Crash Team Racing Codes -

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

Ripper Roo:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Right, Circle(2), Down, Up, Down, Right at 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 main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Alternately, successfully complete the "Roos Tubes" level in time trial mode. N. Tropy can be unlocked with a time of 1.47.87. N. Tropy will be 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 code entry. Alternately, win the Green Gem cup. Papu Papu will be selectable in versus, arcade, time trial, and battle modes.

Komodo Joe:
Hold L1 + R1 and press Down, Circle, Left(2), Triangle, Right, Down at the 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 the main 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) at the main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry. The Turbo Track, The North Bowl, Lab Basement, and Parking Lot will now be 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 main menu. A sound will confirm correct code entry.

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

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

Extra battle mode arenas:
Successfully complete the arcade one player mode under the easy, medium, and hard difficulty setting for all for cups to receive a total of four new battle arenas. The easy difficulty setting unlocks the "Parking Lot", normal unlocks "The North 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 levels of adventure mode.

Turbo track:
Collect all coins and all five gems.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hint: Speed boost:
The AkuAku/UkaUka masks can give you a speed boost. While having a AkuAku/UkaUka mask, power slide by holding L1 or R1 while driving. That will give you a super boost, Note: You will go even faster if you have a turbo boost.

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

Hint: Blizzard Bluff shortcuts:
Immediately past the start/finish line is a channel through the rocks that allows you to cut across and miss the first left hand turn. A mask obviously makes this faster, so the snow will 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, but is not necessary.

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

Hint: Cortex Castle shortcut:
While racing on Cortex Castle, shortly after the two spiders and past the flight of stairs, you will see a path that goes up into the castle. Go to the far right side and drive diagonally left, 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 main raceway. This trick is hard to do but is extremely effective.

Hint: Crash Cove shortcut:
Near the beginning of the track is a ramp with two fruit boxes at the end of it, just before a small lake. Stay to the right of the ramp and begin turning left toward the mountain once you pass the ramp. You will be driving through the lake. You will have to practice this, but it dips right before you would run into the mountain. As your head goes completely underwater, hold Jump. You will jump onto the shortcut and can pick up a box before jumping back down and rejoining the race near the bridge. You can begin your turn when you pass the single star on the ground just to the right of the ramp. You will be jumping onto the land that is connected to the bridge that you drive under which leads out to that boat to your right.

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

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

Hint: Mystery Caves shortcut:
There is a shortcut that can be used with a mask. Immediately following the first sandtrap/jump area, turn left with a mask activated. This leads through a stalagmite-stalactite area that shortcuts 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 the lower of the two tracks for a huge shortcut. Note: You cannot accomplish 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 immediately go left and jump onto the ledge. Follow it and you will jump right onto 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. Go between them, but keep to the right and jump at the last second to 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 other side. This trick has a near 100% chance if done with Aku Aku/Uka Uka or a speed boost. Also, when you approach the other end of the track, release X and press Circle + Right to 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. Use a mask or turbo on the big jump and take a hard right turn to land on the downard slope.

Hint: Polar Pass shortcut:
There is a wall before the jump at Polar Pass. Enable the "Unlimited masks" code and use it before the wall to jump over it.

When you travel through the cave near the end of the race you will see a wall with arrows pointing to the right. Go straight ahead and jump off the very peak of the hill. Take the sharpest turn possible to the left and you can go cut a lot of time off your run.

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

Note: This shortcut can be reached without a speed power-up. When you get into the tunnels, stay on the right ledge. When you get to the first left-hand corner, start a sharp turn left so that you are about to drive onto the left ledge. Before getting onto the ledge, jump and turn 180 degrees and land back on the bank. You will get a hang time turbo. Drive across the track and jump as 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.

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

Hint: Tiger Temple shortcut:
About half way through the Tiger Temple track is a face in a wall on the left. Shoot a missile, bomb, poison potion (fired forwards) at the mouth of the face, or have an Aku Aku/Uka Uka. The mouth will open and you can drive straight through a shortcut.

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 where you can hit him the best.

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

Hint: Power slides:
Power slides are always good for any turn, but if L1 or R1 is held too long you will spin out and lose precious time.

Hint: Get a boost while power sliding:
If you are power sliding with R1, press L1 to get a boost or vice versa. This is helpful to get around tight turns.

Hint: Placing TNT Boxes in mid-air:
Get a TNT box and press Circle to drop it while going off a jump. This is very effective because it will be much more 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 air immediately after a jump. Just let them go and they will stay there. When someone goes over a jump and hits it, they will usually fall and not make it across. You will be able to gain a lot of ground on them, but make sure you do not hit your own potions on the next lap.

Hint: Better use of Aku Aku/ Uka Uka masks:
If you ever get an unjuiced mask, get juiced up before you 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 get an Aku Aku mask instead of the Uka Uka mask that is shown.