![]() ![]() ![]() Although I had properly played one Spyro game before, and that was from the pair of Game Boy Advance crossovers with Crash called Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy and Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Revenge. Crash was obviously the more popular of the two because I remember only one occasion where I played a Spyro game on the Ps1. ![]() I’m pretty sure all these Playstation households had a Crash Bandicoot title because that’s what I mostly remember playing. I didn’t own a Playstation, but I knew heaps that had one, giving me a chance to play some of the most popular titles. Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft was more of an icon than a mascot, as she was a character of more realistic proportions, (the same can’t be said for her chest). In short, Crash and Spyro were the mascots of the original Playstation. Well, Naughty Dog had helped Crash dog Spyro in this dog eat dog world of dog fighting that is video games, although they remained friends. While Mario and Sonic had done very well with fellow classmates Nintendo and Sega respectively, there was a friendly rivalry between Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon to be Sony’s top dog. PSOne was doing very well with the mature crowd, a few of its peers felt it needed a mascot to identify itself with. It’s always difficult having to start from scratch in a new environment. The original Playstation was that new student at school that became very popular. ![]()
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