Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PS4 Remaster) contains 45 Gems in total (5 Colored Gems and 40 Clear Gems).
They are divided into two types:
Colored Gems (5 total)
Obtained by doing certain actions in the following missions:
- Blue: Tomb Wader – found on the death route (must get there without losing a life)
- Red: Deep Trouble – hit the “!” exclamation point box at the end of the level. This spawns a dynamite box a little earlier in the level (requires backtracking). Now you can touch the dynamite box to blast away the metal boxes blocking the path. This reveals a secret route. Pick up the red gem at the end of this secret route.
- Green: Flaming Passion – found on death route
- Yellow: Hang’em High – on the main path at the end of Level 27: Hang’ Em High. To access the level you must earn 10 relics by doing speedruns (after beating a level once you can pick up a stopwatch at the start. Get a best time to earn a relic). Once you have 10 relics step on the orange dot in the middle of the central warp room (where you select levels). It leads to a secret 6th warp room in the basement. From here you can start level 27. You’ll walk into the gem at the end of this level, it’s practically in your way and hard to miss.
- Purple: High Time – found on death route
Clear Gems (37 total)
One clear gem per level is obtained by destroying all boxes. In several levels you need colored gems, they open up new paths to boxes that are otherwise inaccessible!
Some levels contain more than one clear gem. If it has 2 gems that means there’s one from destroying all boxes + one from a death route or gem route or winning a race. If a mission has only 1 gem it will be from destroying all boxes only.
Death Routes are triggered by special platforms with a skull & bones sign on them. They can only be activated if you haven’t lost a life during the level! Get to the platform without dying and step on it.
Here’s a list of missions that have two clear gems (including the location of their second gem):
- Level 4: Bone Yard (on Red Gem Path)
- Level 9: Tomb Time (on Death Route)
- Level 11: Dino Might! (on Yellow Gem Path)
- Level 16: Sphynxinator (on Blue Gem Path)
- Level 19: Future Frenzy (Go through second level entrance. It’s found in warp room 6, in the basement. Step on orange platform in the central warp room from where you select levels to get to the basement. You must earn 20 relics to unlock this alternate level entrance)
- Level 21: Gone Tomorrow (on Green Gem Path)
- Level 25: Bug Lite (on Multicolored Gem Path, requires all 5 colored gems)
- Level 28: Area 51? (for winning the race)
- Level 30: Rings of Power (for winning the race)
It’s important that you get all the colored gems first. Without them you can’t get some of the boxes. Gems are level rewards rather than collectibles. To see how many boxes you’ve destroyed during an active mission press the Triangle-Button.
Don’t forget about the two secret levels Eggipus Rex & Hot Coco – they contain one clear gem each.
Gem Locations
| Level Name | Gem Obtained | Requires Gem? | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Toad Village | Clear Gem (Boxes) | Bonus 1 (7 Boxes) | |
| 2 – Under Pressure | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 3 – Orient Express | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 4 – Bone Yard | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Red Gem Path) | Red Gem | Bonus 2 (14 Boxes) |
| 5 – Makin’ Waves | Clear Gem (Cartes) | ||
| 6 – Gee Wiz | Clear Gem (Boxes) | Bonus 3 (18 Boxes) | |
| 7 – Hang’ Em High | *See Level 27 – you can’t get any gems in level 7, must use level 27 alternate entrance | Bonus 4 (20 Boxes) | |
| 8 – Hog Ride | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 9 – Tomb Time | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Death Route) | Purple Gem | Bonus 5 (19 Boxes) |
| 10 – Midnight Run | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 11 – Dino Might! | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Yellow Gem Path) | Yellow Gem | Bonus 6 (25 Boxes)
Secret Exit 1 |
| 12 – Deep Trouble | Clear Gem (Boxes)
Red Gem (Hit “!” Box at end of level, then backtrack to the dynamite boxes to reveal new path. Follow this path.) |
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| 13 – High Time | Clear Gem (Boxes)
Purple Gem (Death Route) |
Bonus 7 (19 Boxes) | |
| 14 – Road Crash | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 15 – Double Header | Clear Gem (Boxes) | Bonus 8 (30 Boxes) | |
| 16 – Sphynxinator | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Blue Gem Path) | Blue Gem | Bonus 9 (28 Boxes) |
| 17 – Bye Bye Blimps | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 18 – Tell No Tales | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 19 – Future Frenzy | *See Level 29 alternate entrance | Bonus 10 (19 Boxes) | |
| 20 – Tomb Wader | Clear Gem (Boxes)
Blue Gem (Death Route) |
Bonus 11 (25 Boxes) | |
| 21 – Gone Tomorrow | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Green Gem Path) | Green Gem | Bonus 12 (17 Boxes) |
| 22 – Orange Asphalt | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 23 – Flaming Passion | Clear Gem (Boxes)
Green Gem (Death Route) |
Bonus 13 (28 Boxes) | |
| 24 – Mad Bombers | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 25 – Bug Lite | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Multicolored Gem Path) | All 5 Colored Gems | Bonus 14 (40 Boxes) |
| 26 – Ski Crazed | Clear Gem (Boxes) | ||
| 27 – Hang’ Em High | Clear Gem (Boxes)
Yellow Gem (End of Level) |
Bonus 4 (20 Boxes) | |
| 28 – Area 51? | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Winning the Race) | ||
| 29 – Future Frenzy | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Alternate Entrance) | Bonus 10 (19 Boxes) | |
| 30 – Rings of Power | 2 x Clear Gem (Boxes + Winning the Race) | ||
| Secret – Eggipus Rex | Clear Gem (Boxes) *See Eggipus Rex Entrance in Level 11 |
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| Secret – Hot Coco | Clear Gem (Boxes) *See Hot Coco Entrance in Level 14 |
After getting all gems and gold / platinum relics you will have 104% game completion. Then the 45th gem spawns in the central warp room (from where you select levels). Pick it up and fight the endboss again to unlock a secret ending and 105% completion.
