Rayman Fans HATE Him! Find out why... | Rabbids NDS

For nearly fifteen years the evil Rabbids have been terrorizing Rayman's once thriving 3D platforming scene, cluttering it with useless minigames and childish antics. However, behind the mediocre shovelware exists some good in the Rabbids invasion.
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0:00 - Intro / Prototype Similarities
1:01 - Rabbids NDS
8:21 - Rabbids 2 NDS
9:16 - Rabbids TV Party NDS
10:16 - Conclusion
Outro Music: Launch Base Rearranged - Savaged Regime
#rayman4 #rabbids #raymanlegends

[@RayCarrot]

Nice video! I'd recommend checking out the cut story we found in the ROM. I documented it over at RayWiki :)

[@FrameRater]

I'm reading it over now. Rayman states that he is on vacation so suggests "JJ" do it instead. I'm a bit rusty but this "JJ" character was supposed to be Rayman's girlfriend or something, right? I guess there was a reason for that one weird Rayman-on-vacation promo video where he gets a call from Ubisoft about Rayman 4! Seems the story was otherwise basically a rehash of Rayman 2. Yeesh, they really won't let that one go will they? Oh well, I'm thinking this isn't too reflective of the actual prototype. Maybe bits and pieces, but nothing substantial. Elements from this contradict what is proven to be prototype material so this might had been just another weird non-canon Rayman story when it was being developed.

[@RayCarrot]

@@FrameRater I have no idea who JJ is. I don't recall that being his girlfriend. I'm fairly sure this story was something they threw together for the DS version. Not really sure what they were going with tbh. It reusing the story of Rayman 2 is rather interesting though as the engine the game runs on is the same as Rayman 2, and thus also Rayman DS (OpenSpace). It's also worth noting the game has unused 3D maps for cutscenes which don't appear in the final game, so they had some more plans for the story originally.

[@FrameRater]

I think "JJ" was referred to in L'Histoire de Rayman in the Rayman 4 section. I could be mixing this up with something else though, I think there's a similarly named character in Five Nights at Freddy's.

[@RayCarrot]

@@FrameRater I had a look in my copy I only saw the character named "Cielle", nothing about JJ

[@laguet93]

I'm a bit late to the party but upon Reading the cut dialogues it's pretty clear that JJ is NOT rayman's girlfriend "I'll send HIM back to your World" obviously he's a boy. What's really interesting tho is that Rayman really seems to trust JJ, even to the point of letting him handle "fate of the World" business, maybe RRR games were supposed to introduce a New main character ?

[@troin3925]

With the Raving Rabbids franchise, you can’t torture a Minion, but you _can_ beat up a Rabbid.

[@nicks4802]

Fun fact: My dad started calling the Rayman series "Screaming bunny" after these games took over the franchise

[@HotColdmann]

It is fun!

[@SuperRetro64]

Rabbids DS was one I never played, but always thought was cool. It was the closest thing we got to a traditional 2.5D Rayman game.

[@theultimategamer95]

Raving Rabbids 1 on the DS should've been the canon one tbh. It's an actual platformer and it's pretty underrated tbh.

[@Larry]

Have you ever covered the 2D Rayman 2, that's remains appear as an easter egg on the PS1 Rayman 2? I did a video on it a few months ago.

[@FrameRater]

Not necessarily, I did post freely distributable footage on my other channel though. At first I thought that was FramePlay footage in your video but you've got more stuff shown there. :D

[@joshstarr6400]

I'm gonna be honest. I literally had no idea the Rabbids came from the Rayman franchise. I've always thought they were their own thing.

[@GameFreak164X]

Understandable. Probably because they did just become their own thing after they separated the two in 2011 with Rayman Origins.

[@Chihiro_Fujisaki]

*I’m a rayman outlier..I enjoy both Rayman and the Rabbids 😨* Awesome vid though frame! nice to see the remake of this video!

[@cookiesontoast9981]

Yeah I prefer the pure Rayman games but I don't hate the Rabbids at all.

