History Trivia / CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: An example that applies to skins, of all things; the brainwashed Coco and Crunch skins are the first time that ''VideoGame/CrashMindOverMutant'' content has ever appeared in a Japanese published release for a ''Crash'' game, since that particular game was [[NoExportForYou never exported over there]] alongside ''VideoGame/CrashOfTheTitans''.[[note]]Although the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of ''MOM'' was developed in Japan, oddly enough.[[/note]]

* NoPortForYou: There is no word of ''Nitro-Fueled'' getting a release on PC or [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 next-gen]] [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXandS platforms]], despite the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' and ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'' getting released on PC nearly a year after the console versions, and neither Beenox (who also made various PC ports to Activision games in the past) nor Activision seem to be interested in giving ''Nitro-Fueled'' a PC port.

* IKnewIt:
** Fans suspected the inclusion of Crunch Bandicoot, a major character from the post-Naughty Dog games, due to the confirmation that the game would have tracks and karts from ''Nitro Kart''.
** On a more negative note, a number of fans suspected that microtransactions for the Pit Stop would be added at a later date. As of August 2019 that unfortunately came to pass, although the microtransactions were surprisingly lenient by Creator/{{Activision}} standards.
** Several Spyro-related elements were predicted long before they were actually revealed:
*** When concept art for a Spyro-themed track was shown off, pretty much everyone expected him to appear as a guest. The announcement that every character from ''Nitro Kart'' would be in the game furthered this belief for a number of people due to him being present as a [[GuestFighter guest character]] in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version of the game.
*** Certain fans predicted that Sparx would be added as the invincibility mask equivalent for the Spyro characters. This was proven true.
*** Gems are indeed used as the substitute for Wumpa Fruit on Spyro Circuit.
*** Spyro uses some of his power-up colours from the ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy''.
** Some fans expected that there might be a Christmas/holiday-themed Grand Prix to go along with a Halloween one. Both were confirmed with the reveal of the Spooky and Winter Festival [=GPs=], respectively.
** Some elements related to the Spooky Grand Prix had been anticipated and came true:
*** Some of the general content is indeed related to ''VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity'', including the Nina's Nightmare track having Academy of Evil influences, and a skin based on that game's unused Evil Coco concept, [[{{Bowdlerise}} albeit heavily altered for modern sensibilities]].
*** The general assumption was that Nina, N. Brio and Komodo Moe would all arrive in the same [=GP=], which was correct.
*** There is a Halloween theme for the bonus skins, as expected.
*** Certain fans thought about the possibility of DLC racers returning with new skins sometime after their [=GP=] was over, and could arrive with items that failed to be implemented in the Pit Stop. Both got confirmed with the arrival of the Witch Tawna skin and the Tawna Pink paint job as well as Spyro's Winter Guardian skin.
** Some more fan theories got confirmed in relation to the Neon Circus Grand Prix:
*** Some of the people who noticed the datamine leak for it assumed that this would be the one that would finally confirm King Chicken, and the amount of hints pointing towards his inclusion, mainly the mural of a chicken with five eggs in the Lost Ruins hub. They were right.
*** One strategy guide for ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex'' gave Neo Cortex a backstory of him coming from a clown family, so a clown skin inspired by this piece of trivia from the older continuity made sense to a fair few fans. Sure enough, the Neon Circus GP gave him one.
*** There was the hope that Rilla Roo would get some level of involvement to reference ''VideoGame/CrashBash'', [[MarketBasedTitle which is called]] ''Carnival'' in Japan. That came true, via a banner pitting him against Koala Kong, another character who appeared in that game, with Rilla Roo himself becoming playable in the following GP.
*** The Nitro Squad members were expected to get more distinct outfits[[note]]Back in the Nitro Tour Grand Prix, all of them and Tawna sported the same type of bonus skin, but with different colors.[[/note]] for their Circus skins in this GP, which is the case; Ami is a ringleader, while Liz, Megumi and Isabella are performers with different skills (fire dancer, hula hoop busker/harlequin and acrobat, respectively).
*** At least one fan thought the Koala Carnival could have a big jump area, similarly to the Hyper Spaceway and Electron Avenue tracks. There's one right at the start of it.
*** The Twitter artist [=NitroNeato=] [[https://twitter.com/nitroneato/status/1179376868664979457 managed to accurately guess]] that Pasadena would wear pink lipstick.
** Yet more fan theories have been confirmed, once the Winter Festival Grand Prix finally got unveiled:
*** Ever since the start of the [=GP=]s, it was heavily suspected that Yaya Panda would eventually become playable, especially since the Rocket kart from ''Nitro Kart 2'' came with the Nitro Tour GP. She eventually did come the Winter Festival GP. Furthermore, some expected her to have a smaller height like Coco and Nina, since her source game [[GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed made everyone there this way]], and Stephanie Sheh was correctly predicted to be the one to voice her.
