Rayman Review - The 2D Sensation for Sega Saturn, Atari Jaguar, and Playstation!

Let's take a look at a mid 90's 2D game that shook the very foundation of console graphics.
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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.
Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.
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Episode Notes:
1. Playstation and Saturn version captured on real hardware. I used BigPEmu for the first time for the Jaguar footage. It worked fantastically.
2. The PC version got additional levels.
3. Thank god for the Jaguar's attract mode. I have gameplay footage of my own into the 5th world, but the Jaguar attract mode played the game so much better than I did, I featured it a number of times in this video.
4. I own this for both the Saturn and Playstation.
5. I enjoyed the sequels as well. Rayman 2 is a favorite of mine on the DC.
6. The Playstation version has a password feature.
7. The PS footage was captured with a Elgato HD60 vs the Saturn on a Elgato HD60X. While both had the exact same settings(720p60fps) I found the Saturn footage appeared somewhat rougher. The HD60X is a new component in my setup but I'm seriously thinking about ditching it.

[@roberthanthonymartinezrive7383]

I still remember to this very day that week when my mom and dad brought me the Jaguar version of Rayman and a McDonalds meal during my high school days. I almost finished it that very night but i was already getting tired. Love this game to death despite its difficulty. And yeah, my dad was a game collector and that's how i played the Jaguar version. Thank you and rest in peace dad. Me, my brother, and mom miss having you around with us :(

[@kosmosyche]

To this day there are still maybe only a handful of 2D pixel art games as stunningly beautiful as Rayman.

[@streetmagik3105]

I noticed the Saturn version had one difference graphically. Whenever you pick up an item, there's a burst of particles, which isn't in the other 2 versions. Not sure which I prefer, but it's there.

[@BigSnipp]

I couldn't believe how great this looked on the Jaguar.

[@pixhell]

a game that proves that the era of 32-bit consoles shouldn't be seen as showcases for 3D games. 2D games still had a lot of potential on next-gen 32-bit machines, but the public absolutely wanted 3D, and often at the expense of quality. that's a shame.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It's ironic especially in hindsight considering how few 3D games are still worth playing from that era. The 2D stuff is all mostly still amazing.

[@someguy3186]

The tech really wasn’t there yet, and wouldn’t be until the Dreamcast, at least for consoles. Even back then, I couldn’t see the appeal of the ugly 3D graphics of the time and always looked forward to the few 2D releases like Symphony of the Night. That said, the focus on 3D during that time served as practice for the next generation and allowed them to figure stuff out like controls and camera.

[@Green_Stache_Productions]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu A lot of 3D games from that era are still fun to come back to and play. At least I think so. Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy 7, Ocarina of Time, Diddy Kong Racing, Hydro Thunder, Half Life, Quake, and of course Rayman 2. And those are just a handful of games. I could list more if I really wanted to

[@rockhyde7775]

However, it’s easy to forget most 2D games on 5th gen consoles stayed in Japan. Bomberman on the Sega Saturn or Valkyrie Profile on the PlayStation looks like a Super NES game and no one is batting an eyelid over that.

[@rockhyde7775]

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Do you hope that one of Sony’s execs regretted that decision and wish they had embraced 2D software more? And not to mention, some of those 3D fighters on PS1 and Saturn like Zero Divide, Virtua Fighter 2 or Soul Blade haven’t aged too badly in my opinion. I feel those games can coexist with their newest iterations.

[@michaelsriqui7898]

Lets also not forget that you have to find and break every single electoon cage to unlock the final world. This is easier said than done as some are extremely well hidden, or will only appear under very specific circumstances.

[@brettrudy2245]

To this day, I still think Rayman on the Saturn is one of the most beautiful sounding games ever. The entire Band Land is worthy of listening on a professional sound system.

[@AtariBorn]

Try it with headphones. It really shows off the Saturn sound chip.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Every sound effect is a *huge* nostalgia hit

[@ridleyrage5283]

Mmhmm!

[@RetroGameRepublic]

You need to play games like this with friends, passing the controller after each life or level, all striving to see pastures new on the next levels.

[@slamjackson2137]

Wow that takes me back

[@Shishkebarbarian]

that's how i played all the megaman X games and it is a blast. This is definitely the perfect game for that kind of experience.

