Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - Nitro Rad

[@MegapiemanPHD]

Still waiting on that Rayman 4.

[@KeyboardWielder]

+MegapiemanPHD Rabbids was '4'

[@konstantinosmerikakis6206]

+Carolus rabbits never happent

[@MrHostile12]

Me too. Origins and Legends lack dialogue and story in my opinion. They are definitely amazing games, but not by Rayman standards, in my opinion. A dream Rayman game for me would be a 3d game with the overall theme of the first one.

[@GoldenGrenadier]

Murphy said he'd see us there so the game should damn well star him.

[@rubrii]

Thare was about to be Rayman 4 but it get canceled

[@Likhos1]

There's but one thing you forgot with Murphy: the game responds to his quips. I think one of his last interactions has the game prompt a message saying "that's it, we're not putting you in the next game" Considering the next game with Rayman in it was Raving Rabbids... the game made true on their promise.

[@geeboysgamesandmore49]

Technically they didn’t live up to their promise. Murphy is in the gba version of Rayman Raving Rabbids.

[@OmriSama]

​@@geeboysgamesandmore49that is a super fun fact

[@WohaoG]

Well if we ignore that I don't remember Murfy being in origins either

[@coolness1768]

He was in Origins

[@WohaoG]

​@@coolness1768 No he wasn't, you're thinking of legends

[@samagonic263]

Y'know Nitro Rad , I'm actually surprised you didn't mention anything about the OST. To be honest one of the reasons I played the game sometimes was because of the music. Not only was it really fucking catchy , but it also kind of started to get stuck in my head.

[@mega20able]

This. Rayman 3's music is so trippy, it adds so much to the game's fantastical and abstract ambience. The land of the livid dead in particular has music so beautiful its the closest any game has come to make me cry from anything other than straight up tragedy. It's that good.

[@FunkParadigm]

My favorite track was Mecha Legs, the version where Rayman takes control.

[@nd-fs5xl]

BitBloxian jeez this takes me back, the music in that part was awesome. really made you feel like a badass while you were stomping all over hoodlums

[@blakchristianbale]

That this short cartoon platformer has a soundtrack that’s over 8 hours long and has separate tracks for almost every fight and 10 variations on the same level themes is serious dedication

[@grin3351]

Mine was the Voodoo battle theme.

[@misterawsomeman]

I never minded the music being so Loud because this game had an amazing soundtrack.

[@EWToonsInColor]

It's worth noting that the audio mix is all over the place due to the game's native language being French. If you play it in French it's a lot more accurate.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

I will have to try that out one of these days...

[@blekksverd]

Yeah, I think it's a shame that the English dub was so bad, because I really enjoyed the French voice acting. And that's saying a lot coming from me, because I generally hate French voice acting. I think my favorite voice actor in the game is Martial le Minoux, who voices Murphy and Razoff, and is clearly having a lot fun with both, especially Razoff. Of course the French voices for André and Globox pretty much make the game as well.

[@SirNikurasu]

Same with German. I didnt notice any problems

[@Kazikchan]

Yeah, same in Polish dubbing. No audio issues, great voices.

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

FOR ONCE THE ENGLISH DUB IS SHITTIER THAN EVERY OTHER ONES!

[@cyrild1854]

If there was one clever thing the power-ups duration are multiples of 3. Flight last 3 seconds, Rocket fist: 6, Power fist: 12, whirlwind fist: 24 and the chain fist: 48 seconds.

[@a.n.o3414]

3x3 is not 6 what

[@rafaelhines1178]

​@@a.n.o3414 multiples, as in numbers in the 3 times table

[@a.n.o3414]

@@rafaelhines1178 oh makes sense now

[@rafaelhines1178]

@a.n.o3414 it's cool

[@Scypek]

Also, the duration seems inversely proportional to color brightness.

[@Faapu]

I like to think that the space between each Rayman game is a really long-ass time, and Rayman just sleeps all the time. And that explains why a lot of characters come and go. I don't know why but I guess Globox is some kind of immortal according to my theory.

[@FaultyGear9]

Oh man, Rayman 3 - I absolutely LOVE this game. Also, the Polish version is simply amazing, done by that one guy who became famous by translating certain animated films in Poland (Shrek for example) and trust me - he did a really great job in Rayman 3 as well. Polish voices are superb as well. The audio problem you spoke of in the video was completely eliminated (I had no idea something like that was present in the English version).

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Pretty sure there were at least two instances in the Polish version where English dialogue played. The cutscene after defeating Razoff and the cutscene right before the 1st fight with Reflux.

[@Abedeuss]

This is one of the few games I'd rather play in Polish now than English, it was a really well done job. Probably the best, outside of the D20 RPGs.

[@pleasegibpats5554]

@@ThePreciseClimber yes, though it's only one sentence in the cutscene before 1st Reflux.

[@PresStar2Play]

REALLY cool how there's a hidden room with unused enemies. More games need to do that.

