Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy Gems Locations Guide will help you find all colored gems in the remastered version of Crash Bandicoot which was just released on the PS4 as the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. It has three games bundled together on a single disc. As you play the game, you will come across different gems that you can collect to unlock achievements.
These are not your regular find-and-collect-type of gems. Before getting these gems, you will first need to complete some tasks. There are two main types of gems in the game. The first ones are the Colored Gems while the others are the Clear Gems.
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Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy Gems Locations
To obtain colored gems you will need to complete some challenging tasks and then later you can obtain the clear gems as well which require you to clear a level after destroying all the crates. This method of obtaining gems is similar to all three games.
Breaking up boxes to obtain gems might sound easy, however, it is not. Expect many deaths in trying to accomplish this feat and some of the colored gems require you to clear certain areas without dying. This guide will tell you how to obtain all the gems along with the locations where you need to complete the tasks.
In our N. Sane Trilogy Gems Locations Guide, we’ve detailed everything you need to know about collecting all the Colored Gems in Crash Bandicoot.
The following tables contain the gem colors along with their locations and the challenges needed to obtain the gems from all three games.
Crash Bandicoot Gems
Each stage has 1 gem, unlocked by smashing all the crates. Levels that get you the white gem can be completed even after losing a life, but for coloured gems, it must be a perfect run without losing a life. In special levels however, you can die as many times as you like and still get the gems.
| Island | Stage | Gem Required | Gems Unlocked |
| 1 | N. Sanity beach | none | white |
| 1 | Jungle rollers | Green | white |
| 1 | The Great gate | Yellow | white |
| 1 | Boulders | None | white |
| 1 | Upstream | Yellow | white |
| 1 | Rolling Stones | Blue | white |
| 1 | Hog Wind | None | white |
| 1 | Native Fortress | Red | white |
| 2 | Up the Creek | None | white |
| 2 | The Lost City | None | green |
| 2 | Temple Ruins | None | white |
| 2 | Road to Nowhere | Red | white |
| 2 | Boulder Dash | Purple | white |
| 2 | Whole Hog (secret) | None | white |
| 2 | Sunset Vista | None | White, key 1 |
| 3 | Heavy Machinery | None | white |
| 3 | Cortex Power | Blue | white |
| 3 | Generator Rooms | None | orange |
| 3 | Toxic Waste | None | blue |
| 3 | The High Road | None | white |
| 3 | Slippery Climb | None | red |
| 3 | Lights Out | Yellow | purple |
| 3 | Fumbling In the Dark(secret) | None | white |
| 3 | Jaws of Darkness | Blue | White, key 2 |
| 3 | Castle Machinery | None | white |
| 3 | The Lab | None | yellow |
| 3 | The Great hall | N/A | N/A |
Crash Bandicoot 2 Gems
With Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, the gem system was made more complex as with added objectives to get the coloured gems. Here’s a handy guide to help you get to all.
| Warp Room | Level | White Gem | Coloured Gem |
| Jungle | Turtle woods | Destroy all crates | Blue- finish without destroying any crate |
| Jungle | Snow go | Destroy all crates | Red- from bonus entrance via air crash level. |
| Jungle | Hang eight | Destroy all crates (requires blue gem) Beat the time trail | None |
| Jungle | The pits | Destroy all crates | None |
| Jungle | Crash dash | Destroy all crates | None |
| Ice | Snow biz | Destroy all crates | None |
| Ice | Air crash | Clear death path. Destroy all crates (required secret entrance via Bear Down) | Secret Wrap to Snow go |
| Ice | Bear it | Destroy all crates | None |
| Ice | Crash Cruse | Destroy all crates | Noone |
| Ice | The eel deal | Destroy all crates | Green-go right on fork, walk through wall behind nitro crate |
| Sewer | Plant food | Destroy all crates | None |
| Sewer | Bear down | Destroy all crates | Secret wrap to air crash |
| Sewer | Road to ruin | Clear the death path Destroy all crates(requires access through Diggin’ it secret wrap) | None |
| Sewer | Un-bearable | Destroy all crates | Secret wrap room to totally bear |
| Sewer | Sewer or later | Destroy all crates Access platform(requires yellow gem) | None |
| Alpine | Hangin’ out | Destroy all crates | Secret wrap to totally fly |
| Alpine | Diggin’ it | Clear the Death path Destroy all crates | Secret wrap to road to ruin |
| Alpine | Cold hard crash | Destroy all crates Clear death path | None |
| Alpine | Ruination | Destroy all crates Clear green path (requires green gem) | None |
| Alpine | Bee-haveing | Destroy all crates | Purple- jump on nitro stairs |
| High-Tech | Piston it away | Clear death path Destroy all crates | None |
| High-Tech | Rock it | Destroy all crates | None |
| High-Tech | Night fight | Clear death path Destroy all crates | None |
| High-Tech | Pack attack | Destroy all crates | None |
| High-Tech | Spaced out | Destroy all crates Complete all levels( required all coloured gems) | None |
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Gems Locations
The third entry in the series is also build on the Warp concept of the second. While with less secret areas, the idea of getting gems is still not easy. Here’s a guide to help you through.