[@RetroGameRepublic]

@@Shishkebarbarian Best way to do it. There are far less games that you can do that with these days. I miss the 90s.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Played this on my friends Saturn and it changed the way I drew my characters *forever* - pretty huge impact for a single piece of media tbh.. absolutely *loved* this game, Top 3 _"2d platformer"_ of all time in my opinion

[@datassetteuser356]

Man, the fact that you included the Jaguar here makes me really happy! Awesome content yet again! Don't know how you keep putting out so many great videos without any drama - thank you so much!

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Wezi427]

I was a fan of the Jaguar also. I would have loved to have seen a 32X and a 3DO version of the game. Given proper development time and that the 3DO was CD-ROM based I think it would've been a very good version.

[@ssaunders1122]

I remember watching pulp fiction then playing Rayman on the ps1. Such great memories.

[@leecroft7311]

I have this classic for the Saturn. One of the games i had for my Saturn, back in the day. Wish they would port this to the Switch, would look absolutely beautiful especially on the oled Switch.

[@mindphaserxy]

There was an MS-DOS version of this game as well. Which had good sound if you had an AWE32 or other higher end card. Controller support exists but in 1995 the Gravis pad was pretty much it. The music was CD based but the effects weren't. It was based on PS1 version of course.

[@JIMBO8472]

on gba too

[@mattb6522]

Yeah, this was the version I had as well. Yeah, I found it odd they changed many sound effects from the PS1 version. I also found out there were even a few level and Cage locations that were changed for some reason.

[@SuperHns]

And it had higher resolution the PC version

[@N64Gamer77]

Loving the surprise Atari Jaguar coverage on the channel, I hope you feature more games in the future. Rayman 1, 2, Origins, and Legends are all quality games.

[@mattb6522]

Good review! I actually had the MS-DOS version of this game growing up and I think I was only able to get to Band Land before my game was cut short due to the difficulty. It was crazy difficult! I've played hundreds of 2D platformers, but this is like the only one I have never finished. Fun fact is that this game was never properly playtested which was the main cause of the brutal difficulty.

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

I hope that 2D plattformer games, make a comeback one day.

[@AGZhark]

I like this channel. Many commentary channels like to make cheesy, unfunny jokes, and cram in unnecessary dialogue filled with yelling sometimes. This one is very mature and informative.

[@VideoGameConnection]

This was a special game that accelerated on the Saturn with additional frames of animation neither the Jag or the PS1 had. The difficulty was high and that's probably what I like the most about it since I knew no one else that could beat it. Good video.

[@costumeninja1914]

Thanks for the input. He didn't mention that and I just picked it up for the Saturn.

[@VideoGameConnection]

@@costumeninja1914 A great buy!

[@AtariBorn]

The biggest difference I remember between the Saturn and Jaguar version was the dragonfly stage. One was played as the dragonfly, in a shooter style stage and the other had Rayman riding on the dragonfly.

[@SuperKokuJin916]

Now THIS is the Ubisoft I remember!!! When my best friend got this for his PS1, we were in love with the game! It was fun, beautiful and quite tough but we got far (without the level select code). Just a fantastic game with a sharp difficulty curve. It will handily serve you some humble pie a la mode! 🥧🍦 The Saturn version is just as good with the added stage transition effects. Just the music alone brings back so much nostalgia.

[@petermalek935]

One of my favorite 2D games! And I LOVE the difficulty!! Finished it on Saturn a few times, but you are correct - it is not for the feint of heart. Michel Ancel produced this and also Rayman 2, my fave Dreamcast 3D platformer.

[@skybluerob8850]

Rayman is stunning to look at, fun to play at the start, and has some beautiful music (on the CD-based versions) but you're right about the difficulty spike later on, this game is brutally hard. The GBA had a good port of this game too but the music will make you want to rip your ears off.

[@buckroger6456]

The GBA version sounded like a 8bit sound track lol

[@SolarMoth]

I used to play the first level so much as a kid. I couldn't get past the rising water level and I loved it anyway. My dad still hums the music to this day.

