Dr. Neo Cortex: The Brilliant Failure -- Designing For Pity

Designing For is a series which looks at one specific level, character, or idea in gaming and breaks down the central theme to that element to figure out what it's, well, designing for! In this episode, we delve into the history of the Crash Bandicoot franchise, and how its starring villain, Dr. Neo Cortex, manages to somehow be incredibly memorable and lovable in spite of constant pathetic appearances. Let's see just how great you can make a villain defined by weakness!

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Director/Writer/Voice Over/Footage: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (  / pyrrhickong  )

Video Editing/Additional Direction/Script Editing: Goombachi/Zachary Frisbee

Intro Animation By:    / @tarvouldsquest  

Intro Theme By:   / tracks  

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All Music In Order: https://pastebin.com/eHjqL44m

Footage/Images Used:

What Time Is It N Tropy by Melissa Duck:   / fan_art_what_time_is_it_n_tropy  

Dr. Neo Cortex Evolution in 3D Games by Koala_Kong:   / 1278822430623117314  

Crash Vs Cortex Pillow Fight by CompaTibu: https://www.deviantart.com/compatibu/...

Shrug it all away by ShiftSike: https://www.deviantart.com/shiftsike/...

Clown mode by Fluffbot: https://fluffy-robots.tumblr.com/post...

Crash during his temporary hiatus by BlackRhinoRanger: https://www.deviantart.com/blackrhino...

Cash Bandicoot by sketchnkustom:   / bj_-v9kdldp  

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0:00 The Power of Villains
3:01 The State of Cortex
5:38 Crash 1: A New Dope
10:34 Crash 2: Cortex Strikes Back
13:48 Crash 3: Return of the Doubt
16:08 Cortex's Inferno: Crash Through the 2000's
20:11 Cortex's Purgatorio: The Twinsanity Tragedy
24:44 N. termezzo: The N Sane Trilogy
25:41 Cortex's Paridiso: It's About Time!
33:24 The Power of Pity
36:45 Thank You Mr. O'Brien