Crash Bandicoot - Unused/Removed Level: Stormy Ascent
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2009
- I've only known about this level for a year or so, since somebody mentioned it on my channel. I don't know why, but I never bothered to search for a way to play it, or even find out if you could play it. Then jbreckmckye posted a video of it today and he was kind enough to include the code and explain how to play it. Obviously, I had to try it and I had to get the gem on it.
I must say this is the hardest and quite possibly the best Crash Bandicoot level ever. It's a shame they left it out of the game, as it only would have made an already excellent game better. Yeah, it's hard, but it's not that hard to beat normally. After all, there are three checkpoints here, contrary to Slippery Climb, which only has one. Getting the gem, however, is a nightmare, and I needed close to 50 attempts.
There are three invisible tokens (probably Tawna) on this level, but the bonus stage it unlocks doesn't exist, so getting all three will crash the game. You can see it in jbreckmckye's video. So, in order to get the gem, you have to avoid getting one of these. Location of tokens: 0:27, 3:21 and 4:48. I didn't get the first one.
How to play the level? I'll just copy the info from jbreckmckye's video.
ACCESSING "STORMY ASCENT"
You need to use one of the following codes, depending on the version you have:
AMERICAN VERSION:
D0011DB2 3404
80011DB0 0022
EUROPEAN VERSION:
D0011DD2 3404
80011DD0 0022
JAPANESE VERSION:
D0011DFA 3404
80011DF8 0022
You need to enter these codes, make them active, and then boot the game up. You can't just turn them on whilst the game is running - you need to activate the GameShark, and then reset the console / emulator. Done correctly, you'll see the standard piracy screen and then, instead of the 'Universal Studios production' logo, you'll just see the loading screen for Stormy Ascent. 
Игры
The HD version is finally out and I have played it! Watch the video here:
ruclips.net/video/hzbLex3gXC8/видео.html
GarlandTheGreat omg 7 yrs respond
General Yousif
lol
GarlandTheGreat shutup lol XDDDD
GarlandTheGreat? more like GarlandThePersonWhoBeatTheHardestCrashStage
I dont know
21 years later... It's back
Even on PC!
yeah.Hard af.Took me whole day to beat it on my pc but i got and gem when i finished it :) .Yesterday completed crash 1 again but today i was trying to beat this shitty level and i finally completed it :D
Luka Marjanov da reci meni koji sam 5 dana igrao zaredom 675 puta da bih dobio platinum relic i presao za 2:45 min...........
How do you install it on a pc?
But in different design
this level is a beautiful example of how you can make an incredibly hard level while still maintaining creativity.
I also love the dark, ominous music
MYSTERIOUS BEAR THING they used it in slippery climb too
Super Mario 3d World also do that in their hardest levels
@@ramdem-8758 if only you didn't have to go through the tediousness of beating every level with every character.
@@thegreatfusili4673 ?
Andy Gavin's own words on why this level was cut:
"Stormy Ascent was just cut because it was too long and too hard and he ran out of time. I wish we had put it in as some kind of easter egg, as it was an awesome level, one of my favorite in the game. Long, a bit brutal, but it looked great, and had a real rhythm to it."
Shame, this is my favourite level in the remake
@@icantthinkofaname7815 It is now my favorite level in the first game. Shame it didn't make it into the original game.
I think that knowing this level exists, it becomes very clear that part of the narrative is missing. It’s the only time we see the top floor of this level type and it always felt like we were supposed to get a second level like this. There is no ‘ascending Cortex Castle’ level like this where this would have been.
If only they’d left it in but made it a bit easier or something like that. I love the way Crash 1 had the levels tie in with the map layout and there is a void where this level should have been. At least the waterfall level was replaced by a river level so it felt like it made some sense.
@@Fxrrxt2xat least it’s in the remake
They better add this is the fucking remaster as some sort of bonus stage
ThePokéTesla or at least dlc lol.
What are the chances of they making the game fucking easy for casuals
RiboZurai128 from the looks of the game and the attitude of the developers. This is a full out remake for fans and not catering to casuals.
Good point. It's because it seems to be a trend these days to make games easier and more welcoming to starters. Let's hope this one will be more old school though.
Actually it is a bit easier in some respects. The invincibility mask looks like it lasts a lot longer. And you can retry bonus stages instantly if you fail them.