[@ultimateman55]

Rayman is a huge part of my memories from Christmas '95 as I was fortunate enough to have a PlayStation already and received it and some other games for Christmas. It's definitely difficult but, as you said, the continues cheat makes it manageable. And it always kept me coming back for more. The sound and visual design was pure bliss and it's a game I revisit frequently. I'm partial to the PlayStation version, but I think it objectively has the best sound design. Obviously the Jag can't compete and the sound effects are clearer and richer on PSX as compared to Saturn imo.

[@AP101083]

I played the Saturn version 100% last year after 25+ years haha. Loved it.

[@MegaDeox]

My absolute favorite game of all time. I played it as a kid on MS-DOS, and indeed never got past the caves of skops. Still, the music, visuals and character design bring tears to my eyes when I play the game. I did end up beating it as an adult, and also there's the new fan made Rayman Redemption that improves on a lot of the difficulty issues. Highly recommended.

[@georgeweeman9057]

The Jaguar had a very small library compared to it's cd based competitors, so this was a must-have if you had the console. It would of been cool to see it show up on the 3DO, and 32X, because they needed a game like this to shine in their respected libraries.

[@John-nb6ep]

They were both cancelled.

[@andrealopriore9062]

Rayman is my all-time favorite gaming franchise. I played the hell out of the PS version of Rayman 1 but I wanted to try the Saturn version as well: in all honesty, I find it superior and prefer it over the others. You should check out the fan-made remake Rayman Redemption: that too is an absolute gem!

[@mattb6522]

I'm glad someone else mentioned this! I heard _Redemption_ is like the best way to play the game now as it adds many modern quality of life improvements and eases out the steep difficulty. I've played the original, but _Redemption_ intrigues me as this game has always been a bit too punishing for me. 😅

[@Trusteft]

My first memory of the game was on a Windows 95 PC back in I think 1995. I remember playing it in a small window and still having some performance issues. The game looked and sounded amazing.

[@dad7275]

The only version I own is the Saturn version and it looks great. I do want it on Jaguar too and thanks for pointing out the differences. Visually it looks great but falls a little bit behind Astal in my opinion. Id really liked to have seen this on 32x. It could have been a gem in the rough. Nice to see you give the Jag some coverage and love.

[@RobsRetroGaming]

Great video! I need to dig more into the Jaguar and Saturn game libraries. Lots of goodness here!

[@SegaLordX]

You should! Lots of good games are buried there.

[@polarized8708]

From my point of view, Rayman is pure art. The music, the graphics from letters, characters, background.

[@Milkiy-Hazard]

A true gem from the Jaguar

[@Shishkebarbarian]

Great honest review. I too remember seeing this in magazines beginning around 1994. I ended up getting and playing it on PC around '95-96 but I was only like 11 and never got far. I LOOOOVED it though. I've revisited it on PSX maybe 5 years ago and I still love it. I always loved the graphics, animation, music and overall design. I actually appreciate the difficulty and the game feels strangely comforting as something you take your time with and get to know intimately.

[@Diskoboy1974]

Have all 3 versions. And believe it or not, the Jaguar is my version of choice. Even though it didn't have the benefits of CD audio, the music on the Jaguar version had more of a cartoon feel, which I believe is what the developers were originally trying to go for. Plus, being on a cartridge, it had the benefit of no loading times. The only disadvantage to the Jaguar version is the horrible controller. But that's honestly a minor complaint since most Jaguar owners are actually used to it, and it doesn't use the numeric pads at all. But the PSX and Saturn controllers are naturally better.

[@rcnitrorestore3559]

Love these comparisons. Keep up the good work and thank you!

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you like them!

[@bawitback]

Good memories buying Rayman w/ my parents on PC at a computer software store back in 96!

[@GameKulture]

Proud owner of the Jag Version & beat it a few years back, fast became one of my favourite platformers 🙌 Awesome review & comparison of the 3 versions 👌👍

[@andresgallardo6400]

Amazing game on the Jaguar.

[@slanderman3296]

Also absolutely..I still remember holding the punch button to hit object, holding the jump to fly longer..I love this game still..

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

The last Atari Jaguar game I ever purchased, sooo wanted to love it, but that difficulty level, just killed it for me.

