Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled: How to Unlock All Characters & Skins

This Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled guide will talk you through everything you need to know on how to unlock all characters and unlock all character skins in the game. We’ve even broken down what that whole Pit Stop feature is about, and how you can get even more items from it down below.

How to Unlock All Characters in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

As you have probably guessed, you don’t need to unlock every single character in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. There are eight characters unlocked from the beginning, which we’ve listed down below. If you want to get the remaining racers to flesh out your roster, however, you’ll need to put the work in to unlock them.

Unlocked from the Beginning

• Crash
• Dr. Neo Cortex
• Tiny
• Coco
• Dr. N. Gin
• Dingodile
• Polar
• Pura

The remaining 17 racers in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled must be unlocked in different ways. We’ve explained how each one is unlocked briefly below.

• Ripper Roo – Defeat Ripper Roo in the Adventure Mode.
• Papu Papu – Defeat Papu Papu in the Adventure Mode.
• Komodo Joe – Defeat Komodo Joe in the Adventure Mode.
• Pinstripe – Defeat Pinstripe in the Adventure Mode.
• Fake Crash – Earn the Purple Gem in the Adventure Mode.
• Nitros Oxide – Defeat Nitros Oxide in the Adventure Mode.
• N. Tropy – Beat All of N. Tropy’s Times in Time Trial Mode
• Crunch – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Krunk – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Small Norm – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Big Norm – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Nash – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• N. Trance – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Real Velo – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Geary – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Zam – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Zem – Unlockable in the Pit Stop.
• Penta Penguin – From the main menu screen, enter the following cheat code for each platform:
  • PS4: Hold L1+R1, Down, Right, Triangle, Down, Left, Triangle, Up
  • Xbox One: Hold LB+RB, Down, Right, Y, Down, Left, Y, Up
  • Nintendo Switch: Hold L+R, Down, Right, X, Down, Left, X, Up

How to Buy Items From the Pit Stop

As you’ve likely noticed, a lot of the brand-new characters that have arrived in Nitro-Fueled are only unlockable in the Pit Stop.

This requires players to use Wumpa Coins to purchase additional cosmetic items and characters for use within the game’s Adventure Mode, Time Trial, or offline and online multiplayer modes.

The Pit Stop can be accessed from the game’s main menu. Select it and you’ll be shown a screen of eight different items up for sale. These change every day, so if the item you’re looking for isn’t available when you check, you’ll have to keep checking in until it eventually pops up.

From what we can see currently, Geary can be purchased from the Pit Stop for 1500 Wumpa Coins. An additional skin for Fake Crash, however, will set you back 2500 Wumpa Coins.

This currency is earned by completing races both in the Adventure Mode and in multiplayer, too, so everything you do in the game is pushing you towards completing your collection of characters and skins.

How to Unlock All Character Skins in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Just because some skins are purchased from the Item Shop, doesn’t mean they all are. In fact, a lot of the character skins in Nitro-Fueled require you to complete particular objectives or challenges with that specific character. We’ve listed all of these down below for your convenience.

Editor’s Note: You’ll always have to earn CTR Tokens or Relics within Adventure Mode, and any mention of ‘Pit Stop’ refers to purchasing the skin from there.

Crash

• Electron – Preorder DLC
• Shiba – Win a race as Crash Bandicoot
• Skunk – Win 10 more races as Crash
• Blue Hyena – Earn 4 CTR Tokens in the Adventure Mode
• Aviator – Earn 20 CTR Tokens in the Adventure Mode
• Scuba – Unlockable in Pit Stop

Dr. Neo Cortex

• Electron – Preorder DLC
• Green – Win a race as Dr. Neo Cortex
• Red – Win 10 more races as Cortex
• Blue – Earn 19 CTR Tokens in the Adventure Mode
• Ninja – Unlockable in Pit Stop
• Robo – Pit Stop

Tiny

• Doberman – Win a race as Tiny
• White Tiger – Win 10 more races as Tiny
• Cheetah – Earn 15 CTR Tokens in Adventure Mode
• General Tiny – Pit Stop
• Football Tiny – Pit Stop

Coco

• Electron – Preorder DLC
• Blue – Win a race as Coco
• Lynx – Win 10 more races as Coco
• Purple – Earn 9 CTR Tokens
• Princess – Pit Stop
• Beach – Pit Stop

