Crash Team Racing Cheats

Crash Team Racing

Platinum version notes:
If you are playing the Platinum version of the game,you cannot use some cheats below, such as racing as Oxide or doingthe glitch in Dragon Mines.

Penta Penguin:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Right,Triangle, Down, Left, Triangle, Upat the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. PentaPenguin will be selectable in versus, arcade, time trial, andbattle modes.

Ripper Roo:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Right,Circle(2), Down, Up, Down, Rightat the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Alternately,win the Red Gem cup. Ripper Roo will be selectable in versus,arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

N. Tropy:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Left,Right, Up, Down, Right(2) at the mainmenu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Alternately, successfullycomplete the "Roos Tubes" level in time trial mode.N. Tropy can be unlocked with a time of 1.47.87. N. Tropy willbe selectable in versus, arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

Papu Papu:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Left, Triangle,Right, Down, Right, Circle, Left(2),Down at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct codeentry. Alternately, win the Green Gem cup. Papu Papu will be selectablein versus, arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

Komodo Joe:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Circle,Left(2), Triangle, Right, Down atthe main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Alternately,win the Blue Gem cup. Komodo Joe will be selectable in versus,arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

Pinstripe :
Hold L1 + R1 and press Left, Right,Triangle, Down, Right, Down at themain menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Alternately,win the Yellow Gem cup. Pinstripe will be selectable in versus,arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

Extra tracks:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Right(2),Left, Triangle, Right, Down(2) atthe main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. The TurboTrack, The North Bowl, Lab Basement, and Parking Lot will nowbe unocked.

Super turbo pads:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Triangle,Right(2), Circle, Left at the main menu.A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Always get invisibility power-ups:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Left,Right, Up, Down, Right at the mainmenu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

Invisibility:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Up(2),Down, Right(2), Up at the main menu. A soundwill confirm correct code entry.

Unlimited bombs:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Triangle,Right, Down, Right, Up, Triangle,Left at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct codeentry. Note: This code has no effect if the "Unlimited masks"code has been enabled.

Unlimited Wumpa Fruit:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Right(2),Down(2) at the main menu. A sound will confirm correctcode entry.

Unlimited masks:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Left, Triangle,Right, Left, Circle, Right, Down(2)at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

View turbo counter:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Triangle,Down(2), Circle, Up at the main menu. A soundwill confirm correct code entry.

Scrapbook:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Up(2),Down, Right(2), Left, Right, Triangle,Right.

Playable Spyro The Dragon 2 demo:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Circle,Triangle, Right at the main menu. A sound will confirmcorrect code entry.

Code words:
All the cheat codes spell something. Right is"R" or "E" (east), Left is "L"or "W" (west), Up is "U" or "N"(north), Down is "D" or "S" (south),Circle is "O", Triangle is "A",and X is "X". For example, Ripper Roo's cheatcode spells "ROODUDE".

Using codes in adventure mode:
Enter adventure mode and at the "New/Load"screen hold L1 + R1 and type the enable the desiredcode. Note: The racer codes will not work; therefore you cannotbe a hidden racer in adventure mode. Infinite masks can be usedon all the races (i.e. trophy races, relic races, etc.)

Invisibility in adventure mode:
The only cheat that is allowed in adventure mode is invisibility.Activate the invisibility code and start racing in adventure mode.The CPU players cannot see you, and therefore cannot fire missilesat you.

Fake Crash:
Win the Purple Gem cup to unlock Fake Crash.

Extra battle mode arenas:
Successfully complete the arcade one player mode underthe easy, medium, and hard difficulty setting for all for cupsto receive a total of four new battle arenas. The easy difficultysetting unlocks the "Parking Lot", normal unlocks "TheNorth Bowl", and hard unlocks "Lab Basement".

Red Gem cup:
Collect all four red coins in adventure mode.

Green Gem cup:
Collect all four green coins in adventure mode.

Blue Gem cup:
Collect all four blue coins in adventure mode.

Yellow Gem cup:
Collect all four yellow coins in adventure mode.

Purple Gem cup:
Collect all four purple coins in the crystal levelsof adventure mode.

Turbo track:
Collect all coins and all five gems.

Scrapbook:
Break N. Oxide's records in time trial mode to unlocka scrapbook option at the main menu.

Hint: 101% completion:
After you get all the trophies and N.Oxide finishestalking, you will end up in front of his arena. Do not enter.Instead, just go along and finish getting all the remaining relicsand CTR tokens. When you get all of these, race N.Oxide at thefinal race. When you defeat him, it would be seem that you finishedthe game at 101%.

