GamesPlatformerCrash Bandicoot 2Crash Bandicoot dev explains how the series kept its identity separate from Nintendo’s 3D platformer: “When Mario 64 came out it shifted everybody’s thinking"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GamesPlatformerCrash Bandicoot 2Crash Bandicoot dev explains how the series kept its identity separate from Nintendo’s 3D platformer: “When Mario 64 came out it shifted everybody’s thinking"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Naughty Dog) Super Mario 64 defined 3D platformers to such a degree that its influences are still being felt now, 28 years later. The original Crash Bandicoot debuted more or less simultaneously with Nintendo’s classic, but ended up taking a much …