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Also referred to as the '''v0.12 Beta''', this version was released as a gift in a magazine,
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*The loading screen for levels actually depicts a silhouette of Croc staring into the sunset, playing soft rock music.
*Instead of Coloured Crystals, there are actually letters B O N U and S which have the same colours to unlock the Bonus (later Crystal) Door at the end.
*There are red
*The HUD shows the x symbol for the amount Croc has of an item, along with x/6 Gobbos.
*At the bottom of the screen are debug information and coordinates.
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===Island 0===
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1x Giant Bee
1x Red
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Several unused or altered elements. Broken untextured item that can be picked up, possibly jigsaw peice from Tech Demo.
Larger version of Red
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Non-interacting Well (altered)
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Untextured pickup item
|9x Crystals (including an unreachable one on the top of the wall)
|Giant Red
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9x Crystals
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===='''Level 7 (7 0)'''====
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===Island 1===
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1x Giant Bee
1x Red
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|0 1 Nice and Easy
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1x Giant Bee
1x Red
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|0 2 Nice and Easy
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B Letter
|2x Red
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|1 1 Enter the Jumpy
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O Letter (disguised)
|2x Red
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|1 2 Enter the Jumpy
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15x Crystals
|2x Red
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|1 4 Default New Map
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10x Crystals
|1x Red
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|2 3 Default Blank Map
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U Letter (disguised)
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1x Red
1x Giant Bee
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1x Gobbo
|1x Red
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|4 2 Multiple Choice
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1x Gold Key
|2x Red
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|6 2 Default Blank Map
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===Island 2===
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'''Level 0 (0 0 - 0 4)'''
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===Island 3===
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===Island 4===
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|Lava
|8x Crystals
|2x Rat<br />1x Orange
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|0 1 Lava Lair Boulder
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|Contains an unknown orange enemy. Throws small boulders down an incline but the animation is incomplete. Can be killed by Croc but boulder animation still plays regardless. Ball animation follows Croc when a smash box is destroyed amusingly enough.
|5x smash crates<br />50x crystals
|2x Orange
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|4 1 Abyss Abuse
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|Lava<br />Small platforms<br />Climbable wall
|10x Crystals
|1x Giant Bee<br />2x Orange
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|5 1 Magma Mania
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===Island 5===
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|Moving spikes<br />Acid pools
|1x Smash box<br />4x Crystals<br />1x Red bag
|3x Moving spikes (removed)<br />1x Red
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|1 1 Default New Map
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|Water
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Gong
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|Forest
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|Doorway - Leads to 3 1
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|Cave
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===Island 6===
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|0 6 Default New Map
|Dungeon
| N/A
|Can only be accessed from Map Screen.
|Door - Leads back to 0 2
|Gong<br />Player can go back to 0 2 from here
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===='''Level 1 (1 0 - 1 5)'''====
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Acts as a hub for the rest of the level, though most of the maps can't be loaded. A gong lets Croc leave right from the get-go.
<br />While other parts of the level don't load, it is possible to grab the keys with
|Door, front - Leads to 4 2<br />Locked Door, left - Leads to 4 1<br />Locked Door, right - Leads to 4 3
|Gong
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Baron Dante map but an untextured cylinder stands in his place<br />Cylinder can be killed with three hits which then
Unlike the final version, there's no way to progress to the next phase of the fight here.
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Dimly lit version of
<br />Baron Dante is present and charges at Croc, takes three hits like in final, which transitions to next phase
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===Island 7===
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|9 0 Default Blank Map
|Forest
| N/A
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Not possible to get to top of the map due to a large gap Croc can't jump across
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|Stretchy platforms (altered)
|2x Smash box<br />12x Crystals
|2x Red mosquitoes
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Latest revision as of 18:54, January 18, 2022
Also referred to as the v0.12 Beta, this version was released as a gift in a magazine, and was likely given to a game magazine for reviewing the game, although this isn't certain. It was released in March 1997. The level select menu differs significantly to the final version. It can be downloaded for emulators (see below). See below for the full list of differences:
- The boot screens are similar to the Tech Demo.
- The Main Menu depicts a blue and white checked rectangle against a silhouette with the message Press Start.
- The Main Menu has Start Game, Options, Load Game and Password.
- The music is similar to the Final Game.
- The level select menus are different to the Tech Demo and the Final. It starts with 0 0 (boots on 10 0), where the first number is the island, the second the level and the last the area or map (usually separated by doors, wells etc.). When replaying the game or if Croc loses all lives, he can resume to the start of the area he last played, however he will start with no BONUS letters, Gobbos or Crystals.
- The loading screen for levels actually depicts a silhouette of Croc staring into the sunset, playing soft rock music.
- Instead of Coloured Crystals, there are actually letters B O N U and S which have the same colours to unlock the Bonus (later Crystal) Door at the end.
- There are red Jumpys as well as regular Jumpys but the red ones were not included in the final game.
- The HUD shows the x symbol for the amount Croc has of an item, along with x/6 Gobbos.
- At the bottom of the screen are debug information and coordinates.
