- [first lines]
- Nitrus Brio: But Dr Cortex, we have not determined the cause of past failures!
- [giggles convulsively]
- Dr. Cortex: MORON! This bandicoot *will* be my General, and he *will* lead my Cortex Commandos to world domination. This time I shall reign triumphant!
- [they zap Crash with the Evolvo-Ray]
- Dr. Cortex: We are closer than ever before. Quickly! Into the Vortex!
- Nitrus Brio: But Dr. Cortex, the Vortex is not ready. We have no idea what it could do!
- [He giggles as he raises Crash in the Cortex Vortex. The screen reads "BANDICOOT 1.0 REJECTED"]
- Dr. Cortex: Failure again... capture him!
- [Crash runs away, crashes through a window and falls into the sea outside the castle]
- Crash Bandicoot: Uh-oh!
- [back in the castle, Tawna is restrained by a pair of lab assistants]
- Dr. Cortex: Prepare the female bandicoot...