Why I Adore Crash Bandicoot 2

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @MatthewKing-Alexander
    @MatthewKing-Alexander Месяц назад +11

    BANDICOOT POWER

  • @Yorm_
    @Yorm_  Месяц назад +38

    Enjoy a 8,000 word video essay on why Crash Bandicoot 2 is awesome video game
    And yes there will be a Crash 3 video!

    • @smeegy1
      @smeegy1 Месяц назад +1

      You give me a good video essay, I watch.

    • @xXLegacy
      @xXLegacy Месяц назад

      I hate crash 2 honestly.

  • @triviumhead1
    @triviumhead1 29 дней назад +6

    Babe wake up. Some random RUclipsr I've never heard of has dropped a banger video essay!

  • @JosephAlanMeador
    @JosephAlanMeador 28 дней назад +3

    This was one of my most played discs back in the day. A classic! Thanks for the video, I can tell how much you love the game.

  • @trainerkai1313
    @trainerkai1313 Месяц назад +13

    Crash Bandicoot 2 was my first Crash game. I loved playing it at my babysitter's house. It holds a special place in my heart.

  • @MrWonderful_ITH
    @MrWonderful_ITH 27 дней назад +2

    Wow, this was fantastic man. Grade A work

  • @mvman01
    @mvman01 18 дней назад +1

    18:07 the end of the level 1 has (boxes you got)/0 near the gem room after you get the clear gem. I guess this is how they hinted that you need 0 boxes!

  • @Depth217
    @Depth217 Месяц назад +10

    Crash 2 definitely felt like a terrific escalation of the first game like how Toy Story 2 feels like a bigger, more fulfilling adventure. The scale is bigger.

  • @HeyThereKurt_
    @HeyThereKurt_ 29 дней назад +1

    Great video! Crash 2 has consistently been my favorite game in the franchise - and my favorite 3d platformer of all time - for years! And I don't see it losing that spot anytime soon. Cool to see someone talk at length about its greatness!

  • @oldwesternaustralian8742
    @oldwesternaustralian8742 Месяц назад +2

    Thank you so much for actually matching the gameplay footage to the narration for the entire video, this is one of the only videos I've seen that actually does that! Great video

  • @zpkspiano
    @zpkspiano Месяц назад +1

    Thanks RUclips for recommending this video, the nostalgia this game gives me is something else

  • @mp128990
    @mp128990 28 дней назад

    Keep up the amazing content, your hard work hasn’t gone to waste, subscribed!

  • @brutalwares
    @brutalwares Месяц назад

    Awesome video, my friend! I really love your voice, it's very calming and informative. If you keep putting these great retrospectives out, one of them feels like it's guaranteed to hit the algorithm and give you the views you deserve - great work! :)
    Ps. would love a CTR retrospective sometime in the future!

  • @pablodelgado7919
    @pablodelgado7919 Месяц назад +3

    I have a soft spot for the old Crash games, takes me back to the days when i was a kid visiting my cousins and play PS1 and PS2 games almost all day, especially Crash 2 & Warped. These game were and still are a lot of fun to play.

  • @FloofPuppy
    @FloofPuppy Месяц назад +4

    Crash 2 is still the best game in the franchise and my personal favorite of all time. The gem hunting in here just feels a lot more fun in 2 :D

  • @Maximi9989
    @Maximi9989 Месяц назад +2

    that was my first ps1 game. thanks for letting me remember why i have loved that game so much.

  • @AgeAwkward
    @AgeAwkward Месяц назад +4

    Great analysis subbed for crash 3.

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks glad you enjoyed, Crash 3 coming soon!

  • @huntheattila
    @huntheattila Месяц назад +3

    i saw you from reddit and youre probably one of my favourite crash youtubers for the way you commentate and humour your videos, good shit man. Recently its like ive stepped into a goldmine of content creators who make videos of shit im a fan of

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks man!

  • @Atty1997
    @Atty1997 28 дней назад

    17:58 the Blue gem will always be my proudest gaming moment ever. I was a literal kid, like 10 years old, and we were messing around in Turtle Woods. I straight up made up something like "to get the blue gem you have to leave all crates behind", bragging about it like I knew, like the game couldn't keep a secret from me. I was completely inventing. I had no internet to have previous access to that piece of information with, I had no other friends who already got the gem. I completely made it up in front of my friends, then I got to the end of the level with 0 boxes, and I was shocked to find the blue gem. But I just had to keep my poker face bc I pretended the whole time I knew that was the method. Internally, I was screaming. I metaphorically shat myself that moment and I had to pretend like I was in total control of the situation. It felt AWESOME
    edit for 18:30 lmao I swear
    also yeah the nitro staircase made me feel like 200 IQ bc "wait a sec, they don't bounce"

