The Mysteries of Rayman 2

The Mysteries of Rayman 2 are some things that keep me up at night...from things I noticed as a child to questions I have as an adult this game always caused me to wonder...So here is a video reflecting some of the mysteries, questions, and maybe even answers I've found over the years....
Footage from my playthrough on Nintendo 64
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Music from Rayman 2 by Eric Chevalier and
Daniel Masson (N64)
Rayman 2 Soundtrack Used:
Prologue Anguish and Pain
The Hall of Doors
Hit it! A Senssssational Ride
The Bayou Dark Swamp
The Grolgoth
The Cave of Bad Dreams
The Minisaurus Plains
Into the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava
Clark the Giant
Main Theme The Great Escape
Tonic Trouble Soundtrack
Ski Slope

[@jiggylookback]

Think I'm gonna go for Jet Force Gemini next.

[@MrDSkinny]

YES

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Yes!

[@JakobeOG]

Would love to see Majora's Mask as well or Paper Mario!

[@Gorillajimmy45]

Anybody else think this game was WAY creepier than Mario 64 as a kid? There are a lot of unsettling parts in this game like the opening, secret bad ending, art style, and just the overall atmosphere. At least this gem hasn't been creepypasta milked to hell and back.

[@jiggylookback]

It’s SOO much creepier. Rayman 2 has an atmosphere that is so creepy and weird. And I love it.

[@dankmctwist6575]

i think both were unsettling

[@abdieljove2011]

This just makes me want a new 3D Rayman. Origins and Legends were great, but Rayman 2 was my first one. Then again…Ubisoft only cares about AC these days lol

[@jiggylookback]

A new 3d entry would be incredible

[@MrDSkinny]

As a kid I was absolutely mind blown by this game coming from Rayman 1

[@jiggylookback]

Right?!

[@Geomaster97]

My theory about the General is that Ed was originally sent to beat the robots but was killed (His skeleton is seen in Arena) forcing The general to destroy the Tonic and work for Razorbeard

[@theoaremevano3227]

Mystery 1: Why did they include a cheat to gain an advantage against the final boss when they could have just fixed the final phase to just NOT be nearly impossible to put up with? XD Mystery 2: IS the Cave of Bad Dreams one of the best 3D platforming stages out there? Mystery 3: Who actually WAS the Teensie King? Mystery 4: "Where am I supposed to steer this rocke-- BOOM!"

[@smashers6971]

Something I’m surprised you didn’t mention is the 100% mystery commenting on Rayman being the only being in the glade who wasn’t created by Pulokus and the significance of that. Until Rayman origins revealed he was created by betilta to protect the glade from various nightmares

[@jiggylookback]

I mean I’m trying to focus specifically on Rayman 2 for this one

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Quite interesting and I played the game for the 1st time on N64, no PC, no PS1, no PS2 or Dreamcast Version.

[@retrorobbyreviews]

This was one of my favorite games growing up. What a great time to be a kid back in the days.

[@jiggylookback]

Totally it was.

[@robonaught]

I feel a bigger mystery is to where do Razorbeard and the pirates come from? The manual says they are from outer space and Razorbeard has destroyed over 100 planets reducing them to cosmic dust. Which means Polokus didn't create them and they are from somewhere else out in the galaxy/universe. But where and how exactly? Did somebody on another planet build them and they went rogue? Or are they from some planet inhabited by robots like Blue Sky's Robots or William Joyce's Rolie Polie Olie (which also has a robot space pirate villain funnily enough)

[@jiggylookback]

Good question!

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

06:23 considering that Yellow Lums aren't the only lums to get a giant virant it is safe to assume that they're just 5 lums fused together because in Rayman Hoodlums' Revenge, Rayman 3 GBA and both the game boy and DS version of Rayman Raving Rabbids do not have Super Lums and in Rayman Origins and Adventure we have the king Lums who also worth 5 lums so for him it's the other proposition

[@rosseenglimmer8962]

Another theory I had in mind was, “who is the real king of the teensies?” Since they have forgotten who was king after the pirates invaded up the point where they appreciate Rayman for the being he is, they consider Rayman their potential king (they also do state “you’re the one who should be our king” in the PS1 version of Rayman near the end) so unbeknownst to Rayman himself, he might as well be the true king of teensies. But that’s just a mystery.

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

Hey Jiggy! wow nice Video! Rayman 2 is one of my favourite N64 Games. i love the Music, Atmosphere and the Characters! i love that there is always something new in the Levels and look at those awesome animations during the cutscenes,spectacular for the N64 , not even Banjo Kazooie could compete! i will never forget, getting this game for christmas and studying this ingame Map that came along with the game, i sill got it. i think he shoots PowerLums, im not 100% but i think its said in the beginning. the cave of bad dreams gave me nightmares back then, especially when you slide down the cave and got that scary teeth on the edge of your screen, one of the later levels, i think its called grave of the ancient, was too much horror for me back then. man seeing your footage, makes me want to start a new file of this awesome game! i love these running bombs, those level were so much fun! one of my favourites Characters, are the Pirates in this game. Espcially Henchman 802, there is something about their design that stuck with me to this day, drawing that skull anywhere i can. in Rayman M i always choose the Pirate, he is so cool! Kalibru Stu!

