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99 CRASH BANDICOOT
1996, PLAYSTATION
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WhentheoriginalPlayStationwaslaunchedin1995,thegamingindustrywasstillinthethroesofidolatry,
worshippingatthealtarsofmoustachioedplumbersorceruleanhedgehogs.Sonywaslackinganysuch
mascotthoughandsoCrashBandicootwasborn.CastmoreinthemouldofSonicthanMario,players
guidedthemutatedmarsupialthroughtheusualplatformingtropescollectingitems,jumpingon
enemies,smashingboxes.GroundbreakingvisualssetCrashapartthough,drawingplayersintoanever
deepening3Dworld.AfierceshowcaseforthePlayStation'sprowess,andcompellinggameplaydespiteits
simplicity.

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