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''The background story in the instruction manual for Croc: Legend of the Gobbos was written by one of the writers responsible for scripts in the popular show The Simpsons. The series' Lead Designer was apparently never particularly happy with this version of the story - it can be guessed that this is because the story in the manual does not really fit with the style of the game itself. The manual-story was purely humorous, whereas the style of the game is quite whimsical. This did not happen with the story in the manual for Croc 2 - that story stayed true to the game's style, and was obviously written by somebody else. As such, it can be argued that the manual-story for Croc 1 is not strictly canonical.''

 

Who were the Gobbos? Examine ancient paintings from the time of their civilisation and you will find that the Gobbos were a short, furry people who could be politely described as 'gerbilesque'. But what of their soul, their character? One historian wrote that the Gobbos were among the most advanced civilisations of their day, making great strides in science and literature, a people whose intelligence "shines like a beacon in the night." It should be noted that this historian was himself a Gobbo and not only made numerous grammatical errors in his account, but also misspelled 'Gobbo.'

No, the Gobbos were a simple people, a race whose greatest inventions were edible deodorant and the Wind-Powered Cow Moistener. In over two thousand years of existence, the Gobbos only sent three of their kind to college, and two of those were returned postage due. Okay, so they weren’t the sharpest pins in the cushion. But were they loveable? You bet! So loveable that they would often keep each other as pets. But oddly enough, it was their very lovability, their very kind-hearted innocence, that set in motion a chain of events that would send the Gobbos plummeting towards a terrifying fate, a fate worse than death, a fate so frightening that those with heart conditions may wish to STOP READING NOW......although it’s really not that frightening.

 

 

It all started one morning in the third month of the Year of the Soupspoon¹. King Rufus the Intolerant², ruler of the Gobbos, was down by the riverbank watching the sunrise. He had just finished breathing a sigh of relief that, once again, the sun had returned, when suddenly a small basket floated ashore. He and a group of his Gobbo subjects huddled around it. Peering inside, they saw a baby crocodile. Naturally, they assumed he must be the early leader in the Annual Midget Crocodile Basket Race. Not that there had ever been such an event, but you never know about these things, and many of the Gobbos placed bets just to be on the safe side. After a couple of hours, when no other baskets had come by, the Gobbos decided that perhaps there was no race, or that it had been called off the night before by crocodiles who shared their concern that the sun had gone away for good.

Then Croc grew.

 

 

In one fantastic growth spurt, Croc grew as tall as three Gobbos stacked on top of each other. He started eating like crazy. For breakfast alone he ate over one hundred and fifty buckets of peas. While walking, he would accidentally smash through buildings and trip over homes. A simple game of patty-cake with friends would lead to multiple contusions and internal bleeding. Despite his friends' efforts to brush off these accidents, Croc began to feel out of place in the Gobbo Valley.

Just as Croc decided to do something about this, a Gobbo ran past screaming, "Dantinis!!!"

 

 

The Gobbos had long told stories of the Dantinis, a band of villains known far and wide for their ruthless burning, wanton looting, and marvellous singing voices3.

He tail-swiped the Gong that sat in the centre of the village and it rang, summoning Beany the Bird. She appeared immediately and King Rufus instructed her to whisk Croc away to safety. Rufus looked at Croc, "You’re our only hope." Before he could say anything, Beany spirited Croc away in a shower of Magical Sparklies, just as Baron Dante snatched up the king in his iron hand.

 

 

Baron Dante had taken over all of Gobbo Valley. He used his magical powers throughout the land, turning good creatures to evil. Ladybugs, ducks, lizards, fish and mountain goats all became horrific monsters under his command. Baron Dante stashed Gobbos under Dantini guard throughout his new kingdom so that if he needed someone to taunt or even bring to tears, a cute little Gobbo would always be nearby. The Gobbos meantime, being a highly social group, were distraught at being separated from each other.

 

Here, the legend becomes fuzzy. Historians are unsure as to whether Croc was actually successful in saving his friends. But one thing is for certain, from that point on, he became the greatest champion the Gobbos had ever had...

The MAIN MENU presents a range of options:

 

 

SHOW INTRO - Play the introduction cutscene of the game.

You may choose Save Game while selecting a level on the MAP SCREEN. Choose a save slot to save onto the memory card inserted in Slot 1. You may load a game previously saved by choosing the LOAD GAME option on the Main Menu.

You can quit a game during a level or on the MAP SCREEN. While playing, pause by pressing START and choose QUIT GAME. While on the MAP SCREEN, choose OPTIONS, OTHER OPTIONS and QUIT GAME.

You can use the directional buttons or the analog stick if ANALOG is turned on:

 

To push Push Boxes, approach them and push Up on the directional buttons.

 

While on Monkey Bars, you can use the directional buttons to move and X to let go.

 

Pressing X will make Croc swim in breaststroke. Holding it will let him swim in 'croccy-style'.

 

 

Press L1 and R1 to paddle left and right.

You will only see on-screen information displays when they are directly affected. Otherwise they remain hiddenn. You may check on your status at any time by pausing the game with the START BUTTON. While paused, the following totals are displayed: Lives, Crystals, Colour Crystals and Gobbos.

 

When you collect all five colour crystals, they flash.

You must make your way through the four islands that make up the Gobbo Archipelago and find as many of your little friends as you can. Each island is protected by two Guardians (once innocent inhabitants that have been transformed by Baron Dante's magic into his fearsome allies). These Guardians each protect three levels of an island.

 

 

Throughout the game, there are eight such Secret Levels and each contains a magical Jigsaw Piece. Legend has it that there exists a mysterious fifth island, hidden from normal sight, said only to appear if all eight parts of a magical jigsaw puzzle are found.

See [[Interactive Elements|here]] for the full list.

Now...

With Dante gone, Croc and the