[@RemLasher77]

I remember Super Smash Bros. Brawl: The Subspace Emissary showing an unused water enemy in one of stages and as a trophy as well.

[@teken_nation822]

In Ratchet and Clank Size Matters, if you look for the hidden treehouse, which you need to find a teleporter to get there, you'll discover that not only an unused enemy was cut from the game, but aswell as a tank enemy that you would need to avoid in a Crash Bandicoot style segment of sorts. It's actually fun to look at unused content rather than letting the developers explain it in person.

[@guardian8184]

In the original Ratchet & Clank 2 & 3 you can find a teleporter pad that will take you to the “insomniac museum”. The museum has unused enemies, puzzles, level designs, weapons, vehicles and various other unused bits of material. The teleporter in the second game can be found on the planet Boldan and the one in 3 can be found in the trophy room on the Starship Phoenix.

[@guardian8184]

In the second game, each part of the museum also has voice pads which play commentary from the developers about why each thing was taken out or replaced, it’s really cool to see. They also included a version in the R&C 2016 reboot but it’s not the same unfortunately.

[@Burn_Angel]

God of War 1 also has that. Once you beat the game once, you'll unlock an option that takes you to a room with unused enemies, and even some designs they had to discard for some reason they explain there. They even considered to have a rastafari Kratos.

[@daamazinfatb0y752]

Rayman 1 was solid, colourful and fun but frustratingly difficult Rayman 2 was dark, atmospheric, slower but still really fun Rayman 3 was fun, hilarious, had style and was just a joy to play

[@berniegreene791]

Ratman

[@Obe_omer]

Rayman origins was fast-paced and controls smoothly and outstanding Rayman legends was creative and has a lot of content and awesome

[@eliottdeletraz97]

For the first rayman, the developpers explain that they wanted to to give some challenge. But at final, there was too much. They said they had some people in the company who play the game, but it wasn't play-testers like in our days.

[@adamgingibbins2751]

And rayman raving rabbids was......

[@natesingsotherthings7024]

Ah yes my favorite game, ratman.

[@sigmoon]

5:33 This is actually an english dubbing problem, because in the french dub, almost all of the dialogues are perfectly synchronized with the characters (including the dialogue between the two Teensies you've shown). Anyway, great video, thanks for reviewing those three games that made my childhood.

[@Xertaron.]

Same in polish.

[@baka1398]

Same in Italian

[@UltraAhmetDoray]

@@KreeYT i don't think so?

[@jonask7870]

Same in German

[@Eric_64_UwU]

Same as SA2, the cutscenes are sync with the Japanese dub and they only changed the voices to English.

[@erehh9817]

"It's like knowing that future Metal Gear Solid games would be made without Kojima." That aged well.

[@Mayhzon]

Nitro Rad is a damn prophet

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

The number of them still being 0

[@pikkuadi]

Rayman 4, 13 years in the waiting....

[@superkind333]

there is an actuall successor for rayman 3 called hoodlums revenge for the gba

[@nostalgiaworks5999]

There hasn't been a 3D platformer Rayman game since Rayman 3, which is what everybody wants.

[@Gnidel]

Shane Blankenship I refuse to call Origins that. It's completely unlike Rayman 2 and 3 which I love.

[@lonesomewendigo]

I think we can put that in the "half-life 3" category of games...

[@elcinemanum13]

extinct make that 15 years AHAHAHHAHAA... oh man... i am gonna cry...

[@TheMiniMaestroMan]

Rayman deserves to be in Smash Ultimate.

[@MarioCreeper22]

Facts.

[@robletch123]

He's good as a spirit

[@MarioCreeper22]

@@robletch123 I'd rather have Rayman be playable than a worthless png.

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

Damn straight and I’m trying to hold out hope

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

@@MarioCreeper22 yeah same

[@vcrbetamax]

I always thought that was weird how the Rabbids became more of a priority than Rayman himself. I was skipping channels on TV and saw they made a cartoon of it. I watched the cartoon hoping that maybe Rayman would be in it, but instead it was about the Rabbids shoving plungers on each others butts.

[@voiceofvelvet]

C A L L T H E P O L I C E

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

@@ketrub Technically the rabbids were born and got popular 3-4 years sooner than the minions so we can say that the minions are the ones copying

[@TheDukeOfBlaze]

Ubisoft understood they had found an easy way to make money by targeting children.

[@troin3925]

vcrbetamax The Rabbids aren’t canon to the Rayman franchise anymore. The developers of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle stated this as one of the reasons why Rayman isn’t in it. Also, why would you expect to see Rayman in the show when, aside from an Easter event in Rayman Adventures, they’ve never crossed over again? Both franchises went their separate ways and had their own games. It’s not like Skylanders where (until the Reignited Trilogy of course), Spyro was still a character in Skylanders the whole way through. This would be like if in one of the Skylanders sequels, Spyro disappeared completely and got the Reignited Trilogy while Skylanders was still going on at the same time, but people still have a grudge on Skylanders as if nothing’s changed at all.