*** Several fans assumed that the fight banner in Koala Carnival hinted towards Rilla Roo coming later on. They were proven right.
*** There was the assumption that Beenox might have been aware of the myth surrounding Fasty the Hippo and decided to include him in some way. They did, albeit [[CreatorProvincialism as a moose]] [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute with a slightly different name]], no less.
*** Due to the datamine, at least one fan expected Nash's Legendary skin to be based on the [=NPCs=] seen in Meteor Gorge. This is 100% true.
** On a more negative note, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether the Beenox Pack was the very last update the game would receive, since it was never specified that it would be the last... As of September 1st, Beenox finally did announce that, yes, the Beenox Pack was ''the'' last update.
** The [=YouTuber=] Johnny Cooper 64 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjRBVtxCnM had correctly predicted]] that the Grand Prix for January would have a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] theme, some days before the announcement.
** The arrival of the Rustland Grand Prix continues the trend of confirming assumptions:
*** Due to the name of the GP having "rust" in it, fans were expecting for Rusty Walrus to be involved in some fashion. He definitely is, via a graffiti of him and a [[ImpactSilhouette dented wall]] found on N.Gin's ruined battleship.
*** A select few fans figured that with the addition of characters from the majority of the series, the oddball Megamix would show up sooner or later. Which happened, as he's the sole new racer for this GP. Some fans also figured that the mixed villains' voices and victory podium animations would all be incorporated.
** Some fans were certain that Beenox could still continue to release extra content, like new racers and karts, after the Grand Prix events end. This view has been proven to be valid, once Beenox stated in a blog post on February 14, 2020 that the addition of smaller extra content will be maintained after the 8th and final GP. Also, some saw that the end of the [=GP=]s was coming, due to the Rustland GP only bringing a single racer.
** The [=YouTuber=] [=MisterBo=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLvh1aFZ7IA correctly predicted]] that there would be a space-themed Grand Prix.
** Quite a few elements in the Gasmoxia Grand Prix had been anticipated for months before their unveiling:
*** Emperor Velo the XXVII (in his bulky robotic body, not the real one), was seen coming by fans ever since the launch of the game, due to his conspicuous absence from the base roster despite the rest of the playable characters from ''Nitro Kart'' being present to start with. He was also accurately expected to cap off the final Grand Prix as its only star racer.
*** Emperor Velo is indeed present as the opponent for new time trial times.
*** The kart Velo and his Champions use in ''Nitro Kart'''s boss races was seen as a given, since it was the only kart from the game to be missing at the game's launch.
** The first post-Grand Prix update brings with it a host of new theory confirmations:
*** At least [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/fdlmsu/what_if_the_developer_times_reward_was_a_geary/ one fan thought]] that Geary would get a legendary skin based on Beenox's former mascot. This is eventually confirmed within this update, along with other Beenox-related content. It also confirmed suspicions about the skin being the teased item that would "make fans very happy".
*** Most fans were sure about Baby Cortex and Baby Tropy eventually arriving in the game, despite them missing out on the Back N. Time GP.
*** A few supporters were hoping for the Lab Assistant to become playable, which came true.
*** Some fans did an accurate educated guess about the Beenox time trial ghosts not being any new racers.
*** As expected, the secret bonus racer teased in earlier datamines is here.
** During the production of ''Nitro Kart'', the idea of [[https://www.crashmania.net/images/games/crash-nitro-kart/artwork/environments/environments-5914708ac2c5c-2.jpg bringing back CTR tracks with updated graphics]] had been thrown around but ultimately scrapped. 16 years later and it's the ''Nitro Kart'' tracks getting that treatment in a ''Crash Team Racing'' remake.
** The Twitter user [=NitroNeato=] [[https://twitter.com/nitroneato/status/1177694147123261447 drew Tawna as a witch]], a few days before her official witch skin got unveiled.
** The Twitter user Esmael J drew [[https://twitter.com/EsmaelJr_/status/1222232587105710085 a picture of most of the female characters with Rustland-themed skins]], giving Liz a skull facepaint and skull shoulderpad. Once the Gasmoxia Grand Prix arrived, Liz's space pirate outfit just so happened to have a skull pattern on it.
** The Twitter user Hudson Hatley reposted [[https://twitter.com/HudsonHatley/status/1229107027290578947 this comic featuring Emperor Velo]], a mere four days before his confirmation. In addition, some fan artists had depicted Velo being angry with Oxide for "stealing" his title of fastest racer in the galaxy, yet the CTR TV report shows that Oxide actually ''invited'' Velo, as they're on friendly terms.
** Canadian Guy Eh [[https://twitter.com/Canadianguyehh/status/1242682031546535941 posted this montage of pitched-up N. Tropy voices]], the day before Baby Tropy was confirmed, with an even higher-pitched voice to match.

