Crash Bandicoot
PlayStation1996Windows, Linux287 stars on GitHubPlayable
Crash Bandicoot Launcher
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- PlayStation · Sony, 1994
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Playable
- Latest release
- 2.2 ↗
- GitHub stars
- 287
- Last code change
- 20 Oct 2026
- Last update
- Oct 2026
Listing updated .
About Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot is the first installment in the Crash Bandicoot series that established Naughty Dog's reputation in the video game industry. Its premises chronicle the creation of the titular Crash, a bandicoot who has been uplifted by the mad scientist Doctor Neo Cortex. The goal of Crash Bandicoot is to traverse several levels in sequence in order to progress. The game is played from a third-person perspective in which the camera trails behind Crash, though some levels showcase forward-scrolling and side-scrolling perspectives. Crash is able to defeat enemies by either jumping on them or using a spinning attack that launches them.
- Released
- 9 Sept 1996
- Genre
- Platform
- Developer
- Naughty Dog
About the original game, from IGDB ↗.
Crash Bandicoot PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Crash Bandicoot?
- Yes. Crash Bandicoot Launcher needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Crash Bandicoot PC port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is 2.2.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. Crash Bandicoot Launcher translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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