[@vcrbetamax]

@@troin3925 I expected him to be in the show because I didn't know that they separated. That's pretty obvious to surmise. I didn't need you to write a novel to tell me lol.

[@thicboibigsmoke7220]

“Hoodlum” is still the best play on words ever created and will never be topped

[@PicketPolecat]

Actually, Rayman Origins give us a possible explanation as to why the continuity is so borked, Polokus (Yes, the Bubble Dreamer actually is Polokus) actually conceives the universe out of bubbles he places his thoughts into, and considering his powers can corrupt very easily (nightmares, separation from electoons, etc) it's likely each story in the Rayman Universe is him trying to recollect how the world works Well it's my theory anyways

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

Slimey Jenkins That... actually makes sense.

[@PicketPolecat]

***** Well what do you expect, he's the only god they have apart from the Leptys (and even then I think the Leptys was just something Polokus pulled out of his ass during one of his "Dream Making Sessions") Besides, it's not like he isn't aware that he sucks as a god, he probably just wants to sit around and get high in peace

[@Dracomut]

Slimey Jenkins That is a good theory. I've always felt that Rayman's world is just so big and chaotic things always seem different when they have in fact been the same. Here is my take on the order the continuity and my own theories: Before the series - An unknown being creates the Gold lums, who then create Polokus and the electoons. Polokus creates the Glade of Dreams and all beings in it, other than Rayman. The Leptys is another god made by the Gold Lums, the world of the Knaaren is destroyed by Razorbeard and his pirates, who were also made by the Gold lums. The Knaaren migrate to the Glade of Dreams while the Leptys, too weak to leave what remains of his world, gives the Knaaren royal family a magic scepter to contact him if they ever need his help. Right before Rayman 1 - Rayman is created by Betilla and confronts Jano and his army of nightmares, Rayman brings peace to the Glade, the remaining nightmares are thrown into the Cave of Bad Dreams which is guarded by the now repentant Jano Rayman 1 - Mr. Dark steals the Great Protoon, the resulting cascade of disharmony shatters much of the world's stabilization making everyone look a lot like Rayman who himself is a magically unstable being. After the Great Protoon is returned everyone turns back to normal, Mr. Dark's current whereabouts are unknown Rayman 2 - Razorbeard invades the Glade and shatters the Heart of the World. Rayman wakes Polokus from his slumber with the 4 masks, after the defeat of the pirates Polokus chooses to stay awake to look after his creations, taking on the moniker Bubble Dreamer Rayman Arena - Rayman and friends participate in a tournament being held by the Bubble Dreamer. Razorbeard's army is too weak to invade again so signs up for the tournament (along with two servants and his wife) to win the prize money and rebuild his empire, he is able to sign in due to the Bubble Dreamer's easygoing personality (though also because the Bubble Dreamer knows Rayman will win). Tily is Ly's little sister and sneaks with Rayman to participate in the tournament, Dark Globox is in fact Globox's counterpart from another dimension recruited by Razorbeard Rayman Origins - Ales Mansay (taking up the moniker of the missing Mr. Dark) curses Voodoo Momma turning her into a monster and making the Land of the Livid Dead a terrible and chaotic place and makes the denizens into angry monsters, things get so bad the Land of the Livid Dead declares war on the rest of the Glade after Rayman and friends' napping bothers them. Ales takes advantage of the confusion to make his fortress and compete his plans Rayman Raving Rabbids (Wii Version) - the resulting battle in the Land of the Livid Dead releases the rabbids who attempt to take over the glade, they capture Rayman and Globox's kids. Rayman competes in the rabbid arena and escapes, but then realizes he forgot globox's kids and then sets off to save them... Only to get stuck in a rabbid hole Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA version) - Rayman gets captured by the rabbids again, but this time escapes through sheer brute force and help from Ly, Rayman then proceeds to stop the rabbid's attempt at world domination. Defeated, the rabbids flee the Glade and take up residence in a very familiar world... Rayman 3 - Voodoo Momma has been able to make the Land of the Livid Dead peaceful again, which is why it is much more tranquil in this game. The first black lum, Andre, is born after Rayman's hands cause mischief. Andre is killed by Rayman's grimace power given to him by the Leptys Rayman: Hoodlum's Revenge - the remaining Hoodlums try to revive their master but ultimately fail and the hoodlum race is destroyed for good (hopefully) Rayman Legends - a cult of evil teensies who worship Mr. Dark like Ales did invade worlds that neighbor the Glade of Dreams, Bubble Dreamer makes paintings with his dreams so that Rayman and company can go to these worlds to save them. The demonic being at the end of Olympus Maximus is actually the dark soul of Andre coming out of Hell in an attempt to kill Rayman and his friends

[@ES21007]

***** My timeline is that Rayman 1 comes first actually. After that, Rayman meets Globox and spends several years being lazy before he accidentally causes the apocalypse in Origins. Because of this he's punished and sentenced to eternal slumber, but then is woken up 100 years later during Legends. Some time after that, Rayman meets Tily. He's still lazy, but Tily takes advantage of this by turning his training into fun competitions with his friends (Rayman Arena). Obviously, this fairy eventually grows up into Ly, and I like to think that Rayman her close friends call her Ly as a nickname as she grows up (MY HEADCANON!). Afterwards, Rayman 3 takes place (Ly isn't there... Because things, she was busy or something). Finally, during Rayman 2, Rayman gets a kick in the face because that's the closest he's ever come to failing, and that's when he mans up and starts taking his duties completely seriously.