  • @cthulhu888
    @cthulhu888 Месяц назад +1

    Crash 2 along with 3 has always been one of my top favorite games ever! It was one of my first ps1 games along with metal gear solid and spyro, all of which still hold up today 😁
    Aside from the soundtrack my fav fhing about the game is the secret warp rooms and areas, i still have the printed out cheats and gamefaqs from way back when too; 1998 was a wonderful year for sure lol 😄

  • @krabbypatty5801
    @krabbypatty5801 Месяц назад +1

    Awesome video! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on crash 3!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад

      Thanks, glad you enjoyed! Crash 3 coming soon!

  • @Xaggy_
    @Xaggy_ Месяц назад +3

    46 minutes of Crash Bandicoot 2? Let's go.

  • @Brithoveen
    @Brithoveen Месяц назад

    Great Video! Looking forward to the next one!! A big Crash fan here!!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks, glad you enjoyed! More Crash coming soon!

  • @mathgodpiextras
    @mathgodpiextras Месяц назад +9

    When you get the clear gem from Turtle Woods and then re-enter and reach the end again, the box counter has zero in the denominator. It's pretty obvious they were hinting at completing the level without breaking any box. It wasn't hard to figure out at all.

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +6

      Blowing my child mind

    • @henfjo
      @henfjo 29 дней назад +1

      I played this level about 100 times to try and find the blue gem. It wasn’t before years later when I first watched a RUclips video where I frist saw how you got the gem.

    • @cooper2211
      @cooper2211 28 дней назад +1

      Funnily enough I had the manual for crash 2 and it tells you how to get the gem too

    • @billythenarwhal1579
      @billythenarwhal1579 28 дней назад

      ​@cooper2211 I was literally about to say I thought it said it in the instruction booklet.

    • @kezisthename
      @kezisthename 25 дней назад

      @@cooper2211 I just went and looked and I can't see that anywhere, not callin you a liar but i'm wondering how i'm missing it

  • @EmilXOM
    @EmilXOM Месяц назад +2

    The giveaway for the blue gem in level 1 is that, once you’ve acquired the box gem, replaying the level will result in the box tally at the end of the stage saying [insert number]/0. This is your clue to figuring out you have to break zero boxes to get the secret.

    • @gall-93
      @gall-93 Месяц назад

      Never knew that, as a kid I just found out and don't ask me how, it must've been the imagination of a kid willing to try out something that seems to make no sense, but cool to know that there is a big hint in the game.

  • @GameFreak164X
    @GameFreak164X Месяц назад

    Great video on Crash 2!! I grew up with this game and know it inside and out. I clicked thinking it would just be a simple comfort watch, but you actually made me think about the game in ways I haven't before. The thought Naughty Dog put into justifying the collection of crystals and gems from a story perspective is a testament to how forward thinking and talented they were. They were challenging genre conventions and pushing things forward as early as the PS1 era.

  • @PerfectCrash
    @PerfectCrash Месяц назад

    I love the way Crash jumps into the next section of the video in some way. Such a good way to transition!

  • @Knokalakooh
    @Knokalakooh 29 дней назад

    This game was the first game I ever played and is also my favorite game of all time. I’ve since played tons of other games in varying genres but this game just feels like home to me. If I have a stressful day at work I will often sit down and 100% this game in about 3 hours.

  • @fizwidget
    @fizwidget Месяц назад

    Awesome video dude, I really enjoyed this. And such a great game - my favourite in the series as well!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks!
      Crash 2 is a masterpiece!

  • @yesuyo
    @yesuyo Месяц назад

    Well what can I say. This was my first video game ever that I played when I was 3 years old. Only thing I can be is just thankful for this game for introducing me to gaming as whole. Amazing video keep it up!

  • @SFDinossauro
    @SFDinossauro Месяц назад +6

    Another banger my dude. And on Playstation's 30th anniversary too.
    All hail the best cash banooka game ever made. BANDICOOT POWER!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks so much glad you enjoyed!

  • @khalifeh22
    @khalifeh22 25 дней назад

    Crash 2 is the definition of 'quality jump up'.
    I was hoping you'd talj more about the music and atmosphere that this game shines by.
    Everytime i play it, i enjoy looking at the colors while enjoying the music.

  • @raccoonrave6407
    @raccoonrave6407 Месяц назад +1

    My fave crash game
    Love these essays ❤️

  • @ss2gora0
    @ss2gora0 Месяц назад

    Great memories as a kid :) as did all of us here most likely. Ahh, to go back to that time would be pure bliss.

