A new 'Crash Bandicoot' game could be made if compilation title 'Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy' is a success.
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The upcoming release - which has been developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision for PlayStation 4 - is a collection of remasters of the first three titles in the 'Crash Bandicoot' series; 'Crash Bandicoot', 'Cortex Strikes Back' and 'Warped'.
Dan Tanguay was the creative director on 'Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane' and he hopes that a positive response to the re-issued games will lead to a new platform adventure for Crash.
In an interview with Gamespot, he said: "Ultimately, we want Crash to return to the mainstream consciousness. We want him to be in everyone's homes again and to create new fans with this collection and the work we've done on 'Skylanders Imaginators' with the Crash Action pack. Would we love to see another Crash game? A new one? Absolutely, but we'll have to wait and see how this one sells and what the people above me decide."
Tanguay has enjoyed every aspect of recreating the trio of 'Crash Bandicoot' games and admits he has had a number of surprisingly excited responses from people when he's told them that he's been working on the reissues.
He explained: "You learn a lot about fans and how much they love the games. You really have to go back to your 20-years-ago self, and remember that these games were some of the most beautiful games on PlayStation, and that they sold so many copies. The fandom for this series is huge, and it's not just the folks on Reddit or NeoGAF. To give you an example, I was chatting with one of my wife's best friends and she asked me what I was working on. We had finally publicly announced the game, so I could tell her, but she prefaced her question, 'Hey, just to let you know, I'm not a gamer. I don't play games. Whatever you're going to tell me, don't feel bad when I tell you I don't know what it is.' But then I tell her I'm working on Crash, and she responds, 'Oh my god, I love Crash.'
"The funny thing is that this isn't an isolated incident. I've had this happen time and time again where I discover people who don't consider themselves gamers, but have fond memories of Crash because of how popular he was at the time. Experiencing this was pretty eye opening to me."