep the fuse's strength up. It was on par with my beloved pogo levels. 1. Dragon Drop - Definitely the hidden gem of the game. I love the renaissance faire aesthetic, and I had a lot of fun intercepting my enemy's shots then going to back and scoring 5 points in them. I don't remember if I ever got close to scoring 100 points a round, but I remember trying my hardest. Bosses: I had a lot of fun going against the bosses in this game. Yeah, they can be BS sometimes but I felt a huge sense of accomplishment after beating them. I do wish they had made a Boss Rush in tournament mode... it was a real missed opportunity there. 4. Papu Pummel - Definitely here by default. He is harder than in the mainline game, but not by much. 3. Bearminator - A very creative boss fight and definitely the most entertaining Polar Push level. 2. Big Bad Fox - I had a lot of fun with this boss. It felt like I was taking on a battle tower, and with every row of weapons I destroyed I climbed just a little bit higher. Then capping it off with a 2v1 tank fight with the Komodo Brothers was like icing on the cake. Even though it made me rage a lot, the endorphin rush I got from beating them was worth it. 1. Oxide Ride - Hands down the best Crash Dash level because ***NO STUNLOCK!!*** There are a bunch of obstacles and Oxide just dumps nitro out of his ship like he's having a sale but it's still worth it because not only is this the first real look at his home planet Gasmoxia, but it's capped off with a strong Ballistix battle to boot. It took two of the weakest elements of the game and somehow spun gold with. Everything I said about the endorphin rush I got from the Komodo Brothers fight and paste it here a trillionfold. Even though the game drove me nuts in places I still have lots of wonderful memories playing the game. It's a huge part of my childhood and among my top 10 favorite games. Yeah, it has glaring weak points but what game doesn't? As bad as I want a lovingly expanded remake of the game, I don't think it'll ever happen. Overall Level Rankings: 32. Toxic Dash 31. N. Ballism 30. Dante's Dash 29. Splash Dash 28. Papu Pummel 27. Dot Dash 26. Polar Panic 25. Sky Balls 24. Melt Panic 23: Snow Bash 22. Crash Ball 21. Pogo-a-Gogo 20. Bearminator 19. Mallet Mash 18. Jungle Fox 17. Desert Fox 16. Beach Ball 15. Swamp Fox 14. Jungle Bash 13. Metal Fox 12. Manic Panic 11. Drain Bash 10. Big Bad Fox 9. Ring Ding 8. Tilt Panic 7. Pogo Painter 6. Keg Kaboom 5. Pogo Padlock 4. Dragon Drop 3. Oxide Ride 2. Future Bash 1. El Pogo Loco Minigame Rankings: 8. Crash Dash 7. Polar Push 6. Ballistix 5. Tank Wars 4. Crate Crush 3. Medieval Mayhem 2. Bosses 1. Pogo Pandemonium

Tbh, i didnt start getting frustrated with adventure mode until trying to go after the relics, as they require you to win 2 matches in a row (3 in the case of platinum relics) in order to get them, and the cpu is set to the hardest difficulty setting.

You’re heavily underrated. I will support you

There are 2 crystal challenges I hated the most in this game: Pogo Padlock and N. Ballism. And oh man, Ring Ding. It's so weird how much the AI guns for you if you get a good power-up, ESPECIALLY the vacuum.

3:42 Funny thing about this is that I remember seeing fanart of Aku Aku telling Uka Uka that infamous "The Ancients would not allow it" line, then it cuts to both of them being scolded by, of all people, Aerith from Final Fantasy 7

You know something else? In the Japanese version of the game, the final boss battle plays the Can Can song which sounds out of place for a final battle.

Ah, the 'fail' song, how nostalgic. Actually, I think that might’ve been my first exposure to gourmet race.

I'm looking forward to this. I played this game in recent memory... And I am now an empty husk of a man after what this game did to me...

Can’t wait for the finale of this Crash Bandicoot retrospective whenever that happens. (Might make for a good 50k special, covering all of the titans games and ports)

The 3 wins for a trophy is not a big deal since that's the easiest mode and the game's basically preparing you for the harder challenging modes. I think some games like the ballistix ones or the pogo ones could be 2 wins for a trophy due to their length, but the rest are fine the way they are.