[@jiggylookback]

Hey thanks for watching! Not sure about the Powerlum part but perhaps it’s in another version? There are a bunch! I hope you do replay it! It really holds up well!

[@robonaught]

In the PS2 version AKA Revolution Rayman does start off with only being able to punch with his fists but then when finishing the Woods Of Light the Teensises give Rayman a Silver Lum that Ly left behind before she was captured thus granting Rayman the ability throw energy spheres.

[@jiggylookback]

I personally like that a little more.

[@DannyBenS94]

Here's a mystery; does Rayman 2 have different universes across the different game systems that just have a lot of similarities between them? Like nearly every version has at least one thing different from the others. Just looking too deep into the different versions lol.

[@ssnausage]

My bro I searched for banjo kazooie facts and I watched your video and then I searched for Rayman 2 facts and your video come up, both are my childhood best games. Got something in common

[@jiggylookback]

Ahhh I see you are also a person of great taste. 🧐

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

04:15 the cave of bad dreams actually exists cause it's told that it is one of the 2 places where nightmares are imprisoned

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

04:22 Rayman 3 GBA says that's plausible because Razorbeard wanted to eat a dark/black lums

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

What a great video! I love the world and lore of Rayman 2

[@jiggylookback]

Thanks for watching! I also love it!

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

@@jiggylookback If you love the atmosphere maybe you'll be interested to watch a 3D animation I made based on Rayman 2. I tried to make a remake/reimagining of the game if it came out today, without the graphical limitations from 1999.

[@jiggylookback]

@TheMrLeoniasty that would be awesome!!

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

One mystery i have for you is the glitched 1000th Yellow Lums

[@jiggylookback]

Ahh yes the mysterious 1000th Lum

[@Skypatroller_BenCD]

@@jiggylookback to help you i planned on talking about THIS special lums in one of my theory but the 1000th is only special in Rayman 2 and the GBA version of Rayman 3

[@Kaitri]

man i wish i had rayman 2 on n64 :(

[@jiggylookback]

It’s a great game

[@VonJulio313]

Invest in an everdrive. You can have every game plus hacks and homebrews

[@MatthewKing-Alexander]

Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an awesome game, and I loved this video too.

[@jiggylookback]

It really is!! Thanks for watching :)

[@MatthewKing-Alexander]

@@jiggylookback You're welcome

[@andrewryan824]

he doesn't respawn in the cell because they take his powers that's one of his powers. if he dies in the cell he won't respawn. what kind of surprised body just doesn't fall apart when they took his powers😂

[@justinratcliffe947]

I never played the Rayman games unfortunately

[@jiggylookback]

Oh man…gotta play 2!! Also really love Legends

[@CyborgCat]

That was a good video dude respect! :D

[@jiggylookback]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate that!

[@robertlauncher]

Jano has a very mild voice in the PS1. Sounds more like a disgruntled gnome.

[@jiggylookback]

Really? I prefer the gibberish myself :)

[@robertlauncher]

@@jiggylookback Same. I grew up with Banjo and my first time renting Rayman 2 was on N64 with the Raymanian speak

[@star0gamer0player]

A mystery ❤

[@JakobeOG]

I love Rayman 2

[@jiggylookback]

Heck yeah me too!

[@DemonWhisper1]

Tbh ive never really played much of this game, for some reason.

[@jiggylookback]

You should! It’s a great one!!

[@Itsyoboyjy]

People are sleeping on this channel.

[@jiggylookback]

Thank you for saying that!!

[@hey_perception]

Love your content. Your channel is gonna be huge

[@jiggylookback]

Thank you! I really hope it gets there! :)

[@Jdoesstuff]

Tonic Trouble video when?👀

[@jiggylookback]

That would be a fun one! I’ll add it to my list!

[@Nonjola]

I miss Rayman. It makes me really sick inside that such a good video game series has been lost for decades, and a garbage game series like Sonic gets a new game every year, which is not even fun.

[@jiggylookback]

Yeah it really is sad :(

[@Petreski447]

Well you first say they don't kill him cuz he will teleport away so they put him in laser cell but if he kills himself in there he cant teleport and will die, so why dont they take him to a spot like that or kill him in his cell if he cant teleport, game mechanics are hard to explain away i know. He is in a cell on a very large pirate like thousands of other beings from his world, it is more likely i think, they didn't really know he was special before invading his world and treated him much like all the other creatures they found.