Preston Ward Condra Ranks All 101 Spyro 1-3 Levels

by Preston Ward Condra

A project I made when I was 15 years old, during my sophomore year in High School in September 2009. I critiqued and ranked every single level from Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon in, one consolidated project from worst to best. It doesn't matter if you agree with my opinion or not. All that matters, is that this ended up getting finished.

39. 64: Toasty

Here is a level that much like Stone Hill is a level that I found to be decently enjoyable to play in but, of such that causes me to rank Toasty fairly low in part of the countdown is much of what I said back with my Stone Hill write-up.

In terms of compared to the later levels out there from the entire PS1 classic franchise, Toasty falls short in compared to how not much aside from nostalgic reasons is helping it get praise for what it is and as such if it wasn't for the fact that it was level from Spyro 1 and Toasty was the first real boss level out getting the franchise started with, I would of likely had Toasty ranked even lower on the countdown. It's not a bad level by any means but, in compared to the more in-depth levels of such and other boss levels in general out there of the franchise, there is not much going for Toasty aside from memories of the level back for me when I was growing up.

One thing I liked from Toasty however is the annoying at times but, unique dog like enemies you come across of the level. I always found them when I was younger playing through of Spyro 1, a handful and a you know what a pain in to deal with but, they were cool at the time for what they were worth fighting for the level design for a Spyro 1 level.

Aside from that note and why it's serviceable for what it was at for the time since it was only a Spyro 1 level, a level is a level that needs to be accounted for in for it's problems in and as such the biggest problem I had with Toasty overall is that aside from the nostalgic memories going for it, the level doesn't hold up well compared to that of even other levels out there of Spyro 1. Only 100 gems to collect? Only 1 Dragon to free? The boss being a piece of cake to beat through? Yes, these are all notable problems of the level and it would have been nice haven't that while that more action took place in of the level like of such of the more in-depth, better and fun earlier levels out there of Spyro 1 like of what I said for Toasty, Town Square and Dark Hollow easily being the better of the other two levels ranked so far in of the countdown.

Still, since it's a level that I can't help but bring and remember great things from on and helping setting the standard for better levels out there of the PS1 Spyro franchise, I can't rank Toasty as a level I really hate on, just pure of an average overall level if we compare it to that of other levels out there of the franchise. A level great for of that from Spyro 1 but, easily just plain average out there for of the entire PS1 Spyro series. Not much else to say for Toasty other then the decent memories it brought back to me and for other Spyro PS1 fans out there.