I don't know if you will mention this when the vid goes live, so I'mma say it now... It is possible to crack this game open and analyse it with the debug menu, which is actually left in and can be accessed with a code at the start menu. It's genuinely amazing to see the inner workings of the game when you do.

According to speedrunners, the Challenge arenas are also skewing the challenges against your favor way more than they claim to. The Polar ones actually make the enemies a lot heavier than before on top of the challenge, for example.

As a kid I thought that Rilla Roo had a giant banana for a tail and it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize it wasn't true.

Never fails to amaze me just how difficult this game was considering its genre. Also, from what I remember, there is a code you can use to unlock all the minigames but I can't remember what it was.

This game was so frustratingly infuriating. I was playing this at the start of the year out of nostalgia... and I can relate to you on the Komodo Brothers fight; it was so BS, I actually paused the game and opened the emulators' cheat thing to activate God mode, 'cause 1 hour of hearing "YOU FAIL" was enough for my patience to break!

I remember playing through the entire story mode with my dad. which is probably why I remembered the game being better than it actually was. because I got to play through it with another human instead of just by myself

In this game, the games aren't minigames to me cause that's a Mario Party thing. These games to me are just matches or full on games since they have way more depth & focus than the Mario Party minigames.

"Mother said it's my turn to affect the action." 😂

I'm so happy we got a fail song throwback. Please oh please release that on its own

This was one of the first games we had when we got our PS2. Space Bash was THE favorite and Dot Dash was the bane of our existence

What a great and thorough video of Crash bash. I really like how you go into detail about everything.

Oh boy it's everyone's favorite Crash'ley Bash'ley (amazing video btw) 👍

3:50 this little gag absolutely killed me Great video btw :D 👍

Another amazing video as always, and the fact that Valfrey actually helped with the "You Fail!" Gourmet Race montage is even BETTER. XD

Hearing that You Fail song really brought me back. Great review!

This game is certainly a guilty pleasure for me. When I was younger, I loved replaying the Space Bash Crystal challenge (where the only crates are explosive), and trying to see how much of the arena I could destroy before the enemies knocked themselves out (bonus points if I could trap them on a 1x1 square).

Honestly, this was my 2nd favorite of the PS1 Crash games (Warped being 1st), and I still find it a lot of fun. I definitely have more fun playing it than I ever have a Mario Party game. I spent many, many happy evenings replaying this game as a teenager, and I dearly wish it would get either a remake or a sequel. Crash Boom Bang was a horrific imitation!

Loved playing crash bash with my brother, heck even to this day its something i try to show friends! great video dude ^^

The Bumper Ball minigame line is easily one of if not the best minigame in any of these party kind of games. Even just the sounds are perfect I’d buy it as it’s own game

Great review you did and I am on the same boat as you about Bash as good with friends but a long grind to unlock all mini-games in Adventure Mode, as surprised I manage to do so years ago. Now all that's left in the Crash reviews are the two games: Crash of the Titans and Mind Over Mutant, as they are very the big oddballs of the series. That'll be interesting. Or you like to try Spyro content, as I rarely see you do them in review form.

2:35 I think that'd be Cornell John, he provided the voices of Aku Aku and Uka Uka in this game instead of the usual Mel Winkler (RIP) and Clancy Brown respectively. I'm almost 100% sure he was the announcer as well.

Come to think of it, when shifting Tiny and Dingodile to the "Good" side, why those two specifically? Wouldn't shifting N. Brio to the good side have made more sense? After all, N. Brio DID betray Cortex and help you take down Cortex in Crash 2.

As someone who saw that original video, the nostalgia was great!

I never played this, since I got into the franchise with the remakes on Switch. However, having played other party games wanting a piece of that pie, I’m not a huge fan of mini games with no board game to back them. Not that they’re bad without it, moreso just because it feels like something is missing. So an adventure mode is a neat idea on concept that seems to have missed the marked and gone too far with what they ask of you. But hey, that’s just me giving an outsider’s perspective. Also, the Fail montage got a good chuckle out of me. Excellent job, Megan.

My absolute favorite post Naughty Dog Crash game of all time. I get it has some flaws but it is a childhood nostalgia game I could never forget. Glad to see it still gets recognition to this day.