| Warp Room | Level | White Gem | Coloured Gem and Secrets |
| Medieval | Toad Village | Destroy all crates | None |
| Medieval | Under Pressure | Destroy all crates | None |
| Medieval | Orient Express | Destroy all crates | None |
| Medieval | Bone Yard | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Red Gem path | None |
| Medieval | Makin’ Waves | Destroy all crates | None |
| Arabian | Gee Wiz | Destroy all crates | None |
| Arabian | Hang’em high | Destroy all crates | None |
| Arabian | Hog ride | Destroy all crates | None |
| Arabian | Tomb Time | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Death Route | None |
| Arabian | Midnight Run | Destroy all crates | None |
| Oriental | Dino Might! | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Yellow Gem path | On Yellow Gem Path, jump on the second Pterodactyl sitting on the tree trunk after the dinosaur chase to access Hot Coco. |
| Oriental | Deep Trouble | Destroy all crates | Red Gem – shoot ! crate near the end of the level, then backtrack to wall of TNT and metal crates, detonate them, and complete exta level section. |
| Oriental | High Time | Destroy all crates | Purple Gem – on Death Route. |
| Oriental | Road Crash | Destroy all crates | Knock over the Yellow sign with a black alien head on it to access Eggipus Rex. |
| Oriental | Double Header | Destroy all crates | None |
| Egyptian | Sphynxinator | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Blue Gem path | None |
| Egyptian | Bye Bye Blimps | Destroy all crates | None |
| Egyptian | Tell No Tales | Destroy all crates | None |
| Egyptian | Future Frenzy | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Destroy all crates on secret route | None |
| Egyptian | Tomb Wader | Destroy all crates | Blue Gem – on Death Route |
| Future | Gone Tomorrow | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Green Gem path | None |
| Future | Orange Asphalt | Destroy all crates | None |
| Future | Flaming Passion | Destroy all crates | Green gem – on Death Route |
| Future | Mad Bombers | Destroy all crates | None |
| Future | Bug lite | 1. Destroy all crates 2. on Multicoloured Gem path, requires all coloured Gems | None |
| Neo-Cortex System (Basement Warp) | Ski Crazed | Destroy all crates | Accessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 5 Relics to unlock. |
| Neo-Cortex System (Basement Warp) | Hang’em High (secret) | Destroy all crates | Accessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 10 Relics to unlock. Yellow Gem – end of level. |
| Neo-Cortex System (Basement Warp) | Area 51? | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Win race. | Accessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 15 Relics to unlock. |
| Neo-Cortex System (Basement Warp) | Future Frenzy (secret) | Destroy all crates | Accessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 20 Relics to unlock. |
| Neo-Cortex System (Basement Warp) | Rings of Power | 1. Destroy all crates 2. Win race. | Accessed via secret Basement Warp Room, which requies 5 Relics. This level requires 25 Relics to unlock. |
| Secret Levels | Hot Coco | Destroy all crates | Accessed via Warp in Road Crash. |
| Secret Levels | Eggipus Rex | Destroy all crates | Accessed via Warp in Dino Might! |
Complete the challenges to get the gems. Some of the gems allow dying while some of them are very difficult as dying makes the challenge void. Take your time completing levels and never try to rush the difficult sections. Find all the gems to unlock a trophy.