  • @gpetty91
    @gpetty91 27 дней назад

    The secrets were something I completely adored about this game. They really made me way more curious than game designers probably ever intended for. I remember playing Demon’s Souls years later and always wondered about how to get to that world behind the broken 6th arch stone. I sort of figured that because it exists, then surely there’s some crazy way to get there. Much of my thinking felt like it came straight out of Crash 2.

  • @fruitlion8
    @fruitlion8 Месяц назад

    Cortex's boss battle is an interesting one. I actually really enjoy it despite how easy it is. The atmosphere is second to none, the jet pack gets to go at top speed, and if you do lose it feels super eerie - the old Crash games just had such high stakes!

  • @HeavyWeapon858
    @HeavyWeapon858 Месяц назад

    Crash 2 will always be my number 1 in the series. I still come back to it from time to time 🤘

  • @mvman01
    @mvman01 18 дней назад

    Taking this as my sign for my yearly replay through

  • @Amongushc11
    @Amongushc11 Месяц назад

    Even tho I did not played that many Crash Bandicoot games, but I still feel a little bit of nostalgia when I played Crash Bandicoot 3, getting every crystal, gem, and power up’s felt like I was pro at the game.

  • @MattJDave
    @MattJDave 27 дней назад

    The clue for the Turtle Woods gem comes from the box icon at the end of the level iirc. You get the box gem, then if you replay the level and get an incomplete number of boxes, the box icon will show x/0. Might just be an addition for the N Sane Trilogy I'm Mandela Effecting in tho.

  • @mvman01
    @mvman01 18 дней назад

    6:48 when I found out you could do this I had to show my dad (who introduced me to this game)

  • @Notur7
    @Notur7 17 дней назад

    I figured out the secret to the blue diamond almost immediately. The level was very simple and didn't seem to have any obvious secrets.

  • @bandicootsmwcentral2950
    @bandicootsmwcentral2950 Месяц назад

    There is a hint for the blue gem on the original Crtash 2, if you get the clear gem and replay the level the counter at the end will still be there and will be like this:
    boxes collected/0
    hinting that you should try to get 0 boxes

  • @gall-93
    @gall-93 Месяц назад

    The Blue gem... I got it as a kid and I felt like a genious. I have no idea as to why I decided to go through that level without breaking any box, I do not know how I realized that I could do that and that it was worth trying... I guess that's just the imagination and will to try that you have as a kid.
    As for the game in general... Crash 2 has been my first-ever videogame and I'll always enjoy it.

  • @DanielMontenegroBass
    @DanielMontenegroBass 28 дней назад

    The blue gem is actually pretty easy to figure out... Cause the 1st time you will miss it, for sure... Then you will replay the level trying to find something, and when you reach the end of the stage you will see a big box with a counter saying "50/0" for example... Meaning you broke 50 boxes, and you should break zero to get the gem... This was actually the 1st I figured out by myself as a kid... The 2nd was the green gem, completely by accident

  • @Koth_TV
    @Koth_TV Месяц назад

    Dude, fuck yes. My childhood is basically Crash bandicoot 2 on the ps1. I'm so in

  • @optimusprime4090
    @optimusprime4090 Месяц назад

    Currently rockin my crash bandicoot christmas jumper

  • @Furry_Wall
    @Furry_Wall Месяц назад

    One of the games of all time

  • @BulkierFive921
    @BulkierFive921 Месяц назад +1

    Crash 2 is the best in the series. It was such a leap over Crash 1 to me with all the different types of levels and things.
    Crash Bash is an amazing game as well that doesnt really get talked about often, and I am still, to this day, trying to 200% complete a co-op run with a friend. We play every couple months.

  • @JohnDoe-mk6dw
    @JohnDoe-mk6dw Месяц назад

    It's nice to know there are others out there who share my love for the Crash series. PS1 Crash 2. Best part of being a 90s kid. Forget Nintendo. PS1 is where it was at.

  • @Truest-Repairman
    @Truest-Repairman Месяц назад

    It's possible that the levels being somewhat similar throughout the game had to do with reusing assets to save space on the disc.