[@Dracomut]

ES21007 Nicely made :)

[@TR1PLE_6]

"See you in Rayman 4" That still pisses me off to this day! Nobody wanted a crappy minigame collection. And don't get me started on the stupid Rabbids!

[@Azariachan]

Have you played Rayman Raving Rabbids on GBA? Unlike the shitty mini-game collection on the big consoles, this one is a 2D platformer and pretty decent one too. You can run it on an emulator if you don't have a GBA.

[@stefanstadler4925]

Azariachan absolutly not the rabbids raped rayman and buried him in the ground, he got resurrected in origins again. But seriously the raving rabbids is not good in a single way only people who haven't played rayman 1-3 and M/Arena like it

[@Azariachan]

Stefan Stadler Oh don't get me wrong, I absolutely despise the rabbids. I hope Ubisoft will just put the Rabbids franchise out of its misery and never mention it again. But despite all that, the GBA version of RRR plays pretty well and is reminiscent of Rayman 1.

[@Herodegon]

Have you not seen Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle

[@MrWarners14]

Honestly, I've mostly forgiven the little guys after their crossover game turned out to be pretty good. You can beat the snot out of them anyway and they can actually be tolerable *and* funny.

[@dutchmenneer3289]

Every Rayman game is like a reboot

[@beardo5468]

This game is my favorite in the series. Sucks that a lot of people consider it one of the worst. (not that people call it bad)

[@stijnvandevyver7958]

Wait, people consider this one the worst? But i thought the third one was the best.

[@jyotithakur1119]

The third one is the best!

[@RichardGilligan33]

Still dont understand why beautifull graphics music and gameplay

[@voldy3565]

Who on earth considers this the worst? Literally no one said this was a bad Rayman game.

[@babadinho9635]

Rayman 3 is a masterpiece!!!

[@andrewollmann304]

John Leguizamo (Leg-GWEH-za-mo) was Sid the Sloth in Ice Age and Luigi in the live action Super Mario Bros. Movie.

[@VandelayDefect]

"I can't wait to see what Michel and his development team have planned for Rayman in the future!" Me seeing this after hearing about Michel quitting the videogame industry: *broken sobbing*

[@ChickenMcKicken]

wait what? i want proof or a link i need to see this

[@Syfrox]

@@ChickenMcKicken it's on his instagram

[@derekrequiem4359]

@@ChickenMcKicken Google is your friend.

[@ZeMovinPixxle]

this is so confusing as a german viewer. the german dub for globox had him as a deep voiced "dumb guy". which i feel fit way more with his character..

[@footbalacademyge3812]

Same for the Italian version

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

Ikr? It had the English one but the dumb one at the same time. The German voice acting did well

[@jerryalexis576]

There's nothing more satisfying than charging up your punch. The spinning punch animation looks so smooth.

[@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge]

"One of my favorite enemies is the Hoodoo. He's a wizard that will cast a shield on any Hoodlum" Hehe Hehehehe HAHAHAHAHA Oh, and, fantastic review, man! :3

[@hayleeTC]

I have this game on my ps3.

[@puffnisse]

OwenHaylee1 Nobody asked you.

[@olegcrysis1]

+puffnisse Lol.

[@okkon8106]

+HoodoHoodlumsRevenge wait why is that funny? Elaborate :d

[@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge]

Okkon - CS:GO And more! It's funny because my KZbin username contains "Hoodo" and "Hoodlum"! ;)

[@chickenicecream1942]

I absolutely loved this game to bits. It was the first game I was gifted as a child and I would stay around the first area, just to hear the fairy council soundtrack loop over and over and feel amazed by it.

[@Trouzrschnauzer]

Just watched your trilogy reviews of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Gex, and Rayman and I'd have to say, I really enjoyed your videos. You stated your opinions in an entertaining and funny way. Your sense of humor and informativeness really brings the show together. I think your video quality and effort is on a level where you could be part of Normal Boots or Hidden Block :) You've earned yourself another subscriber and you deserve way more than just me subscribing. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos and new ones to come!

[@Kirokill1]

Your facial expressions are really distinct, like an animation. This is one giant compliment.

[@333Trihll]

About the sound and voice mixing issue, I wonder if it's because the game is originally in french, because I remember playing it in french and had none of those issues, even in the opening sequence I could hear murphy perfectly well.

