Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Trophy Guide & Roadmap

In order to reach 100% you must win all Races, obtain at least the lowest tier Relic from all Relic Trials (gold / platinum relic not needed), win all CTR Challenges (collect the letters and win the race), win the 4 Crystal Challenges, win the 5 Gem Cups. The Gem Cups are found in Gem Stone Valley area. The door to the races opens after the last boss and you must first win the CTR Challenges to play the Gem Cups. Winning on the two Bonus Tracks in Gem Stone Valley (Slide Coliseum & Turbo Track) is also needed for 100% Completion.

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All CTR Challenges Letter Locations
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Crystal Challenges

» Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Crystal Challenges

You only need the lowest level Relic (Sapphire) on every track. The Gold / Platinum Relics are NOT needed! This means you only need to beat the easiest time requirement and get any relic on each of the 16 playable tracks.

Gem-Cups are unlocked by collecting all CTR-Tokens of a single color. Obtain all CTR Tokens in the game to unlock all Cups. A Gem-Cup is a series of multiple races which will award you points depending on your position. Win all of them to earn this trophy.

See the below guide for all CTR Letter Locations on all Tracks.

» Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All CTR Challenges Letter Locations

But if you want to get it out of the way, play a short race track like Roo’s Tubes on easy. Let an opponent stay a bit in front of you and pass them just before the finish line. Or you can also slow down just before the finish line to let the 2nd place catch up.

Press +  , + and repeat 15 times. It can be very short drifts, you don’t necessarily have to wait for your tires to get a “burning” effect (but doing so is also fine). It’s best to do this on the race track “Coco Park”. Give the opponents 30 seconds headstart so nobody is in your way, then jump-drift left and right. Between each drift it’ll do a jump to trigger the next drift. Coco Park has very wide roads and is an easy circular track. Sometimes it won’t count a drift for some reason even though you do it correctly, but don’t worry. Just keep drifting the entire race and it will pop along the way. It may take 20 or 30 drifts.

Turbo Boost is performed while drifting with + and then tapping when the smoke from your exhaust turns black, or when the boost bar in the bottom right corner turns red. You must do this 3 times in a single drift for a faster boost. Do the 3-boost-combo 5 times in a row without failing to unlock this trophy. In other words: do 15 Turbo Boost in a row during a race (5 x 3 Turbo Boosts). After each set of 3 Turbo Boost you need to press + again to start a new drift that lets you use another 3 Turbo Boosts.

If you fail only one Turbo Boost (pressing too early or too late), it will reset the count for the trophy. All slides you start must result in a triple Turbo Boost, 5 times in a row!

It’s easiest to do this while driving in a circle. The race track “Coco Park” works well. Let the opponents pass you at the start so you have free space. At the first left turn you can drift in a big circle on the road and grass. See the video for a demonstration.

Note: Do it in Single Race mode through the Local Arcade (from Main Menu) if it doesn’t pop in other modes.

In Classic Mode you can’t select hard difficulty. But in Nitro-Fueled Adventure you can switch racers between tracks and choose the difficulty at the beginning of the Adventure Mode. So you’ll have to play the new Nitro-Fueled mode to even select hard difficulty and earn this trophy.

For this trophy you only need to complete the 16 story races on hard and defeat Nitrous Oxide the first time. It is NOT needed to reach 100% completion on hard. This means you can skip all CTR Challenges, Relics, and Crystal Challenges. Only the 16 main story races are needed, which thankfully makes this a lot more doable.

In hard mode the AI drives faster than you from the get-go and you will need to master the tracks to be able to beat them. On some tracks the AI is forgiving (Tiger Temple, Oxide Station) and on others they are driving insane times which are sometimes even faster than those of N.Tropy in his Time Trials (Cortex Castle, Tiny Arena).

Attempting this on your first run will be troublesome and is not recommended. Only try hard after you’ve learned to beat all Oxide times in Time Trials.

You will have to beat N.Tropy in ALL Time Trials except the one bonus track “Retro Stadium”. That’s 18 Trials from Crash Team Racing (CTR) + 13 from Crash Nitro Kart (CNK). Only the 18 Crash Team Racing tracks are NOT enough for this trophy, you need the CNK tracks too.