Hint: Firing poison potions forward:
Press Up or Left Analog-stick Up whilepressing Circle to fire poison potions forward.

Hint: Fire bowling bombs backwards:
Press Down or Left Analog-stick Downwhile pressing Circle to fire bowling bombs backward.

Hint: Firing missiles backwards:
Note: This trick is very difficult to perform and hasabout a 75% chance of hitting somebody when done correctly. Aftergetting a missile, press R2 + Down to look backand fire at the same time. Somebody must be visible behind youin order to get hit. The CPU racers use this technique when thegame is played under the hard difficulty setting in arcade mode.

Hint: Unlimited missiles:
Enable the "Unlimited bomb" code in an arcaderace. Hit one of the enemy's red poisons. This will take awaythe bombs. Later, if you get a triple missile pick-up, it willbe unlimited. Note: This will not work in some levels becauseyou cannot get the triple missile power-up.

Hint: Quick start:
Three green lights and one red light will appear atthe start of a race. Press X to accelerate immediatelybefore the red one lights up to get a speed burst.

To get an even faster turbo start, keep revving your engine untilthe engine bar at the right hand side of your screen is red andfull. If the bar is full and the green light has gone, your startwould be faster than a normal turbo start.

Hint: Speed boost:
The AkuAku/UkaUka masks can give you a speed boost.While having a AkuAku/UkaUka mask, power slide by holding L1or R1 while driving. That will give you a super boost,Note: You will go even faster if you have a turbo boost.

To go faster on a turbo pad, jump as soon as you hit it.

Hint: Faster Relic Races time:
Collect all the time boxes in any Relic Race and tenseconds will be taken off your final time.

Hint: Dodging Homing Rockets:

Look for a wall to hide behind.

Place a Poison Potion, TNT Crate, or throw a Bowling Bomb at thelast second. Note: If done with Nitro Crates, the explosion willhit you. If you have one, drop it moments before and continuein a straight line.

Try to hide behind other player.

Jump at the last second. The rocket will explode, but it willnot damage you. Recommended for experts only.

Power slide from left to right frequently. If done correctly,the rocket will miss you and hit the wall or other players.

Fire a rocket backwards. As the player who launched it to youwas the nearest, the nearest player to you may be him. The rocketsmay crash with each other.

Hint: Dodging Warp Balls:
As it hits the first player, if you are first, brakeand wait for somebody to get in first place. The Warp Ball maynot hit you, unless the player who launched was juiced up.

Hint: Squishing opponent:
You can use a turbo powerup (not a turbo pad, or thesuperfast turbo which only appears in battle mode) to run oversomeone. They will get squished, and you will get a jump in theair. When you land you will get a turbo.

Hint: Defeating the CPU:
If you are racing against the CPU and find yourselfstuck in fourth place and cannot catch up, drop back to eigthplace after getting ten Wumpa Fruit. When you get a power-up,it will almost always be the Energy Ball, Aku Aku or three HomingMissiles. You should be able to knock everyone off the track andspeed to the front. The other characters slow down if it appearsyou are doing badly.

Hint: Blizzard Bluff: Shortcut:
Immediately past the start/finish line is a channelthrough the rocks that allows you to cut across and miss the firstleft hand turn. A mask obviously makes this faster, so the snowwill not slow you down.

At the first frozen lake, power slide left and jump over ravine.You will land just past tunnel bridge. A mask helps here, butis not necessary.

After making the right hand turn after the tunnel bridge, lookon your left. There is a channel through the rocks that cuts acrossthe left hand curve. With a mask, you can hit the hill on theright side of the passage and jump the guardrail to cut across.

Hint: Cortex Castle: Shortcut:
While racing on Cortex Castle, shortly after the twospiders and past the flight of stairs, you will see a path thatgoes up into the castle. Go to the far right side and drive diagonallyleft, up the hill. When you get to the very peak of the hill,jump and you should land on a path that is cut off from the mainraceway. This trick is hard to do but is extremely effective.

When you come down from the drop-off stairs, there will be a jumpahead of it. Take that jump and turn to the left. There will bea ledge that you can land on.

Hint: Crash Cove: Shortcut:
Near the beginning of the track is a ramp with twofruit boxes at the end of it, just before a small lake. Stay tothe right of the ramp and begin turning left toward the mountainonce you pass the ramp. You will be driving through the lake.You will have to practice this, but it dips right before you wouldrun into the mountain. As your head goes completely underwater,hold Jump. You will jump onto the shortcut and can pickup a box before jumping back down and rejoining the race nearthe bridge. You can begin your turn when you pass the single staron the ground just to the right of the ramp. You will be jumpingonto the land that is connected to the bridge that you drive underwhich leads out to that boat to your right.

