These items are obtainable by Croc which can be used to help him advance through the [[Levels|levels]]:
===='''Heart'''====
[[File:LifeLifeani.jpg|thumbgif|left|A life as shown in the official manual]]These take the form of hearts and are found (usually hidden) in many places throughout the game. Picking up one gives Croc an extra life. The most common places that lives are found are usually in [[Bonus Areas]], which are usually in secret places by picking up [[Sparkling Stars]] or landing on special [[Platform|Platforms. ]]See the [[Cheats, Hints and Tips]] page for tips on how and where to get extra lives. Every time [http://croc.wikia.com/wiki/Croc Croc] is hurt during the game while holding no [http://croc.wikia.com/wiki/Crystals white crystals], he loses a life and returns to the start of the[http://croc.wikia.com/wiki/Levels level or] at the beginning of part of level, for example, when Croc enters a door. Lives are found in [http://croc.wikia.com/wiki/Smash_Boxes Smash Boxes], lying around and are also obtained by collecting 100 or more white crystals in a level. The maximum lives Croc may have at one time is 98. If he touches another one, the animation will play but he will still have 98. Croc starts a new game with 2 lives, and when he dies while the count is 0, the game is over and Croc must restart the level he last played.