** Completely averted with the Spyro GP in the Japanese version, despite the franchise's historical [[BadExportForYou mishandling]] and general lack of presence over there.
** Played straight with the Firehawk plane not being officially distributed in some countries, including Japan and rather bizarrely, Canada, Beenox's country of origin. This was semi-addressed when the Pit Stop gained the Neon Hawk, a reskin of the Firehawk that was originally used as a background element in the Koala Carnival track.

** The [[https://gamingreinvented.com/news/crash-team-racing-nitro-fuelled-datamine-leaks-possible-characters-and-content/ earliest known iteration of the initial roster datamine]] suggested that "Fasty", a.k.a. Trippo the Hippo, was going to be included at one point, until official info in regards to that fan myth racer came to light throughout the Internet, so it's likely that he was replaced with the conceptually-similar Hasty to avoid possible legal conflicts with Bob Rafei and/or the airline price website he was originally designed for.

** Ripper Roo is now Andrew Morgado, rather than Creator/JessHarnell, who now only does Crash and Baby Crash's voices. In the case of the Japanese version, Morgado replaces Creator/KatsumiSuzuki as the character's voice due to his voice clips [[NonDubbedGrunts remaining unchanged in that version]].

** Fake Crash's voice is no longer Creator/DwightSchultz as in ''Nitro Kart'', despite Schultz being present as Papu Papu, Nash, and Geary, and is instead voiced by Andrew Morgado.
** Crunch is no longer voiced by Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson or Chris Williams, despite the former being present as the voice of Stew. Instead, Crunch is voiced by Ike Amadi.

** Andrew Morgado now voices Krunk instead of Marshall R. Teague.

** André Sogliuzzo replaces Creator/SteveBlum as the voice of Emperor Velo XXVII and Real Velo.

** Another bilingual example with Andrew Morgado, who replaces Creator/FrankWelker as [[VideoGame/CrashBash Rilla Roo]] in the English version and Mitsuru Ogata (who does reprise his roles as N. Gin and N. Brio) in the Japanese version.
** Stephanie Sheh is now the voice of Yaya Panda, replacing the uncredited voice actress who portrayed her in ''Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2''.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: [[Creator/RobbieDaymond Pinstripe Portoroo/Small Norm/Hunter/Hasty]] is Tuxedo Mask and [[Creator/StephanieSheh Megumi/Yaya Panda]] is [[Characters/SailorMoonUsagiTsukino Sailor Moon]].

* FanNickname:
** Cortex's red PaletteSwap is often referred to as "UsefulNotes/McDonalds Cortex" due to it resembling the restaurant's red and yellow coloration.
** Although the game refers to it as "Blue Fire" in some Grand Prix challenges, the blue-colored, much-faster boost seen on several tracks is coined by the community under the name of "Ultimate Sacred Fire".
** The female characters are so beloved (by both the regular and [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] sides of the player base) that they earned the moniker of the "Waifu Squad", due to half of them being the [[AmazonBrigade Nitro Squad]].

* {{Blooper}}: Creator/GreggBerger's name is mentioned in the credits, even though there isn't any character voiced by him. This is present even after new content addition for the game stopped.

* NoPortForYou: There is no word of ''Nitro-Fueled'' getting a release on PC or [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 next-gen]] [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXandS platforms]], despite the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' and ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'' getting released on PC nearly a year after the console versions.