[@NitroRad]

+Tri333 Even if that is the case, it's still unacceptable to have a poor sound mix for international versions of the game.

[@luidi9026]

+NitroRad I'm french and oh yes, the voices are REALLY better. (God, the voice of Globox in English sound... Really weird...) Anyway, your videos are awesome, so "Félicitation". ^^

[@Shinigami435]

+Lucas Pane indeed i was realy shocked when i heard the english version in this video ^^ I find the french version WAY better Murphy is the perfect example imo, i really loved that character and the contrast with rayman 2. "Et les interrupteurs servent à decleeeencher ....... Des mécanismes" One level after : "regarde rayman un interrupteur. À tout les coups il déclenche un mécanisme" But I am surprised that the knaarens desert wasn't really mentioned in the critic, seriously this place scared me so much when i was a Kid (And I know i am not alone ^^).

[@luidi9026]

Shinigami435 Yes, the french version is SO MUCH better ! XD The Knaarens never frightened me, I find them funny ! XD (Gosh, my English is very bad. XD)

[@Shinigami435]

What is pretty funny in the Knaarens desert is that they created a fck**ng frightening atmosphere, but in the same time there are extern voices which are saying so stupid things (my english is worst ^^)Lucas Pane

[@lunatic0verlord10]

When I was young, Globox's reaction to plum juice made me think it was plum *wine.*

[@Dracomut]

Ok, now to actually say something about Rayman 3... I love it. It had a nearly perfect balance of what made the previous two games great; it was light-hearted but had a memorable story, had a great mix of platforming and combat, gorgeous graphics, and it lacked the clunkiness of Rayman 2 and the unforgiving difficulty of Rayman 1. I find it strange how many of the flaws you commented on for this game could daily be attributed to Rayman 2 Easily my second favorite Rayman game. You just can't top Rayman Legends (at least not at this point in time)

[@takki3942]

Dracomut Rayman Legends to me wasn't as good as Origins. I just thought Rayman Legends was a bit weird with the new mechanic. Still though it was a quality game though. I am srs playing Rayman Origins right now so that might make a bias.

[@Master_3530]

Rayman 3 is my favorite game in the series but ancel finally announced Rayman 4, so it may change. Even though Rayman 3 is so great, I'd like Rayman 4 to be more platforming centered.

[@litnoodles440]

Personally, I thought that Rayman 3 was the best in the series. This is mainly because I thought that Rayman 2 was too dark, which really started to faze me once I accidentally clicked the ‘I want the treasure’ option in the cave of bad dreams which for some reason really freaked me out. Also I’m an easy laugher, and most of the dialogue scenes made me laugh relatively hard. So yeah.

[@KofteG61]

@@bleh9092 story, music and atmosphere of rayman 2 is better. but gameplay of rayman 3 is imo way better, especially the combat.

[@romarbetc123]

Completely agree with you Noodles, Rayman 2 was awesome but I never managed to finish it whereas I finished Rayman 3. Also the artwork in Rayman 3 is absolutely outstanding and deserves to be remade in this time and age.

[@MrMarinus18]

Really? I mostly just found that confusing. I never found it that scary. I actually found Toy story 2 a lot scarier. Some of those environments are really dark and claustrophobic with many enemies that can kill you almost instantly.

[@juniorbove]

John "Luigi Mario" Leguizamo

[@themega10046]

+juniorbove MARIO MARIO & LUIGI MARIO

[@christiangilbert8695]

juniorbove johnny legs himself

[@tedthefullbringer260]

I was a wee bit pissed when he called him "..........a comedian". He's a fairly noteworthy dude, and I think he gave a lot of life to the proud bumbler Globox.

[@sololobos6969]

@@tedthefullbringer260 Why pissed? John is a comedian, he just makes fun of himself on stage, for all the dumb shit he did in life, and chances he never took. It's a pretty good show.

[@voiceofvelvet]

Leggomyeggo.

[@MrScrax]

The Great Escape and Hoodlum Havoc defined my childhood. Brilliant on all accounts, both of them.

[@Rayrulez96]

I think Globox in this game was voiced by John Leguizamo the same guy who voiced Sid the Sloth from Ice Age.

[@thehappyg.3433]

yeah he is

[@ScatterbrainPete]

He also played Luigi in that live-action Super Mario Bros. movie.

[@yumi9703]

*"Its like knowing future metal gear games after MGSV is going to be developed without Kojima"* Nitro just predicted Metal Gear Survive

[@heis9873]

I never thought of the last cutscene as a "flashback" I always though that that was some sort of loop and the whole game starts from the beginning 🤔

[@EuroMIX2]

Either that or a lead in to Hoodlum's Revenge on GBA.

[@liamcurran5612]

Mention of audio mix, but no mention of how awesome the music is?

[@axedry1991]

ONE WORD: your videos are amazingly entertaining! Keep making this masterpieces, because it gives people's childhood back!

