The idea that Cortex falls off the airship with Brendan O'Brien's voice and then continues to fall with Clancy Brown's voice has always been funny to me
I miss this Cortex so much. An actual threat. Clear headed when he needs to be, but dangerous and short tempered at the drop of a coin.
I would get Game Overs often enough that I'd feel so bad when Cortex said "no no no, Crash... i said bring me the *CRYSTALS!!!!!*" (and yes, I left some caps out to signify his volume. :P Like a parent scoldling you.) But now I find it both intimidating AND funny. XD
For all the flak we can give Mind Over Mutants for, it actually gave us the most wicked Cortex and the only time we ever see Cortex get one over Uka-Uka.
RIP to Brendan O'Brien, voice of Crash, Aku Aku (soundfx), N. Brio, N. Gin, & Pinstripe.
Clancy brown nailed cortex voice! That laugh at the end was epic! He was the best cortex no doubt. However, I think Lex Lang makes a great cortex too. Lex does the funny cortex well but Clancy is the best evil cortex no doubt haha.
Well Clancy was funny too, just not in a boring and obvious childish way Lex voices him
OG Cortex was Clancy Brown? Had no idea, also I though Maurice LaMarche voiced new Cortex.
@@romariodesrosier1450 Funnily enough LaMarche does Brio in the remake of this game.
Pissing off Cortex is the best part of playing this game! 😂🤣
Yeah but don't celebrate yet. The cortex vortex is still up there.
@@animatorskomic2253 well for one i have awful minions and n brio screwed me over
You can play a drinking game
For every time Cortex says “crystals”
You won’t survive
Clancy Brown is so great in this, one of the defining performances of my childhood (and life if I'm being honest).
Cortex: "No, no, NO, Crash! To save the world, I need crystals. CRYSTALS!! One more time, they look like this. Crystals, Crash! Go back through one of those doors and bring me crystals!" XD
"Look above the doorways! Above each, there is a big... _CRYSTAL..._ shaped slot! Clear all five Crystal slots in this Warp Room by retrieving one Crystal from _each_ of the five areas! Only after we have filled every slot in this room can we continue... on our quest! ...This is the _last time_ I remind you."
I think that was the reason why Clancy Brown was replaced by Lex Lang in 2004
The parents’s think Clancy’s Cortex Voice was to Mean for the kids. And they wrote letters about it.
@@Pablo-312 If so, I don't know what those parents were expecting from the VILLAINS. And they're not supposed to be friendly villains either. And it's not like they have so much humanizing depth that they're not supposed to sound mean.
0:19 Homer Simpson will now sue you.
he should’ve thought about that before that word was put in the english dictionary.
This is the game where Dr. Neo Cortex was at his most intimidating in the series. You couldn’t exactly take him seriously in the first game with the funny voice he had from Brendan O’Brien. Cortex spent most of his time in Warped being either cowed or possessed by an even greater evil. He was slowly slipping into goofy ness in Wrath Of Cortex and Nitro Kart. Twinsanity definitely cemented Cortex as a hugely comedic idiot villain ever since (which I do enjoy). But this game is definitely where you can recognize Dr. Neo Cortex as a terrifying threat (the holograms and Clancy Brown especially help)
Yeah, as his second appearance we have a formidable and intimitating foe but was changed into a comical idiot which is a shame imo
I do kinda like him in Warped and Nitro Kart, he still seems a bit calculating but the jadedness gives him more depth.
Even if his voice was intimidating, he was still a moron blinded by his own ego
Remember when Clancy Brown was Dr.Cortex, this game was his first Cortex role.
Pablo312 I wish to Clancy brown and lex lang some day at comic con event
Clancy Brown here does a perfect combo of Mr. Krabs and Lex Luthor
_"No no no, Sponge me Boy! I said bring me the Secret Krabby Patty formuler! Now, get back in there!"_
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It's kinda weird how I’d come back to this video again and find this comment at the right moment (nice)
And James Earl Jones as well as Darth Vader. I must say the voices Clancy and James are similar when they spoke it for both villains so intimidating
J. Jonah Jameson: BRING MAY PICTUREZ OF SPIDUH MAN!!
Cortex: CRYSTALSSS!!! BRING ME CRYSTALS!!
god this is the best version of cortex. i miss clancy brown so much
Crash Bandicoot 2 was my *_VERY_* first Playstation game I have played,
back in that time, I couldn't understand what the heck just happened on Cortex falling off a blimp,
then today, looking at the final battle in Crash Bandicoot 1 ...it finally makes sense now.
I actually trusted Cortex when I first played this waaay back! Lol
I remember my older sister and I couldn't understand most of the dialogue, we grew up in a noisy house lol. When I was little I asked her what the story of this game was about and she told me "I think Cortext is going to kill Coco if Crash doesn't find the crystals"
I know people often like to think Crash was just easily tricked by Cortex, but I like to think that Crash only helped Cortex because he liked how shiny the crystals looked and wanted to keep them for himself for a collection.
