In the Japanese version of Crash Bash, in Battle or Tournament mode, hold down R1, R2, Left and Down at the same time on the character select screen will unlock Fake Crash as a playable character. According to producer Jon Williams, the developers had been told at the start of development that the Japanese version of the game would have to be different from the NTSC and PAL versions. Fake Crash was one several things implemented into the Japanese version based on information provided to them by Sony and Universal, who Williams presumed wanted to retain the "Japanese Only" elements of Crash Bandicoot.