Turn left immediately after the first jump when you land in thewater. Jump at the very left edge of this pond. You will landon a ledge which allows you to gain a second or two of time. Thisis very difficult to perform, and requires practice to get thecorrect. It is the only way to get the "T" on the CrashCove CTR Challenge.

Hint: Dragon Mines: Shortcut:
About a quarter of the way through the race is a railroadtrack with coal cars on it that go to the right. Follow the coalcars into the tunnel in the side of the wall, then follow therailroad track until it appears at the middle section of the track.You will get run over by the coal cars, but you will still endup ahead.

Before the end of the lap is a blue brick road and sand. Insteadof going through the sand, cut through the blue brick road witha mask and go to the finish line.

Hint: Hot Air Skyway: Shortcut:
Apart from the obvious piece of track in the firstjump, if super turbo pads are enabled, at the last big jump (wherea blimp is across), jump at the last second to your right side.If done correctly, you will be at the entrance of the blimp, infront of the start line.

Make your way to the part where the track is split up into twoby the red wall with little oval windows. Once you get down theslope by the wall, turn around by breaking, and get enough speedfor going up the ramp. Once you jump at the end of the ramp, makea sharp turn in the air and go over the wall. You can get in frontof every other character, and can defeat N. Oxide very easily.

Near the end of the track, there is a very sharp turn that hasfour "?" boxes. With a Mask, a Turbo Boost or a PowerSlide, you can jump over the wall of that turn. You will be fartherahead, but you cannot get a box.

Hint: Mystery Caves: Shortcut:
There is a shortcut that can be used with a mask. Immediatelyfollowing the first sandtrap/jump area, turn left with a maskactivated. This leads through a stalagmite-stalactite area thatshortcuts a long curve.

Hint: Oxide Station: Shortcut:
There are three turbo pads after the first tunnel.After the third pad, turn left and jump over wall to land on thelower of the two tracks for a huge shortcut. Note: You cannotaccomplish this with super turbo pads, as you will go too far.

Hint: Papu Pyramid: Shortcut:
In Papu's Pyramid, go to the part where steps appear.Go on the right side where the turbo is located. Hit it and immediatelygo left and jump onto the ledge. Follow it and you will jump rightonto the bridge and get an apple box.

In Papu Pyramid, before you get to the turn before the stairs,there are two bars that have arrows pointing to the right. Gobetween them, but keep to the right and jump at the last secondto land on a hidden ledge. Then, jump off it. If done correctly,you will land on the other shortcut, or be lined up for it.

There is a jump on the way to the hairpin turn by the finish line. If you time a jump perfectly, you can get across to the otherside. This trick has a near 100% chance if done with Aku Aku/UkaUka or a speed boost. Also, when you approach the other end ofthe track, release X and press Circle + Rightto turn in the air so you do not fall off the other end.

There is a big jump to a big turn near the piranha plants. Usea mask or turbo on the big jump and take a hard right turn toland on the downward slope. Note: To do this without a mask, dothe second shortcut then jump off. When you are close the thirdshortcut, make sure you are in the middle. Drive to the left anduse the hill next to the wall as a ramp and jump. This trick requirespractice and is easier if you are either Tiny, N. Trophy, or Dingodile.

Before you go down the big stairs, there is a big gap. You donot need anything to help you across. When you hit the jump, pressR1 to get some speed. When you get up there, do not gostraight or you will hit the plant and he will eat you. Just goslightly ahead and turn right. You will land on a bridge and youwill get to the two set of plants.

Hint: Polar Pass: Shortcut:
There is a wall before the jump at Polar Pass. Enablethe "Unlimited masks" code and use it before the wallto jump over it.

When you travel through the cave near the end of the race youwill see a wall with arrows pointing to the right. Go straightahead and jump off the very peak of the hill. Take the sharpestturn possible to the left and you can go cut a lot of time offyour run.

Enable the "Super turbo pads" code. Get to the turbopad before the little jumps with pads. Go on the pad, then slightlybump into the wall and hop while turning right. You will go onthe other side. You will have a 50% chance of making the jumpon staying on the track.

When you are in the cave/tunnel, you can jump over the yellowand black arrows instead of doing that sharp corner. This willallow you to gain time.

Note: You do not need a mask for this shortcut, but it helps.At the first frozen lake, there are two open spaces on the left.If you take the first one, you will need a mask but it puts youfairly far ahead. The second one is slightly slower, but it willmost likely move you up a few positions.

Hint: Roo's Tubes: Shortcut:
Get a mask and put it on at the last set of speed boosters.On the last jump, turn left and go to the left of the bones. Getback on the track just before the finish line.

