Crash Bandicoot is a video game series created by Naughty Dog and owned and published by Activision. [1] The series debuted in 1996 with Crash Bandicoot on the PlayStation. [2] The mainline entries are 3D platform games centered on the adventures of the anthropomorphic bandicoot Crash and his allies as they repeatedly thwart the schemes of the mad scientist Doctor Neo Cortex and his minions. [3] The games were originally developed for the PlayStation, with later entries appearing on Microsoft and Nintendo platforms. [4] [5]
In addition to platformers, the series includes kart racing games, beginning with the 1999 PlayStation title Crash Team Racing , [6] [7] [8] as well as party games, [9] [10] crossover titles, [11] and mobile spin-offs. [12] Over the years, development has been handled by a wide range of studios including Naughty Dog, [2] Eurocom, [9] Traveller's Tales, [13] Vicarious Visions, [14] Radical Entertainment, [15] Beenox, [16] and Toys for Bob. [17] The Crash Bandicoot series had sold over 40 million copies worldwide across all titles by 2007. [18] Since then, the series has seen continued success, with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled respectively selling 20 million and 10 million units. [19] [20]
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1996 – PlayStation [2] 2006 – PlayStation Network [22] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1997 – PlayStation [23] 2007 – PlayStation Network [26] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1998 – PlayStation [28] 2008 – PlayStation Network [30] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2001 – PlayStation 2 [32] 2002 – Xbox, GameCube [34] [35] 2007 – Xbox Originals [36] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox [37] [38] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable [43] [46] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii [47] |
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Original release date(s): October 2, 2020 [51] | Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One [51] 2021 – PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows [52] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance [53] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [56] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance [11] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS [60] |
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Crash of the Titans Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2007 – Game Boy Advance [65] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS [47] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 1999 – PlayStation [6] 2007 – PlayStation Network [68] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube [71] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2003 – Game Boy Advance [72] 2004 – N-Gage [74] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation Portable [8] [78] |
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Original release date(s): June 21, 2019 [16] | Release years by system: 2019 – PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch [16] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation [5] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS [81] |
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Original release date(s): June 30, 2017 [83] | Release years by system: 2017 – PlayStation 4 [83] 2018 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One [84] |
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Original release date(s): June 20, 2023 [85] | Release years by system: 2023 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [85] |
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Crash Bandicoot Original release date(s): April 2003 [88] | Release years by system: 2003 – ExEn [88] |
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Crash Nitro Kart Original release date(s): October 2004 [90] | Release years by system: 2004 – Mobile [91] |
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Crash Twinsanity Original release date(s): December 2004 [92] | Release years by system: 2004 – Vodafone live! [93] |
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Crash Racing Original release date(s): August 2006 [95] | Release years by system: 2006 – Mobile [95] |
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Crash Bandicoot MiniGames Original release date(s): March 2007 [96] | Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile [96] |
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Crash of the Titans Original release date(s): October 2007 [98] | Release years by system: 2007 – Mobile [98] |
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Original release date(s): April 29, 2008 [99] | Release years by system: 2008 – Java, Symbian, iOS [99] [100] 2009 – N-Gage [101] |
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Crash Bandicoot: Mutant Island Original release date(s): July 2009 [103] | Release years by system: 2009 – Java Platform, Micro Edition [103] |
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Original release date(s): May 27, 2010 [104] | Release years by system: 2010 – iOS [104] |
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Original release date(s): March 23, 2021 [12] | Release years by system: 2021 – iOS, Android [12] |
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Original release date(s): May 10, 2016 [105] | Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 4 [105] 2022 – PlayStation 5, Windows [106] [107] |
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Original release date(s): | Release years by system: 2016 – PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U [111] 2017 – Nintendo Switch [112] |
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Cancellation date: 2005 [114] | Proposed system release: Nintendo DS [115] |
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Crash Bandicoot 5 Cancellation date: 2024 [116] | Proposed system release: N/A |
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