crash team racing is my favorite game, full stop, ever

crash bandicoot is my favorite character in gaming, ever

with that to contextualize things: i did not finish this game as a child with a PSP and infinite free time over a summer

also: there is an entire collectible mechanic in this game where you watch crash die in exceedingly creative (and almost disturbing) ways called die-o-ramas? i feel like that doesn't get mentioned nearly enough