[@malachitate5950]

Me two

[@fullofcool]

Same here, I love both of them and its heart-breaking hearing people tear apart the handheld ports of rabbids vidya. At the very least, mario + rabbids seemed to sway the consensus at large towards a more positive view of the rabbids these days, but back in their heyday it was a different story. Admitting that you liked both rayman and the rabbids equally would almost always result in online scrutiny.

[@stalwartneon8251]

See everyone, hates Rabbids but honestly they're way more tolerable than the minions from despicable me. And that could be why rabbids have their own show and merchandise. People love to hate these little buggers.

[@johanrosenberg6342]

I like Minions. They're quite funny and they never ruined my (at the time) favourite video game series.

[@Damian-cilr1]

@@johanrosenberg6342 and atleast they arent loud as fuck the rabbids just scream BAAAH as loud as they can like seriously its LOUD AS FUCK

[@Engifarting456]

and minions are more tolerable than neko arcs

[@originalname1008]

I grew up with rabbids so I never hated them. I just wish they didn’t replace rayman. Also rabbids go home is a pretty fun game, I love it it’s so wild and unpredictable like a fever dream

[@billieeisenhower406]

"Atleast they aren't as bad as this other equally bad thing"

[@ComicKino]

Rabbids Go Home was legit one of my favorite Wii games back in the day. I really recommend it!

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

3:30 Real Rabbid Edit: Those auto running stages kind of remind me of Rayman Legends where Murphy could move platforms or stop some obstacles.

[@destronlaserwave9566]

3:29 the song would be reused in the main menu of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 on the Wii

[@henryconner3002]

Rabbids 2 was my childhood, and I still like playing it

[@evol5765]

The games just make you feel a sort of euphoria from hurting those annoying things that I love so dearly.

[@AizakkuAnalysis]

I like how they used the Rayman 2 model. I'm stretching it here, but it feels like the a throwback to the original Rayman 2 prototype. Being a more traditional 2D platformer.

[@SoraKingdom3]

I'm pretty sure they used this model only because it's was alrrady made for the Rayman DS port, and so they didn't have to make another one ^^'.

[@bcs9000]

yeah, but the rest of the art direction is so inconsistent, they look like random cliparts put together

[@shalpp]

Pretty sure this was built upon Rayman 2 on the ds

[@RayCarrot]

Yes, this game uses the same engine as Rayman 2 (OpenSpace)

[@TheRetroGamerBay]

Rabbids go home is really good actually, can't speak for the DS version though. There was also a weird PC version that was stripped down to 16 levels and they are all out of order

[@Isaacfess]

Man, I *loved* playing Rabbids Go Home on the Wii. Such a fun time.......if my childhood memory serves me right.

[@DylanTheRunnyBoi]

Just picked up the game a while back, probably gonna dump the disc and use it on dolphin for a bit.

[@theultimategamer95]

Yeah, for sure. It's a shame barely anyone ever talks about Wii Rabbids Go Home...

[@keyofdestiny8477]

The ds version is a pretty unique puzzler, I thought. I was pleasantly surprised

[@nicks4802]

8:45 THIS MINI GAME KILLED MY TOUCH SCREEN AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS

[@WalterTGB]

Rabbids. They're only very good on the Wii or With Mario

[@gandalfczarny2289]

No.

[@lkskun]

Did you mean Switch?

[@WalterTGB]

@@lkskun yeah

[@cookiesontoast9981]

I love Rabbids Go Home on the Wii.

[@s19m71]

Tbh I find them better as Mario characters

[@toadysp]

Oh hey 3:13 That's one of the menu themes for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (console version). Definitely remember hearing it whenever I booted up the game. Played on the airport speakers.

[@KonjikinoSora]

I grew up with RRR2 DS, and I loved it. After replaying it, I wouldn't ever call it good. I thought Go Home DS was pretty good, but I barely play puzzle games. The Wii versions of RRR, TV Party, and Go Home are all really good to me, and basically all other games are forgettable.

[@dyllburg]

I believe that prototype elevator music was later used as the background music for the mall environment in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. Love it!

[@chrisfratz]

I'd say the side scrolling is more like Kirby 64 than Tower Toppler

[@Heliocentricity]

I agree.

[@Pandahydra]

LS Mark was right, these characters were literally the Minions before they exist.

