Although Mario and Sonic grab most of the headlines, Crash Bandicoot made a huge impact on the gaming scene, at least in the 90s. For a while, the adorable hero was Sony’s unofficial mascot, back when Naughty Dog released hit after hit. He’s nowhere near as popular, but since the PlayStation turns 15 this year, we decided to take a fond look back at the character’s memorable commercials, starting with…
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I remember when that Nintendo HQ one came out and I was young enough to think "how dare Sony! How dare it!" haha
Ok what ever happened to this character? I remember when I was a kid I thought it was just a sony deal but a couple of years ago I remember seeing him on multiple consoles. Did naughty dog sell the franchise or did they never own it?
Love the Nintendo one. :D
NaughtyDog's Crash Bandicoot was the best platform game ever,it's sad that they sold the game's rights.Big Mistake.
I have huge nostalgia for Crash Bandicoot. The original was one of my first games I ever played. I've only played the first 7 games and Crash Bandicoot Warped is my favorite in the series and my favorite PS1 game. I am still really bummed that Naughty Dog sold the rights to Crash. If I had one wish for a game to be made it would be that Naughty Dog buy back the rights to Crash and Make a game for the PS3 but I doubt that will happen. I'm such a big Crash fan I own all the PS1 games on disc and I still bought them on the PS store so I can play them on psp. I've boughten Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped 4 times because I lost my first 2 copies and bought it for a 4th time on the ps store.