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Time Trials Guide (Tropy & Oxide)
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Shortcut Locations
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Boost Mechanic Explained (How to Drift-Boost & Use Sacred Fire)

You will have to beat N.Tropy in ALL Time Trials except the one bonus track “Retro Stadium”. That’s 18 Trials from Crash Team Racing (CTR) + 13 from Crash Nitro Kart (CNK). Only the 18 Crash Team Racing tracks are NOT enough for this trophy, you need the CNK tracks too.

It’s worth noting that this is harder than in the original PS1 version because the time requirements are more strict in the PS4 Remake.

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Time Trials Guide (Tropy & Oxide)
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – All Shortcut Locations
• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Boost Mechanic Explained (How to Drift-Boost & Use Sacred Fire)

There are 32 Tracks in total: 18 from Crash Team Racing (CTR) + 13 from Crash Nitro Kart (CNK) + 1 Bonus Track. However, the bonus track can be skipped for this trophy.

The ones you already won in Adventure mode don’t have to be repeated. However, the two tracks from Gem Stone Valley need to be repeated because in Adventure they are only Relic Challenges and you must play single races for it to count. Other than this you only have to do the CNK tracks after having finished Adventure mode already. No need to replay CTR tracks in Arcade if you already won in Adventure.

• TNT Crate
• Green N.Brio Beaker
• Bowling Bomb
• Bowling Bombs x3
• N.Trophy Clock
• Warp Orb
• Turbo
• Tracking Missile
• Tracking Missiles x3
• Green Shield
• Aku Aku / Uka Uka
• Invisibilty (Battle Mode only)
• Super Turbo (Battle Mode only)

Just before the second bridge jump (which is the last jump before the end of the lap), there’s a wooden bridge inside the building you drive through. This wooden bridge is a shortcut, but the first part of the bridge is broken off, so you’re supposed to jump to it. Without a Turbo Boost this can be tricky, so an easier workaround is to drive across the bridge from the back (which you can do by turning left immediately before the big bridge jump). By driving it backwards the jump is much easier to make and no power-ups are needed.

For this jump you should first collect 10 Wumpa Fruit, it increases your speed and lets you jump further!

Immediately after driving across the small wooden bridge with water on both sides, you will come through a frozen cave with two seals at the end (the seals that move and hurt you). Behind the seals is a wall with a yellow street-banner and black arrows on it. For the shortcut you must jump over this wall! Doing so requires a boost. One way is to do a jump (hold ) just before the two seals at the cave exit to gain a jump-boost. If you miss the boost, simply drive back and repeat until you can make it successfully. Alternatively, you can also try getting a Turbo Boost power-up from a box and use that to gain enough speed.

There are 4 Shortcuts in Blizzard Bluff, you must use them in one race. It’s recommended to get 10 Wumpa Fruit for the last 3 shortcuts, as it allows you to gain more speed and jump further. You can simply backtrack until you get all shortcuts in the same lap:

1. Left of Start: through the snow behind a Rock
2. Jump Across River: after the rolling bolder you drive across some ice, here take a sharp left turn and you can jump across a frozen river. It’s recommended to use a Turbo power-up for this. There are 4 boxes on the ice before the river shortcut so you can farm them until you get the Turbo Boost power-up. Also get 10 Wumpa Fruit first.
3. Jump Across back of Fence: Immediately after jumping across the frozen River Shortcut, you can see a wooden fence on your left. There are two parts of the fence, you must jump across both parts. The best power-up for this is the Mask, the reason being that the fence is behind some snow an the Mask blocks the slow-down effect from the Snow. This way you can maintain full speed. Also backtrack a little to make use of the green turbo pad on the ground, just before the fence.
4. Jump Across front of Fence: See #3 (this time pick the other part of the fence to jump across).

There are 2 Shortcuts in Papu’s Pyramid needed for this trophy. You must get both in one race.

1. After passing the first 3 carnivorous plants, you’re supposed to follow the bridge. Instead of doing so, jump through the opening on the left of the bridge (just after third carnivorous plant). There’s a little platform to land on, which lets you skip the curve in the bridge.
2. Immediately after the last shortcut, once you jumped down from that shortcut platform you can jump onto a high road on the left side. This is before you pass by the 4th carnivorous plant.

After taking the first left turn (near start of race), there will be a small wooden ramp with a puddle of water behind it. Jump over the ramp for a jump-boost, drive through the puddle of water and in the last moment hold for a high jump onto the meadow behind the water puddle. Using a character with high acceleration (such as Coco) makes it a bit easier. Alternatively, get a Turbo Boost Power-Up if you have trouble with this jump.

