One thing Crash 1 had, some of its environments were engrossing in a way none of the future games were. We didn't get to navigate the spidery, ratty, dark, and dusty halls of a scantly-inhabited castle -- that the villain seems to have just for self-glorification -- in any games following, after all. It's kind of a cool thing exclusive to the first. It's part of what keeps me going back to play it.
I love how Naughty Dog used the lack of technology to their advantage. The beams and metal platforms are not visible until last second, making it hard to tell where you're going. If you were to put this type of level in a video game today, people would rip you a new one.
I did a perfect run-through of this level once, I even lost my Aku Aku mask near the end and just kept jumping perfectly in the dark until the end...except I didn't know about those first secret boxes. Now, as usual, I'm lucky to make it to the second checkpoint without dying once.
This level gave me so many problems. I kept getting stuck on the terrain at the start more often than not when trying to jump for those first few boxes. Definitely my least favorite area in a relatively fun game.
Jeff Stacy not really the original is definitely harder the only reason why you can still see ahead because of the extra split second if you get hit you can see ahead for a quick minute truth be told you can do this level without the mask but I say this is easier than in the remake because you can still continue on ahead with a checkpoint try that here with the original and you have to do the whole level all over again.
One of the hardest level's in the game for me, here is my top 5 hardest levels in this game 1. Slippery Climb 2. Toxic Waste 3. Fumbling in the Dark 4. The Lab 5. Sunset Vista
Yeah I thought the same when I first got to 'Road to 'Nowhere' however after many attempts I managed to get somewhat used to timing all my jumps correctly therefore I didn't find 'The High Road' too tricky as it's after Road to Nowhere which I had already got used to a bridge level by then but one thing I can say it is a fair bit trickier than Road to Nowhere I do see where your coming from ;)
Between 20 and 30, I think. As I said in the description, at least half of them ended on the first part. The rest really isn't that bad, but it's much harder than the pathetic Lights Out.
i remember everyday coming home from school i just use to run to my room and turn PS1 on and play this even when i completed the game i still was playing all day n night like it was new miss those games crash is one of my all time great games
No slippery climb is harder seriously slippery climb is harder. Never got a game over in this level to get the gem i got multiple game overs in slippery climb to get that red gem .
I don't whats more scarier. That you almost died at 1:08 or the freakin swinging axes. That was excruciating but so impressive to watch you breeze through effortlessly like its nothing. 😣
@Tommeke11 THAT'S where the last Cortex mug is! I've been wondering where it was...well, thanks! And I'll try Sunset Vista's next. Good thing is, dying doesn't interfere with getting mugs.
I don't remember having to bounce on spiders at the end. Does this level have changes in it depending on what region you are? I remember a bunch of blades and falling platforms at the end.
Yeah, I got the gem a few hours after I made that comment. Last jumps I did where pure luck. It took me maybe 40 tries. Never going to do that level again, haha. Thanks for asking! :D
@TheHorrorKing1 Slippery Climb was hard too for me, but for some reason not harder than Fumbling or Sunset Vista.. :p Slippery Climb isn't that hard if you have some practice and take your time. I'd say patience is a golden rule for that. Memorising the level also helps. And another trick is to count when stairs go up/down. The number of the stairs refer to how much seconds it stays up/down (I think, not quite sure). Which gems do you have to get? :)
Booyah! Remember when I said this one was the only gem I didn't got? Well, today I finally got it! :D It took me more than 10 attempts and I kept dying in the later section of the level every single time. It made me mad and as a protest I did all the bridge levels and Slippery Climb in one row without dying. For me those were a lot easier compared to Fumbling In The Dark. Slippery Climb is way too overrated compared to this madness spit from hell.
Kyle Campbell The spiders were nothing compared to the blades that kept swinging. I was on the edge of my seat watching thinking Crash was going to die.