[@sandman8920]

Love the original rayman! Even rayman maths was fun

[@dbzeh6837]

Nice video as always! My first Rayman game was the Game Boy Color one, but I'd played this one DEMO on the PC many years before.

[@yousefslimani99]

Also there's a fan remade called "Rayman Redemption" on PC it fixed everything wrong with the original version! It's free to play and you can download it right now!

[@allanalmeidapa]

To me, it is a mix of Castle of Illusion mechanics with Astal visual fx and Earthworm Kim inside jokes. I think I played it on Windows 95 demo somewhere. Nice review!!

[@khululyp]

Heh Earthworm Kim, genderbended EWJ.

[@robmason5799]

Definitely one on my list for Saturn pick ups. Beautiful game and great comparison on the 3 ports

[@infinity2z3r07]

Almost 30 and still a beauty

[@LordSephleon]

Back in the day, I rented Rayman for PS1 from Blockbuster on a whim, largely because I liked the art. It became one of my lowkey favorite action platformer franchises after that, especially with that amazing soundtrack (and the fact that you could listen to it in its entirety from the PS1 disc in a CD player). It's never a series I actively look out for in terms of new releases, but when I see it, I have to play it. Betilla's Theme and the Dolphins song were my favorites, and very easily bring me back to the 90s.

[@Thebossstage1]

It's worth checking out the GBA port

[@jonnyelpoiss7]

Found a mint Saturn copy in the wild the other day. An incredible find, and beautiful adventure 👍🏻

[@felman87]

Rayman looks great and the gameplay is legit. The one knock I have to give against it, and it's a big one, is the difficulty. It was crazy hard. The cutey look of the game belies its brutal nature.

[@Psmgamer]

I remember getting Rayman for my PlayStation and was amazed by it. It was difficult though I never made it pass Band Land as a teenager. Still it's a fun game especially the music and artwork.

[@k-slapz1339]

I remember this game and Tomba being hard PS games back then

[@morewi]

Rayman on the PlayStation was the first video game I ever played. Good memories of it

[@T0TALLYAWESOMEGUY]

"Lush" is definitely the word I use when describing how beautiful Rayman looks. What an absolute classic.

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

My second favorite Jaguar game, behind Alien vs. Predator. I have never played the other two versions, and I probably never will. There is a sound effect that Rayman makes on the PlayStation and Saturn that absolutely drives me crazy.

[@midnightkiteflight6333]

I love the design aesthetic of these 90s platformers. I wonder what the devs were thinking. "Let's have a stage made all out of pencils and erasers." and everyone was just like yeah sure whatever lol.

[@FoxUnitNell]

I can surmise it was based on needing some cylinder item that some developer created a way to draw on screen while scrolling and showing the proper angle on 16 bit hardware. Guys that later used the same process just would like to be seen not using the same idea, though they totally are, would change the design to weird items rather then a lamp post or futuristic building.

[@gooniegamer529]

thumbnails shining like a light!!

[@imjstmichael86]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos You don't even know what it does for me n many others

[@SegaLordX]

You are so welcome.

[@khululyp]

Got the GBA port as a launch title and while not perfect it was dang impressive to see it on the handheld. Layer I managed to aquire the DSware version on my 3DS before the store got closed. This is a classic and spawned some great sequel both 3D and 2D.

[@maroon9273]

It is sad how nintendo close wii and ds stores. Never transfer those games to the wii u, 3ds and later the switch.

[@yourclairygodmother]

What an enthusiastic and informative review! Rayman is tough-as-nails but pretty-as-a-picture. Fantastic score, lovely characters, and immense challenge. You simply must review the rest of the trilogy! Rayman 2 has a much darker tone, while Rayman 3 is side-splittingly funny!

[@abhitron]

I've noticed that the colours in the Jaguar version seem more warmer and vibrant than the PS1 and Saturn versions (the pink flowers at 8:33 are a good indicator). I've read that the Jaguar uses a different colour format based on chroma/luma, rather than RGB, I wonder if that's the reason.

[@AhmedHassan-mx1iz]

Absolutely love this game. I own it on the playstation and beat it once but not 100% , it was quite tough though.