Those were all the gem locations in the Crash Bandicoot 3 Remaster! Getting 42 of 45 Gems unlocks the trophy “Bringing Down the House”. Getting all 45 gems is needed for the trophy “Accept No Substitutes”.
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Matt says
I’m stuck on 44 gems and have done all these steps? Where is the last gem? It’s killing me haha
Jakob says
Beat cortex a 2nd time to get the last gem i did it and it worked just helping you don’t reply you’re welcome
Jakob says
Beat cortex a 2nd time to get the last gem i did it and it worked just helping you. you’re welcome also when you get all the gems go back to the first level and look on the right side you should spot something… i found it in 1 and 3. well this is all i know i might let you know more if i find more stuff well… bye
Jakob says
ignore the start of my 1st message please it was a typo
Jakob says
I DIDN’T GET A GEM!!! OH S#!^ I A SORRY MAN ICHECK THE STATUS SCREEN BUT NO GEM SORRY SO SORRY IM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME
mike says
To get the last gem,you need to get Gold/Platinum relics on all 30 stages…Got it that way a couple of minutes ago
Jakob says
Ijust got it too i didnt read your message to get i wanted to get the relic trophy im sorry about earlier for wasting your time mate btw did you find what i was talking about
mike says
No worries,not wasting my time or anything… You mean the fake crash outside a house in the middle of the level right?
Cookeez says
Can anyone help me? I am at 104%, have 44/47 gems, 1 Platinum/29 cold Relics and have beat Cortex for the second time but still no gem and I don’t know how to unlock the Death route on the last level 31.
Do I need to try to get more Platinum Relics or Am I missing something?
Jakob says
I DIDN’T GET A GEM!!! OH S#!^ I A SORRY MAN ICHECK THE STATUS SCREEN BUT NO GEM SORRY SO SORRY IM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME
Jakob says
Yeah man that it is on the hog ride and makin waves level as well as the 1st level in the 1st game he first came out in warped and he’s been in games ever since S#!/ i talk too much I gotta go mate btw I am aussie are u aussie American or british I’ll check back tomorrow ok bye i also got this game when it came out
Jakob says
BTW you can also get two hidden trophies on the level that fake crash is on 1 shoot 5chickens with the bazooka 2 shoot fake crash done two trophies for your collection it’s 1 am here and im tired so im leaving bye
mike says
Yeah I am aware he is on other levels and games…I am from Greece actually,still fun chatting with you mate,take care
Jakob says
Goodnight sleep tight
Pecan says
The path in Tomb Time is not a Death Path, it only requires the Purple gem to open the door. The gem itself doesn’t even require that, as you can jump from the back path.
Pecan says
Also, in Hang ’em High, you CAN get the White Gem without the secret entrance.
J hoe says
How do you get to the secret level to get to the gen I can’t get the yellow one
RK20 says
I have 45 gems, I need to get one more from future tense but still need one more, I got all gems from bonus and secret levels. I don’t know where the last one could be
Stefan G says
I am stuck at 42 clear gems (the 37 that are described + the 5 colored that are described), but how do i get the last 3 gems?
Everything else I got (gold+ relics) and i m stuck at 102%
Yomama says
The secret levels. 14-road crash has an alien sign you hit to warp to secret level.
Level 11 on the yellow gem route. When you come to pterodactyls while chased, get picked up by the second one
Mahsa says
I cant get the second clear gem in Bone Yard… How can i activate the platform for secret path in that level??