@TheHorrorKing1 I wish you the best with that. Oh, you'll need those 2 keys from the Cortex bonus rounds for that! :D There is one in Sunset Vista and one in Jaws Of Darkness, but be careful with that last one. I searched ages for the 2nd Cortex mug, but when I jumped on one cobra instead of spinning it, I realised that if I spinned it the cobra flew against a TNT and that caused an instant explosion which destroyed a box containing this Cortex mug. Pain in the ass.. xD
@TheHorrorKing1 I fully agree with you on that. The original Crash Bandicoots were by far the most challenging and most fun. I mean.. Look what they did to Tiny.. I hope that Naughty Dog will focus back on Crash and gaining the development rights or some at least some new kind of great platformer after Uncharted 3. Nowadays I'm playing the arcade. Highly addicted to the first Donkey Kong arcade game. Simple look, hard difficulty but lots of fun.
@TheHorrorKing1 Thank you! Yeah, you can make those games as hard as you want them to be. For instance doing Crash 2 and 3 "without dying" to get a gem. I like making my own game of an existing game. Fantasy is wonderful. You should try it! ;D
This is the hardest crash bandicoot level ever made by far, slippery climb was really easy it only got me like 6 attempts to complete it, instead with this one it got me more than 40-50 attempts to make it
Hehe the memorys , i remember as a kid i didnt know that aku aku was called that and me and my dad used to call him hunga bunga because thats what he said as he came out the box lol :D Good times
@Tommeke11 Look what they've done to N. GIN! My favorite minion! I cried when I saw him like that. Is Crash even platforming anymore? And older games seem to target older audiences because of their difficulty. Now these days, they're more enjoyable. Back then, we couldn't complete them.
@SyntaxMagenta :) I played Boulder Dash earlier and finished it on my first try... The Lab and Sunset Vista are the hardest levels in the game, in my opinion. But to each their own difficulties..
This is going to surprise most of you, but the very first colored gem I ever got on the first "Crash Bandicoot" was the gold one from "The Lab". Great game!!!
It's kind of ironic that Cortex has all this freaking technology, and he can't even be bothered to light a few stupid candles in his castle? In this level, if you lose the Aku Aku mask you're essentially screwed.
One thing Crash 1 had, some of its environments were engrossing in a way none of the future games were. We didn't get to navigate the spidery, ratty, dark, and dusty halls of a scantly-inhabited castle -- that the villain seems to have just for self-glorification -- in any games following, after all. It's kind of a cool thing exclusive to the first. It's part of what keeps me going back to play it.
I agree.
Hardest gem in the game here. Took me like 70+ attempts.
I went like 97 life’s to like 34
That feel when you complete this level finally after dozens of tries..
Only a dozen? If that's all it took you then you're a mlg
I know what you're talking about
the first crash game is so... Strange when compared with the others. So unstructured and very challenging. But I still love it.
oreomonogatari I feel like it's a bit darker too. No humor and pretty straightforward
Well it was the first in the series so it's understandable that it's a little unstructured
It was meant to be 1 game only. Sorry for replying this late.
@@TheHurdyGurdyMan. except for some Crash death animations .
I love how Naughty Dog used the lack of technology to their advantage. The beams and metal platforms are not visible until last second, making it hard to tell where you're going. If you were to put this type of level in a video game today, people would rip you a new one.
I just realized why The Lab used a door, Toxic Waste used an elevated floor, mist in High Road to Nowhere, all to "lazy load" the textures
No not really people still like this
Damn CB1 has been most challenging of all series!
Crash 4: Yo
"I beat dark soul"
Aww that's cute
Dark Souls is like a training area to Crash Bandicoot 1 100%.
I did a perfect run-through of this level once, I even lost my Aku Aku mask near the end and just kept jumping perfectly in the dark until the end...except I didn't know about those first secret boxes. Now, as usual, I'm lucky to make it to the second checkpoint without dying once.
