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Level 4: The Pits
Crash Bandicoot

Level 4: The Pits

Crash Bandicoot The Pits walkthrough: Find the Silver Gem, Crystal, and navigate the Bonus Stage with 53 boxes.

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Crash Bandicoot The Pits walkthrough: Find the Silver Gem, Crystal, and navigate the Bonus Stage with 53 boxes.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Proceed forward from the start and jump over the initial pit.
  2. 2
    Continue past the turtle and collect the mask from a box.
  3. 3
    Jump over subsequent pits, being mindful of the bird near the boxes.
  4. 4
    Break all boxes, letting the TNT boxes start their timers.
  5. 5
    Jump over the next pit and move away before the TNT explodes.
  6. 6
    Continue past the bird and break the next three boxes.
  7. 7
    Go down, jump over a pit, and deal with another bird.
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    Proceed through the area, ignoring the turtle.
  9. 9
    Collect the checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) ahead.
  10. 10
    Further on, jump on the Arrow Box to break the Bounce Box, then break the Arrow Box.
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    Break the box containing the mask.
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    Walk along the narrow path past the bird.
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    At the fork, choose to go left or right. To get the Silver Gem, you must break all boxes on both paths. The Crystal is on the left path.
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    LEFT PATH: Jump over two pits and break the ? Box. Continue past enemies to a checkpoint on a platform surrounded by pits. Past this, break the boxes and the ! Box. Jump over the pit and pass the two birds to reach the CRYSTAL. After the crystal, you'll encounter turtles before the paths merge.
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    RIGHT PATH: Jump over the first pit and break the boxes. Slide into and spin the turtles. Continue past more turtles to a checkpoint. Proceed past even more turtles to a covered area with boxes. If you missed the ! Box on the left path, some boxes here will remain unopened. Past these boxes is a pit and a bird. The paths then merge.
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    AFTER PATHS MERGE: Proceed past the turtle, jump over the pit, and get the checkpoint.
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    Drop into the large pit and kill the rats.
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    Hop on the mushroom and enter the BONUS STAGE if desired.
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    Follow the Wumpa Fruit trail and break the box next to the pit.
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    Enter the pit and kill the rats.
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    Jump out using the mushroom and follow the narrow path.
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    Break the box and proceed past the turtles to the next pit containing rats.

BONUS STAGE:

  1. Jump onto the Reinforced Box and break the Bounce Box above it.
  2. Body slam the Reinforced Box to break it.
  3. Jump onto the platform to your right and jump on the TNT.
  4. Go to the stack of two TNT boxes and jump on the top one.
  5. Stand on the top TNT box and jump to the platform on the right before it explodes.
  6. Slide into the boxes under the metal boxes and crawl through.
  7. Jump down the Bounce Boxes to the platform on the right, but do not break them.
  8. Jump onto the stack of eight boxes and body slam them to break the Reinforced Boxes.
  9. Jump to the platform on the right, then to the next one.
  10. Return to the last platform and get the life in the box.
  11. Go back left and ascend the Bounce Boxes.
  12. Go back under the metal boxes and break the two Crash Boxes to get lives.
  13. Go under the metal boxes again; this time, break all the Bounce Boxes.
  14. Return right and ride the platform upwards.
Tips
  • Be aware of the bird near the boxes early in the level.
  • Let TNT boxes explode to clear paths or damage enemies.
  • Use the mushroom to reach higher platforms in the Bonus Stage.
  • The Reinforced Boxes in the Bonus Stage require a body slam.
  • Do not break the Bounce Boxes in the Bonus Stage when instructed.

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