At the end of the track, hit the turbo pad and drive slightlyto the left. Jump and power slide to the goal. This should giveyou a two to three second advantage.

Hint: Sewer Speedway: Shortcut:
In Sewer Speedway, you can take a shortcut that willenable you to go faster and end up ahead of the pack. This shortcutcan be reached with a speed power-up. Go into the tunnels immediatelyafter the first part. Stay on the left ledge and look above theright ledge. You will see a hole in the wall. Speed into it andfollow the pathway.

Note: This shortcut can be reached without a speed power-up. Whenyou get into the tunnels, stay on the right ledge. When you getto the first left-hand corner, start a sharp turn left so thatyou are about to drive onto the left ledge. Before getting ontothe ledge, jump and turn 180 degrees and land back on the bank.You will get a hang time turbo. Drive across the track and jumpas you are about to get onto the right ledge. If done correctly,you will be able to reach the hole. It may take some practice,but it is possible.

When you get to the hole in the wall after the fork (you can getthere by using the floor as a ramp. for details, watch Oxide'sghost), instead of going to the other side, drop to the track.This is quicker, and you may get a fruit box.

Hint: Slide Coliseum: Shortcut:
There is a very sharp turn at Slide Coliseum. Get aMask or Speedburst. Use the little hill as a ramp and jump overit. Drive straight and you will be at the end of the turn.

The turns in slide coliseum are difficult for some people. Witha Mask, Power Slide, or Turbo Boost (whichever you prefer)m youcan cut the turns by jumping over the tires and grass, and landingon the other side of it.

Hint: Tiger Temple: Shortcut:
Half way through the track where the radar shows theshortcut is a spot on the wall that has two rows of rectangles,with one row above the other. Both rows have five rectangles.The rectangles are positioned long ways up and down. Hit the walland it will open.

Half way through the course is a very big idol-like object onthe left. You can crash through it, but only if you have one ofthe Masks. This will lead you through a little tunnel and whenyou come out, you will have bypassed most of the track.

There is an idol-like statue after the first tunnel. You can usethat shortcut shown on the map, and can open the shortcut witheverything except a Warp Ball, a Turbo power-up, and a Nitro. You can use a Nitro to keep the shortcut open.

When you get to the first tunnel, use the hills to go to the otherside. Note: This may require accurate jumps.

Hint: Tiger Temple: Keep shortcut entranceopen:
This trick can be done when playing with more thanone person in multi-player mode. First, open the Tiger Templeshortcut and have the other player place a nitro where the shortcutopens. On the next lap, you will see that the Tiger Temple shortcutentrance will be open.

You can also do this in one player mode, but it is difficult.First, get an Uka Uka/Aku Aku. Put it on just before the last"?" box that appears before the shortcut. If you geta nitro, you can put it in the right place.

Hint: Papu Papu Challenge:
Papu Papu is fast. If you can get the three pack missiles,do not shoot immediately. The group of 90 degree turns is whereyou can hit him the best.

Hint: Defeating Bosses:
Do not stay directly behind a Boss to avoid gettinghit by power-ups. A Boss cannot hit you if you are in front ofhim, so drive fast.

Hint: Power slides:
Power slides are always good for any turn, but if L1or R1 is held too long you will spin out and lose precioustime.

Hint: Get a boost while power sliding:
If you are power sliding with R1, press L1to get a boost or vice versa. This is helpful to get around tightturns.

Hint: Placing TNT Boxes in mid-air:
Get a TNT box and press Circle to drop it whilegoing off a jump. This is very effective because it will be muchmore difficult to dodge the TNT box.

Hint: Placing Potions in the mid-air:
This trick is similar to putting TNT Boxes in the air,but much more effective. Put red and green potions in the airimmediately after a jump. Just let them go and they will staythere. When someone goes over a jump and hits it, they will usuallyfall and not make it across. You will be able to gain a lot ofground on them, but make sure you do not hit your own potionson the next lap.

Hint: Better use of Aku Aku/ Uka Uka masks:
If you ever get an unjuiced mask, get juiced up beforeyou use it so you have the mask for a longer time.

Glitch: Masks with Penta Penguin:
When you play Penta Penguin and get a Mask, you getan Aku Aku mask instead of the Uka Uka mask that is shown.

Use Penta Penguin in battle or race mode. Try to get a mask. Thepicture should be of Uka Uka, but when you use it the mask circlingPenta will be Aku Aku.

Glitch: Turbo does not work:
When there is a turbo space, go behind it. Then, accelerateand try to stop on it, holding only Square. If done correctly,the turbo will not work.