This level is pure muscle memory and fast reactions. This was harder than Slippery Climb and Boulder Dash for me.
Well duh, Slippery climb isn't that hard and Boulder Dash is really, really easy
@@GamePlayMetalFor HIM.
This level gave me so many problems. I kept getting stuck on the terrain at the start more often than not when trying to jump for those first few boxes. Definitely my least favorite area in a relatively fun game.
I find most of the levels on the third island to be simply EVIL in difficulty. This level is very difficult, nicely done
Currently on 98% game completion and fighting through this level for the millionth time! 😩
Rahsolo right there with ya brother
Jeff Stacy not really the original is definitely harder the only reason why you can still see ahead because of the extra split second if you get hit you can see ahead for a quick minute truth be told you can do this level without the mask but I say this is easier than in the remake because you can still continue on ahead with a checkpoint try that here with the original and you have to do the whole level all over again.
Same. This level was pure muscle memory. When I finally beat it, I screamed.
@@briarmason8737 me too lol.
This comment 5 years ago. Did you end up getting the gem for this level?
One of the hardest level's in the game for me, here is my top 5 hardest levels in this game
1. Slippery Climb
2. Toxic Waste
3. Fumbling in the Dark
4. The Lab
5. Sunset Vista
Don't forget. The High Road was one of the "Pain-in-the-Ass" levels in CB1
Yeah I thought the same when I first got to 'Road to 'Nowhere' however after many attempts I managed to get somewhat used to timing all my jumps correctly therefore I didn't find 'The High Road' too tricky as it's after Road to Nowhere which I had already got used to a bridge level by then but one thing I can say it is a fair bit trickier than Road to Nowhere I do see where your coming from ;)
Robert Atkinson prototype is even harder
What's the difference between original and a prototype versions of games?
Slippery Climb has always been easier than Sunset Vista for me. Fumbling in the Dark can go fuck itself though.
Between 20 and 30, I think. As I said in the description, at least half of them ended on the first part. The rest really isn't that bad, but it's much harder than the pathetic Lights Out.
So it's basically one of those dark levels from Crash 2, just on crack. Niiice.
I know exactly how you feel, as I have experienced 100+ attempts myself. All I can say is keep trying. You'll make it through eventually.
GG, amazing performance! I personally find this stage even more difficult than “The high road” and “Slippery climb”.
i remember everyday coming home from school i just use to run to my room and turn PS1 on and play this even when i completed the game i still was playing all day n night like it was new miss those games crash is one of my all time great games
This is by FAR the hardest Gem in the game. Waaaay harder than Slippery Climb and the High Road.
I did indeed get 100%. Watch part 26. When I hit the blade, I lost my Aku Aku mask.
This one took me so long!!! Thought all the others so far were pretty easy with few difficulties, but this one was sick tough for me!!!
13 years ago, when I'm 14 years! Wow! This is very cool😂🔥
Having to do a platinum relic with the remastered level ..
Miguel Angel Medina Rise Oh Yeah
It's not too hard
I bet you the Naughty Dog Devs published this game, looked back at it, and where like "Crap, we placed the Purple Gem in the wrong level!"
Oh yeah, by the way, now there's a Time Trial relic associated with this level. You're welcome.
anyone who says Slippery Climb is harder than this is lying, This level alone is the hardest in the game
No slippery climb is harder seriously slippery climb is harder. Never got a game over in this level to get the gem i got multiple game overs in slippery climb to get that red gem .
I remember that this was an introduction to the fireflies in the next Crash after this. I love dark levels like this, it's fun!!
I don't whats more scarier. That you almost died at 1:08 or the freakin swinging axes. That was excruciating but so impressive to watch you breeze through effortlessly like its nothing. 😣
This has got to be the most difficult level in the entire series
nah stormy ascent gets that title
@@jackpederson6979 One that was actually INCLUDED in the games...
