Crash Team Racing is the finest kart racer on PS1 and one of the greatest ever made. Generous adventure mode, technical drifting, excellent tracks and devastating multiplayer. Naughty Dog surpassed Mario Kart with this masterpiece that still holds up today.
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Racing1 player3+
Split screen
Description
Japanese release of Crash Team Racing, a high-flying kart racer set in the Crash Bandicoot universe. Created by Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment, released in 1999 in Japan and Asia. Fifteen drivers, Adventure mode with central hub, boosted jumps and four-player split-screen multiplayer. Japanese edition.
Crash Bandicoot Racing review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
The Japanese version of Crash Team Racing by Naughty Dog, this kart racer unfolds a bright art direction drawn from Crash Bandicoot's cartoon world. Colorful themed tracks, tropical islands, temples and caverns, round, expressive drivers, and weapon and drift effects make a joyful rendering, perfectly readable at full speed. Each track's personality serves the fun. A shimmering rendering, a genre peak on the console.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
The Japanese edition of Crash Team Racing, the kart racer that went head-to-head with the Nintendo benchmark, here under its local title. Less common than its Western versions, this Japanese release appeals to collectors of the mascot in all its regional guises. The interest comes from this local run of a title whose depth sustains a still-lively competitive community.
Is Crash Bandicoot Racing still worth playing in 2026?
CTR - Crash Team Racing, known as Crash Bandicoot Racing in Japan, is the PS1's best kart racer and one of the best of all time. Excellent tracks, deep drift system with triple boost, generous adventure mode and devastating multiplayer. Naughty Dog's masterpiece before Jak. An absolute must today.