This is one of the trickiest shortcuts. From the start of Sewer Speedway, at the first two tunnels, take the right-side tunnel. After this there are 3 tunnels (you will only see two, because the right one is hidden on a lower level). Jump down to the tunnel on the right side. Then you come to a waterway with blue water. On the right-side wall there will be a white writing “2+2-5” and behind this is an opening at the top of the wall. You need to jump through this opening. Use the right side of the water street as a “ramp”. The timing is really tricky here, you need to jump off at the last moment. Take a look at the video (can also watch it at lower speed to see the timing). It’s easiest with an acceleration class character such as Coco. It’s not necessary to boost for this, just having proper timing with the jump will suffice.

You should attempt this in Time Trial Mode because the shortcut will always be open. In other modes it will be closed by default.

After the first two flame-breathing traps, the path will split up. Take the left path and this will be the shortcut. In time trial mode you’ll see it easily.

In normal race the path won’t split up because the shortcut will be hidden behind a big gate. To open it, you’d have to hit the gate with a power-up such as missiles, bowling bomb, or mask. Doing it in Time Trial mode makes it much easier to see.

Shortly after the start of Dragon Mines, you come through a water-filled pirate cave. After this cave, drive down the path slowly and you’ll see mine karts moving from left to right. When you see such a moving mine kart, follow it on its tracks. The minecart tracks themselves are the shortcut. But you must reach the other end without getting crushed by a minecart behind you. Just wait until one of them has moved and drive behind it.

• TNT Crate turns into Nitro Crate
• Green N.Brio Beaker turns into Red N.Brio Beaker
• Bowling Bomb
• Triple Bowling Bomb x3
• N.Trophy Clock will last longer
• Warp Orb will hit all the enemies on its way to the leader
• Turbo will last longer
• Tracking Missile
• Triple Tracking Missiles x3
• Green Shield turns into Blue Shield
• Aku Aku / Uka Uka lasts longer
• Invisibility (Battle Mode only)
• Super Turbo (Battle Mode only)

By combining Power-Slide Turbo, Turbo-Pads and Turbo-Power Ups you will have to keep your exhaust on fire for a whole lap. This might be tricky but considering you want to beat Oxide Time Trials, this should come naturally at some point. The easiest track for it is Coco Park since you have a lot of space for triple-boosts and some turbo pads in between.

Most important is the Slide-Boost. You initiate a Slide-Boost by drifting (  + / ) and then press when you see black smoke coming from your exhaust, or when the boost bar in bottom right turns orange. You can string 3 slide-boosts together per drift, doing 3 in a row results in one big boost, which you must do repeatedly to maintain your boost. After 3 boosts, jump with  to initiate a new slide and you can do 3 new boosts again.

• Limit Battle
• Capture the Flag
• Crystal Grab
• Last Kart Driving
• Steal the Bacon

Before each match you can adjust the battle settings. You should put the AI on easy every time. Instead of a time limit you can also select the lowest possible score limit (or the highest one if you find that easier). You can also reduce the number of AI opponents to only one.

While having a TNT crate on your head spam in quick succession to jump repeatedly until the TNT disappears.

Here is the full list of all original Characters and how to unlock them:

1. Crash Bandicoot – Available from the start
2. Coco Bandicoot – Available from the start
3. Dr. Neo Cortex – Available from the start
4. Dr. N.Gin – Available from the start
5. Tiny Tiger – Available from the start
6. Dingodile – Available from the start
7. Pura – Available from the start
8. Polar – Available from the start
9. Ripper Roo – Beat him in Adventure Mode
10. Papu Papu – Beat him in Adventure Mode
11. Komodo Joe – Beat him in Adventure Mode
12. Pinstripe – Beat him in Adventure Mode
13. Fake Crash – Obtain the Purple Gem in Adventure Mode
14. Dr. N.Tropy – Beat all of his Time Trial Ghosts

Not needed for trophy, but one of the original characters: Penta Penguin – In the Main Menu hold  + and press , , , , , ,

The Tracks you will have to finish are:

• Skull Rock (Done in Adventure Mode)
• Nitro Court (Done in Adventure Mode)
• Parking Lot
• Rocky Road (Done in Adventure Mode)
• Lab Basement
• Rampage Ruins (Done in Adventure Mode)
• The North Bowl
• Temple Turmoil
• Frozen Frenzy
• Desert Storm
• Magnetic Mayhem
• Terra Drome

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