** In a datamine for the Rustland Grand Prix, an unidentified racer labeled "[=DriverWhoAmI=]" appeared in the ones for the next two [=GP=]s, respectively renamed to "[=DriverWhoCouldIBe=]" and "[=DriverIAm=][[ExactWords AsImportantAsTheBandicoot]][=SoIShouldBeTheMainCharacter=]", showing that the developers at Beenox were aware of [=BetaM=]'s actions and messed with the fanbase's expectations. In the first post-GP update, this racer was revealed to be an Iron Checkpoint Crate. The kicker? The very next datamine shows its Driver file to be "[=HereIAm=]".
** After months of nothing but silence following the Beenox Pack update, a lot of players have concluded that the Beenox Pack was the final content drop for the game, though others have argued that, if the Beenox Pack ''were'' the final update, they would have said so(after all, they were clear enough on the final Grand Prix). Instead of offering a bit of clarity in regards to if the game will be receiving any further updates or not, they've made announcements of new bundles hitting the Pit Stop... that contain items that, if you've been playing the game from the start and have been keeping track of the items introduced through the Grand Prixs, odds are more than likely you've already gotten these items. And while the bundles are helpful for new players, it riles up the players that have already cleared out their pit stop, and have been waiting for the appearance of characters like Ripto, Willie Wumpa Cheeks, and the Sorceress, the only three characters from the original datamine... As of September 1st, after several months of silence, Beenox has confirmed that March's update was ''the'' last update.

* NoPortForYou: Even after 2 years have passed since the release of the game and over a year since the last batch of new content, there is still no word of ''CTR: Nitro-Fueled'' getting a release on PC or [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 next-gen]] [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXandS platforms]], despite the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' and ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'' getting released on PC nearly a year after the console versions.

** André Sogliuzzo replaces Creator/SteveBlum as the voice of Real Velo.

** Nitros Oxide was originally voiced by [[CharacterOutlivesActor the]] [[AuthorExistenceFailure late]] David Anthony Pizzuto in the original ''Crash Team Racing'' and by Quinton Flynn in ''Crash Nitro Kart''. This time, he is voiced by Creator/CoreyBurton.

** Keeping with the Real Velo's voice change, André Sogliuzzo replaces Steve Blum as Emperor Velo XXVII as well.

* TeasingCreator: As it turns out, Creator/StephanieSheh had subtly teased her role as Yaya Panda over a month before her official reveal [[https://twitter.com/PasadenaPassion/status/1206049833892663296 on a Twitter post about pandas]].

* {{Jossed}}:
** Many fans thought Vicarious Visions would develop a remake of the game since [[VideoGame/CrashNitroKart they've actually made]] a ''Crash'' kart racer before. However, while they are credited, and many assets of both ''Nitro Kart'' and the ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy N. Sane Trilogy]]'' were reused, Beenox is the main developer behind the remake instead.
** Unusual semi-jossed case; It was suspected that Evil Crash from ''Twinsanity'' would get in as a skin, for the Spooky Grand Prix. This didn't come to pass, but his silhouette can be seen in the hallways of the mansion segment for the Nina's Nightmare track when lightning strikes, and is also an unlockable sticker for one's kart.
** In the datamine for the Neon Circus GP, two initials for unrevealed cars, FYM and JKN, were seen. This has led to many assuming that the Fairymobile and Junkulon Prime from ''Tag Team Racing'' would be introduced in this GP, but it turned out to be two brand-new cars instead; Daredevil and Nitro Bumper.
** The datamine for the Winter Festival GP had Tawna's new skin labeled with the placeholder name of "Mama Tawna", with the natural assumption being that she would dress up as Mrs. Claus. This got proven wrong, as it's actually a distinct Winter-themed outfit. There was also a skin for Papu Papu sighted (most likely a Santa Claus costume), only for it to [[WhatCouldHaveBeen ultimately be cut]] when it was expected to appear.
** The datamine for the Rustland GP uncovered a mask codename labelled "APO", leading fans to believe it might be the mask that appeared in the It's Time to Play UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 ad. It turned out to be a brand-new mask instead, based on Aku Aku and Uka Uka's Radical Entertainment designs. The mask in the ad is actually an EarlyBirdCameo to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'', whose existence wasn't revealed until ''half a year later''.
** The majority of fans assumed that Emperor Velo would come with ''Nitro Kart'''s Adventure Mode. While he eventually did get confirmed, the latter didn't come to pass. Also, he's ''not'' the final DLC racer as was anticipated, since the game's content support was planned to continue after the final GP. Furthermore, he's not the presumed opponent for Beenox's staff time trials, as he gets a separate set that's ''slightly slower''.
** The ''[[UpToEleven entire fanbase]]'''s theories for the secret bonus racer teased in a few datamines were all rendered moot, with the reveal of the Iron Checkpoint Crate, a possibility that wasn't seriously considered as anything other than a joke.

