Crash Bandicoot PlayStation Cheats Guide

Access all levels, keys, and gems on the PS1

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Updated on April 10, 2020

Crash Bandicoot is a platformer video game set on the fictional Wumpa Islands, where the mutant experiment Crash must defeat Doctor Neo Cortex and foil his plans for world domination. But, saving the world isn't easy, so here's a guide to Crash Bandicoot cheat codes.

This guide is for Crash Bandicoot on the original PlayStation console.

Crash Bandicoot PlayStation Cheats

Enter any of these codes on the password screen.

Cheat Code Effect
Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, X, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Square, X, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle, X, X, X, X Access all levels
Triangle(3), X, Circle, Square, X(3), Circle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, X(3), Circle, X, Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Square, Circle Boulders—9% complete
Triangle(2), X, Triangle(2), X, Circle, X, Circle, X, Triangle(2), Square, X, Square, Circle, Triangle, Square(2), Circle, X(2), Square(2) Castle Machinery—80% complete
Triangle(3), X, Circle, Square, Triangle(2), Circle, X(4), Triangle, Square, Circle, Square, X(3), Square, Triangle(2), Square Castle Machinery—85% complete
Triangle(2), Circle, X, Square, X, Circle, Square, Circle, Square, X, Square, Triangle, X(3), Square, Triangle, X, X, X, Circle, Circle, Triangle Dr. Nitrus Brio—70% complete
Triangle(2), Square, X, Square, X, Circle(2), Triangle, Circle, Triangle(3), Square, Triangle(2), Square, X, Square, Circle(2), Square(2), Circle Generator Room—56% complete
Triangle(2), Square(2), Triangle(2), Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Triangle, X, Triangle, Square, X, Circle, X, Circle, Square(2),X(2), Square(2) Heavy Machinery—45% complete
Triangle(3), Square, X, Circle(3), Square, Circle(2), X(2), Square, Circle(2), Triangle, X, Square(2), Triangle(2), Square(2) Heavy Machinery—50% complete
Triangle(2), Circle, X(2), Circle, Triangle(2), Square, X, Circle, Square, Circle, Triangle(2), Square(2), Circle, Triangle, X(2), Triangle(2), X Jungle Rollers—3% complete
X, Circle, X, Circle, Circle, X, Square, Circle Level 13, Temple Ruins, no gems—27% complete
X, Circle, Circle, Circle, X, Square, X, Square Level 17, Koala Kong, no gems—36% complete
X, Square, X, Circle, X, Square, Triangle, X Level 7, Rolling Stones, no gems—13% complete
Triangle(2), Square, Circle, X, Circle, Triangle, X, Square, X, Circle, Square, Circle, X, Square(3),Circle(2), X, Triangle (3), Circle N.Sanity Beach—1% complete
Triangle(2), Circle, Square, Triangle(2), Circle, X, Circle, Sqaure, Triangle, X, Circle, Square, X, Triangle, Sqaure, X(2), Circle, Square(2), Circle, Square Native Fortress—21% complete
Triangle(2), Square, Triangle, Circle(2), Triangle, Square(2), Triangle(2), X(2), Square, X, Triangle, X(2), Square, Circle, Triangle(2), Square(2) Pinstripe—63% complete
Triangle, Triangle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, X, X, Circle, Square, Triangle, X, Circle(4), Triangle, Circle(3), X,Cirle, Square, Circle Ripper Roo—26% complete
Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, O, X, Triangle, Triangle, X, X, Triangle, O, Square, O, X, Triangle, Triangle, O, Square, X, X, Square, Triangle, Triangle Skip to third island
Triangle(2), X(2), Square, X, Circle, Triangle, Circle(2), Square, Triangle(2), X, Circle, X, Circle, Triangle, Circle, X, Square(4) Slippery Climb—68% complete
Triangle(3), Circle, Triangle(2), Circle(2), Triangle, X, Square, X, Circle(2), Square, X, Square(2), Triangle, Circle, Square(3), Circle Slippery Climb—75% complete
Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, X, Square, Circle, Triangle Start at Neo Cortex with 67% complete
Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Square, Square, Square, Triangle, Circle Circle, X, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Circle, Circle, X, Square, Square, Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle Start with half of the levels completed
Triangle(4), X, Circle(2), Square,Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Square(3), Circle, X, Circle, Triangle(2), Circle Sunset Vista—42% complete
Triangle(5), Square, Triangle, Circle(2), Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle(2), Circle(3),X, Square, Square, Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle Temple Ruins—31% complete
Triangle(3), Square, X(2), Circle, X(2), Square, Circle, X(4), Circle, Square, Triangle, Square, Circle(2), Square(2), Triangle The Lab—87% complete
Triangle(3), Square, Circle, Square, X(2), Square, Triangle, Square, Triangle(2), Square, Circle, X(2), Square, Triangle, Square(2), Circle(2), X The Lab—95% complete
Triangle(3), Square, Circle, Square, X(2), Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Square, Circle, X, Circle, X, Circle, Square(2), Circle, Square, X(2) The Lab—98% complete (all but one gem)
Square, Square, X, Square, Square, Triangle, X, Triangle Gain 11% completion
X, Square, X, Circle, X, Square, Triangle, X Gain 13% completion
Square, Square, Triangle, X, Circle, Circle, X, Triangle Gain 18% completion
Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, Triangle, Square Gain 2% completion
Circle, Square, Square, Circle, Circle, X, X, X Gain 22% completion
X, Circle, X, Circle, Circle, X, Square, Circle Gain 27% completion
X, Circle, Circle, Circle, X, Square, X, Square Gain 36% completion
Square, Square, X, Triangle, X, Square, Circle, X Gain 38% completion