I have never managed to beat the game, can't imagine how some people claim to do so in 5 hours.  My 5 year old has finally figured out how to play these games on the playstation.  She was getting frustrated with Crash, until I found the code that allows you to go to any level and play.  Plus if you go to the Castle Machinery level first, you get 20 some free lives and then can go where you want.  Find the password screen and punch in: T(triangle),T,T,T,X,S(square),T,T,T,T,S,X,T,O,T,T,T,O,S,T,X,X,X,X. Maybe it is cheating, but for us folks that have a hard time beating the game, it makes playing it more fun!