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Different Cortex Screen
This is supposedly an early version of the Cortex display that appears in the intro. The final is much greener, and has Cortex's body visible. This picture is shown in the intro, but as part of the scenery, and not in the whole screen.

Submitted by R. Gin
2 yetis
I wonder why there's a second, smaller yeti in front of Crash. Graphical problem?

Submitted by R. Gin and Ntropydude
Mock-Up 1
There are several things that point this official screenshot to be a mock-up. Those are:
- Shown here is a different Life Crate Icon.
- The Wumpa Fruit under the Life Crate is placed oddly, in front of the ground.
- Crash's spin is touching the Crate but it's not causing it to break.
- Crash is able to stand up in a narrow space.
- The Wumpa Counter displays "02". It should display "2" instead.

Submitted by R. Gin
Mock-Up 2
I believe this one is another mock-up:
- The Crates here are all different, but what really stands out is that they're the exact same ones used in the Naughty Dog games.
- Crash himself looks straight out from the Naughty Dog games, as if they cut and pasted him there (different pose and advanced shading).

Submitted by R. Gin
Waterfalls
- The waterfalls here are much thinner and they're also tiled, instead of just extending down to the bottom of the screen as usual.
- The Crate shown is different (like the ones from the Naughty Dog games). Its odd position indicates that this could be a mock-up.

Submitted by R. Gin
Jet-Sub
This is the Jet-Sub you get in Crash 3, except it doesn't appear in XS at all. Why it was removed remains a mystery. It also appears to have some sort of drill attached to its front.

Submitted by Dingodile555
Different Temple Background

Submitted by Dingodile555
Different Underwater Rock Formation
The rock wall on the right has a visual not present in the game.

Submitted by Oya200 and Ntropydude
Old Warp Room
- A screenshot of how the old Warp Room used to be. Funnily, it's as if the final Warp Room is composed of remaining ruins from this one, due to its appearance. This one is more complete, with columns and such. 
- Again, Crash looks a bit as if he was cut and pasted straight from the Naughty Dog games.
- The Sapphire time should be 1:31:70 instead of 1:40:00, as it's shown in the picture.

Submitted by Oya200 and Ntropydude
End Level Platform
This platform used to be gray and simpler-looking, as shown here.

Submitted by Baalorso
Too Many Jellyfish
As the title indicates, this area doesn't have this many jellyfish in the game.

Submitted by Ntropydude
Different Crate Totals
These screenshots come from the old XS trailer. In a few levels, the Crate totals different from the game, so a few crates were added and removed here and there:
- Snow Job: 95 instead of 96.
- Ace of Space: 218 instead of 194.
- No-Fly Zone: 48 instead of 56.
- Just Hangin': 181 instead of 154.

Submitted by Crashb648
Unseen Locations
These all show unseen locations, including a tall slope (the kind that doesn't appear in the game). Additionally, the Crates look different.

Submitted by Samno1.CBFan
Water Surface
An underwater level showing the surface of the water at the top, ala Crash 3.

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