Defending the Game that Killed Crash Bandicoot

The turn of the millennium was not kind to platformer mascots, and at the center of their fall stood one Crash Bandicoot. Once standing toe to toe with titans of the industry like Mario and Sonic, nowadays the orange marsupial is little more than a relic of a bygone era, largely thanks to the failure of his divisive 4th title "The Wrath of Cortex". Over 20 years and dozens of poorly received games later however, we must ask ourselves - was the hate ever truly deserved? Well, you saw the title.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
03:43 How Did We Get Here?
07:26 Why All the Hate?
11:13 Wrath of Cortex Good, Actually
17:18 Conclusion

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Credits:

Written, Edited and Directed by: GregCubed
Lighting, Set Design, Filming: Natalie
Wrath of Cortex Gameplay Footage: GregCubed
PS1 Trilogy Gameplay Footage: ‪@PixelPursuit‬
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Special Thanks to Rob from ‪@PixelPursuit‬ for providing me with the PS1 Crash Bandicoot footage, this video would not have been possible without him! Check out his channel here:

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Additional Thanks to ‪@JeffCompass‬ and ‪@NinjastarCompass‬ for feedback and support