I can see why they cut it. Even you, who did this near flawlessly, got extremely lucky a few times. My stupid butt would've broke my TV.
comicbookprodigy995 agreed! the amount of game overs i would get! .. don't even wanna know :'D
comicbookprodigy995
just watching this is a pain in the ass.
my ass bare or just clothes on will get hurt.
Shirrako has been playing the level for an hour now... The remastered version, that this...
oh ok then.
Yeah, when someone told me there was a HARDER version of one of the hardest levels of one of the hardest platformers I've ever played, I WAS PISSED!!!
you never played Donkey Kong Country if you think THIS is the hardest level.
Try the secret level at the end of Tropical Freeze.
Or worse... Animal Antics in DKC2... ffs that level
Ok why would you be pissed about it? Unless you're forced to play this level I don't know whats there to be mad about.
@@Nick930 Animal Antics is only hard because of squawks and wind physics, but the rest of it is pretty simple.
I think web woods is harder, mainly because the entire level is over a bottomless pit.
I haven't played stormy ascent, though.
@@Nick930 Or Airshow Antics In Frogger That Level Is Hard As Shit
@@Nick930 If you think any Donkey Kong Country levels are hard, I'm guessing you never played Super Mario Bros: the lost levels? (Japanese SMB2)
You know what they should do? Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin (The creators of Naughty Dog and the Crash Bandicoot series, just in case you didn't know) should finish of these prototype levels and put them together into a re-release of the original Crash Bandicoot on the Xbox One or PS4 with updated graphics and stuff. That would be amazing! But it will probably never happen :(
But naughty dog don't create the crash games anymore :(
Oshawott Osha
naughty dog doesnt have the license, Activision currently owns the franchise
playstation exclusive
totally agree if sony decides to have this game on ps4
amateurPRO amateurPRO. Well, it is happening^_^
And then 20 years later, we get it in HD and it's still fucking hard.
Yooooooo
That’s why it got cut in the first place. It was too hard.
Especially during the time trial
Crash on PS1 has easier controls than the N Sane version. (Weird but true)
this level is why controllers get thrown
I doubt Markiplier would be able to handle this level in one go
James Porter He's not THAT good at games, you know.
thatstuff Sorry typo error, I actually meant to say "I doubt he could." I just want to see him fail at this platformer
i almost threw my controlle through window during this level.I completed it on pc finally after trying to beat it whole day
And the high road also
I just love the creepy music.
Naughty Dog: "Let's remove this level cause it's too hard"
Toys for Bob: "Did someone say HARD LEVELS?"
The levels in Crash 4 are easy, however, getting all the bonus items to get 106% completion is really hard.
@@silverdamascus2023 true
the game as a whole was hard the second & third got much easy'r in this version you lost a life you didnt get the gems at the end which are nneded to complete the game
@@silverdamascus2023 N. Sanely Perfect Relics are the first thing that come to mind.
It's like trying to 100% OG Crash 1 alllll over again.
it wasn't only because it was too hard. it was too buggy and the developers ran out of time to complete this level, so they scrapped it
Watch for this whole level's object placement and the timing of when it's safe to jump on them and you can see why it was cut. They move so swiftly and sporadic in such a way that they seem erratic, that it was clearly designed to royally fuck with your head. Requiring to clear this level in one go for the gem would've harmed the game in the long run, especially for an ending that only rewards you a pass from taking on the final boss.
I don't think it's too bad, just a few tweaks on the platforms that move way too fast like this one 2:48 or 4:15
@@sonicthehedge Im assuming that wasn't intentional since the level was unfinished. But now I sorta like the idea the OP said, with it purposely messing with your mind.
-level starts
-you immediately hear all the bullshit you're about to encounter
Imagine having to beat this level, getting all the boxes, and the N. Brio stage without dying once, with the original's controls! No wonder this level was cut!
And now...the remastered version has everything you mentioned 😂
@@JayRamahi3810 Well yeah, but the remaster makes it a bit easier by, for one, improving the controls, you don 't need to get through without dying, at least with the clear gems, and the bonus levels put you back before their teleporters without losing a life if you die in them.
The bonus stage boxes don't count towards the box gem in the original crash bandicoot
@@vampyresgraveyard3307 The original level was actually supposed to have a Cortex bonus stage, so you would've had to do it regardless if you wanted to 100% the game.
@@ButtonMasherReal tawna and cortex and n brio bonus stages boxes don't count towards the box gem in the original. If I get all the boxes in a level but didn't get any boxes in a bonus stage and didn't die I still get the gem
This just makes me very nervous to watch
Apparently Slippery Climb is easy. Seriously Naughty Dog, what were you thinking?
