Rayman (DOS)

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Description

When a villain known only as Mr. Dark appears, trouble brews in Rayman's world. Mr. Dark captures the Toons - source of light and Rayman's friends. With no more light, evil creatures begin to roam, making the world unsafe for everyone. It’s up to you, as Rayman, to free your friends and put an end to Mr. Dark's dastardly schemes!

Rayman is a side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period of time. He can also attack by throwing his fists, or winding up his fists for a more powerful punch. He can occasionally find special power ups that grant him unlimited flying power, giving him the ability to navigate through tricky mazes.

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Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "雷曼" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Rayman Ultimate" -- Pocket PC title
• "Rayman Classic" -- Android / iOS title
• "Rayman Advance" -- Game Boy Advance title
• "レイマン" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Games made into TV series
• Launch title: PlayStation (North America)
• PlayStation Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• Rayman series

User Reviews

Everything about this game is good, it's only too hard.	Rensch (216)
interesting but very difficult platform game	Xa4 (310)	unrated

Critic Reviews

Joystick (French)	Dec, 1995	90 out of 100	90
PC Games (Germany)	Dec, 1995	87 out of 100	87
Gameplay (Benelux)	Apr, 1996	87 out of 100	87
PC Joker	Dec, 1995	85 out of 100	85
Retro Archives	Oct 26, 2021	17 out of 20	85
Power Play	Dec, 1995	81 out of 100	81
Score	Feb, 1996	8 out of 10	80
PC Player (Brazil)	May, 1996		80
GameSpot	Jun 11, 1996	7.4 out of 10	74
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1995	74 out of 100	74

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Trivia

Cancelled Ports

A SEGA 32X port was going to be released, but got cancelled due to the platform's declining popularity. A 3DO version was also planned as well, but cancelled due to technical issues.

Sales

Rayman has the record for number of weeks on the UK all-formats top 40 chart with 261 weeks. That's more than five years.

Technology

• Rayman has no joints, he just has a head, body, hands and feet. The reason for this is that it was much easier to animate him that way.
• The DOS and Windows versions stored the opening and ending animations in a very unusual format: the video is completely separate from the audio. The audio for the animations is on the CD as CD Audio tracks. So in order to watch the intro and ending, a full install of the game is necessary, since a CD-ROM drive can not access data and audio tracks at the same time.

Awards

• Electronic Gaming Monthly
  • September 1995 (Issue 74) - Game of the Month (Playstation version)
• Game Players
  • 1995 Holiday Edition (Vol.8, No.13) - Best Jaguar Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV, Kabushi, Qlberts, samsam12 and Satoshi Kunsai.

Related Web Sites

• Hoodlum HQ (Info about rayman and sonic)
• Wikipedia: Rayman (Information about Rayman at Wikipedia)