[@edwardiii8409]

A 12:54 A.M treat. Yes, please sir. Thanks Lord X

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

First time I played this was on the Game Boy Advance. Very beautiful game for a handheld, & as a kid I never knew it was a port of an older Atari, PSX, Saturn game.

[@leeg12000]

Loved your channel for years Mel. Always upvote your videos. Would be really cool to see you review some newer SEGA games. Obviously it's not as cool as the old days when SEGA ruled, but I think people would be really interested to listen to your opinion on some more contemporary titles. I know I would.

[@sandman8920]

I can’t understand why they haven’t released it for Nintendo Switch

[@maroon9273]

Even the ps5 and x series

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I'm willing to bet that PlayStation will get it first in the form of a PS premium PS1 version. It's the easiest way to do it and I could totally see it happening.

[@genesisfan029]

Rayman Legends is on the switch if I'm not mistaken.

[@leadme2thebliss21]

@@genesisfan029 Yes and it has some added content on the Switch version, it's awesome!

[@Sinistar1983]

Its ubisoft the most backwards and unpredictable company possible. On one hand, has a powerhouse of a team of devs that are capable of creating awesome stuff like this and the mario and rabbids games. And on the other hand, some of the worse microtransactions and bug riddled games as well as terrible working conditions.

[@BaronSFel001]

There was a SNES-exclusive platformer by Bitmap Brothers called Plok that looks like a spiritual predecessor to Rayman all the way down to colorful worlds, characters lacking joints, and punishing difficulty.

[@archimagirussancti7956]

I have Rayman on the Saturn and my lil daughter loves it. Such a cute game

[@yousefslimani99]

Great job for reviewing "rayman" the "Saturn" version! The "Saturn" version is my favorite than the "PS1" version!!

[@MKKTeam]

Was the Saturn version capped at 30fps? Or was it the capture? @segalordx ? Otherwise, awesome video as always!

[@FZuloaga]

I love the fact that you show a lot of Jaguar footage, that's givin' some love to a butchered console, just like the Saturn was.

[@barrybear2012]

I own a Jaguar, and yeah the majority of its library is shovelware and 16-bit ports, but there are some gems on there such as AVP, Doom, Wolf 3D, Super Burnout, and Tempest 2000. Would you ever consider doing a "Best Atari Jaguar Games" video followed by a "Worst Atari Jaguar Games" video? If you don't own all the games, there is a great emulator called BigPEmu. It's compatible with practically the entire Jaguar game library.

[@barrybear2012]

Not to mention that there is a homebrew community putting out new Jaguar software. Some of the homebrew releases are Atari ST ports such as Gods, Defender of the Crown, and Chaos Engine, while others are reimaginings of games like Scramble (Last Strike) and Asteroids (ReBOOTeroids...kinda like if Jeff Minter did an Asteroids 2000 game back in the day).

[@joshjohnson6891]

I don't mind them missing arms and legs. Whether intentional or meant to cut corners in development, it's stylized that helps make it stand out.

[@rubz1390]

First Steps is ingrained into my brain,but that is probably because I never got past the first two worlds haha. When you were talking about the difficulty, the level you showed seemed like something out of Hollow Knight.

[@AfroRyan]

I'm not a big fan of the original Rayman, but I'm glad it spawned stellar sequels like Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends.

[@califaern3sto]

Rayman 2 The Great Escape was better than those 2 you just mentioned.

[@mattb6522]

@@califaern3sto Rayman 2 The Great Escape is an absolute gem! Fantastic 3D platformer! I've played all the Rayman games and 2 is just my favorite of them all! I think there are even mods for the PC version now to make it even better such as increased performance and adding HD textures.

[@califaern3sto]

@@mattb6522 believe it or not I have it all console versions. N64 ps1 ps2 and dreamcast. I played it first on PS1 so naturally it's my favorite version.

[@mattb6522]

@@califaern3sto I actually owned it on those platforms as well (including PC and 3DS). I liked the PS1 version, but they did cut out a lot of content from some of the other versions. It honestly is great any way you play it, though. My favorite version is either the PC or Dreamcast.

[@VOAN]

@@califaern3sto Those were mostly reboots, the Great Escape was an actual sequel that evolve the series. Those reboots are still good though but just wish they reboot the 3D ones too.

