Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Level 11: The Gauntlet (Crystal/Gem/Purple Gem)

If you've gotten this far into the game, that means you've managed to avoid drowning against Wa-Wa's watery wrath. Good job! Now head to the next chamber as soon as you can!

Now things are gonna heat up as must now deal with Py-Ro, who is also the strongest of the Elementals as well as their leader, being the destructive Fire Elemental and all (but not the last Elemental you must defeat). As such, the third Warp Room chamber is Fire-themed, though compared to the Water Chamber, the Fire Chamber's levels vary VERY HARD on how much fire each of them actually contain. Sometimes it's less about showing off fire and more about just being in a really hot place.
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The Gauntlet is the 2nd medieval stage after Wizards and Lizards. There's not much fire here except for a pit under rotating stairs, and a part of the Purple Gem Skull Route that's here.

Speaking of that, once again, if you can reach the platform that takes you through that colored gem's Skull Route without dying, you can use it. To save time, I once again grab the Purple Gem at the end and then purposely die to restart at the checkpoint before the platform. Then I just continue on the main path so I can also grab the regular Gem and the Crystal, too!