Dr. N. Gin

• Blue – Win a race as N. Gin
• Yellow – Win 10 more races as N. Gin
• Green – Earn 5 CTR Tokens
• Ballerina – Pit Stop
• Chef – Pit Stop

Dingodile

• Gorilla – Win a race as Dingodile
• Camo – Win 10 more races as Dingodile
• Panda – Earn 10 CTR Tokens
• Hazmat – Pit Stop
• Beach – Pit Stop

Polar

• Grizzly – Win a race as Polar
• Red Panda – Win 10 more races as Polar
• Panda – Earn 14 CTR Tokens
• Fisherman – Pit Stop

Pura

• White Tiger – Win a race as Pura
• Cheetah – Win 10 more races as Pura
• Black Cat – Earn 17 Relics in Adventure Mode
• Musketeer – Pit Stop

Penta Penguin

• Blue Jay – Win a race as Penta
• Canary – Win 10 races as Penta
• Parrot – Win 25 races as Penta
• Ninja – Pit Stop

Ripper Roo

• Green – Win a race as Ripper
• Yellow – Win 10 races as Ripper
• Pink – Earn the Red Gem in Adventure Mode
• Gentleman – Pit Stop

Papu Papu

• Red – Win a race as Papu Papu
• Purple – Win 10 races as Papu Papu
• Green – Earn the Green Gem in Adventure Mode

Komodo Joe

• Red – Win a race as Komodo Joe
• Green – Win 10 races as Komodo Joe
• Purple – Earn the Blue Gem in Adventure Mode
• Komodo Khan – Pit Stop

Pinstripe

• Yellow – Win a race as Pinstripe
• White – Win 10 races as Pinstripe
• Purple – Earn the Yellow Gem in Adventure Mode
• Gangster – Pit Stop

Nitros Oxide

• Beetle – Win a race as Nitros Oxide
• Watermelon – Win 10 races as Nitros Oxide
• Lady Bug – Win 25 races as Nitros Oxide
• Hot Rod – Achieve 101% progression in the Adventure Mode
• Shower Cap – Pit Stop

Geary

• White – Win 25 races as Geary
• Blue – Win a race as Geary
• Green – Win 10 races as Geary

Nash

• Orca – Win a race as Nash
• Mahi-Mahi – Win 10 races as Nash
• Clownfish – Win 25 races as Nash

Crunch

• Husky – Win a race as Crunch
• Rottweiler – Win 10 races as Crunch
• Dalmatian – Win 25 races as Crunch
• Dirt Bike – Pit Stop

Fake Crash

• Chipmunk – Win a race as Fake Crash
• Raccoon – Win 10 races as Fake Crash
• Pink – Win 25 races as Fake Crash
• Cowboy – Pit Stop

Krunk

• Jungle – Win a race as Krunk
• Flamingo – Win 10 races as Krunk
• Yeti – Win 25 races as Krunk

Small Norm

• Bandit – Win 25 races as Small Norm
• Golfer – Win a race as Small Norm
• Kabuki – Win 10 races as Small Norm

Big Norm

• Bandit – Win a race as Big Norm
• Golfer – Win 10 races as Big Norm
• Kabuki – Win 25 races as Big Norm

Real Velo

• Aqua – Win a race as Real Velo
• Yellow – Win 10 races as Real Velo
• Red – Win 25 races as Real Velo

Zem

• Aqua – Win a race as Zem
• Violet – Win 10 races as Zem
• Black – Win 25 races as Zem
• Punk – Pit Stop

N. Tropy

• Digital
• White – Win a race as N. Tropy
• Black – Win 10 races as N. Tropy
• Purple – Win 25 races as N. Tropy

N. Trance

• Life Saver
• Green – Win a race as N. Trance
• Yellow – Win 10 races as N. Trance
• White – Win 25 races as N. Trance

Zam

• Red – Win a race as Zam
• Purple – Win 10 races as Zam
• Yello – Win 25 races as Zam
• Bulldog – Pit Stop

That’s all you need to know about how to unlock all characters and character skins in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. For more tips, tricks, and guides on the game, be sure to check out our ever-expanding guide wiki.