The Crash Bandicoot Files How Willy The Wombat Sparked Marsupial Mania 90%

But Willy refused to die quietly. For decades, fans have combed through Crash Bandicoot retail discs looking for "Willy." He isn’t there. However, in the Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back debug menu, there is a scrapped texture file labeled WILLY_TEST.TIM .

(Or as Willy would say: Crikey.)

When rendered, it shows a face that isn’t Crash’s. The eyes are closer together. The snout is shorter. The expression is a scowl, not a grin.