Crash Bandicoot Remaster Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Alternatively, this can be done in the second level “Jungle Rollers”. You will find character icons in boxes. You need 3 of them to unlock the bonus level. The bonus level can be found halfway through the mission by stepping on a glowing platform (must have picked up the 3 character icons by then).

Now backtrack to the level “Jungle Rollers” (Island 1). The Green Gem opens up an alternate Gem Path in this mission. Look for the colored gem platform in this level and step on it.

Colored Gems (6 total): Obtained by destroying all boxes in certain levels WITHOUT DYING. You must meet both requirements in a single run. You are allowed to die in bonus sections. You just can’t die in the main level.
Clear Gems (20 total): Obtained by destroying all boxes in certain levels (dying is allowed). To reach all boxes you need the colored gems, they open up new gem paths to boxes that are otherwise inaccessible!

It’s important that you get all the colored gems first. Without them you can’t get some of the boxes. The Gems are not actual collectibles. Rather, they are mission rewards for destroying all the boxes in a given level. When you do they spawn at the end of the mission.

Keep in mind that you must also destroy the boxes in bonus sections. Some boxes drop character icons. Having 3 icons of the same type opens up a bonus part somewhere in the level. These tend to contain lots of boxes and are required to get the gems.

For their specific details please refer to the Crash Bandicoot PS4 Remaster: Gems Locations Guide.

Luckily, you only need all gold relics and not the platinum ones. It’s still going to be the hardest trophy in the game. To beat the required times you must finish the mission as quickly as possible without dying and must get time crates along the way (checkpoint are disabled). The time crates will freeze the clock for a few seconds. Focusing on not dying is often better than going at full speed. You can slow down and still earn a gold relic as long as you collect the time crates and stay alive.

Please note that the time trials only unlock after beating a level for the first time. You will then find a stopwatch at the start of the level. Pick it up to start the timer. You can press L1 in level select to see the target times for each individual relic.

I did this in the first mission and got only one box (missed 48 boxes). The first mission is the best option as it is the shortest.

Lives can be found from many boxes. They will drop a crash bandicoot icon that you can pick up for an extra life. These boxes show up in many places throughout the levels so you’ll run into them very frequently. You must have 99 lives at the same time. In the bottom right it says how many lives you have.

You also earn a life when 100 apples have been collected. Destroy all boxes you come across and pick up the apples.

It’s possible to farm lives by repeating the same level over and over again and collecting all apples in it. An early life farming location is on the second island, level “Lost City”. Bats will be spawning infinitely here. Stand under a bat spawn and kill them with jump attacks (X + Square). You get 12 apples for killing them all. They respawn after two seconds and you can repeat infinitely. It takes 5 minutes to earn 10 lives (50 minutes to earn the trophy).

The fastest way (later in the game) is on island 3, Level “Castle Machinery”. It requires the green gem which you get by destroying all boxes in Lost City without dying. Then you can use the green gem platform at the very start of Castle Machinery which earns you 30 lives. When you have the lives, pause the game (Options-Button) and quit the mission. Create a manual save game and quit out to the title screen. Now select Crash Bandicoot 1 in the title screen and hit ‘Continue’. The 30 lives will respawn and you can repeat as often as you want. Just keep in mind you always need to create a manual save, quit out to main menu and hit continue to make the lives respawn. This will earn you the trophy in just 5 minutes.

This trophy is obtained in the DLC level “Stormy Ascent” by getting the gem. You earn the gem by destroying all boxes in this mission (including the 22 bonus level boxes).

This trophy is obtained in the DLC level “Stormy Ascent” by getting the gold relic in the time trial. After beating the level for the first time a stopwatch will spawn at the start of the level. Pick it up and complete the level in record time without dying. There are no checkpoints, so if you die the level restarts from the beginning. It’s a very challenging level and requires a lot of practice.

Target Time: Platinum = 3:10:00 — Gold = 4:30:00 — Sapphire = 7:00
My Time: 3:46:59

1) At the start, wait for the stairs to go flat before picking up the stopwatch.
2) Jump up the stairs (easy)
3) When you encounter the 2nd scientist, jump on his head immediately to be boosted up the elevator (saves time)
4) At the top pick up the time crates. The next section is relatively easy.
5) Eventually you come to two sliding platforms and a bunch of platforms spinning in circles. This part is very time sensitive and it’s easy to die here if your timing is off. Better wait and let the platform slide 3-4 times to time your jump. It’s better to wait here than to die.
6) After the next scientist you must jump down several stairs with spikes around them. You should have at least 1 Aku Aku mask left (at best you’ll have 2 by this point). The last set of stairs is a bit tricky so if fail the Aku Aku mask will save you. If you get hit by spikes just keep running downstairs, you can’t take damage for a short period of time after getting hit.
7) Immediately after the aforementioned stairs there 3 sliding platforms. You’ll want to use a high jump to get from platform 1 to 2 (hold down X). From platform 2 to 3 the low jump (tap X for a short moment, don’t hold) worked better for me.
8) When climbing up the tower there are fast platforms coming out of the walls. Make sure you don’t hit the spikes. It would be ideal if you have 1 Aku Aku left by this point to save you.
9) Once on top of the tower, let the scientist throw goo until there’s an opening to jump onto the moving platforms.
10) There’s a very tricky part near the end with two platforms coming out the wall simultaneously. Jump on the first just as it comes out the wall. Then stand on it until the last possible moment (let it slide under your feet) before jumping onto the next one.
11) Last tricky part is the 3 birds. Jump on the first bird just after it hits the wall and starts moving away from you. Timing is extremely important here.

Practice the last checkpoint until you can do it perfectly! The last section is by far the hardest and has no room for error.