


The secret demo code inside the Crash Bandicoot: Warped instruction manual. Sane Trilogy (which looks to have been uncovered by YouTuber ‘ThornsofSerenity’) has brought this classic mascot camaraderie into a whole new light. Ĭrash Bandicoot: Warped and the original Spyro the Dragon also shared demos, and a recent discovery within the new N. Spyro: Year of the Dragon showcased a sneaky snippet of Crash Bash (which wasn’t a Naughty Dog game, per say, but still), and if you knew the correct password, Crash’s one and only party game would allow you a quick taste of the third Spyro adventure. So for example, Crash Team Racing contained a secret demo for Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage!, while Spyro 2 had a stowaway preview for CTR. These short gameplay trials were unlocked by inputting special codes situated within each game’s respective instruction manual. Back in the late 90s, development studios Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog had a bit of thing, and by “thing” I mean they would place hidden demos for their latest titles on each others’ discs. But before we dive in, let’s bring in some PS1 context.