[@malkavian6275]

I think rayman 2 is better than 3, but I love them both equally just cus I grew up with them, despite their flaws. Rayman Legends is a fucking amazing 2D platformer but I personally prefer the 3D games and I would be overjoyed if Michael Ancel ever felt up to the task of creating a new 3D rayman title for modern consoles, I think most people want that. Also, I always get sad when I hear Murphy say "see you in rayman 4!" :(

[@keetongu445]

Michel Ancel had said in a few social media posts recently that he's going to make Rayman 4 (a new 3D game) when he's finished with the two projects he's working on now.

[@549heydrew]

You know, I really enjoy your stuff Nitro. All your videos are pretty solid, considering you've only been at it for a year

[@liviekumori]

I'm still waiting a Rayman 4 :( Miss you Murphy :'(

[@jaimyvankralingen3040]

I freaking love this game and i can still remember all the sounds and music. So nostalgic

[@anonanon3738]

Rayman 3 kicked ass You can't convince me otherwise.

[@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial]

John Leguizamo is pronounced how it is spelt: “Leh Gweh Zah Moe” Just thought I’d throw that out as he played in a couple of Nickelodeon movies and cartoons in the 2000s. I remember him quite fondly.

[@MrKarnator]

I remember this game. Was a lot of fun. The scariest part of the game for me was when you were introduced to those knaaren, which scared the crap out of me. That...awful...terrifying...scream they made. And you could not touch them at all. All you could do was RUN!

[@TheMasterOfOmni1900]

You mean the same John Leguizamo that was Sid The Sloth, The Violator, and plays in 1/6 of popular American Action films every two years?

[@Fireglo]

Tybalt!

[@MathewHaswell]

Also Luigi

[@alejandrofrancetich4607]

And let’s not forget about Ms. ChiChi Rodríguez

[@Lorddonut-pu8ig]

I’d love a remake for switch!

[@konsta6367]

Can't believe 2015 was seven years ago

[@TheAncestor6]

This game was my favorite game from my childhood, I remember I had a friend who had Rayman 2 for the N64 and we played the hell out of it, I got a Playstation 2 just to get a rayman game (I got rayman arena, which I still love, even though it might not be a great game, the fight and race mechanics were fun and versatile) then I got so hyped when I found out rayman 3 was coming out, I begged my parents so much and they gave it to me for my birthday, played it for years, no joke. I seriously couldnt wait for a new rayman, then raving rabbids came out, I didn't know it was just a minigame galore at the time, so I still got hyped and wanted a wii, didnt get it until like 7 years later, but raving rabbids didn't interest me anymore. Then origins came out... I mean, it's a good game don't get me wrong, and it's basically like Rayman 1, but it's painfully childish, sometimes the jokes are really funny and all but man, that's just not the rayman I grew up with, I still hope ubisoft reconsiders it and gives us Rayman 4 someday.

[@JSpyx]

Oh man, I used to play the mini-game where you had to build the track and the other drives in a shoe. I did that a lot together with some friend of mine, those were the days.

[@Ronin11111111]

I adore this game so damn much. There are few games I have played this much and had as much fun as with this game. The atmosphere on some of these levels are seriously enchanting. And those funky stage transitions? SO GOOD! This game overall has one of my all time favourite soundtracks for sure.

[@DBTGAMER]

This is easily my favourite 3D Rayman game. I really enjoy the different hand power-ups. I would love to see Raymond go 3D again.

[@gerarddiazvidal5121]

I really don't understand why but 10 years after playing videogames, Rayman 3 is the only game in which Spanish dubbed version is actually good in comparison with the original version...

[@LegalVampire]

Games like this are why I still come back to my PS2 all the time. I find most of the games coming out nowadays are nowhere near as creative, playful and fantastical... Everyone’s obsessed with realism and open-world at the moment and I’m just not into it.

[@OddworldCrash]

Call me crazy, but I like Rayman 3 much better than Rayman 2.

[@rebelscum1925]

OddworldCrash rayman 3 is good but rayman 2 will always have number 1 place in mah heart

[@Shybandicoot1518]

OddworldCrash same

[@Sonic-vb8sn]

Me too!

[@TheCrazyGreenGamer]

Me too!

[@NVidz]

I love 2 and 3 of the same, rayman 3 was the first game I played, I got it somewhere around 2003, for PC. It was 2-3 years later before I had I told on ps2 but I do wish I had a GameCube at that time now that I think about it, I like the controller a lot more, Rayman 2 was PC as well, 4-6 years later I got revolution

[@luigimario1991]

Another wonderful review Nitro! I look forward to more future work.

[@sloideh]

I remember playing this as a kid with my sister. The power ups. Amazing levels with such great atmospheres. Never really been a huge rayman fan but this game is very nostalgic

[@goldyx9487]

I used to run home and play this game such simplier times now I'm of to college

[@hadesthegod9181]

Welp, guess it's time to binge watch all of Nitro's catalog over the next week. I did my AVGN binge and a very pleasant SimpleFlips binge over the last few months, and something about Nitro's videos is calling me now. Cheers!