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

The minions for me are rabbids and servbots from megaman legends blended together... And with a lot of annoying-ness added in for "good" measure

[@ConsoleWarriors]

My family was into Rabbids back in the day. A good party game for the family(?) Though none of us knew who Rayman was. Wasn't until Origins that I learned what a Rayman game is SUPPOSED to be.

[@jknifgijdfui]

will you review rabbids go home its the best rabbids game that isnt rayman related

[@FrameRater]

The Wii version, probably at some point sure.

[@stalwartneon8251]

I thought Mario + Rabbids was. But that's me.

[@ConsoleWarriors]

@@stalwartneon8251 Well it's probably the best Rabbids outing where they dont rely on a beloved video game character. Though whether it has aged well is a topic for another time.

[@sonicoe2523]

@@FrameRater he is kinde right its a game like mario vs donkey kong but the mini,s

[@cookiesontoast9981]

I love that game!

[@Mace2.0]

Here's a weird thing: The game used Rayman DS's model, but with Rayman 3 shoes.

[@dapifyyt]

i actually liked rabbids go home on wii. It's sort of a collectathon. I think you should review it.

[@DoswarePictures]

Strange. I bought Casablanca on VHS today and I then watch a video about a game made in Casablanca.

[@mariehassett247]

9:45 😳 what! Why!?

[@BasilWald]

This game is made in the Rayman DS engine

[@KingYoshi93]

Hey! People have been doing some data mining for the DS game and found some pretty interesting stuff, including more about the story/plot. I'd suggest watching Byvar's Rayman 4 Before the Rabbids video. ;)

[@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge]

Fantastic video as usual. Lovely and nostalgic to see!

[@LollinoDamb64]

What the why are you here

[@JauntyAdventures]

This comment is late, but thanks for saying what emulator the footage is from! I've been wanting to cover some DS games but figuring out how to get decent footage has been a struggle.

[@BugsyFoga]

I really enjoyed Raving Rabbids on ds from what I've played of it .

[@Spongi_124]

Damn is it just me or do I just see you everywhere?

[@Upsedriss]

Yesss I grew up with the GBA and DS versions, so this is pretty nostalgic. Plus, I just love Frame talking about the smaller Rayman stuff. Awesome stuff once again, man!

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

The day someone leaks the prototype for raving rabbids, it'll be a good day

[@faereman]

3:10 I'm 99% sure that I've heard that elevator music in the home console version, and in more than one minigame too.

[@marcusmclean132]

Wow, strange. I watched your old video on this DS game a few hours within you uploading this video, but I didn't see this new video was up until a day later. Funny thing about this game is it keeps switching between Rayman 2 and Rayman 3 designs of the character, even though they are very different designs. How did this game get all the way through development without anyone noticing that? The gameplay model of Rayman appears to have Rayman 2's head and Rayman 3's body. I am squinting though

[@BossSwagMaster]

I really liked the rabbids games when i was like 6. Dunno why

[@dyter424]

Many of the level scenarios and elements have a striking resemblance to Donald Duck: Quack Attack (known as Goin' Quackers in America), which was also developed at Ubisoft Casablanca and also uses the Rayman 2 engine.

[@trendyy._.6365]

0:06 - 0:10 Thats how fast someone can j e r k o0f to stuf Lol

[@l-eaglestone]

Thanks to this video I remember trying to emulate this game using No$GBA years ago. Somehow there was a specific platform in a specific (early) level that would make the emulator crash if Rayman was on it in a specific place. I'm pretty sure it was due to emulation. Been years since I tried it (hence me being vague about it), perhaps a newer version of the emulator doesn't do that anymore, I dunno. I remember being very frustrated by it back then.

[@DylanTheRunnyBoi]

The elevator theme seems to be used in Rayman raving rabbids 2. At the very least it’s slightly edited in the hub area.

[@kiki.7094]

THIS IS THE MOST NOSTALGIC RAYMAN GAME FOR ME ITS ALL I HADDDD

[@frankk.9834]

I'm a huge fan of the Rayman franchise and I absolutely LOVE all of your Rayman videos, as I discovered your channel some days ago I binged them all, hoping to see more of that! Your other content rocks too, great channel!

