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Mini-Games

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Crash Bandicoot Blast
This is a mini-game accessible by linking a Gameboy Advance to a Nintendo GameCube that has "The Wrath of Cortex" in it.

In this mini-game, you aim Crash's Fruit Bazooka to blast jumping pictures of Cortex, N. Gin, Tiny, Dingodile and Uka Uka. Do not shoot Aku Aku, Coco or Polar, though. You can shoot crates to gain more ammo, preventing you to get a Game Over. Once you get enough points, you'll proceed to the next round. The speed of the targets increases as the rounds pass by.

This mini-game was developed by Vicarious Visions, the team responsible for the GBA titles up to Crash Bandicoot Fusion.

Crash Party (USA)
This secret mini-game can be accessed in the GBA version of Crash Nitro Kart and in Spyro: Fusion/Orange. In Spyro Fusion, "USA" was added to the title.

The goal of this game is to make Crash jiggle with rhythm. To do so, press the buttons that appear on screen, when they hover behind the green circle. Sometimes you have to switch tracks with the D-Pad. A similar mini-game called "Spyro Party USA" appears in Crash Fusion, which is basically the same with Spyro instead of Crash.
Note: In CNK, if you manage to beat Crash Party USA's 10 rounds, you get 3 immediate missiles for when racing against Emperor Velo.

PocketStation Game
This is a small game that is accessed through a PocketStation. The PocketStation is a device with a small screen that acts like a Memory Card, amongst other things. It was never sold outside Japan, so naturally, you'd need to do a few imports in order to play this game.
 
First of, you'll need a NTSC console. Then you'll need a Japanese copy of Crash 3 (Crash Bandicoot 3: Buttobi! Sekai Isshu), and finally, the PocketStation itself. Connect the game to the device and you will get access to a game, where you have to collect photos of Crash. To do this, you can play various mini-games, like the virtual pet, dancing, boulder chases and a type of jigsaw puzzling. Below are some screenshots of the virtual pet:


- Special thanks to FakeNina for the virtual pet screenshots.

Alll pictures in this page are (C) and (R) to Vivendi Games.