* TrollingCreator: In a datamine for the Rustland Grand Prix, an unidentified racer labeled "[=DriverWhoAmI=]" appeared in the ones for the next two [=GP=]s, respectively renamed to "[=DriverWhoCouldIBe=]" and "[=DriverIAm=][[ExactWords AsImportantAsTheBandicoot]][=SoIShouldBeTheMainCharacter=]", showing that the developers at Beenox were aware of [=BetaM=]'s actions and messed with the fanbase's expectations. In the first post-GP update, this racer was revealed to be an Iron Checkpoint Crate. The kicker? The very next datamine shows its Driver file to be "[=HereIAm=]".

* ActorAllusion: In the Nina's Nightmare track, there's a portrait of Nina herself dressed up as [[Franchise/TheAddamsFamily Wednesday Addams]]. Creator/DebiDerryberry had done Wednesday's voice for the [[WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily1992 second animated Addams Family series]].
* ActorSharedBackground: Three members of the Nitro Squad are voiced by the actress of the appropriate ethnicity and nation; Isabella is voiced by the Italian Creator/MelanieMinichino, Liz is voiced by the British Creator/VictoriaAtkin and Megumi is voiced by the Asian Creator/StephanieSheh, despite not being Japanese.
** Sheh also voices Yaya Panda, so that's two Asians she voices in the game.
* ApprovalOfGod: Some Naughty Dog alumni [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoAJcblwl9g ran a stream for the game]] and enjoyed playing it, notably praising how its life got extended with additional content after the launch.

** N. Tropy originally had no home track, but many fans considered Out of Time to be his, even though it's used for Big and Small Norm's boss fight in ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''. The Crash Bandicoot Twitter account gave him a profile that officially confirmed Out of Time to be N. Tropy's home track as well.
** The Daily Bonus, a limited-time 5x multiplier to Wumpa Coins at the completion of a race, was often referred to as Wumpa Time by fans. As of the ''Spyro and Friends'' Grand Prix in late August 2019, it has been officially renamed to Wumpa Time in-game.
** An old fan rumor surrounding a datamine for ''Team Racing'' and artwork for an unrelated hippo pilot mascot called Trippo led to the myth of "Fasty", a racer that was believed to be cut. When the ''Winter Festival'' Grand Prix was unveiled in December 2019, it brought in Hasty, a moose racer that's directly inspired by this legend and whose silhouette and pilot jacket are almost identical to Trippo.

** After the first Grand Prix, Nitro Tour, went live, a dataminer named [=BetaM=] managed to find [[spoiler:[[https://i.redd.it/n7aq9992l3831.png a list of all characters to currently be coming to the game]], including those from the Spyro and Friends Grand Prix, and further down the line. However, certain characters that appear on this list (namely Baby Cortex, Baby N. Tropy, Ripto and the Sorceress) did not appear in the game when they were expected to.]]

** Just like before, [=BetaM=] [[https://i.redd.it/et256xet77q31.jpg had leaked]] the Neon Circus Grand Prix's content a month before it launched, including the character skins [[note]]Although the description for Circus Ami, Megumi, Liz, Isabella and Koala Kong wasn't specific, and Clown Penta and Hillbilly Fake Crash were later changed to Penta Jester and Rustic Fake Crash.[[/note]], the new Ring Rally mode, and the existence of King Chicken.

* FakeNationality: Creator/JohnDiMaggio voices the German Ebenezer Von Clutch and Creator/RobbieDaymond voices the Canadian Hasty.

** Cortex's red PaletteSwap is often referred to as UsefulNotes/McDonalds Cortex due to it resembling the restaurant's red and yellow coloration.
** Although the game refers to it as "Blue Fire" in some Grand Prix challenges, the blue-colored much-faster boost seen on several tracks is coined by the community under the name of "Ultimate Sacred Fire".

