10-04-2010, 10:58 AM
Crash Bandicoot! where did you go? what happened to you dog...
if you were a kid in the mid to late 90s like my old-ass self, you'll probably remember Crash Bandicoot... Take a little Mario principle in a 3D environment, a heap of animal cuteness, some platforms, and a lot of wacky animation and surprising playability - you have Crash Bandicoot.
Like Cutie says, he was Sony's attempt at having a flagship mascot after the initial Playstation 1 console release, and he shifted a lot of units for the younger market.
Games just progressed and evolved without him - they got more serious, violent and involved; gamers wanted to be treated with respect as adults now. We all grew up. We didn't want to collect fruit and jump on small animals anymore.
Grand Theft Auto killed Crash Bandicoot- it made us realise what awful potential we enjoyed in games regarding realism, and what could be done in terms of freedom and free-roaming. He'll always be there in my heart, like that old plushy I threw out years ago; he had a good run.
hats off, Crash...
if you were a kid in the mid to late 90s like my old-ass self, you'll probably remember Crash Bandicoot... Take a little Mario principle in a 3D environment, a heap of animal cuteness, some platforms, and a lot of wacky animation and surprising playability - you have Crash Bandicoot.
Like Cutie says, he was Sony's attempt at having a flagship mascot after the initial Playstation 1 console release, and he shifted a lot of units for the younger market.
Games just progressed and evolved without him - they got more serious, violent and involved; gamers wanted to be treated with respect as adults now. We all grew up. We didn't want to collect fruit and jump on small animals anymore.
Grand Theft Auto killed Crash Bandicoot- it made us realise what awful potential we enjoyed in games regarding realism, and what could be done in terms of freedom and free-roaming. He'll always be there in my heart, like that old plushy I threw out years ago; he had a good run.
hats off, Crash...
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