Crash Nitro-Fueled: Track Names Changed, But Why?

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a 2019 remake of the original Crash Team Racing game, developed by Beenox and published by Activision. The game features remastered tracks from the original game, as well as new tracks from the sequel, Crash Nitro Kart. The game also includes additional content from Crash Tag Team Racing and references to other games in the Crash Bandicoot series. With 39 tracks in total, players can choose from a variety of race tracks, including the original 18 tracks from Crash Team Racing, 13 tracks from Crash Nitro Kart, and 8 original tracks added through Grand Prix events. While most tracks retain their original names, some tracks, such as Prehistoric Playground and Spyro Circuit, have been given new names.

Track maps and their locations

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled features a variety of race tracks for players to navigate. The game includes remastered tracks from the original Crash Team Racing, as well as additional tracks from Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Tag Team Racing. There are also several original tracks added through Grand Prix events. Here is a breakdown of the track locations and their respective sources:

Crash Team Racing Tracks:

• Crash Cove
• Roo's Tubes
• Mystery Caves
• Sewer Speedway
• Slide Coliseum
• Turbo Track
• Coco Park
• Tiger Temple
• Papu's Pyramid
• Dingo Canyon
• Blizzard Bluff
• Dragon Mines
• Polar Pass
• Tiny Arena
• N. Gin Labs
• Cortex Castle
• Hot Air Skyway
• Oxide Station

Crash Nitro Kart Tracks:

• Inferno Island
• Jungle Boogie
• Clockwork Wumpa
• Android Alley
• Electron Avenue
• Deep Sea Driving
• Thunder Struck
• Tiny Temple
• Meteor Gorge
• Barin Ruins
• Out of Time
• Assembly Lane
• Hyper Spaceway

Original Tracks Added Through Grand Prix:

• Retro Stadium (PS4 exclusive)
• Twilight Tour
• Prehistoric Playground
• Spyro Circuit
• Nina's Nightmare
• Koala Carnival
• Gingerbread Joyride
• Megamix Mania
• Drive-thru Danger

Each of these tracks offers a unique racing experience, with obstacles, power-ups, and challenges for players to navigate as they race to the finish line. The tracks vary in difficulty and design, providing a diverse and engaging gameplay experience for fans of the Crash Bandicoot series.

Original tracks added in Grand Prix events

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a 2019 kart racing game that is a remastered version of the 1999 Crash Team Racing. It was developed by Beenox and published by Activision. The game includes additional content from Crash Nitro Kart (2003) and Crash Tag Team Racing (2005), alongside adjustments to the original gameplay, including kart customisation, two adventure mode variations, and an in-game shop.

The game features 39 tracks, including 18 from the original Crash Team Racing and 13 from Crash Nitro Kart. It also includes eight original tracks, which were each added as part of Grand Prix events. These tracks are:

• Twilight Tour (Nitro Tour Grand Prix)
• Prehistoric Playground (Back N. Time Grand Prix)
• Spyro Circuit (Spyro & Friends Grand Prix)
• Nina's Nightmare (Spooky Grand Prix)
• Koala Carnival (Neon Circus Grand Prix)
• Gingerbread Joyride (Winter Festival Grand Prix)
• Megamix Mania (Rustland Grand Prix)
• Drive-thru Danger (Gasmoxia Grand Prix)

Each Grand Prix event introduced a new race track to the game, along with special challenges that allowed players to earn Nitro Points and unlock new characters, karts, and customisation items.

Tracks from Crash Nitro Kart

Crash Nitro Kart, released in 2003, is the second racing game in the Crash Bandicoot series. It features 13 racetracks and 5 battle arenas. The racetracks are:

• Inferno Island
• Jungle Boogie
• Tiny Temple
• Meteor Gorge
• Deep Sea Driving
• Out of Time
• Android Alley
• Hyper Spaceway
• Terra Drome
• Assembly Lane
• Barin Ruins
• Thunder Struck
• Electron Avenue

Content from Crash Nitro Kart was remade and included in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. The racetracks from Crash Nitro Kart that are included in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled are:

• Inferno Island
• Jungle Boogie
• Tiny Temple
• Meteor Gorge
• Deep Sea Driving
• Out of Time
• Android Alley
• Hyper Spaceway
• Assembly Lane
• Barin Ruins
• Thunder Struck
• Electron Avenue

Tracks from Crash Team Racing

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled features a total of 39 tracks, consisting of 18 tracks from the original Crash Team Racing, 13 tracks from Crash Nitro Kart, and eight original tracks added as part of Grand Prix events. The PlayStation 4 version of the game also includes an exclusive "Retro Track" called Retro Stadium.

• Crash Cove
• Roo's Tubes
• Coco Park
• Tiger Temple
• Papu's Pyramid
• Dingo Canyon
• Blizzard Bluff
• Dragon Mines
• Polar Pass
• Tiny Arena
• N. Gin Labs
• Cortex Castle
• Hot Air Skyway
• Oxide Station
• Slide Coliseum

The following is a list of tracks from Crash Nitro Kart:

• Inferno Island
• Jungle Boogie
• Tiny Temple
• Meteor Gorge
• Deep Sea Driving
• Out of Time
• Android Alley
• Hyper Spaceway
• Assembly Lane
• Thunder Struck
• Barin Ruins

Finally, these are the eight original tracks added as part of Grand Prix events:

• Twilight Tour
• Prehistoric Playground
• Spyro Circuit
• Nina's Nightmare
• Koala Carnival
• Gingerbread Joyride
• Megamix Mania
• Drive-thru Danger

Changes to tracks from Nitro Kart

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a remastered version of the 1999 game Crash Team Racing, with additional content from Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Tag Team Racing. Nitro-Fueled includes all the race tracks from Crash Nitro Kart, though some changes have been made to these tracks.

Firstly, all anti-gravity sections from Nitro Kart's tracks have been removed to keep the gameplay consistent with the courses from the original Crash Team Racing. Nitro-Fueled also offers an upgrade to the original's car combat mode, featuring 12 different battle maps with multiple game types, including standard combat and capture the flag.

Secondly, each track in Nitro-Fueled now has its own unique, designated start line, themed around the track itself. This feature was planned for the original Crash Team Racing but was scrapped due to technical limitations.

Finally, all karts with unconventional steering devices, such as the Team Cortex kart, which had steering handles, have now been given steering wheels for animation consistency.

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