** Fans suspected the inclusion of Crunch Bandicoot, a major character from the post-Creator/NaughtyDog games, due to the confirmation that the game would have tracks and karts from ''Nitro Kart''.

*** When concept art for a Spyro-themed track was shown off, pretty much everyone expected him to appear as a guest - the announcement that every character from ''Nitro Kart'' would be in the game furthered this belief for a number of people due to him being present as a GuestFighter in the GBA version.

** Some fans expected that there might be a Christmas/holiday-themed Grand Prix to go along with a Halloween one. Both were confirmed with the reveal of the Spooky and Winter Festival [=GP=]s.

*** Some of the general content is indeed related to ''Twinsanity'', including the Nina's Nightmare track having Academy of Evil influences, and a skin based on that game's unused Evil Coco concept ([[{{Bowdlerise}} albeit heavily altered for modern sensibilities]]).

*** Certain fans thought about the possibility of DLC racers returning with new skins sometime after their [=GP=] is over, and could arrive with items that failed to be implemented in the Pit Stop. Both got confirmed with the arrival of the Witch Tawna skin and the Tawna Pink paint job as well as Spyro's Winter Guardian skin.

*** Some of the people who noticed the datamine leak for it assumed that this would be the one that would finally confirm King Chicken, and the amount of hints pointing towards his inclusion (mainly the mural of a chicken with five eggs in the Lost Ruins hub). They were right.
*** One strategy guide for ''The Wrath of Cortex'' gave Neo Cortex a backstory of him coming from a clown family, so a clown skin inspired by this piece of trivia from the older continuity made sense to a fair few fans. Sure enough, the Neon Circus GP gave him one.
*** There was the hope that Rilla Roo would get some level of involvement to reference ''Bash'' ([[MarketBasedTitle which is called]] ''Carnival'' in Japan). That came true, via a banner pitting him against Koala Kong, another character who appeared in that game, with Rilla Roo himself becoming playable in the following GP.

*** Due to the datamine, at least one fan expected Nash's Legendary skin to be based on the [=NPC=]s seen in Meteor Gorge. This is 100% true.
** On a more negative note, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether the Beenox Pack was the very last update the game would receive, since it was never specified that it would be the last... As of September 1st, Beenox finally did announce that, yes, the Beenox Pack was THE last update.
** The Youtuber Johnny Cooper 64 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjRBVtxCnM had correctly predicted]] that the Grand Prix for January would have a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] theme, some days before the announcement.

** The Youtuber [=MisterBo=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLvh1aFZ7IA correctly predicted]] that there would be a space-themed Grand Prix.

*** At least [[https://www.reddit.com/r/crashbandicoot/comments/fdlmsu/what_if_the_developer_times_reward_was_a_geary/ one fan thought]] that Geary would get a legendary skin based on Beenox's former mascot. This is eventually confirmed within this update, along with other Beenox=related content. It also confirmed suspicions about the skin being the teased item that would "make fans very happy".

** Many fans thought Vicarious Visions would develop a remake of the game since [[VideoGame/CrashNitroKart they've actually made a Crash kart racer before]]. However, while they are credited, and many assets of both ''Nitro Kart'' and the ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy N. Sane Trilogy]]'' were reused, Beenox is the main developer behind the remake instead.
** Unusual semi-jossed case; It was suspected that Evil Crash from ''[[VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity Twinsanity]]'' would get in as a skin, for the Spooky Grand Prix. This didn't come to pass, but his silhouette can be seen in the hallways of the mansion segment for the Nina's Nightmare track when lightning strikes, and is also an unlockable sticker for one's kart.