Slippery Climb was easy. This however is a new level of NOOOOPPPEEEE!
Having played Stormy Ascent, I'd still say both Sunset Vista and The High Road (even in the original game) are harder.
Logan Palmer Sunset Vista isn't even hard though. It's long but it's certainly not difficult.
Logan Palmer
in the original game, high road isn't so bad as long as you knew to walk on the rope.In the ps4 remastered version, however, getting on the rope is a challenge all by itself.
Isnt much easy slippery climb only une check point is hard
piece of cake if you follow these steps:
1 start up the game
2 try not to die
3 die alot
Slippery climb was hard enough thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!
sunset vista too !
The DOSMASTER High Road is even worse in the remaster
Marvelous Mehki that's right, that level gave me headache
Sandro Suarez Yeah I know it's even harder when your aiming to get a golden or platinum relic
Marvelous Mehki that goddam hog and red logs
so this is 1996 graphics? it looks fucking amazing kind of shocked by how good it looks for the time. its not bad by even 2002 graphics.
This graphics is shit
@@Miki_big_red_machine no
PERFECT!
...0% COMPLETE!
This Is Literally The Only Unused Level From Crash 1 That Was Actually Finished.
But its not removed its in the original game
2:39 That jump used to be possible? :O
It still is
They probably removed it because it was way too long for a level , me thinking that Sunset Vista was a hell of a trek xD
***** Naughty Dog changed this level because this level was the hardest level ever made into the hardest level in crash bandicoot...forgive me if I have written something wrong, but I'm only 17 and I'm Italian
It was partly due to the difficulty, but primarily because they couldn't get all the glitches fixed in time for the game's release.
And I'm pretty sure Stormy Ascent is shorter than Sunset Vista.
namida Why is everyone saying this level is too hard? To me, this looks way easy for me. I don't understand why they actually removed it.
Andy Gavin once said they created Castle Machinery at the last minute to replace Stormy Ascent because of its difficulty. Honestly, both Sunset Vista and The High Road are harder imo.
Logan Palmer
the guy made it look easy, playing it, it's way harder trust me.
Eviler than Cortex? The game developers...
Well they at least had mercy and cut it they could put it in if they wanted to
This level came back, but with a vengeance.
Wow. This level has really specific enemy set-ups and level traps. This is a pretty awesome level, one that I would have loved to play. It doesn't look terribly hard to get the gem, although 4:38 would take a lot of practice even after learning the entire level.
Cool upload. =)
It doesn't look too bad once you
It was removed it because one of the creators of the game said it was to hard and they didn't have time to make it easier
King Koopa aint got shit on Cortex's castle design.
Raynie Daze You mean Bowser?
Wow, those rain effects are better than some games today
My nightmare is finally here.. but in HD Remastered
Amazing work Garland! You're the Crash Bandicoot GOAT!
Just found out about this level today. I was so glad to hear about a classic Crash level I hadn't played yet.
Creepy face on the wall 3:12
Memento Mori.
This should have been a secret level similar to Hot Coco and Egypsus Rex in Crash 3.
NetoGamer 09 Actually this level has a Crotex Bonus Round but the token lacks a texture.
Matehb HD Gaming Most likely we don't know.
this level was only accessible via GameShark.... so I guess they REALLY thought it wasn't a good idea to include it... not even as a secret level
@@just.a.guy522 it has a N Brio bonus now
thankfully they removed it. two of these levels would ruin my childhood T-T
Maybe practicing wouldn't hurt you and finally you could've beaten these levels. There are even checkpoints, the game is for pros and casuals. Don't need to collect all boxes until you learn everything.
As if you were gonna reach this far into the game as a kid! lol come on!
lol, true, i remember getting like 3 or 4 game overs on Slippery Climb, and once i finally beat it, it's followed by Lights Out, and i couldn't save between the 2 levels, i got a game over there and i rage quit
hybridfury You don't need a game shark! You can still play it on an emulator on your computer! If you need any further help, let me know.
I bet you $50 they'll make it way easy in the remake, just like they did with hog wild and bone yard and many other levels.
The era of challenging platformers is over since the 90s..
The creepy vibe to this level and game as a whole is something I’m really sad they got rid of
The fact that this level is coming back as DLC for the N. Sane Trilogy has me slightly concerned.