[@MegaDude10]

Wait... what if: Every Rayman game is a different dream of Polkius.

[@karimitickaeloogreattemlor3486]

there's someone who said that in the comments 2 years before you

[@samuelchurch5124]

@K. P. bollockface?

[@samuelchurch5124]

@K. P. That was a Caddicarus reference. In his Rayman 2 review he called Polokus Bollockface.

[@samuelchurch5124]

@K. P. It's fine

[@samuelchurch5124]

@Jevil The Jester Yes

[@Mandrilled]

"the only time Rayman's been rereleased" Actually, Rayman 3D on the 3DS was just a port of Rayman 2, I think.

[@voldy3565]

Rayman 2 has like fifty rereleases.

[@tman1669]

Also Rayman 3D sucked as a port.

[@dylan594]

He means Rayman 3

[@oldcheez4780]

I know the game sucks. I own it. Rayman 3D moves at like 15 frames a second. It also looks bad for being on the 3DS.

[@ShibuNub3305]

Rayman 3D sucked balls. The frame rate sucked and they ruined the way to get the 1000th lum.

[@jabarithegoldenlucario8841]

“See you in Rayman 4!” So that was a f-ing lie.

[@jumponeverything]

1:40 Welp that's came true, RIP MGS.

[@misticalinteractive]

MGS: Survive, I guess?

[@ELSTINKO.]

Michael Primo exactly rip

[@spookster3384]

You created many memes. RIP MGS

[@greenstarlover1]

1:57- *"huge features"* Me: laughing my ass out X'D

[@jaidens.g.1920]

0:26 funny how you say that, when I know of so, so many series where the third game is easily among the most beloved entries in their respective series. Super Mario Bros. 3, A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Mother 3, Dragon Quest III, Castlevania III, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne, Persona 3, Grand Theft Auto 3, Devil May Cry 3, Metal Gear Solid 3, Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem, Elder Scrolls Morrowind, and so one (technically Kid Icarus Uprising as well, but that's a special case). Some of these examples are especially noteworthy, considering franchises like Castlevania, Devil May Cry, and Dragon Quest's 2nd entries are far from the most beloved in their respective series, and even franchises like Super Mario, Zelda, Metroid and Persona, while their 2nd entries have a dedicated cult following, are notably distinct from their respective series' conventions in a number of ways (Metroid and Persona a bit less so, but I think the point still stands, with Metroid II's greater linearity and Persona 2's odd quirks like buying Personas with cards instead of traditional fusion that even P1 had)

[@ButtonMasherReal]

Rayman 3 was the best Rayman game and you can't tell me otherwise. EDIT: Also, I think the beginning Murfy part was simply to establish your health bar and to determine how much health you'd start off with in the game. I'm also pretty sure that the game has captions.

[@HamidKarzai]

3:26 an annotation you say? wow, the ancients possesed such advanced technology, now lost to time. good thing youtube has more respect for their content and never again broke or removed features that creators would reference in the video under the assumption that they exist and work right?

[@deltaknight2764]

12:49 I love this game's sense of humor. XD

[@magnusm4]

You could make the argument that the first segment introduce you into the world like the title screen. If you look at it then it's beautiful with so many colors and lights shining into the night. Just look at the lake with the light shining onto the tree. The use of blue and red plus the small clouds, it all looks fantastic. Like you said in your recent Kya: Dark Lineage review you can see the land and places you have visited or will visit. This happens also in Rayman 3, you can see your destination in the far horizon or just out of sight and it really gives life to the world. My favorite is the under water robot boss when you can see him climbing from the cliff down into the water and walk off screen and later you face him. That is aweosme

[@ShadowWolfRising]

"What happened to Mitilda the fairy?" Rayman Orgins.

[@grandbakunin7046]

But Rayman Origins is the first in the timeline. I'm sorry, 2 years late!

[@Blarglesnarfe]

Grand Bakunin No, it isn’t, it takes place after Rayman 2, despite it’s name.

[@ethanbowers4194]

@@Blarglesnarfe It actually takes place after rayman 3.

[@DarkEmissary617]

I am glad you love Rayman as much as I do and I would absolutely love to see you review Rayman Origins and Legends. You are awesome man and I love to see you and others talk more about this underrated mascot.

[@mamodokod]

Were finally getting rayman back, and hes in a Mario game before anything. Weve got Mario and sonic, now we got Mario and Rayman, wait till we get Mario and Crash.

[@Lady-Moosh]

I remember part 3 fondly, I adored it beyond a lot of games and just loved how it felt and moved and I enjoyed it a bunch

[@Wafel_Ijzer]

i love the rayman 2d games but no rayman 2d game will ever have the moody atmosphere that made rayman 2 and 3 so great, i miss it so much

[@oogieboogiedoogie1]

Loved this video. Rayman 2 and especially 3 were my favorite games growing up. Loved this video about them.