** The datamine for the Winter Festival GP had Tawna's new skin labelled with the placeholder name of "Mama Tawna", with the natural assumption being that she would dress up as Mrs. Claus. This got proven wrong, as it's actually a distinct Winter-themed outfit. There was also a skin for Papu Papu sighted (most likely a Santa Claus costume), only for it to [[WhatCouldHaveBeen ultimately be cut]] when it was expected to appear.
** The datamine for the Rustland GP uncovered a mask codename labelled "APO", leading fans to believe it might be the mask that appeared in the It's Time To Play [=PS4=] ad. It turned out to be a brand-new mask instead, based on Aku Aku and Uka Uka's Radical Entertainment designs. The mask in the ad is actually an EarlyBirdCameo to ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'', whose existence wasn't revealed until ''half a year later''.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: A "Nitros Oxide Edition" was released alongside the game's vanilla edition. It automatically unlocks Nitros Oxide (alongside his hovercraft vehicle), Zem, Zam and Crunch as default playable characters, though all of these can be unlocked in the base version through regular means. Exclusive to the Oxide Edition are space suit costumes for Crash, Coco, Cortex and Oxide, a robot skin for Crunch, a set of space-themed stickers for kart customization, and a special decal and paint job available for Oxide's hovercraft.
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: An example that applies to skins, of all things; the brainwashed Coco and Crunch skins are the first time that ''Mind Over Mutant'' content has ever appeared in a Japanese-published release for a Crash game, since that particular game was [[NoExportForYou never exported over there]] alongside ''Crash of the Titans''.[[note]]Although the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version of ''MOM'' was developed in Japan, oddly enough.[[/note]]

** The parts for the Cove Cruiser and the Xfinity Flash Kart are a more complex matter. Obtaining the codes could only be done in the United States, via codes on specially-marked packets of Sour Patch Kids and Trident Gum for the Cove Cruiser parts, or by using your Xfinity log-in credentials for the Xfinity Flash. However you ''redeemed'' the codes on a completely different website, where you linked it up with your Nintendo/Xbox/[=PlayStation=] account: ''that'' worked anywhere in the world.

** Creator/JessHarnell is credited as Pinstripe's voice, but he was [[https://twitter.com/robbiedaymond/status/1142145081081679872 actually]] voiced by Creator/RobbieDaymond, who also does Small Norm, Hunter, and Hasty.
** Fake Crash's voice is no longer Creator/DwightSchultz as in ''Nitro Kart'' despite Schultz being present as Papu Papu, Nash, and Geary, and is instead done by Andrew Morgado.

** N. Trance is now played by Creator/MichaelJGough rather than Tom Bourdon, with Gough also voicing Gnasty Gnorc as well.
** Andrew Morgado now does Krunk instead of Marshall R. Teague.
** Creator/BillyWest did not reprise his roles as Nash and Zam. Nash is now Creator/DwightSchultz and Zam is Andrew Morgado.
** Despite being replaced as Dingodile and Fake Crash, Creator/DwightSchultz replaces Paul Greenberg as the voice of Geary.

** [[VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing Chick and Stew]] are no longer voiced by Quinton Flynn and Duane Shepard respectively. Instead, Creator/RogerCraigSmith plays Chick while Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, who previously voiced Crunch in ''Nitro Kart'', voices Stew.
** Nitros Oxide was originally voiced by [[CharacterOutlivesActor the]] [[AuthorExistenceFailure late]] David Anthony Pizzuto in the original ''Crash Team Racing'' and by Creator/QuintonFlynn in ''Crash Nitro Kart''. This time, he is voiced by Creator/CoreyBurton.
** Tawna was voiced by Creator/DebiDerryberry in the ''N. Sane Trilogy'', although her voice was minimal in that game, limited only to a few grunts and a quick "Woohoo!" when Crash reached the end of a bonus stage. Now she has fully voiced dialogue provided by Misty Lee.

** Creator/DebiDerryberry replaces Amy Gross as the voice of Nina Cortex. Also doubles as a RoleReprise due to Derryberry voicing her in the Nintendo DS version of ''Titans''.
** Creator/DebiDerryberry also replaces Shanelle Workman as Pasadena O'Possum.

** Creator/StephanieSheh is now the voice of Yaya Panda, replacing the uncredited voice actress who portrayed her in ''Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2''.
** Keeping with the Real Velo's voice change, Andre Sogliuzzo replaces Creator/SteveBlum as Emperor Velo XXVII as well.
** In the GoldenEnding of the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' version of ''Warped'', Baby Cortex was voiced by Creator/CoreyBurton, but this time he's voiced by Cortex's regular voice actor Creator/LexLang.

* PermanentPlaceholder: In the first datamine mentioned under ContentLeak above, King Chicken's name seemed to be a placeholder, with the initial Neon Circus GP leak having [[StealthPun "King Paul III"]] as his apparent finalized name. In the end, the first name was picked for the GP's launch.