The old music was so much better, also the dark gritty look made this game alot more creepy which I liked. It's weird that the animation of the scientist throwing the test tube is better in the original than in the remake.
I prefer the remake
Haha old good new bad, now give me attention
@@naomeleveaserio7609 basically
😂 fucking 1996s graphic
Remake is n.sanely better
@@Miki_big_red_machine better graphics doesnt make something a better game
I think they should call it Stormy Descent because a)it makes you descent into madness and b)you descent more times than you ascent
This is late, but you ascend twice and you descend once.
Lmao brilliant comment. After 7 hours trying to get gold and then platinum relic I achieved both. Nsanity!
It's on the n sane trilogy now
is a dlc already ladies and gentlemen so i suggest to those who own n sane trilogy to start farming lives if you dare to step in that hell
Toys For Bob really took inspiration from this to make the whole Crash 4
That was amazing, never seen anyone complete it in one go
The most horror level in the entire crash games
This level looks Awesome,i'am sad that this isn't last level before Cortex
Hint: Good Luck, you're going to need it
Ci credi che mi viene il magone solo a guardarlo, avendolo fatto.
Molto bravo.
damn, looks very hard
It's....beautiful o-o
And i don't think it's really THAT hard to even have it removed. Sure, it looks very difficult and you'll surely die several times, but with Sunset Vista, Slippery Climb, and High Road, it fits perfectly for the game. It's mostly a matter of memorizing the level and timing your jumps correctly :P
i cant belive it,a secret crash level :DDDDDDDD
i had a dream on seeng some secret crash bandicoot 1 level and on this very day,and you made a video of it :)
Man you make this look like a piece of cake haha. I'd fully fill a swear jar by the end of it
stormy ascent, the level that was considered "the hardest level in crash bandicoot history" up untill the release of crash 4 it's about time. now it lost this title to some levels that competes to get the title like: Run it bayou, Bears repeating, crash landed, food run, rush hour, toxic caves, cortex castle, seeing double, and others.
Crash 4 you can lose 3 or 4 lives stormy ascent 0 lives to get the gem
I wonder how many perished making the leap from the last platform to the finishing portal. How cruel of them to leave a gap at the end. XD
That level is pure evil
It actually makes things clearer for me that there were unused levels. I noticed when I first played that there were a few levels with a theme that you only saw once, while most of them had theme repeats (e.g. boulders/boulderdash, hog wild/whole hog, heavy machinery/castle machinery etc.).
I realize that doesn't account for all the one shot levels like Generator Room, but these prototype levels cover some of them.
Here we of course have the accompanying level to Slippery Climb. Cool stuff.
+Mr Denton I noticed that too. Have you watched Badman's video on the removed/unused Crash Levels/Content?
Umm yeah.... FUCK this. Would have for sure made me ragequit and never return to that game trying to get the gem in here.
He's talking about if the level was ever actually included.
Well, this made me quite nervous.
my goodness, now its out, how time flies
This level made me rage just too much!
I wonder why this was removed... *watches video*
That actually _looks_ extremely difficult. Meaning it _must_ be near impossible.
Fate For Windows not nearly impossible. IMPOSSIBLE! Lol
50 attempts?? Holy crap. You, sir, have earned my eternal respect.
Sunset Vista Prototype Version It's a Nightmare
Also thanks for telling us about the game shark codes!
Good Luck! (You're gonna need it.)
Ad showing Crash N sane on a Crash video? Advertising done right.
I came here after they announced the DLC.
You make me want to try the remastered one now :)
My god, everything from 3:35 on makes my palms sweaty just watching it.
Someone's been practicing...
WOW brings back good memories! If Naughty Dog ever remakes this game they should incorporate these lost levels!
+zodiac909 Pls some Crash Fans. Learn making Games and Create a Developer Studio AND remake this.
Imperial Yama haha
Imperial Yama It's getting remade!!
The lost levels are gonna be DLC
Now this is the epic 90's platforming at it's greatest! Amazing you didn't die either. This level looks so much harder than the originals.
This level made me rage so much!
2:40 Now THAT would be a bullshit jump
I can see why this was removed. Slippery Climb was a bit much. This is egregious.
No deaths!!! Nice!👍 (Considering how freaking hard this game can be)
JigSony: Hello Crash, I Want To Play a Game!.
This makes Road to Nowhere and Slippery Climb look easy. Imagine trying to get the relic on this level ._.
I got the platinum relic on this level on the remake.
