# Crash Team Racing

> Naughty Dog's 1999 kart racer: Crash and friends race to save their island from the alien Nitros Oxide.

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

- Console: PlayStation
- Released: 1999
- Developer: Naughty Dog

Crash Team Racing is a kart racing game developed by Naughty Dog and released for the PlayStation in 1999. Crash Bandicoot and the rest of the cast race against the alien speed champion Nitros Oxide, who threatens to turn the Earth into a giant car park.

The game has an Adventure mode with a hub world, bosses and collectables, plus arcade, time trial and battle modes for up to four players. Its power-slide boost system rewards well-timed drifts and gives the racing real depth.

It was the last Crash game Naughty Dog made and is often ranked among the best kart racers.

Native ports: CTR Native, built on the CTR-ModSDK decompilation, for Windows and Linux.

## Crash Team Racing PC Ports

- [Crash Team Racing: High Octane](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashteamracing/ports/ctrhighoctane/index.md): Crash Team Racing: High Octane is a Windows and PS Vita source port of Crash Team Racing, based on the CTR Native decompilation, with widescreen and 60 fps.
- [CTR Native](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashteamracing/ports/ctrnative/index.md): A native PC port of Crash Team Racing for Windows and Linux, built on the CTR-ModSDK decompilation.
- [CTR Native for Android](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashteamracing/ports/ctrnativeandroid/index.md): An Android version of CTR Native, the native port of Crash Team Racing built on the CTR-ModSDK decompilation.