** The majority of cast members from the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' reprise their characters here, meaning Debi Derryberry, John [=DiMaggio=], and Andre Sogliuzzo also reprise their roles as Coco, Tiny, Zem, and Big Norm from the original ''Nitro Kart''. Curiously, Kevin Michael Richardson (Crunch) and Dwight Schultz (Dingodile and Fake Crash) also return to provide voices, but do not reprise their original characters, while Maurice [=LaMarche=] (N. Brio) doesn't even return at all, being replaced by Tom Kenny.

** All four voice actors that were involved with the ''Spyro Reignited Trilogy'' reprise their roles for the characters appearing in the Spyro GP (Tom Kenny as Spyro, Robbie Daymond as Hunter, Michael Gough as Gnasty Gnorc, and Andre Sogliuzzo as Sparx).

* TrollingCreator: In a datamine for the Rustland Grand Prix, an unidentified racer labelled "[=DriverWhoAmI=]" appeared in the ones for the next two [=GP=]s, respectively renamed to "[=DriverWhoCouldIBe=]" and "[=DriverIAm=][[ExactWords AsImportantAsTheBandicoot]][=SoIShouldBeTheMainCharacter=]", showing that the developers at Beenox were aware of [=BetaM=]'s actions and messed with the fanbase's expectations. In the first post-GP update, this racer was revealed to be an iron checkpoint crate. The kicker? The very next datamine shows its Driver file to be "[=HereIAm=]".
** After months of nothing but silence following the Beenox Pack update, a lot of players have concluded that the Beenox Pack was the final content drop for the game, though others have argued that, if the Beenox Pack WERE the final update, they would have said so(after all, they were clear enough on the final Grand Prix). Instead of offering a bit of clarity in regards to if the game will be receiving any further updates or not, they've made announcements of new bundles hitting the Pit Stop... that contain items that, if you've been playing the game from the start and have been keeping track of the items introduced through the Grand Prixs, odds are more than likely you've already gotten these items. And while the bundles are helpful for new players, it riles up the players that have already cleared out their pit stop, and have been waiting for the appearance of characters like Ripto, Willie Wumpa Cheeks, and the Sorceress, the only three characters from the original datamine... As of September 1st, after several months of silence, Beenox has confirmed that March's update was THE last update.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early datamines suggested that a track based on Motorworld from ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'' was planned at one point, only to be replaced with Koala Carnival.
** Early datamines had also shown such characters as Willie Wumpa Cheeks, Ripto, and the Sorceress as being potential racers, but as of now, they're the only three missing from the roster. As it's been months since any new content was added to the game(the Beenox Pack being the last thing released on March 26th), and Beenox is now helping out working with ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'', many have come to assume that these final three characters were cut. But oddly enough, the presence of Ripto's voice actor, Creator/GreggBerger in the credits remains untouched, and he hasn't voiced a single character in the game (it's been theorized that he's the intercom voice heard in Drive-Thru Danger, though it's never been verified). Suffice to say, it's a topic of [[WMG/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled mass debate.]]
** The [[https://gamingreinvented.com/news/crash-team-racing-nitro-fuelled-datamine-leaks-possible-characters-and-content/ earliest known iteration of the initial roster datamine]] suggested that "Fasty", AKA Trippo the Hippo, was going to be included at one point, until official info in regards to that fan myth racer came to light throughout the Internet, so it's likely that he was replaced with the conceptually-similar Hasty to avoid possible legal conflicts with Bob Rafei and/or the airline price website he was originally designed for.

** Early datamines had also shown such characters as Willie Wumpa Cheeks, Ripto, and the Sorceress as being potential racers, but as of now, they're the only three missing from the roster. As it's been months since any new content was added to the game(the Beenox Pack being the last thing released on March 26th), and Beenox is now helping out working with ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'', many have come to assume that these final three characters were cut. But oddly enough, the presence of Ripto's voice actor, Creator/GreggBerger in the credits remains untouched, and he hasn't voiced a single character in the game (it's been theorized that he's the intercom voice heard in Drive-Thru Danger, though it's never been verified). Suffice to say, it's a topic of [[WMG/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled mass debate.]]

** N. Trance is now played by [[Creator/MichaelGoughVoiceActor Michael Gough]] rather than Tom Bourdon, with Gough also voicing Gnasty Gnorc as well.