“There is no Cheat Code to get them otherwise.” Correction: there is. The debug menu has a level select, allowing you to quickly jump into any minigame you want, and even just straight up unlock them via tweaking the awards. The code is Left Right Left Right Right Left Right Right Right Left Right Right Right Right Left Right Right Right Right Right. Once you hear the chime, enter a game and… we’ll, do whatever you want! Heck, if you want to have a deeper dive into the debug menu, hit me up some time. I’ve got a pretty good understanding of it.

This is One of My First Crash Bandicoot Games and My First PS1 Games I've Ever Played Ever Since When I Was 2 or 3 Years Old

God, my brother and I played this game to DEATH as little ones. The nostalgia be real. And clearly had an impact on me, because I think this was where I got the concept of the other Cortex minions being redeemable, or at least acting towards good, as Tiny and Dingodile were. So imagine my excitement and honestly, validation at Dingodile actually being a redeemed character in Crash 4. It's been a long 20 years... (Also, I cringed in sympathy at Pogo a Gogo. The wall counts as your colour, meaning you can use it as part of the circle, getting points for less work. I definitely played this game too much if I can remember that mechanic over a decade since I've played it)

Wait wait wait, hold up. You're telling me this game has *Relic challenges* on top of the Crystals and Gems? That's-- That's a terrifying thought.

Im almost positive that all of the voices in this game are made with a text to speech program. There's just something awkward about the way the lines are delivered.

Oh, that Fail song takes me back… I’m friggen ancient…

@ 22:16 Thank you Benjamage (And your friend Megan!) for this beautiful remix 😂

Back when I used to have a lot of classmates, we would play Crash Bash at my place, it was very fun with four players. Those were great days.

Sooooo....highlights video when, Ben? (And the song made me genuinely chuckle, good job with that! Reminds me of "You Are Dead" from Total Distortion)

I’m glad you’re talking about another crash bandicoot party game and I think you should talk about riverbond. It’s only $25.

Though some prefer of to have this game remaster after CTR: Nitro Fuelled over Rumble anyday, but to me I still glad were still not just remaking *Every* Crash Game from the ground up, plus Rilla Roo not even In Rumble and hope he can be playable again real soon. Also It would be cool If we get a Redeemed Tiny Tiger ( *OR* actually N.Biro a good guy this time like he was In the N.Sane Trilogy Remastered which I still prefer) as well for future games outside of Crash 5 or If the series wants to continue a completely different path.

Crash Bash is very nostalgic to me. I prefer playing as Dingodile, Crash and Cortez. Oh the loading music is so good!

I loved playing Crash Bash back in the day. I was even trying the Coop Adventure Mode with a friend about 7 Years ago, but it was insanely hard, so we unfortunately never finished it

I always beat the game at the time with one of my friends or my nephew. The experience is much better with friends in any mode, trust me. I especially like the final 1v1, it even gives you a extra trophy. But I never did a full 200%, getting all the stages (requires getting the trophies of the fifth warp room) was enough for me, so I could play them in VS anytime.

"Then again in that same video I called Touhou a space shooter" I mean... (looks at Touhou 15) I can't say Young Benjamin was ENTIRELY in the wrong.

Sonic Shuffle is the GOAT

Crash Bash is better than crash boom bang & team rumble. In fact I still really love the game its still fun to play if you're not playing story mode halfway because the relic challenges are next to impossible also that one pogo padlock challenge brings back memories.

Ah, the memories, it really helped me to play this game's adventure mode in co-op mode (and being extremely patient) and, yes, if anyone wants to play this in adventure, I recommend playing it co-op because it makes many of the trophies (and some challenges) MUCH easier, especially the ones with shorter times. Still, the relic challenges suck. Once I unlocked all the minigames I stopped caring for them.

Fun fact, the komodo brother icons are actualy matched wrong. Moe has Joe's icon and vice versa.

How was I not aware of this channel before? Your presentation is quite good.

Fun fact: the Spanish translation for this game was god awful, translating basic stuff like warp room (which should be sala de teletransportacion in Spanish) to sala Guerra (War Room in English), among many other mistranslations. Still, it did help me learn basic English, which then made me look up other things and i ended up learning how to speak English on my own

If this was ever to be remade, I think the adventure mode could be easily fixed. Make the trophies 2 rounds instead of 3, get rid of the relic challenges entirely and re-organize the mini games per warp room to make them as less repetitive as possible. Also, lower the gem/crystal requirements to unlock the extra stages for multiplayer (battle mode). I'd personally also add some balance changes like making the pogo/mediaval mayhem levels only 1 minute and reduce the ball number in Crash Ball otherwise these mini games go on for way too long and then allow us to edit the time/ball count as well as rounds in multiplayer if we so wish. Imo, these changes would make the game so, so much better despite still having similar mini games.

