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Level 4: The Pits
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Level 4: The Pits

Complete walkthrough for Level 4: The Pits in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Find all 53 boxes, the Silver Gem, and the Crystal.

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Complete walkthrough for Level 4: The Pits in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. Find all 53 boxes, the Silver Gem, and the Crystal.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Proceed forward, jumping over the initial pit.
  2. 2
    Continue past a turtle to collect a mask from a box.
  3. 3
    Jump over more pits, avoiding the bird near the boxes.
  4. 4
    Break all 53 boxes, letting TNT boxes explode to clear paths.
  5. 5
    Continue past the bird and break the next three boxes.
  6. 6
    Go down, jump over a pit, and deal with another bird.
  7. 7
    Proceed through the area, ignoring the turtle.
  8. 8
    Reach and activate the first checkpoint.
  9. 9
    Further on, use an Arrow Box to break a Bounce Box, then break the Arrow Box.
  10. 10
    Break the box containing the mask and walk along the narrow path, past a bird.
  11. 11
    You will reach a fork in the road (left or right). To get the Silver Gem, you must clear both paths. The Crystal is on the left path.
  12. 12
    LEFT PATH: Jump over two pits and break the ? Box. Continue past enemies to a checkpoint on a platform surrounded by pits. Past here are more boxes and a ! Box; spin them all. Jump over a pit and pass two birds. Past them is the CRYSTAL. Continue past turtles until the paths merge.
  13. 13
    RIGHT PATH: Jump over the first pit and break the boxes. Slide into and spin turtles. Continue past more turtles to a checkpoint. Go past even more turtles to a covered area with boxes. Note: Some boxes may be inaccessible if the ! Box on the other path wasn't hit. Past these boxes is a pit and a bird. The paths then merge.
  14. 14
    From where the paths meet, go past a turtle, jump over a pit, and get the next checkpoint.
  15. 15
    Drop into the big pit and kill the rats.
  16. 16
    Hop on the mushroom to enter the BONUS STAGE if desired.
  17. 17
    Follow the Wumpa Fruit trail and break the box next to the pit.
  18. 18
    Enter the pit and kill the rats.
  19. 19
    Jump out using the mushroom and follow the narrow path.
  20. 20
    Break the box and go past turtles to the next pit with rats.

BONUS STAGE:

  • Jump onto the Reinforced Box and break the Bounce Box above it.
  • Body slam the Reinforced Box to break it.
  • Jump onto the platform to your right and jump on the TNT.
  • Go to the stack of two TNT boxes and jump on the top one.
  • Stand on the top TNT and jump to the platform on the right before it explodes.
  • Slide into the boxes under the metal boxes and crawl through.
  • Jump down the Bounce Boxes to the platform on the right (do not break them).
  • Jump onto the stack of eight boxes and body slam them to break the Reinforced Boxes.
  • Jump to the platform on the right, then to the next one.
  • Go back to the last platform and get the life in the box.
  • Go back left and up the Bounce Boxes.
  • Go back under the metal boxes and break the two Crash Boxes to get lives.
  • Go under the metal boxes again and break all the Bounce Boxes.
  • Go back right and ride the platform up.
Tips
  • Break all 53 boxes to earn the Silver Gem.
  • The Crystal is located on the left path.
  • You must clear both the left and right paths to obtain the Silver Gem.
  • Be mindful of the birds, turtles, and rats that act as hazards.
  • Let TNT boxes explode to clear obstacles, but be sure to move away before they detonate.
  • 1 Silver Gem
  • 53 Boxes
  • 1 Crystal

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