@@talondiwisch5206 yeah i know
Soo vital that you keep the momentum going, hesitate and fall
Naughty Dog said that this level represents Cortex's childhood.
Cortex being fumbled in the dark….explains a lot
glowing masks , dangerous hazards , a range of difficulty .. this level has it all.
This level and lights out are my favourite in the entire series. Idk why though there's just something about them
its so fun watching you play these levels
This level was the bane of my existence.
1:07 you got very lucky there Garland
@JesusCristo2002 how would that surprise us? I got my first coloured gem in that level as well.
They should actually build a fully-fledged Castle Cortex level.
This is also the level that i hate mostly!
awesome work Garland
I remember the first time I played this game (quite a while ago) and came to this level. I lost at least 30 lives...
@TheHorrorKing1 It truly was. Damn, my knees were shaking afterwards. I highly doubt that I can get this gem a second time. It's insane, man..
no matter how many times you upgrade that mask, it's always on level 1!
@Tommeke11 THAT'S where the last Cortex mug is! I've been wondering where it was...well, thanks! And I'll try Sunset Vista's next. Good thing is, dying doesn't interfere with getting mugs.
I don't remember having to bounce on spiders at the end. Does this level have changes in it depending on what region you are? I remember a bunch of blades and falling platforms at the end.
the fact that ur THiS far!? ill give u that respect =) i nvr even seen past the first island lol
Yeah, I got the gem a few hours after I made that comment. Last jumps I did where pure luck. It took me maybe 40 tries. Never going to do that level again, haha. Thanks for asking! :D
@TheHorrorKing1 Slippery Climb was hard too for me, but for some reason not harder than Fumbling or Sunset Vista.. :p Slippery Climb isn't that hard if you have some practice and take your time. I'd say patience is a golden rule for that. Memorising the level also helps. And another trick is to count when stairs go up/down. The number of the stairs refer to how much seconds it stays up/down (I think, not quite sure). Which gems do you have to get? :)
I will forever hate this level more than any other crash level...ever
Hi, would I be able to use this footage for a video? I'll give you credit but I hace some sound effects I'd love to try in this :D
WHOA you made this look easy... I used to hate this level so much for its difficulty!
I hate this world with a passion
i love ur vids... old crash is legendary
Stormy Ascent should be after the lab,i mean last level before cortex.
I always forget the boxes in the beginning. They should have put some more lights in your spawning area.
Naughty Dog should send out a crash game consisting of nothing but hard levels. no more wasted memory!
I won this level recently and finally completed the game thanks to this although I didn't watch the part of the three spiders at the end O_o
This level is really challenging. No doubt that it took me a lot of tries to get a perfect.
Booyah! Remember when I said this one was the only gem I didn't got? Well, today I finally got it! :D
It took me more than 10 attempts and I kept dying in the later section of the level every single time. It made me mad and as a protest I did all the bridge levels and Slippery Climb in one row without dying. For me those were a lot easier compared to Fumbling In The Dark. Slippery Climb is way too overrated compared to this madness spit from hell.
Those jumping spiders gave me the creeps
Kyle Campbell The spiders were nothing compared to the blades that kept swinging. I was on the edge of my seat watching thinking Crash was going to die.
This level came from hell. It must have...
This is easily the hardest level to gem in the original, legendary Crash Bandicoot ❤
@TheHorrorKing1 I wish you the best with that. Oh, you'll need those 2 keys from the Cortex bonus rounds for that! :D There is one in Sunset Vista and one in Jaws Of Darkness, but be careful with that last one. I searched ages for the 2nd Cortex mug, but when I jumped on one cobra instead of spinning it, I realised that if I spinned it the cobra flew against a TNT and that caused an instant explosion which destroyed a box containing this Cortex mug. Pain in the ass.. xD
I never seen so many Aku Aku crates in my life.
