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[Hero of Legend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t_4YclrGqM

I believe it was indeed made by Universal Animation at the time which would make sense. Maybe the same folks who made shows like Fievel's American Tails?

Also that definitely sounds like Jim Cummings singing!

Edit: Correction, it's actually the intro and final cutscene from the game itself that was never used.

Via Crash Mania:

This was actually not meant to be a cartoon series at all. According to David Siller, one of the producers of the original game:

«It was based on ideas for where we were going with this IP at that time. It was probably too ambitious in nature and was also trying to be humorous. It was never used or even embedded in the game as a hidden "easter egg" treat.

Once UIS licensed the game to Sony for publication, Sony did not want it utilized since they were heavily pushing the "3D" agenda.»

The first segment of the video was intended to be used as the game's intro, whereas the second one (with Cortex falling into the ship) was meant to be the game's ending. It wasn't an animated series, and it wasn't a proposed advertisement for the game or anything of the sort. It was meant to be in the game itself. That's all there is to it.

 

[strafer]

so much Crash stuff lately but no new game on the horizon

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

If this came out and was massively successful, spawning toy lines and shit - I wonder how things would be today for Sony/ND

 

[rtcn63]

 

[OraleeWey]

10/10 would have watched

 

[StayDead]

I loved Crash Bandicoot as a kid. I wish this was a thing.

 

[Meffer]

Wow, Crash died at in the intro too. The show started and ended all in the intro.

 

[itchyass86]

I would have watched it. Heck I still watch cartoons now. Why not just make it happen?

 

[Minions]

Reminds me of pinky and the brain at the opening.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

That was fucking horrible.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Never played crash.

Is he supposed to be dumb?

 

[Crossing Eden]

Oh no it has one of those songs that get stuck in your head super easily.

 

[J-Skee]

This definitely either have been in my Saturday morning rotation. All this video does though is make me wish there was a new Crash game coming out. Imagine if it looked anything like the new Ratchet. Why do you hate Crash, Activision?

 

[Savitar]

Holy shit.

That was god awful.

Especially that song.

 

[mrhej]

"Play our game and tell your friends so we'll make lots of loot!"

Well at least they were honest about what they wanted.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Blimey, there really is a simpsons gif for everything!

 

[LowlySmokeGuy]

Never played crash.

Is he supposed to be dumb?

Yea Crash is an idiot. A lovable idiot.

 

[Takao]

That was terrible.

 

[Caronte]

What did they do to his face... Ugh.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

That almost looks like a parody.

 

[Big Chungus]

the animation reminds me of the earthworm jim cartoon

 

[Komo]

It honestly looks like a late 80s or early 90s cartoon. Not really fitting for Crash at all, imo

 

[Eolz]

Look bad.
Good thing they cancelled it.

 

[Welfare]

I would've watched Youtube clips of it.

 

[Order]

No wonder it was cancelled, everyone died in the first 5 seconds.

 

[Savitar]

"Crash! Crash Bandicooooot!"

I've forgotten the song already.

I pity anyone that has it stuck in their mind.

 

[Gunstar Ikari]

Looks like a shitty version of Earthworm Jim.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Better than Radical Entertainment's games

 

[Camjo-Z]

Looks like literally every other cartoon from the 80's/90's. Still, it's pretty neat to see how he would have translated to TV.

 

[Hopeford]

That's the kind of song you use to torture your friends, especially because it has like 4 spots where it seems like the song is over(thereby ensuring your victims have a glimmer of hope) only for the singer to continue singing immediately after the last BANDIICOOOOT. It's beautiful.

 

[Acquiescence]

It's like the Earthworm Jim theme song, except totally fucking awful instead of totally fucking awesome.

 

[Bgamer90]

Interesting. Definitely has a "Fox Kids '90s cartoon" look/feel.

 

[Sullichin]

It goes with the plot of the first game before they "replaced" Tawna with Crash's sister Coco. Always thought it was interesting that they pretended Tawna didn't exist in the following games unless I missed something. She might have a cameo in CTR

 

[themagicalkitsune]

That ending was on point.

 

[neogaffer1]

it feels like a fake. like someone recently made this video and made it look like it's pulled off of a 90s VHS just go viral.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

"Play our game and tell your friends so we'll make lots of loot!"

Nice to see a video game TV show's theme being brutally honest for once.

 

[maquiladora]

Is this even real or is it a fake? The VHS tracking is almost like someone making a "lost" 90's tape and trying too hard.

 

[PhantomVash808]

That looked terrible glad it never took off.

 

[JMTHEFOX]

The opening song gives me Animaniacs vibes.

 

[Maximo]

Jesus Christ that Intro is fucking torture.

 

[LeonSPBR]

That was awful. Glad they didn't continued with that.

 

[KyleCross]

Kinda reminds me of Toonsylvania, but probably just because of the whole Dr. Victor Frankenstein image Cortex has going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wDesUbFyeg

 

[CreeperBlocks]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t_4YclrGqM

I believe it was indeed made by Universal Animation at the time which would make sense. Maybe the same folks who made shows like Fievel's American Tails?

Also that definitely sounds like Jim Cummings singing!

I would've watched it. But i bet it would suck.


Spyro would make a better Cartoon IMO.

 

[jwk94]

That intro went on for way too long.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

So I assume this was before Crash 2 & Crash 3 released? Looks like a show entirely based on the first game.

 

[KyleCross]

it feels like a fake. like someone recently made this video and made it look like it's pulled off of a 90s VHS just go viral.

That's ridiculous. The animation is clearly cheap, but still way too advance for a person to throw together for a chance of going viral, you would choose something a bit more popular than Crash Bandicoot. Also, is this person Jim Cummings? If not wonder how this guy got him to sing.

It's real.

 

[Chobel]

Looks bad, no wonder it was canceled.

 

[OmegaFax]

This is something you would parody dub for an office holiday video.

 

[Rymuth]

That intro went on for way too long.

This.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Is this even real or is it a fake? The VHS tracking is almost like someone making a "lost" 90's tape and trying too hard.

it feels like a fake. like someone recently made this video and made it look like it's pulled off of a 90s VHS just go viral.

Um what?
A random person can't pull off animations like that lol.
Not even close.

That's ridiculous. The animation is clearly cheap, but still way too advance for a person to throw together for a chance of going viral, you would choose something a bit more popular than Crash Bandicoot. Also, is this person Jim Cummings? If not wonder how this guy got him to sing.

It's real.

.