Proto:Crash Bandicoot

This page details one or more prototype versions of Crash Bandicoot.

Two demos of the game were made available during development. Three full prototypes of the game were released.

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April 8th, 1996 build A preview version dated around three months before the final build. A copy of the original SCEA disc was made by some magazine staff before the loaned disc was returned to SCEA.

May 11th, 1996 build This version was first playable at E3 1996 and was later repurposed as a preview, sent out by SCEA and SCEE for preview purposes. It is the first of two pre-release builds to be distributed by SCEE, from a black label disc labeled "V3.44". It was also sold as a bootleg copy.

Jungle Rollers Demo (NTSC-U) The playable demo of the game found on demo compilation discs.

Jungle Rollers Demo (PAL) The playable demo of the game found on many demo compilation discs, released in PAL regions.

July 15th, 1996 build A review version dated around two weeks before the final build.