[@Sammmmmmmm617]

Would love to see NitroRad review all of the raving rabbits games XD

[@thebluecyclone8632]

5 years later and still waiting for Rayman 4

[@BrightCrystalLegend-Astal]

Globox straight up sounds like sid from ice age

[@paulbell3682]

Same actor. John Leguizamo also played Luigi in the live action Super Maro Bros. movie.

[@chuggyman5606]

“See you in Rayman 4” Now Rayman fans know how us Banjo fans felt when Grunty said “I’ll be back in Banjo Threeie”

[@zac9181]

I always liked this game more than Rayman 2. That’s definitely a controversial opinion but…it is true!

[@Myriadis]

Good to see a channel talking about this underrated series! I think Rayman 3 is weaker than 2, but still a pretty good game. If there is one thing I would've changed in this game is that it should've been possible to select the sub-levels within the levels so you don't have to replay the hour-long level just because you couldn't get a high enough score in part 5 of that level. But yes, really good gameplay, excellent atmosphere and soundtrack. I really hope they they make another 3D Rayman game someday.

[@natbatlightwood5288]

I didn't even realise that last scene in the game was actually a flashback, I thought it was meant to be a tease for the next game in the series...which never actually game. A bit like how despite teasing him twice now they haven't brought back Mr. Dark in any of the recent games. I really wish they would make a new 3D Rayman instalment, or maybe recreate this game or something, idk, I really just want that Rayman 4 we were promised.

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

First of all:No,i dont think that thid was a flashback,it was a teaser for the next game on the gba Rayman:hoodlums revenge(This game isnt THAT good tho) and about rayman 4: Micheal Ancel confirmed that after beyond good or evil 2,we will begin developing rayman 4 I hope this was helpful

[@denjeez]

I loved almost everything about this game. But man is it challenging to get a good score.

[@Z_E_B_O]

I'm pretty sure the end of rayman 3 isn't a flashback because globux says that he misses andy. It's more of a never ending cicle.

[@alexserrano2850]

When I was a kid I went to my game store to buy some shitty Harry Potter Quidditch game I saw advertised somewhere and the guy at the counter said to me: `that game is a load of garbage, buy this one instead´. And he was right, Rayman 3 was fucking magical and introduced me to platformers. I don't even remember his face but I'll be forever grateful.

[@anthonyoliver418]

Still waiting for Ubisoft to port this or Rayman 2 to switch so I can finally beat them.

[@Lambdac0reYT]

8 years later still no Rayman 4 😢

[@saucers4eyes695]

Long-awaited Beyond Good and Evil sequel... ...yep, still waiting haha

[@qwertek8413]

4:17 I don't really get this argument. It would be the same if you asked: why you are not allowed to use your hands in the beginning? Well, because Globox stole them, of course. And the same goes for the Murphy part. You start with this gameplay because you're escaping from Andre, that's just the part of the story. It's what happens in the game and what the developers intended, how could you say they did something wrong, when it's literally how they imagined the story would go.

[@Terumimi]

Leguizamo is pronounced Leg-Wiz-am-oh

[@dedchanel4002]

ogge ym ogel|Lego my eggo Lel.

[@chopsmccartney6786]

I think it'd pronounced Luigi Mario.

[@mbmproductions9217]

you know a video is gonna be good when the thumbnail is the content creator taking a piss

[@dr_lazer4694]

Hey, Nitro. If I was you I'd call it quits and head on over to the Spiderman 2 review.

[@Spamlynguist]

Still one of my favourite games from my childhood. So good.

[@OmegaChase1002]

"Why would you make the very first bit of gameplay something thats radically different from the main kind of gameplay, but also something you'll never return to after the first few minutes?" *Looks at Sonic Adventure 2.*

[@dalorasinum386]

This was very nostalgic Rayman 3 was one of my favourite childhood games. I remember getting scared a lot by the Kanaren.

[@PolisKanin]

Rayman 4 should really be a thing. It could even have the Wii U gamepad bit you talked about, which I think would be a great idea!

[@pretybombur9545]

+Polis Kanin *cough cough* Rayman Legends *cough cough*

[@octoisgay]

:(

[@talondiwisch5206]

I like the beginning gameplay section. It conveys the humour of the game right away.

[@mrdreamy1747]

Still waiting for a steam port of rayman 1,2, and 3.

[@kainecalderone9930]

My biggest gripe with 3 is how uninteresting it is, what made me love 2 is how it expands Rayman's world with interesting levels and hubs, and I honestly love the edge of 2, it just works with the magical fantasy of the world, and since the series got turned into a slapstick comedy of some sort, while the world is not really developed. If a Rayman 4 was in the works I want them to explain more of the world to make it fresh, with Rayman 3's variety of combat mixed with 2's acrobatic platforming. Who knows maybe parkour rail grinding.