[@FrameRater]

Rayman content will always be a focus! I plan on remaking a lot of the older ones soon, too.

[@frankk.9834]

@@FrameRater Awesome! Thanks for the answer and I'm looking forward to anything planned

[@axelprino]

The way the Rabbids took over the Rayman series for years untill Origins released is kinda sad. I also remember being confused at how the early trailers for Rayman 4 looked completely different to the game that eventually appeared on consoles and PC, and the fact that the portable versions were their own thing just added to the weirdness.

[@ultra_exists]

Nice video, one thing I hated about the 1st DS game is that Most levels give you 3 trophies and you need 90 trophies for the final boss, so youd expect nearly 35-40 levels, but then the robot levels provide 12 trophies and have no section after reaching the path, it just cuts straight to the autoscroller, and theres 3 of them, so that cuts out 12 potential levels :/

[@mann-nova9392]

Heyyy that elevator theme gets used in Rabbids 2 on the Wii

[@astro24723]

good video i used play rayman raving rabbids with emulator but i also played rayman raving 2 ds but rayman raving 2 ds that i played was a platformer i still has nds file of it and its a platformer maybe they released a one for minigames one for platformer

[@wallstaple9125]

They reused that elevator theme in Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

[@rolingthunder8612]

if the mario and rabbids crossover is anything to go by, these guys make good grunt troups for an rts.

[@erosHQVGM]

Gotta be honest, compared to te Wii version of Go Home, the DS version is just puzzles and feels a bit like shovelware, nothing like the 3d platformer

[@GareBearGamingDood]

10:01 oh...ok.

[@leticia1047]

I don't care what anyone says. I first found out about Rayman BECAUSE of Raving Rabbids. Loved his design and got excited when he was part of a franchise. Rayman Raving Rabbids 1 and 2 will always have a special place in my heart. Plus I played those two with family on the Nintendo Wii :T

[@gigastrike2]

I can't believe Rayman Legends stole the auto runner sections from Raving Rabbids DS.

[@dave9020]

It gives me Donald Duck: Quack Attack vibes.

[@rface0]

Thank you for shouting out MelonDS, the work that's gone into that emulator is fantastic.

[@JasmineBrowneyes]

Separating the series was a good call but at what cost?

[@gamelight49]

the first time I played it, I liked it, I don't know why they hate it

[@kernium]

Actually Rabbids Go Home on the DS is a really good puzzle game, both the DS and Wii Versions are worth a try.

[@jabmaster1000]

The ds version of Rabbids go home from what I remember is a Mario vs donkey Kong kind of game. I don’t remember much from it, it was pretty mediocre

[@Brodeany]

What's the outro song?

[@miguelescobedo5112]

I'm still happy to play Rayman Raving Rabbids on the PS2 it was pretty much my first introduction to Rayman and The Rabbids and I'm been a fan of them both and continue to support for both series.

[@RexcorJ]

As a diehard fan from the days of Rayman's origins, as well as someone who likes (or liked) the Rabbids, this went under my radar and I'm kicking myself for it. Gonna have to give it a shot next time I'm on my computer.

[@shk_]

Rayman's grab doesn't compare to Marth's grab.

[@troin3925]

The Raving Rabbids are awesome and the Minions are trash! Don’t @ me!

[@conic2721]

I hate them like I hate Minions. "Funny" beings that take over a good franchise (Despicable Me and Rayman). And I love Rayman, I grew up with Origins.

[@candy_ribbons]

Whether you love or hate the Rabbids I’m sure we can all agree on one thing The dancing games in the Wii version were god tier

[@anthonymarziano9984]

I would really like they to make the protype from rayman 4 into a full game, we already seen the combat as well as most of the maps.

[@lilisky7748]

**looks nervously at my three Raving rabbids games on top of my original rayman trilogy**

[@stevemclovin1566]

You psp homebrew videos was great.

[@metchaman7885]

Wait, does Ubisoft actually go to Casablanca?

[@gamerhogplays]

The Rayman Franchise could’ve been saved if they stuck with the prototype

[@Faapu]

All hail the last game on the OpenSpace engine!