That stage was removed from the game because of its extreme difficulty?
They should have put it in the after story section with the rest of that stuff.
...Thank you so much for uploading this.
Hate the way Crash jumps in N sane.
Crash bandicoot makes Mario and Sonic games look easy
Smh he didnt get the life at the end
holy...
Anyways, sweet pwnage as usual. I'm especially happy you've revisited Crash ^_^
omg! Looks so hard! If this would be in the game this would be longest level! Great job of gettin a gem from it!
Who's watching this after the DLC for N-Sane Trilogy came out?
Crash Bandicoot DARK SOULS
I cannot comprehend how u made it all in one go... it took me more than half an hour
The tokens are Cortex's. If you press "triangle", you'll see a blurry token on the bottom-right side of the screen, just where the Cortex token are usually (Tawna's are on the bottom-left, and Brio's on the bottom-middle). So probably this level had the bonus round to get the second key (the one that unlocks Flumbing in the Dark), but was moved to Jaws of Darkness instead.
I'm disappointed they decided to get rid of this level. It looks great, and had some creative ideas implemented that seemed a bit unique to this level. They got rid of it for being "too hard" but it doesn't look terribly difficult, although a bit challenging.
The level is in the PS3 port of the game- I believe it's a Cortex Castle level, just before the N Brio fight. I can confirm it is NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE, far harder than it looks.
There is- I have it on my PS3. Digital download.
The digital download version of Crash Bandicoot is literally the same thing as the PS1 copy. I wouldn't even classify that as a PS3 port. It's basically just a digital copy of the original PS1 game.(You can also use that same copy for the PSP/PS Vita/PS TV).
I just played it on ps4 it's not actually as hard as people say it took me less than an hour
you obviously havent tried the time trial plat time yet back then since its harder than you think
Damnit, now I need to get a PS1 gameshark!
+BigHead2615 I found one in my storage building without even knowing i had one. xD
idk why but my gameshark only lets me enter the top row when entering a code. IDK WHAT TO DO I NEED TO PLAY THIS LEVEL! SOMEONE HELP OUT A FELLWO CRASH FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***** I will but first, calm the fuck down.
DonutMonkey (GoldMario5)(deep breathe)...okay....im calm....
***** I have no idea, i just wanted you to cool it.
Try and look up a tutorial on PS1 Gamesharks, or just use an emulator.
Holy shit, you're one of the only people on my sub list alive. Aside from other LPers.
Anyways, nice job. You're one of the best classic Bandicooters I've seen so far.
Damn, that level & I thought Slippery Climb was a challenge! This makes that said level a walk in the park!
How u only get hit once?!? Brain not function no more ...
brain.exe has stopped working
Mason A. the spikes must have hit since the bird was too low.
Oh I had this on my crash version fully finished but hard as fuck
That's not even possible, it was removed from the final game.
+neil Taylor You probably had the prototype version or talking about Slippery Climb.
F me good to see this guy still around - remember watching these vids in 2010-11
that music plays with your mind. that makes a difference while playing it!
Meanwhile, no one of the ratkids and "youtubers gamers" can finish this level (and most dont kniw what game is this).
I finished the 3 first CB, but if this would have been one of the in-game levels, I would have never finished it...
these "youtube gamers" only played the 3rd game of the remaster lol
You know, maybe the video just makes it seem that way, but this really doesn't seem that bad to me. It looks hard, but not "don't even include in the game" hard.
EDIT: This comment did not age well.
+jakesaysknee Yeah im bit surprised its cosindered too hard. If u can beat Slippery Climb, u can beat that one i think
+jakesaysknee It IS hard. If this level is supposed to be the hard counterpart of Slippery climb then i do not want to try. Indeed it looks easy on the video but believe me, the controls aren't that easy, and the timings for the jumps were horrible enough on Slippery climb.
What is insane is not finishing the level, but getting the gem : yes, maybe they could have let this level somewhere in the game as a bonus, but even so, the gem would have been extremely hard to get.
(by the way, i HATE Slippery climb with a burning passion :D )
You have to consider the target audience for the game too.
SamusSX117 You're just bad at the game, dude!
believe me, you have no idea how hard it is... watching someone who already mastered something gives no notion of the actual challenge...
example would be watching someone juggle three balls in the air. looks easy, huh?
I have too study this video up and down to see what ima be getting myself into when I attempt to beat this level. oh god im scared
i just love those sideways flying birds