[@franzrogar]

You didn't talk enough of how hard this game is. Seriously. Even though I was able to finish it on PC when released decades ago, I still suffer from nightmares...

[@nickdriscoll6131]

I remember beating this on the PS1 way back in the day, though I’m sure now I wouldn’t have the patience for it. That music though is incredible, and I love the Rayman sequels I’ve played

[@goranisacson2502]

Oh man, Rayman the 1st. You touched on pretty much all the feelings I had, my admiration for it's graphical and aural beauty and how well they got the controls working on their very first try, to my frustration with the level design and the overall difficulty, with all the cheap deaths they give you and looong painful levels The only thing I feel I can personally say is that I wished the camera was pulled back further. Feels like everything being so zoomed in on Rayman to show up what a gorgeous sprite they made makes it so much harder to navigate the worlds, especially in the slider-stages in Band Land (I played the PS1 version) and the various auto-scrolling levels. If there was greater visibility I feel like I wouldn't be so stressed or die so many cheap deaths. Thank God for that life-farming level with the mosquito... even if you have to trek aaaall the way back to the first world on the map to access it. And I guess I can also back the people in the comment saying that part of the bastardly difficulty of Rayman was them not actually testing the game with anyone BUT the hardcore testers who had been on the team from the start and thus knew how to handle it and tune everything to THEIR standards, and the requirement that you gather ALL the Eletoons in the stages. I am SO grateful that I knew how to access the internet and Gamefaqs as a kid because URGH expecting me to navigate these death traps, keeping an eye on every alternate path in levels that are so big the zoomed-in camera makes them VERY easy to miss, losing your gathered hit points with every death.... shameful as it is to say, it was while I was going back to gather more eletoons to get into the final level where I just took a break to gather my mind-energy, and just... never went back. I want to, one of these days, now that I'm more prepared for it. Oh, one thing I do wish they could've added- make it so Rayman can crouch AND punch! SO frustrating that you have to throw a punch, THEN crouch and hope that the little wandering enemies that are so short you can't hit them while standing, are JUST close enough that when the fist returns back it will have lowered itself just enough that it will hit them. LIke... why could we just not have had the ability to send our fist at groundlevel? I do not understand these design chocies. But still- VERY pretty game, and functional. Frustrating, but functional, never felt the controllers were against me... after I figured out Rayman's momentum and how his jumps actually operate.

[@Oysterblade84]

It's interesting seeing games on consoles I never owned back in the day like this one. I never had a Saturn or a Playstation 1 in the 90's so naturally I never got to play this game, my family went from SEGA Master System to SEGA Mega Drive to Nintendo 64 and then Dreamcast, GameCube, Xbox, PS2, Xbox360 and then nothing. Father in-law gave me and my wife a PS1 but i've never used it having being able to play PS1 games on the PS2. Looks like a nice platformer to sink your teeth into. Thank you for the video SLX.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Graphically I don't think Rayman has ever been topped. It is 2D sprite perfection

[@SegaLordX]

Astal is more impressive overall.

[@VOAN]

Donkey Kong Country on Super NES beat it by one year and it's not even a 32-Bit game. Yoshi's Island on Super NES is also 2D sprite perfection and it's only 16-Bit.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

@@VOAN Yoshi's Island is absolutely gorgeous and still holds up very well. DKC was amazing when it was released, but it's graphical style hasn't aged as well as normal pixelated games. I got DKC day one and loved it from the very first intro scene, and I love Killer Instinct too, but pre-rendered sprites aren't the show stoppers they used to be

[@AnthonyRiddle]

@@SegaLordX I keep sleeping on Astal, I need to finally break down and play it

[@JLAvey]

I have it for the Jaguar and it's a shame other developers didn't try as hard on the system. It really shows what it's capable of if anyone put in the effort.

[@VOAN]

Still it sold the worst on Jaguar, one reason why not many devs wanted to show the effort on a platform that failed to market and promote their games.

[@Planag7]

Hoping if things do go badly with Ubisoft in the future, Rayman does find a good home again. Bg&E I don't have much faith, but I hold out for the limbless one

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

The fact it's been almost ten years since legends is such a shame. Rayman deserves better, but you're right if Ubi goes under or gets bought out I really do hope he finds greener pastures.

