I originally posted this as a comment to another blog, a review of Crash Bandicoot Warped by Serperoth (here: http://www.screwattack.com/node/23317) but got so carried away that it was no longer just a comment and I decided to make it it's own blog post.
If you're not familiar with Crash Bandicoot, it was (unfortunately, still is, as you'll read later) a series of platform games. The main character was the titular Crash, an anthropomorphic Bandicoot who platformed his way through his jungle island home to thwart the evil mad scientist, Dr. Neo Cortex. The first four games were developed by Naughty Dog for the original Playstation. Though it was never official, Crash was widely considered to be the Playstation's mascot and the answer to Nintendo's Mario. After the fourth game in the series, however, Naughty Dog made a vital mistake and gave the license away, ultimately leading to Crash's downfall.