It helps give an explanation as to why he attacked N-Gin at least, Crash didn’t want his new shines taken away from him. XD
I've always like how abrupt the games of the original Crash trilogy begin. The way this game starts is a perfect example of that; no introduction, no recap, just immediately starting with the end of the first game's final boss battle.
“You haven’t seen the last of me, CRASH BANDICOOT!!
I love how expressive cortex's facial movements are you can see he is manipulating crash just from his expressions alone.
I think my favourite thing about this game is that you get a sense of how lonely and scared crash must have felt. Crash gets mysteriously teleported against his will into the dark warp room 1, being told to collect crystals from unknown areas of the world by Cortex's holograms, with Coco's transmissions getting cutoff as she desperately tries to warn crash. As the player, you feel Crash's confusion, not knowing whether cortex is the bad guy or if Brio is. Then once you make the unavoidable mistake of collecting the 25th crystal, you finally find out what's been going on and it's down to you to stop Cortex before he enslaves the world. It really put a lot of weight onto the final boss battle and made it super panicky, which I think the N. Sane trilogy missed out. Playing this for the first time as little kid on the ps1 in your bedroom with the lights off was truly the most amazing way to experience this game. 8:18 still gives me goosebumps now.
100% this is my favorite Crash of the trilogy for that reason . This 1 just had a dark sort of theme / energy to it. It’s sort of creepy
Same as a kid there was so much mystery with who should you trust.
I felt Crash in Crash 1 had it tough. Fell off the window and washed in a beach. Had to to fight through 3 island go up the castle.
All for Tawna who broke up with him.
0:37
How do expect to retrieve them, when we dont have any earthbound operatives *LeFt?*
YOU FOOL! Do you think I'm unaware of this situation? If we don't have any friends left on the surface, then we need to find...
...an enemy.
@@adrielaguilar6394 Crash? Crash?! Crash! My battery is fried, make yourself useful Big Brother and bring an extra Battery for me!
Man, that Cortex voice is just a pure delight.
Makes me forget that the story has more holes than a fine cheese.
@@cuccamunga The fact that Tawna's nowhere to be seen despite the fact saving her was the point of the first game; Coco's apparently Crash's sister despite the fact she was never seen or mentioned in the first game; and the fact there are even more mutated animals running around despite the fact the Evolvo-Ray and original Cortex Vortex were destroyed. And that isn't even half of it.
@@LuznoLindo If you beat Crash 1 with 100% completion, the credits tell you that Tawna chose Pinstripe over Crash.
I don't consider Coco's introduction to be a plot hole because it's the first thing that's established in Crash 2. Just because we weren't told about her or are kept in the dark about her origins doesn't make it a plot hole. A plot hole is when something in the plot contradicts abother element to the plot or is a crucial missing element to piecing together a storyline. Learning Crash has a sister between the first and second game was never relevant to either game's story.
Also just because the evolvo ray or the original Cortex Vortex was destroyed, doesn't mean Cortex, N. Brio, or N. Gin didn't have access to a supply of mutated animals that were already finished. And isn't there an obvious time jump between Cortex falling off the blimp to Cortex being on the new Cortex Vortex before the game starts regardless?
@@cuccamunga That's not true. There is nothing in the 100% ending of Crash 1 of both versions which says Tawna ran off with Pinstripe.
Neo Cortex sounds like Mr Krabs for being goofy, and Lex Luthor for his evil plans.
How I miss the days when Clancy Brown voiced Dr. Cortex, despite being a family-friendly game, he made the villain sound sinister. Lex Lang, however, just makes Cortex sound like a childish cartoon baddie
When cortex fell from his flying hovercraft, something in his vocal cords switched, changing his voice to become more “villianous”, it made him want to change his fake name from, “Brendan O’Brien” to “Clancy Brown”.
So much Lore in these cut scenes
Awesome Childhood Reliever! :D the Cutscenes from Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back are so Cool :) Good Work Childhood Reliever! :D
I can recite all of this game's dialogues from memory lol
Mr. Krabs and Dr. Cortex have several things in common
1.) Same voice actor (Clancy Brown)
2.) Obsessed with one object
3.) Manipulated the main hero for selfish purposes.
Cortex may be defeated but the cortex vortex is still up there.
That is true until crash collected all of the gems and deliver them to n brio to start up his laser and fired the laserbeam that destroyed the cortex vortex forever
8:05 reminded me of the cortex battle in CB3
Crash 2 looks great for a 1997 game
Clancy really made cortex sound evil
9:50 - How the hell has it taken me 26 years to notice the Naughty Dog sticker on the Cortex Vortex?
I honestly can’t believe N.Sane Trilogy Left this one hologram cutscene behind, and that was a cool one actually 4:06
I liked that in Crash 2 you are actually working for Cortex lol
I like how the 2 & 3 games had more story.
Plus, N Brio sounded more younger in the original
10:48 Nitrus Deonte: Say Hello To My Little Lazer Friend!!! {Blows up Cortex Vortex}
By far the best and the ONLY real Cortex voice. Also these simple ps1 cutscenes are so much better than Crash 4 on PS4 which is crazy how good ND were
You want bad Crash cutscenes? Look at N. Sane Trilogy. Crash looks hideous in that.
