Remember when video games had unlockable characters instead of ones purchased with microtransactions? Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled remembers, and it features a slew of racers that players can unlock to expand their roster. However, it's not always clear exactly how players are supposed to unlock certain characters in the game, and even when players know how to unlock everyone, doing so is still not going to be easy.

Here is how to unlock every character in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

Adventure Mode

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled's Adventure Mode isn't exactly easy to conquer, but playing through it will let players unlock a decent chunk of the unlockable characters. Here is a list of all the Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled characters that can be unlocked by defeating them in Adventure mode.

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  • Komodo Joe
  • Papu Papu
  • Pinstripe Potoroo
  • Ripper Ro

While Nitros Oxide can be unlocked by beating Adventure Mode, he can also be unlocked by buying the Nitros Oxide Edition of the game.

Fake Crash

Fake Crash is also unlocked by playing Adventure Mode, but he's not unlocked by beating him in a race. On the contrary, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled players unlock Fake Crash by winning the Purple Gem Cup.

N. Tropy

Dr. Nefarious Tropy, aka N. Tropy, will definitely be one of the most difficult characters to unlock in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, as obtaining him will require serious skill on the part of the player. N. Tropy is unlocked by beating all of his ghost times in the Time Trial mode, which will take a ton of practice to pull off.

Penta Penguin

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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled players can unlock Penta Penguin right off the bat if they know the cheat code. In the main menu, players need to hold in the bumpers on their controller of choice and input the following commands.

  • PS4 Penta Penguin Code (Hold L1 and R1) – Down, Right, Triangle, Down, Left, Triangle, Up
  • Switch Penta Penguin Code (Hold L and R) – Down, Right, X, Down, Left, X, Up
  • Xbox One (Hold LB and RB) – Down, Right, Y, Down, Left, Y, Up

Pit Stop

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled players can unlock more characters by purchasing them in the Pit Stop using Wumpa Coins.

  • Big Norm - 1500 Wumpa Coins
  • Crunch Bandicoot - 1500 Wumpa Coins (unlocked automatically for those with the Nitros Oxide Edition)
  • Emperor Velo XVII - 1500 Wumpa Coins
  • Geary - 1500 Wumpa Coins (unlocked automatically for those with the Nitros Oxide Edition)
  • Krunk - 1500 Wumpa Coins
  • Nash - 1500 Wumpa Coins
  • N. Trance - 7200 Wumpa Coins
  • Small Norm - 1500 Wumpa Coins
  • Zam - 1500 Wumpa Coins (unlocked automatically for those with the Nitros Oxide Edition)
  • Zem - 1500 Wumpa Coins (unlocked automatically for those with the Nitros Oxide Edition)

In the future, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled players can expect even more characters to be added to the game as DLC. This will include Spyro the Dragon, who is scheduled to have his own special Grand Prix seasonal event at some point down the road.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is out now for PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.