- Lives are actually red coloured bags.
- Some wells look more like Tree Stumps. When stomping one with a cork, Croc immediately is transported to the next part.
- Red coloured crystals give 5 crystals.
- The Giant Bee appears more than once.
- The sound affects for collecting Gobbos are different.
- There is no sound for climbing up off a ledge.
- Worms in Wells can be killed.
- Breaking Platforms have different animation similar to in Croc 2
- Only the Gong outside of the Bonus (later Crystal) Door is shown. It depicts the word 'GOAL' on its face instead of Beany, and Croc is actually able to stand on it.
- Upon completion of a level, a screen shows the crystals collected and lives, as well as how long it took to complete.
- Climbable Walls sound slightly different.
- Smashing boxes animations are slightly different. Holding down X will not change anything.
- Enemies do not respawn.
- Some levels are prototypes of levels in the Final Game, with some differences.
- There are blue springs instead of Jellies with different sounds.
- There are stilled disguised crystals as Bonus Letters, but this may be the reason why Coloured Crystals were eventually used to unlock the Bonus (later Crystal) Door.
- Controls are slightly different (see below)
- Croc starts with 3 lives, but instead of dying after 0, Croc dies when holding one life, so technically, both the prototype and final release have the same lives.
- The Box Shuffling Mini-Game is slightly different to the final game. Croc can move around the whole time during the shuffling of the boxes, he can attempt to smash one but nothing will happen, and Beany the Bird (or so it seems) is responsible for the shuffling of the boxes. As a result, Croc may stand on or hang from a box while the boxes are shuffled, which easily causes glitches. This is most likely the reason that Croc was made unable to move during the shuffling in the final game.
- The Popping Mini-Game instead has three yellow buttons which look like the buttons from the Crystal Catching Mini-Game.
Controls
To select levels on the Map Screen, use the SELECT, L1, R1 and R2 buttons. SELECT will choose islands 10-70, L1 and R1 will choose previous and next levels, and L2 and R2 will select a part of a level.
While underwater, Croc attacks similar to the 180 degree flip.
Other controls are the same as in the final game, except the camera cannot be controlled with the L2 and R2 buttons. The 180 degree flip is slightly different.
Levels
Total Islands: 8 (0-7)
Total levels: 80
Playable maps/total: 175/246
Completable levels*: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3.
- Level can be completed, all maps accessable within level and can exit via Gong.
The first three levels have the same level titles as the Tech Demo. Some levels have brackets which are considered beta versions of the levels in the final game. Because this is an early release of the game, many levels will crash, cannot be completed or cause other glitches. On the Map Screen, the top title usually represents the type of level (e.g. Forest) and the bottom title is the title of the level.
A lot of the titles have no proper meaning, such as Default New/Blank Map or No Level and No Map. While not all doors, wells etc. work, some lead to the next properly numbered area, such as 10 0 to 10 1. Note that this is not always the case.
Note that selecting levels in different ways can cause the levels to not function properly. For example, choosing an area of a level behind a Locked Door and then going back through that door will load that area, but because it is locked, you cannot go through it. You also cannot return to where you were.
In the table below, certian short-hand words are used.
- Removed - Means that the feature or character was not included in the final game.
- Altered - Means that the feature functions similar but not exactly like it's final game counterpart.
- OOB Death - Croc falls outside the bounds of the level, either from entering from the Map Screen or from a map transition, and dies instantly.
Island 0
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 4)
Level 1 (1 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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1 0 - No Map | No Level | N/A |
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 9)
Level 3 ( 3 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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3 0 Water Test Map | Water | ![]() |
A test level, probably for testing Water map type and swimming controls | - | - |
Level 4 ( 4 0 - 4 8)
Level 5 ( 5 0 - 5 6)
Level 6 (6 0)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies | |||||
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7 0 No Map | No Level | N/A |
Level 8 (8 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies | |||||
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8 0 No Map | No Level | N/A |
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies | |||||
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9 0 Default New Map | No Level | N/A |
Island 1
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 6)
Note that the exits lead continually to different parts in a sequence.
Level 1 ( 1 0 - 1 4)
Note that the exits lead continually to different parts in a sequence.
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 5)
Note that the exits lead continually to different parts in a sequence.
Level 3 (3 0 - 3 6)
Note that the exits lead continually to different parts in a sequence, other than 3 5 and 3 6.