Gameplay itself is good but I do think the original games have more character and better atmosphere
At 8:15, BRING THEM TO ME!!! 🔥👿🔥
LOL! Cortex sounded demonic. 😈
Would Uka Uka be proud or jealous of Cortex?
9:16 Cortex: NOOOOOO!!!!!! YOU HAVEN’T SEEN OF LAST OF ME CRASH BANDICOOT!
Funny enough I used to be afraid of the game over on this game when I was around 4
This game scared me as a kid… I think it was either the graphics or Cortex…
4:06 the only Cutscene removed from N. Sane Trilogy, because the "Save/Load" walls from the original, have been replaced by the Boss Battles and riding the platform does no trigger them, which make sense.
Also I don't understand why N. Brio is on Crash's side, maybe I'm missing something...?
I think in some unused dialogue in one of the games he mentions Tawna convinced him to be good and break away from Cortex at some point during the first game
I think it was Brio getting sick of Cortex undermining him and taking credit from his work.
i never realized he said doh like homer until now
Mr. krabs has really let himself go
Considering Spongebob started airing in 1999, it should be the other way around.
0:18 DOUH
That evil laughter in the end always sends shiver down my spine even though ive watched it since i was 11 when it came out. And the disappointment sound from Cortex when he foiled his plan was so genuine. Makes me always dismiss Lex, cant take that Cortex seriously
0:18 That sound effect is hilarious I'm sad they changed it in the N-Sane Trilogy
no no no crash i said bring me the CRYSTALS! Now get back in there
Crash 2 was my first Crash Bandicoot game.
10:55 💥💥💥💥💥💥
It’s funny, because in this version of the cut scene, it’s a lot more explosive when the laser touches the vortex, but in the insane trilogy, it’s more like it’s just cutting the thing in half and then it falling back to earth🤔
8:18 the only part that matters
I love this Game!! The Crash bandicoot games are some of my favorites
You mean, the Clancy brown!? You mean mr krabs!?
My very first videogame from my childhood❤. I was 5 when i played this in 2002. But to be honest as a kid i could not speak English neither writing or understanding. But as an adult i completely understand the story. And i must say that the story and gameplay are amazing. I've always wondered where N. Brio is staying if he is not with Cortex and N. Gin on that space station.
Favorite cortex laugh of all time
For everyone who has Android, i made an app called "Crash Bandicoot Soundboard" with all the best sounds and quotes from Crash series! WOAH!
Does Cortex pronounce N. Brio's name as "Nih-trus"? Have we been saying it wrong this whole time???
I wonder how the sound is pitched up in this PAL version. Even the music in Cortex holo scenes is pitched up. I thought this only happen in movies. Only the main soundtrack remains normal.
My childhood
8:18 When you're slated to appear in John Wick 4.
9:00 N. Gin! You're spending all me money
8:05 to 8:12
That shoulda been used as a 4th return without crystal scene.
Didn't know there were that many cinematics for not getting a crystal from a stage.
Is she stealing our signal?!
0:18 doh!😂😂😂
Cortex: No, no, no, I said bring me the CRYSTALS!
Brio: Gather the gems, not the crystals.
I like when crash cratch his head :D
One thing that does confuse me why did N.breo and cortex become enemies?
I thought N.breo was helping cortex in the first game?
Brio was always pushed around by Cortex in the first game despite being the one that actually invented most of their stuff while Cortex took all the credit and didn't listen to him.
@@Akay4444444444444444 also N gin because N brio's replacement.
How did Sony Computer Entertainment, Universal Interactive Studios, and Naughty Dog create Dr. N. Gin's voice?
I can hear mr crab yell😂
Well, well, well. If it isn't Crash Bandicoot.
i apologize for the crude means used to bring you here but i would have expected a written invitation would have been turned down
Let’s be honest, if you’re here your a total nerd!
What does N Gin say in his first scene?
It was so funny to see this cutscene when Crash didn’t get the crystals for Cortex 1:40 😂😂
No no no crash I said bring the crystals! Now get back in there
Crash bandicoot 2: dogpound strikes back
0:18 I hope if you make a remix of Cortex's Doh, It will be funny 😂
Crash,bring mE CRYSTA-9:12.
Cortex sounds like mr krabs
Crash bring me CRISTA- *Explosion* 9:12
0:18 D’OH!
Crash bandicoot 2 is my favorite
N. Brio was such a wasted potential in Crash 2. He should've had a special boss battle after collecting all the gems to meet a satisfactory ending.
Why? He became good and Crash's biggest ally.
I agree, they should've given him a lot more scenes and tried much harder than they did to fool the audience into thinking Brio was the Big Bad and Cortex was reformed to make Cortex's true motives more of an actual twist. And yeah, a boss battle at some point would've been nice.
@@ankihansen2489 why is he evil in crash bash
@@ankihansen2489 then he became evil again in Crash 4
@@ankihansen2489 Not necessarily good. He just wanted to get back at Cortex.