I got a copy of this demo from a collector. This “Test Drive” demo was featured in Toys “R” Us stores, but there was almost no information about this rare disc until nowadays. This demo came from a very old beta build and it’s currently the earliest Crash 3 demo.
I was very amazed when I discovered that this demo features the old Time Trial system, which uses a gray clock box instead of a golden stopwatch. And yes, I tried to access it, but I didn’t progress much, because the levels can’t be properly loaded in the final ISO, unlike other demos. I was able to load Under Pressure, but the graphics were messed up, and for some reason the game always crashes when I try to control Crash. But spinning the entire level actually worked, so I could break the time box and see the first moments of this early time trial. However the level collision was also broken, so I couldn’t finish it.
Using a memory viewer, I found some different level names:
Bone Yard and Dino Might! are switched.
Makin’ Waves is named Aye Matey.
Road Crash is named Roadkill.
Sphynxinator in named Sphynxter.
Future Frenzy is named Fast Forward.
Mad Bombers is the first level of the 5th Warp Room.
Future Frenzy, Orange Asphalt, Flaming Passion, Bug Lite, Area 51?, Ski Crazed, Rings of Power, Hot Coco and Eggipus Rex don’t appear, so I suppose they didn’t exist yet.
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