ACTOR Brendan O’Brien, who originally played beloved PlayStation character Crash Bandicoot, has died aged 60.

O’Brien died on March 23, but his death was not revealed until May 9, according to his obituary published on legacy.

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One of O’Brien’s proudest moments came from developing and delivering the voice for the iconic video games character from 1996 to 2004, according to the obituary.

“He encouraged nostalgic Crash fans in their own pursuits and loved to sign their memorabilia. Like music, designing character voices for animation, radio and video games came naturally to him,” the obituary read.

Nostalgic gamers paid tribute to O’Brien social mediatweeted: “I hope Brendan O’Brien is resting well. His voice talent he brought to the Crash series should not be forgotten.”

“Maybe one of the OG Crash games will stream tomorrow in light of Brendan O’Brien’s passing, that guy voiced my childhood,” another fan shared.

Along with Crash Bandicoot, O’Brien voiced several other characters from the series during the Naughty Dog era of the sony franchise, including Doctor Neo Cortex and Doctor Nitrus Brio, among others.

Released exclusively on Sony’s Play station 1 in 1996, the Crash series is set on the fictional Wumpa Island, where humans and mutant animals coexist.

The series’ protagonist is a genetically enhanced bandicoot named Crash, whose peaceful life on the island is interrupted by the game’s villain Doctor Neo Cortex, who created Crash.

Upon its release, the Crash franchise was an immediate commercial success, becoming one of the first Western games to succeed. Japanese.

The first Crash game sold nearly 7 million copies by November 2003, according to Gamasutra.