[@MuaadElSharif]

That's a cool video. Glad I could comment early on.

[@imjstmichael86]

I love comparison vids I'd love to see some genesis vs SNES graphic comparison vids

[@dnachistatrax1029]

It's official lol I'm old...I remember renting, Rayman from Block Buster!

[@Chicomite]

I'm still trying to collect every sidescrolling platformer for the PS1, it's crazy how beautiful Rayman 1 still is. But pretty much all the 2D PS1 games look amazing. Games like The Adventures of Lomax, Silhouette Mirage, Ganbare Goemon Oedodaikaiten, Goemon Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu and Goemon Shin Seddai Shumei, Mega Man X3-X6, Panzer Bandit, Gunner's Heaven, they all have such timeless art style. So much so that most modern indie 2D platformers copy the 32-bit 2D effects and call it a "retro 8 or 16-bit inspired", when it uses stuff like particle effects and transparencies not possible on 16-bit machines.

[@CobiaCrossink]

This game was my childhood & the reason why I got into so many consoles because of all the ports & sequels. Try playing this game on MS-DOS with keyboard with the game's increasing difficulty while being a highly ADD impatient 6 year old. Worse still, the jump button was Ctrl & the punch button was Alt. I had so many cheap deaths due to that stupid Start button in the middle. I think you could remap the buttons but I didn't know that at the time nor had a controller. I eventually got so good at the game I speedran the game with a record 4:57 before I knew SRing was a thing. I was even able to complete the PS1, Saturn, and PC in a single day. I completed the game at 12 years old. Didn't have internet either then. One thing SLX didnt mention to unlock the final boss is you have to find & unlock the electoon cages from all previous levels. Some are the cages are soooo hard to find in the PC version making the game harder. The placements of them are better somewhat in the Saturn and PSX versions. Still hard though. The PC version also has the music loop differently and lacks the ambience on consoles. Kind of like having all the music of that certain world go through itself once before looping. There is a modern remake called Rayman Redemption & is a Really good fan edition of the game. Before Rayman 2: The Great Escape came out, we got Rayman Gold. This version had levels even harder than Rayman 1. We even got Rayman Designer where you got to make your own levels. This is where Rayman By His Fans came from. We even got educational games from this same game engine. I loved this series before I got into Kirby then Splatoon. I think I said my take for the day though.

[@prince_thomas]

I had the Jaguar version. It was the only game on the console to impress my friends but they ended up getting 3DO instead. So we all bet on some failed consoles in the mid 90s lol.

[@johncraw8572]

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[@marbles8641]

Don't forget the most damming part of the game, you have to find every caged Lum to be able to fight the final boss/level. Meaning if you missed a cage on an earlier level, you'll have to go back and play it again.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

There's a fan made port that solves most of the difficulty problem called Rayman Redemption

[@accountname8819]

My Main critic is that the first Stanges with its jungle,nature Theme Look much more impressive than the rest of the game. In my opinion

[@SegaLordX]

You aren't wrong. The first area is by far the best looking in the game.

[@Powney888]

One of the first PlayStation games I ever played. Hard as hell, but one of the most visually beautiful games I’ve played with a killer soundtrack! I’ve got it on a couple of handheld emulators that I go on every so often.

[@AcidFink666]

Wow, I really dig the Jaguar sound clips. I had a Saturn and Playstation but never had much experience with the Atari beyond store demo units.

[@starstarstar4643]

I like the way it sounds on the jaguar, the simplistic sound just vibes better with the game imo, I have the Saturn version, but now I'll be picking up the Jaguar version too...

[@EarthDragonPuke]

It's still a beautiful game to look at and I still like playing it

[@Chaosbreak1]

I've played this game so much on the saturn, it was hard but not impossible :D. The pencil stages and a few of the dark cave ones were nasty.

[@juggalo4life247mfrs]

I really felt in love with this game when I had my saturn.i had a jaguar at that time,and planned to purchase it.but,I ended up getting rid of my jag and concentrated on playing my saturn.i really hated band land.that still sticks out in my mind as one of the more challenging stages that I've played over the years.

[@buckroger6456]

Absolutely love the first Rayman game.