@TheHorrorKing1 I fully agree with you on that. The original Crash Bandicoots were by far the most challenging and most fun. I mean.. Look what they did to Tiny.. I hope that Naughty Dog will focus back on Crash and gaining the development rights or some at least some new kind of great platformer after Uncharted 3. Nowadays I'm playing the arcade. Highly addicted to the first Donkey Kong arcade game. Simple look, hard difficulty but lots of fun.
Out of all the things I knew about this level, never did I realize I had to turn around at the start. Holy crap.
nice man just found this game yesterday playing it now
You hit the exact same blade I did! o__O Must be a common occurrence.
Permanently damaged childhood right here....
on the dark levels like this one, aku aku is transperant
why would crash need the uka uka for lighting (or aku aku i always forget who is who) when there are candles ?
I believe you are thinking about Lights Out, the other dark level. This is the bonus level right above it.
@vgman94 Its old. That info used to be on their website with this level's concept art.
@TheHorrorKing1 Thank you! Yeah, you can make those games as hard as you want them to be. For instance doing Crash 2 and 3 "without dying" to get a gem. I like making my own game of an existing game. Fantasy is wonderful. You should try it! ;D
@Jakelele22 You need to get the key from Jaws of Darkness. To obtain the key, find all Cortex icons and then win the bonus round.
@Tommeke11 I'll bet! That's why it'll be my last. My next gem to get is Slippery Climb. How was Slippery Climb?
I was never able to get to this level when I had this game. Dang, this is one hard level, harder than "Lights Out."
This is the hardest crash bandicoot level ever made by far, slippery climb was really easy it only got me like 6 attempts to complete it, instead with this one it got me more than 40-50 attempts to make it
Hehe the memorys , i remember as a kid i didnt know that aku aku was called that and me and my dad used to call him hunga bunga because thats what he said as he came out the box lol :D
Good times
actually aku aku says burbegah when he comes out of the box not hunga bunga(i know this comment is old but i had to correct you on this)
Wow, close call at 1:09, there. Lucky you didn't slip!
@Tommeke11 Look what they've done to N. GIN! My favorite minion! I cried when I saw him like that. Is Crash even platforming anymore? And older games seem to target older audiences because of their difficulty. Now these days, they're more enjoyable. Back then, we couldn't complete them.
This level is the hell, when you are 100%ing the game
@lilItalia93 you have to get the key in jaws of darkness by getting the three cortex icons
I hate that jump at the end with the spiders.
I hate this level. I prefer Stormy ascent than this
This, High Road, Slippery Climb are the toughest levels in the game
@SyntaxMagenta :) I played Boulder Dash earlier and finished it on my first try... The Lab and Sunset Vista are the hardest levels in the game, in my opinion. But to each their own difficulties..
I can't berlive how hard they made some of the levels lol.
This is going to surprise most of you, but the very first colored gem I ever got on the first "Crash Bandicoot" was the gold one from "The Lab". Great game!!!
I nearly crapped myself thinking "He's dead!" at least 7 times watching this video.
...The one level I never unlocked...
This is the only level in the original 3 crash games that I could never get the gem for. ND new how to make their games challenging.
@Tommeke11 I have only Slippery Climb, Native Fortress (you need SC first), and the two hidden levels, this and Whole Hog to go. Almost there! :)
i remember 1:28... but fortunately you found the platform that didn't make you fall...
but i didn't ...
@SyntaxMagenta Boulder Dash? That was quite an easy one. Though I do agree that slippery climb is overrated in difficulty and the Lab is harder...
You made me nervous playing through this level
1:42 that spider hit the aku aku :P
Yeah...I just saw that level. I didn't remember there were two dark levels in this game.
took me like 3 tries to get the gem after watching this video.
It's kind of ironic that Cortex has all this freaking technology, and he can't even be bothered to light a few stupid candles in his castle?
In this level, if you lose the Aku Aku mask you're essentially screwed.
1:08. Now I am convinced, you are a witch.
Seriously. How did you beat this level?