  • @Mike14264
    @Mike14264 28 дней назад

    Out of all the things I expected someone to love this game for, the story wasn't the one I expected to be your favorite 😅

  • @KDubb-ws9zc
    @KDubb-ws9zc Месяц назад

    Back in the day my family only had Crash 1 and Crash 3 warped so I missed out on 2. Playing it for the first time years later I loved it and would’ve loved it as a kid as much as I did warped lol. Had Crash Bash too and didn’t like it lol

  • @AntenaDoF1
    @AntenaDoF1 Месяц назад +2

    tbf, I love Clancy Brown as Cortex, but man.. Lex Lang VA in Crash Twinsanity is PEAK!!!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      “The past few years have kind of been slow, Wrath of Cortex didn’t do as well as we hoped and… fish?” 🐧😡

    • @SlyCooperRocks
      @SlyCooperRocks Месяц назад

      ​@@Yorm_I don't like a lot of the humor in Twinsanity but I do love that moment. It was one of the few times in Twinsanity I actually laughed.

  • @53xy83457
    @53xy83457 Месяц назад

    Yeah, the bosses. It's more egregious considering the two good ones are REALLY friggin' good! Almost wish they just repeated Ripper Roo from 1 and, I don't know, thought of Dingodile a year earlier! And of course actually got to add the fight to the Cortex fight (never even thought of that). Six year old me also wanted more death animations but apart from that, damned near perfect game!

  • @JarvisBaileyVA
    @JarvisBaileyVA Месяц назад

    I like the jetpack levels too

  • @MultiLukero
    @MultiLukero Месяц назад

    bro cant wait for crash 3

  • @BigSlick98
    @BigSlick98 Месяц назад

    My biggest issue with Crash 2 is each level is redone 2 or 3 times. This also happens with Crash 3 which is one of my favourite Crash games. Honestly for me I think Crash TWOC has the best levels since they are mostly all different.

  • @TheCatOfWarCSGO
    @TheCatOfWarCSGO 28 дней назад

    This was a really good video which outlines everything great about crash 2 without shying away from its weak points.
    Personally I've always had this nagging feeling that while an amazing upgrade to the game engine, formula, mechanics and crash himself, the levels and themes are a bit of a let down. Not to disregard some of the amazing ones particularly in the first couple of warp rooms, but I definitely tend to get to about room 3-4 and feel like it's just a slog of being stuck with a bunch of samey uninspiring level themes.
    The ruins are fun but the theme is a downgrade from the beautiful lost city levels from crash 1. The bee levels share most of the art from the boulder ones which is just snow lite, but at least the chase and bear levels are great. It suffers the same problem as crash 3 where they have 10 types of level art but stretched across 25+ levels, but at least 3 had different times of day and lighting to freshen it up. I wish crash 2 had ruins at afternoon, sunset and night rather than all just being in the dark, for example.
    And honestly the less said about some of the bosses, the better. Again, something 3 really did better so looking forward to your video on that! subbed :)

  • @HarrisontheHutt
    @HarrisontheHutt Месяц назад

    Great video. I hope you can make one on Warped and CTR.

  • @mr.snappyeagle
    @mr.snappyeagle Месяц назад

    This is my first video I've seen of yours and I'm just here to say I loved it! Tho I'm really curious to see why exactly Crash 3 hits it more for you. For me Crash 2 is really hard to beat when it comes to the original trilogy, hell the whole franchise. But I do think it has lots of problems.
    Also while all the other kids were running round like sonic, we were spinning with our arms out and throwing up 🗣️

  • @lyle977
    @lyle977 Месяц назад

    Great game, like the whole trilogy it is best experienced in the remakes, it’s a top 10 seller in the ps1 library for reason

  • @NYCHeavyHitz212
    @NYCHeavyHitz212 28 дней назад

    A great game indeed.

  • @Blackda222
    @Blackda222 Месяц назад +1

    How did u feel about the remakes ??? Compared to the original.???

  • @brickbuilt8312
    @brickbuilt8312 Месяц назад

    Cash Bandicoot 2: cortex strikes back is the most crash bandicoot crash bandicoot game that ever did crash bandicoot.

  • @home9dog2blue199
    @home9dog2blue199 25 дней назад

    never knew of the glitched high jump. and i knew there was a way to get the red gem but could NEVER do it. ALSO I FKIN HATED THE RUINS LEVEL cuz it was annoying to find out how to get to that hidden side of the level. But i LOVED the way they hid certain levels like the one on the Staircase of Nitro crates. and the one bear-run level where u need to jump down that hole that you'd think would kill you. this was a cool game but SOOO DAMN FRUSTRATING 😂😂😂
    edit: Favorite easter egg i love the extra lives you get when u abuse and jump on the bear within the hub world's 2nd level

  • @trevorflynn4207
    @trevorflynn4207 Месяц назад

    This is a great review, and I completely agree with basically all of your points. Well except Lex Lang Cortex as I think Cortex in Twinsanity is the character's best, but Clancy Brown is unboubtfully great here. A difference of opinion is normal. Crash 2 has the best feeling gameplay movement. You summarized how it feels to play this game very well!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад

      Glad you enjoyed, and appreciate the kind words!

