# Crash Bandicoot

> Naughty Dog's 1996 platformer: Crash spins and jumps across the Wumpa Islands to stop Dr. Neo Cortex.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Console: PlayStation
- Released: 1996
- Developer: Naughty Dog

Crash Bandicoot is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1996. A bandicoot mutated by Dr. Neo Cortex escapes his captor and fights his way across three islands to rescue his girlfriend Tawna.

Most levels run into or out of the screen along a fixed path, with some side-on sections and boss fights. Crash spins and jumps through enemies and crates, collects Wumpa fruit and gathers gems for full completion.

The game sold millions of copies, started a long series and made Crash the PlayStation's unofficial mascot.

Native ports: Crash Bandicoot Launcher, which recompiles the game from your own disc on Windows, Linux and Android.

## Crash Bandicoot PC Ports

- [Crash Bandicoot Launcher](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/ports/crashbandicootlauncher/index.md): A launcher that recompiles Crash Bandicoot from your own disc into a native game for Windows, Linux and Android.
- [Crash Bandicoot Recomp](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/ports/crashbandicootrecomp/index.md): A native Windows port of Crash Bandicoot, made by static recompilation with PSXRecomp. You supply the disc.