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YouTube channel in May 2012. In 1996, I was introduced to Crash Bandicoot and it became one of my favorite video games of all time on the PlayStation. I bought all the games, the action figures, LCD handheld arcade games, magazines, strategy guides, T-shirts etc. I 100% completed both the original Crash Bandicoot and The N Sane Trilogy remake simultaneously on my channel as part of a challenge I set out for myself as a fan of the series. On Christmas Day 2001, I was “Shell Shocked” when I played M&M’s Shell Shocked on the PlayStation. Find out why in this Comparison Edition of QuickPlay. I reviewed M&M’s Shell Shocked (North American and European versions) on the PlayStation at the Starling Mall MBO Cinemas in Malaysia. I’ve provided all the fun facts and trivia about the game. This video review was a labor of love made by a fan as a tribute to Naughty Dog, Universal Interactive Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Boston Animation and Simon & Schuster Interactive. Please use the timestamps below to skip segments of the video although I recommend watching the review from start to finish. Do as you please. TIMESTAMPS: North American and European Release Date Info 0:46 What is M&M’s Shell Shocked? 1:05 What’s The Story of M&M’s Shell Shocked? 1:28 QUESTION What do Crash Bandicoot & Yellow have in common? 2:28 Character Traits: Crash Bandicoot 2:54 Michael Gollom - Sound Designer on the Crash Bandicoot series 3:34 Character Traits: Yellow M&M 3:51 Crash’s Spin Attack and Yellow’s Going Beserk 5:00 What are Boxes? 5:07 Basic Boxes 5:35 Crash Boxes/Life Boxes 6:00 Arrow Boxes 6:16 Iron Boxes 6:36 Surprise Boxes 6:53 Dangerous Boxes 7:45 TNT Boxes and Red Explosive Boxes 8:04 Nitro Boxes and Danger Boxes 9:12 Status Panel (HUD) 10:04 QUESTION Answered 10:20 Triumph the Insult Comic Dog yelling “Crash Bandicoot!” 11:16 Is there a fine line between game design inspiration and shameless copying? 11:21 Yellow’s Power Ups 11:34 Ric-o-Shell (Yellow) 11:42 Aku Aku Witch Doctor’s Mask (Crash) 12:11 Cruise Shoes (Yellow) 12:58 Crash Dash (Crash) 13:10 Super Springs (Yellow) 13:48 Super Double Jump (Crash) 14:14 The Positives - What I like about Shell Shocked 14:33 SEGA’s OutRun reference 15:04 Space Invaders reference 15:36 The Moonwalk 15:42 Street Fighter II reference 15:50 Similar Rotating Platforms 15:55 Crash getting chased by a Boulder, Polar Bear and Triceratops Dinosaur 16:04 Yellow getting chased by Giant Robots 16:49 Bonus Levels: 17:31 Boss Battle Similarities 18:52 It’s a Trap! Similar Traps 19:45 Uncovering Secrets 20:06 Eugene Zhukov - M&M’s Shell Shocked Composer 22:46 Fun Fact: J.K. Simmons (Academy Award winning actor) and Billy West (acclaimed voice actor) voice overs 23:54 Billy West talks about voicing Red M&M 24:51 The Negatives - What I disliked about Shell Shocked 25:26 Regional Differences - North American & European versions 29:19 M&M’s The Lost Formulas 30:58 M&M’s The Lost Formulas Concept Art 31:31 BONUS: Anecdote 31:50 Bottom Line FINAL VERDICT 32:49 Crash Bandicoot & M&M’s Shell Shocked Comparison - Similarities, Fun Facts with Billy West & More! Segments of this review were done on the spot meaning there were no scripts or notes written. All footage captured using PlayStation and Mac via video capture. "M&M's"® and the "M&M's"® Characters are registered trademarks of Mars Incorporated and its affiliates. © Mars. Published by Simon & Schuster Interactive, a division of Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. © 2018 Activision Publishing, Inc. ACTIVISION and CRASH BANDICOOT are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. The rating icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. © 2020 Activision Publishing Inc. ACTIVISION, CRASH TEAM RACING, CTR, CRASH BANDICOOT, CRASH and CRASH: ON THE RUN! are trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. The rating icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. Crash Bandicoot and related characters TM & © Universal Interactive Studios, Inc. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Entertainment. ©2020 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. “PlayStation”, “PlayStation Family Mark", “PS5 logo”, and "Play Has No Limits" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. “SONY” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. #mmschocolate #CrashBandicoot #PlayStation