[@maxresdefault_]

A childhood favourite of mine. Not sure I’d truly enjoy it nowadays, but it’ll always hold a place in my heart. By the way, these Higher Definition graphics are gorgeous when you compare them to the original

[@Xetheon]

That we all know an- (Thinks about life) That we all know exists

[@soullessleftover8427]

I still love Rabbids.

[@tessmcgrath1443]

Same.

[@dwynbuchanan1015]

2:41 thta rabbid is trying to date ryamna

[@TheAdventuresOfJimiJaden]

The DS game looks like it was made for the Sony PlayStation.

[@pferreira1983]

Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time I thought was a lot of fun. 😁

[@hgmd3284]

i hope you get to origins and its other ubiart sequels

[@GreenBunny.]

You should review bfb or aka battle for BFDI

[@ales141]

I hate THAT rabbid specifically

[@dreamerfrostbite2066]

Man I love the rabbids, I know some people hate them including the minions aswell but these characters are over hated, in my opinion I think there funny and cute

[@jabmaster1000]

I have played way too much of Rabbids 2 on DS

[@enzolaureanti7361]

it is so weird to me the first rayman game i have ever played was raving rabbids for ps2 i am a big rayman fan nowadays and understand why people hate the rabbids, but i can't say that i hate it, its the most nostalgic rayman game for me

[@toadysp]

I think one thing about this that is interesting is the fact that there was a good rabbids game on the DS? Like man. TV Party DS and Rabbids 2 DS are dreadful. I remember how bad TV Party DS was. I actually like the console versions of Rabbids 2 and Rabbids TV Party, but man those DS versions are easily the worst games in the early Rabbids series.

[@toadysp]

I recommend giving the console version of Rabbids Go Home a chance. In my opinion that's easily the best installment in the Rabbids franchise. That was the last good game the Rabbids ever had up until Kingdom Battle. I've heard good things about the DS version but haven't played it.

[@Spongi_124]

I still think the Rabbids are overhated. Most people either hate them because they're either Rayman fans, or just don't like the characters. And while I do agree it sucks that Rayman fans didn't really get their Rayman 4, all of the rabbids game have some quality. RRR 1, 2 and TV Party are not supposed to be Rayman games, but fun Multiplayer games, but nobody saw it like that. They just saw it as an insult to the Rayman franchise, without giving these games a chance. All other games that came after TV Party, really are not talked about. The only ones that really still get mentioned are Rabbids Go Home! And Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Need I remind you that these 2 are also probably the best rabbids games? In the end, I wish people can just ignore the fact of how it hurt rayman, and actually see it as a game.

[@conic2721]

Kingdom Battle was a Mario game actually. And yes, I am playing it.

[@sticklyboi]

god wept the day the rabbids were birthed

[@nobodyinparticular9640]

Wonder what he did when the minions were created then

[@baerenonkel]

@@nobodyinparticular9640 the minions are proof there is no god.

[@jess648]

The GBA version is good too

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

Honestly, I'd rather play this than the minigame collection

[@deadbeataffiliates]

Ah yes, the zenith of gaming culture

[@Mc.Scrumpy]

This is 10 times better than raving rabbits.

[@BoxManSFM]

Do play the Wii version of go home. The ds game is no where as good.

[@ThatGamingFurry]

I love the Rabbids, good and bad! Nobody can change my mind!

[@rodrigopob718]

That title sounds like a porn ad I am the only one that thinks the same?

[@superkid2815]

So much for the rabbids never showing up again in this channel

[@FrameRater]

It's a remake, I wouldn't say it really counts.

[@honglulimbuscompany]

I’ll explain the rabbids go home ds game real quick it’s a puzzle game where you have to use items to navigate the rabbids to the toilet

[@whiteroach3]

they hate him because he has limbs

[@AekiCalliope]

DAAAAAAAH?

[@billieeisenhower406]

Rayman walked so the rabbids could run. Ubisoft hijacked raymans franchise to catapult their minions duplicate.

[@primalgod5258]

Rabbids go home ds is a bit iffy, but its alright if you like puzzle games.

[@petwisk2012]

maybe now have a look on the origins lineup and how ubsoft fucked that one up by sending rayman to die on mobile devices