Level 4 (4 0 - 4 4)
Level 5 (5 0 - 5 3)
Level 6 (6 0 - 6 3)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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7 0 Default Blank Map | Forest | ![]() |
A strange spherical lump of land is present, possibly meant to be a hill. | - | Platforms | - | - |
Level 8 (8 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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8 0 - Ahhhh Push It | Forest | Croc falls instantly. |
Level 9 (9 0 - 9 4)
Island 2
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 4)
Level 1 (1 0 - 1 3)
Level 2 (2 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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2 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 3 (3 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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3 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 4 (4 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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4 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 5 (5 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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5 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 6 (6 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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6 0 Tricky Treat | Ice | Croc falls instantly |
Level 7 (7 0 - 7 2)
Level 8 (8 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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8 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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9 0 Default New Map | No Level |
Island 3
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 4)
Level 1 (1 0 - 1 5)
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 2)
Level 3 (3 0 - 3 3)
Level 4 (4 0 - 4 2)
Level 5 (5 0 - 5 2)
Level 6 (6 0)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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No Map | No Level |
Level 8 (8 0)
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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9 0 Secret in the Sky | Desert | N/A | Need to use Springs to get around. One Smash Box is very difficult, if not impossible, to reach | - | Cracked Platforms Moving Platforms Springs |
3x Red Bags 2x Smash Box 5x Crystals |
Island 4
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 3)
Level 1 (1 0 - 1 5)
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 5)
Level 3 (3 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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3 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 4 (4 0 - 4 3)
Level 5 (5 0 - 5 6)
Level 6 (6 0 - 6 2)
Level 7 (7 0 - 7 2)
Level 8 (8 0)
Level 9 (9 0 - 9 8)
Island 5
Level 0 (5 0 - 5 3)
Level 1 (1 0 - 1 3)
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 3)
Level 3 (3 0 - 3 3)
Level 4 (4 0 - 4 3)
Level 5 (5 0 - 5 4)
Level 6 (6 0)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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7 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 8 (8 0 - 8 1)
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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9 0 Secret 2A | Cave | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Map is dimly lit, making it hard to see |
Moving platforms Lava |
3x Red bag |
Island 6
Level 0 (0 0 - 0 6)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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0 0 Calm Before the Storm | Forest | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A surprisingly extensive map, with flashing lightening, and in the dark | Door - Leads to 0 1 |
Electric hazards Monkey bars Climbable wall Moving platforms |
3x Smash box 15x Crystals 1x Gobbo |
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0 1 Default Blank Map | Forest | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Another interesting map containing what is possibly the tallest climbable wall in the beta | Door - Leads to 0 2 | Climbable wall | 4x Smash box 20x Crystals 1x Gobbo |
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0 2 Default New Map | Dungeon | ![]() ![]() |
Maps from this point of the level are similar to Dungeon of Defright in the final game. It's not possible to get all the Gobbos in this level as there's one behind both the front and right doors. |
Barred door, Front - Leads to 0 6 Barred door, Left - Leads to 0 3 Barred door, Right - Leads to 0 4 |
Electric hazards Balloon Man Pump |
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0 3 Default New Map | Dungeon | ![]() |
The Mechanical Robots function similar to final, but have broken textures for particle effects. | Door - Leads back to 0 2 | Gong | 3x Mechanical Robots | |
0 4 Default New Map | Dungeon | ![]() |
Door - Leads back to 0 2 | Gong | 4x Smash box 5x Red bags 80x Crystals 1x Gobbo |
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0 5 Default New Map | Dungeon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
While there is a Gold Key, no silver key can be found for the caged Gobbo | Locked door - Leads to 0 6, OOB death | 5x Crystals 1x Gold key 1x Gobbo in cage |
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0 6 Default New Map | Dungeon | N/A | Can only be accessed from Map Screen. | Door - Leads back to 0 2 | Gong Player can go back to 0 2 from here |
Level 1 (1 0 - 1 5)
Level 2 (2 0 - 2 4)
Level 3 (3 0 - 3 4)
Level 4 (4 0 - 4 3)
Level 5 (5 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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5 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 6 (6 0 - 6 2)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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7 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 8 (8 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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8 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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Default New Map | No Level |
Island 7
Level 0 (0 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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0 0 Trapped Under Ice 4 | Water |
Level 1 (1 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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1 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 2 (2 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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2 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 3 (3 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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3 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 4 ( 4 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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4 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 5 (5 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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5 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 6 (6 0)
Level 7 (7 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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7 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 8 (8 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies |
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8 0 No Map | No Level |
Level 9 (9 0)
Number and Title | Type | Image | Notes | Exits | Interactive Elements | Items | Enemies | |
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9 0 Default Blank Map | Forest | N/A |
Not possible to get to top of the map due to a large gap Croc can't jump across |
Stretchy platforms (altered) | 2x Smash box 12x Crystals |
2x Red mosquitoes |
Soundtrack
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The 0th Island Theme
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The theme on the Beta version
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The 1st Island theme
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The 2nd Island theme
The entire soundtrack can be downloaded here.
While many tracks are similar sounding to the final game, there are also some which did not get used in the final (in bold). The Main Menu track often plays during some levels, and after tracks have finished playing, it seems any track from the game is played afterwards.
Themes and Islands
- Main Menu
- Loading Screen
- Island 0
- Island 1/7 (Forest)
- Island 2 (Ice)
- Island 3 (Desert)
- Island 4 (Cave)
- Island 5 (Underwater 2)
- Island 6 (Castle)
Levels
- Forest 1 (10 0) (first in ASTAB)
- Forest 2 (10 1) (similar to Forest theme)
- Forest 3 (10 2) (similar to Track 6)
- Cave 1 (10 3)
- Cave 2 (11 3)
- Cave 3 (11 1)