Cheating to get colored gems in Crash 1

[Dark Redshift]

Is there a mod that allows me to get the gem for any stage so long as I get every box whether I lose a life or not? Failing that, is there a cheat that straight up hands me the colored gems?

Let's face it: the box challenges where you aren't allowed to die are f.ucking impossible. If they kept it consistent with the rest of the game, where unlike the PS1 game you are allowed to die just so long as you get every box, I wouldn't mind as much. Key words: as much.

It's made worse by the fact that in the remake, the colored gems enforce the ever hated "no dying" rule from the original and from what I've heard, the colored gems are the hardest and most awful stages to get every box on. I am not standing for that. Forcing the player to beat a level without dying especially with 100% items or secrets etc. hard level or otherwise is not fun, it's just plain bad game design. Yeah, Croc on Sega Saturn did something similar but at least that game was a tad easier to get all in a level most of the time.

[lxRs451]

The colored gem levels really aren't that hard.
I mean what will you do if you ever decide to get all Gold relics, especially on Stormy Ascent? Those gems are a piece of cake compared to that.

[Dark Redshift]

Originally posted by FuRy Qarz:

The colored gem levels really aren't that hard.
I mean what will you do if you ever decide to get all Gold relics, especially on Stormy Ascent? Those gems are a piece of cake compared to that.

Bear in mind I never played Crash before the remake came out as I never owned a Playstation, except the original PSP. If I try to get relics and they are as hard as you warn, I'd just cheat for them too.

Basically the idea is "if the game won't play fair, why the hell should I?" (with "hell" replacing the F word) I only resort to that if I get stuck and walkthroughs cannot help me e.g. luck based missions like unlocking Green Hill in SA2 or having a ghost of a chance at beating the Binding of Isaac or Pro Pinball Timeshock. Normally I try to do it legit and only cheat or use walkthroughs when I give up. I'm less likely to go to actual cheats if I'm emulating and use quick saves.

[QWEEDDY2]

And so? You a PC player, not a PS. You must beat Crash cause it easy game, even not so easy as current shooters and shooter-like crap games that ecen help player to control character moves.

Play on gamepad and only on D-pad buttons.

[Dark Redshift]

Originally posted by QWEEDDY2:

And so? You a PC player, not a PS. You must beat Crash cause it easy game, even not so easy as current shooters and shooter-like crap games that ecen help player to control character moves.

Play on gamepad and only on D-pad buttons.

Please learn better grammar before posting here, you're making no sense. And no, I will play the game any damn way I want. You do not have to do the same.

[Widget]

Then why do you even play it? Just cheat activate achievements and buy another game to cheat activate achievements. So much fun!

[ranoutofcharac]

You aren't forced to get all the gems, it is called a challenge and you clearly are used to being fed the 100% achievement in games. The levels take practice, now go play.

[Muchderanged]

lmao just practice. have some pathience and put some effort into it.

[Dark Redshift]

Originally posted by Widget:

Then why do you even play it? Just cheat activate achievements and buy another game to cheat activate achievements. So much fun!

I don't care for the acheivements: they're a waste of time. I just want the best ending and to unlock that, you need all the gems. The relics I think are more optional so I won't worry about them.

Originally posted by Ranoutofcharact™:

You aren't forced to get all the gems, it is called a challenge and you clearly are used to being fed the 100% achievement in games. The levels take practice.

No I am not used to being spoonfed 100% of something, idiot. A challenge is one thing but there's a fine line between hard but fair (e.g. Super Meat Boy or Halo 1 on Legendary) and fake difficulty (90% of a lot of classic games including Crash 1, Demon Castle Dracula pre NITM/SOTN, the Binding of Isaac and almost every single graphic adventure game or Ultima RPG). Here's some hard games I can ace 100% without cheating once:

Tomb Raider 1-3 plus expansion packs, Chronicles and Tomb Raider 0 (2013)

Shadow the Hedgehog

Marathon Trilogy plus mods

Pathways into Darkness

Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3&K, Sonic CD, Advance 1 & 3 and Sonic Mania

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

Prince of Persia Warrior Within & Two Thrones

Sonic 3D: Flickies Island (both Saturn and PC versions)

Blinx the Time Sweeper

Quantum Redshift

System Shock 1

Originally posted by SOF ESCPLAN:

lmao just practice. have some patience.

I did practice and have patience; the latter ran out. I said above that I only resort to walkthroughs or cheats as a last resort if I cannot improve after multiple attempts of the legit way and give up. When that happens varies depending on the game or how much failure pi.ssed me off, which also varies. Now are any of you going to give me real advice? I asked for cheats or a mod to make it easier to do it legit, not 50% pep talk and the other 50 just plain trolling.

Specifically the kind of mod that makes the colored gem challenges allow you to die and still get the gem so long as you find all the boxes including bonus zones, staying consistent with the rest of the game. That is a fair challenge, especially as the colored gem levels are hard enough. Doing it without losing a single life is not. Remakes are meant to improve the bad parts of the original and keep and/or enhance the good parts, not keep the bad parts.

[JSG]

Do everything but those gems and then download a 100% save, simple.....I honestly dont know why you want to cheat tho, if you want the best ending, just watch it on youtube. 100%ing the game is supposed to be enjoyable, if it isnt for you, just dont do it.

[Dark Redshift]

Originally posted by JSG:

Do everything but those gems and then download a 100% save, simple.....I honestly dont know why you want to cheat tho, if you want the best ending, just watch it on youtube. 100%ing the game is supposed to be enjoyable, if it isnt for you, just dont do it.

Thank you. :) You are right that 100%ing is meant to be enjoyable. If it isn't and I want the rewards (such as bonus levels) from doing so anyway, then I don't do it. That's how I got Green Hill for my emulated Dreamcast version of SA2: I downloaded a 100% VMU save. I'm yet to do it on my physical machine. If there's no bonus stuff or at least no interesting ones I want or just useless achievements or a higher number on the percent complete metre, then I don't bother.

[Widget]

Or just watch ending on youtube.

[kakaboo]

Originally posted by Dark Redshift:

Bear in mind I never played Crash before the remake came out as I never owned a Playstation, except the original PSP. If I try to get relics and they are as hard as you warn, I'd just cheat for them too.

If you think colored gems are hard, then its natural relics will be harder. because you can't die at all in relics either although you dont have to get all the boxes. the colored gems are honestly a piece of cake compared to some of the other levels if you are trying for relics(as you cant die), since you can take your time slowly.

[the yakuza 4]

Why are you calling it bad game design? You're just ♥♥♥♥

[Casurin]

I really do not understand the mindset of such entitled brats.
If you are not good enough to complete the OTIONAL CHALLANGES than that's it - you are not good enough at the game. You can either spent more time getting better or just leaving it at that.

Seriously - what do you such cretins even hope to achieve?
You accomplish nothing by cheating, you do not get anything at all. Just a number on the screen forever telling you that you failed to complete the game and resorted to cheating.

[Rialstrom]

It's sad that people think they should be rewarded for their failures by cheating.