Crash 4 Max Wumpa Challenge - Crash Landed - 1,247 / 1,266 [98.5%]
3This run was set on the 3rd August, 2025.
Statistics
IGT: 8:19.22
RTA: 8:19.22
40% Wumpa: 506
60% Wumpa: 759
80% Wumpa: 1,012
100% Wumpa: 1,266
Obtainable Wumpa: 1,247 (98.5%)
Level Notes
These notes are gonna be long...
In this level there are split paths in the Shnurgle sections that both have Wumpa in some form, meaning it is impossible to get all of them in one go, so obviously I worked out which paths had the most.
1) In the first Shnurgle section at 1:04, 8 are missable:
1st split (3): Either 8 Standing Wumpa or 3 Crate Wumpa,
2nd split (4): Either 4 Standing Wumpa or 46 Crate Wumpa,
Big jump (1): Most of the time you will miss 2 on the big jump, but I'm not sure if it's positioning or just luck, but sometimes you will only miss 1, which makes this a huge pain.
2) In the second Shnurgle section at 6:45, 11 are missable:
1st split (11): Both paths have 11 Wumpa.
The first Shnurgle section is also quite difficult as the Wumpa and Crates at 1:21 are placed in such a way that it requires incredibly tight timing to not miss either the last Wumpa or the ? Crate when you jump, then there is a tiny window to jump before you touch the goo to get the next Crate.
Another issue I often face in this level is at 5:01 there seems to be a random chance of getting mid-air 'ice' physics for the rest of the level from this point (unless you die). I do not know why this happens, and unfortunately it had to happen on this run but I played it safe (despite what happened immediately after lol) and managed to survive.
Finally at the very end of the level at 7:56 I sometimes have trouble with the geyser booster thingy not pushing high enough but I seem to get it consistent if I do a low jump and touch it low down (though not too low otherwise you won't get enough height).
ALL OF THIS to not even get 100% anyway.
I was going to allow myself 3 deaths for the first Shnurgle section because of how annoying it is but I am extatic at the fact I got everything with no deaths. Also I thought this would take days but only took about an hour and a half.
This level is actually one of my favourites but not for this challenge lol.
...and breathe...
What is the Max Wumpa Challenge?
Since this game has fixed Wumpa values for each crate, and since the demo originally included Max Wumpa counters for each level, I decided to take on the challenge to try and get every Wumpa in this game.
I'm going to spoil it right now and say it is unfortunately impossible, so the aim will be to get as many as I possibly can. Also because I'm insane, I am going for Perfect Relics and timing how fast I do it, however speedrunning is not the main focus. As I make it to later levels expect runs to become more casual in nature as I don't want to go too crazy lol.
If you know something I have missed and I have not noted it down, please let me know!
Thanks to ADMGHX for looking into the game files for me to find the 40%/60%/80%/100% Wumpa values so I can check that my own findings are correct! In some cases I still found a couple discrepancies but I will go into detail for the relevant levels.
Links
Playlist: • Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - Max W...
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