  • @MinusFiveStars_
    @MinusFiveStars_ Месяц назад

    Ive lost count of how many times of completed this game.

  • @MustaDev
    @MustaDev 29 дней назад

    Great video!
    How did you get this game to render in 16:9 without looking bad? Every time I try to make it like that on an emulator, it had some visual glitches.

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  29 дней назад +1

      Thanks!
      I actually recorded the game off my PS3, I have the digital copies from the psn store so I haven’t really had to deal much with emulation yet. I imagine that can get pretty tricky

  • @PatchouliKnowledge-e9h
    @PatchouliKnowledge-e9h Месяц назад +1

    the space levels were so bad but still way better than crash 3

  • @MatthewKing-Alexander
    @MatthewKing-Alexander Месяц назад

    Also I'm new to this RUclips channel and Hello from Auckland, New Zealand.

  • @TekPlayzGames
    @TekPlayzGames Месяц назад

    Crash 2 is the best Crash game of all time imo. Crash 4, Crash 3, and Crash Twinsanity are close behind it but nothing tops it.

  • @Danosauruscrecks
    @Danosauruscrecks Месяц назад

    Crash 2 is my favourite in the series, warped is great and so if the first but the 2nd feels like a good combination of the both of them. 4 is okay too but it's not as good as the originals
    Also when I was a kid I read that manual sometimes it's all you had as a guide of sorts

  • @lostdreamer50
    @lostdreamer50 Месяц назад

    The best Crash game. Warped just had too many vehicle levels

  • @mark8855
    @mark8855 Месяц назад

    Gonna make a wild guess and assume because you played it as a kid

    • @lyle977
      @lyle977 Месяц назад +1

      Yes there’s no other reason to like the highest rated game in the 38th best selling video game franchise of all time than nostalgia

  • @mr.blueratwalesalt7372
    @mr.blueratwalesalt7372 Месяц назад

    Mastered on ps1 102%❤❤❤

  • @kaylemjoseph8727
    @kaylemjoseph8727 Месяц назад

    the best out of the trilogy and not too hard like 1.

  • @yascheryascher1102
    @yascheryascher1102 Месяц назад

    Crash 2 is my favorite, 3 is innovative but innovations are undercooked, so 3 could be better with all realised potential and still be a little easy for my taste Also powerups in normal run are criminally underused by level design itself

  • @thebeatleswin1
    @thebeatleswin1 Месяц назад

    “Crash 2 is considered one of the best of the whole franchise”
    Well when you have a franchise with like 2 good games, 4 of which are in the ps1 and 2 are remakes of those games, Not hard for that to happen lmao

  • @DarkWarchieff
    @DarkWarchieff 29 дней назад +1

    My least favorite thing about this game is it's lack of a level editor.

  • @NatePvZYT
    @NatePvZYT 27 дней назад

    Then Crash 3 came out and shoehorned in too many vehicles and gives you under utilized power ups due to half the game being non platforming

  • @PiePie453
    @PiePie453 Месяц назад

    But there's no "e" in "Striking"

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      It seems no matter how much I comb through a video I will miss something lol

    • @PiePie453
      @PiePie453 Месяц назад

      @Yorm_ well they're good either way, maybe just do an editing pass
      Are you from near Baltimore by chance?

  • @chromasus9983
    @chromasus9983 Месяц назад

    Crash 2 is a nostalgic treasure. It also really highlights how great the visual style of the PS1 games is. All the colours, lighting, the polygonal looks of characters. Also the stages still feel very "natural", rather than the world tour style they have in 3, where you have a lot of variety, but they do not feel very connected to the original Crash setting.
    Also, yes, Clancy Brown is definitely the best Cortex, especially in this game!

    • @Yorm_
      @Yorm_  Месяц назад +1

      @@chromasus9983 Naughty Dog REALLY improved their art style and level design in just 1 year. They were so good!

  • @theproboscisjunkyard3866
    @theproboscisjunkyard3866 Месяц назад

    Because you have bad opinions.

  • @DrSoda.
    @DrSoda. Месяц назад +1

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  • @robertcarlsson9720
    @robertcarlsson9720 Месяц назад +2

    I dont understand why people has to picture themselfs as the character they are playing... Thats the kind of mindset that ruined games recently. No way in hell did i picture myself as a italian plumber when i was a kid. But i played the shit of the games anyway