Your Aku Aku immpression was apsolutely perfect. Also enjoyable video and why wasn't N Brio on the Crash team.

There’s something funny about the crash game where it’s possible for Uka uka to win being their version of Mario party

I understand the fact that they needed someone to fit in the Dingodile archetype. And I suppose there was no one to fit it. No one at all... Not an average *Joe* certainly! It's like finding a *Komodo* dragon on the North pole, huh?!

Sorry I missed the premiere I was helping out at my Partners VBS But I really enjoyed this video Ben 😊

17:51 Fun Fact: There is a cheat code that can actually unlock most of the mini game levels in the Demo Version of Crash Bash in the Spyro : Year of the Dragon game disc

Ironic that Crash Bash possibly predicted Dingodile becoming a hero. But, wait…Tiny wasn’t seen at all in Crash 4. What about him?!

3:50-3:56 are the funniest part

I love this game! I want remaster online! Co-op ADventure is 🐐

I loved this game

Great video

Wanna know something, you don't even need to do adventure mode to unlock the mini games. If I remember right all you need is a black label Spryo 3, enter a code to get to the Crash Bash demo, then enter another code to get access to the demos debug mode. The debug mode has all the mini games and there multiplayer ready.

Okay I am not making this up, this game was released on my birthday when I was 2. Some other games released on November 6th include Donkey Kong 64, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Mario Party 2, Team Fortress 2 and probably funniest of all, Manhunt 2

10:25 You know that brawler minigame has potential for use in another whole game.

In the file of the demo it has homer simpson and bart simpson characters artwork which was placeholders

I'm just here to remind you that I completed the Adventure Mode 200% as Cortex and you didn't. Jokes aside (except for my main point, which is that I've completed Adventure Mode 200% as Cortex and you didn't), it's neat that Adventure Mode has a multiplayer co-op campaign and a Tie-Breaker stage to decide whether Good or Evil wins by just putting the two players against each other after the final boss fight. I haven't seen this in any other multiplayer Crash game, not even in everyone's favorite Crash Team Racing. It's just a shame I'm too lonely to find someone who would play Crash Bash with me for game completion

Instead of clearing the adventure mode to unlock everything I just start up Spyro 3 and play the demo of crash bash with the debug cheat. It's a lot faster if not a bit more janky.

The first crash game that isn't developed by naughty dog. And boy does it show

17:51 Well there is a cheat to unlock all the minigames, but only the FIRST European version of the game. Though considering that you have an emulator, you COULD import a 100% save file to test out the other minigames. I know that'd technically defeat the purpose of a review to use it, but I'd still be curious to hear your thoughts on playing them.

I have very good memories of this game. Adventure mode is so much better on 2 players mode ! Me and my brother had a blast : my brother as the sniper, precise and strategic, me as the chaos master, adaptable and always focused ! I feel so nostalgie right now...

I Played the entire adventure mode with my cousin, a long time ago. Brother. I HAD SO MUCH FUN This game definely isn't made to be played alone xD

when I went on the N.Sane trip that was completing this game on my own, it was a madness-inducing journey. The moment you pick your character also determines your "hidden difficulty" since none have the same strength/weaknesses in other words: Speedrunners would pick Tiny/Kong since they are the easiest of the roster The N.s stand for Normal (Cortex/Brio of course) The Bandicoot power are playing on Hard (I did so with Coco) Everyone avoid Dingodile/Rilla Roo as they are "jack of all trades, master of none", but TERRIBLE (and it's sad for Dingodile, also who cares for Rilla Roo)

I wonder if it’ll get a remake like all the other PS1 Crash games.

peak video

Be glad you didn’t go for the relics because its just the same thing but with harder and more unfair ai and you have to win 3 times.... in a row...

8:22 Long before those mobile game ads constantly shoving "FAIL" into the viewer's face we have this one.

Good gameplay

3:42 i can just imagine that happening.

I hope they remake this in a Mario Party style

Pogo Padlock's crystal challenge... 😡 *Breaks tv*